Today I went to Jalan Duta court to support Anwar Ibrahim’s application to challenge the controversial National Security Council Act 2016 (NSC Act). I witnessed the “hand-shake of the century” where Anwar Ibrahim shook Tun Mahathir’s hand after he came into the court room. It happened at the time when the judge was not around,…
Today afternoon, I went for the launching ceremony of Zunar’s cartoon exhibition in Dataran PJ, opposite Amcorp Mall. I was surprised to see the cartoons were enlarged and displayed at the roadside. The exhibition was supported by MBPJ and Tourism Selangor, it was officiated by Selangor Exco Elizabeth Wong. In Zunar’s speech, he mentioned that…
================================================= Tourism and Culture Minister Nazri Aziz said yesterday that the Bill to amend the Law Reform (Marriages and Divorce) Act 1976 will resolve the issue of unilateral child conversions. He said the Bill would bring the issue in line with the Cabinet’s decision in April 2009 to require both parents’ consent for the conversion…
SABAK BERNAM: Barisan Nasional is not as strong as it appears to be, and it can easily lose 45 seats in the next general election, according to former deputy prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin. Speaking at an anti-1MDB ceramah last night, he said a study had shown the BN loss could come from a shift of…
PETALING JAYA: Stepping into a row about whether Umno has cheated the Malay people, Penang DAP’s Syerleena Abdul Rashid backed her party comrade Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud by citing several land deals as examples. Speaking to FMT, Syerleena cited several deals involving Malay reserve land being sold, including one in Penang in 2012 involving two…
Today, the Pakatan Harapan MPs presented more than 11k signatures against parking fee hike and privatization of roadside parking collection imposed by DBKL. The signatures were collected manually and from online. FT minister and deputy minister were not in DBKL HQ today, so we presented the signatures to Fairus, the special officer to minister Tengku…
KUALA LUMPUR: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Abdul Rahman Dahlan has dropped a nuclear bomb, acknowledging the Prime Minister is “Malaysian Official 1” (MO1), notes a veteran journalist in his latest blog posting. Rahman Dahlan’s disclosure, recalled Kadir Jasin, was preceded by western media reports on an international entertainment empire owned by an Arab….