None of the DAP MPs that I know of have received the RM30,000 to fund activities to celebrate the nation’s 50 years of independence in their constituencies. The Star on Friday reported Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim saying the money was to be used for gotong-royong, processions, performances and campaigns…
Asean must get tougher on Burma
by Gerald Giam The extension of the imprisonment of Burma’s pro-democracy leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, on May 27, 2007 was a widely expected move by the country’s military government, which has already kept her under detention for most of the 17 years since her party won the national elections by a landslide in…
A woman and a legislator
She was then invited to join the DAP. As if such a courtship was inadequate, she declined the offer, but did not mind helping out DAP in their election campaigns. In the elections that year, she joined Dr Kua Kia Soong’s campaign team. Kua was the DAP candidate for Petaling Jaya.
又下雨了!
雪隆区每逢下雨, 我都会接到报馆的电话, 问我的选区哪一些地方淹水。我和我的助理,经常都成为豪雨后的水灾汇报者。 去年,我选区里沙叻秀一带淹水。当媒体前往当地采访新闻时,一位受水灾影响的居民把矛头指向人民代议士,说他们的地区被水淹是因为人民代议士不理会他们造成的。水灾总要有人负责,结果又是人民代议士的错。 幸好许多被水淹的地方是在国阵的选区内,否则有些选民可能又把矛头指向在野党,说政府拒绝解决在野党选区内的问题,而造成他们面对水灾的问题。 政府在2003 年中的吉隆坡大水患后,宣布建设耗资6 亿4 千万元、贯穿吉隆坡多个地方,既可通水,又能通车的精明渠道,以解决吉隆坡水患的问题。当时,政府甚至批准承包商在该工程的环境评估报告还未出炉时,便开始施工,以期能根治吉隆坡区的水患问题。 3 年后,精明渠道终于在今年5 月开始通车了。没想到通车不久,吉隆坡又在6 月10 日发生大水灾,这次的水灾一如3 年前那样,把独立广场底下的停车场也淹没了,所幸当天是星期日,只有一个倒霉的车主把车子停放在那儿,而遭淹没,否则会有更多的车主受害。
Rohingya refugees’ dilemma remains unsolved
Aliran media statement, Tuesday, 19 June 2007 There will be nothing for Rohingya refugees to celebrate this year on World Refugees Day. Their hope of obtaining temporary settlement in Malaysia under the IMM13 special pass was squelched by the government about a year ago. It had taken the government nearly four years to implement the…
Flooding and over-development
The people in KL don’t face the problem of under-development, but they face the problem of over-development and development without proper planning.
Build childcare centres, then no ‘maid’ problems
“To say that Chinese maids will snatch our husbands is superficial. Maids from other countries can snatch our husbands too,” said Kok, ading that “what we need are quality childcare centres.”
“很容易成为马来人”
前几天,马六甲首席部长阿里鲁斯旦在沙巴州说,“要成为马来人是很容易的,只要一个人信奉回教、说马来语及过马来人的生活方式,那么无论他是卡达山人、印度人或华人,他都可被称为马来人。” 他也说,“如果一个卡达山人信奉回教,我们将把他们看成是马来人,如果他们不信奉回教,那么他们将被视为土著(bumiputera)。” 他是在沙州首长慕沙说沙州的3百万人口中有一半是马来人后,发表这番言论。 阿里鲁斯旦这番言论于是成为沙巴州英文报的封面新闻,引起沙州行动党、公正党和马青团长的抨击,许多卡达山人也对此言论议论纷纷。