VATICAN CITY, Oct 9 — Pope Francis today promoted 17 Roman Catholic prelates from around the world to the high rank of cardinal, including 13 who are under 80 years old and thus eligible to succeed him one day. Cardinals, who wear red hats and are known as “princes of the Church,” are the most…
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — Several female lawmakers accused a Gerakan leader of chauvinism today after he reportedly made sexist comments on women candidates, with one comparing him to US presidential hopeful Donald Trump. PKR’s Nurul Izzah Anwar labelled Gerakan legal and human rights bureau chief Baljit Singh as an “abhorrent chauvinist” for his alleged…
KUALA LUMPUR: A federal lawmaker and a consumer association leader has filed a judicial review to quash the Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s (DBKL) recent decision to raise parking charges. Seputeh MP Teresa Kok and Mohd Yusof Abdul Rahman of the Selangor and Federal Territory (FT) of Kuala Lumpur Consumers Association said the public was not…
PETALING JAYA: DAP’s Teresa Kok has labelled as absurd a suggestion that Pakatan Harapan (PH) pull out of Sabah so that Shafie Apdal’s party can take on BN in straight fights. The DAP vice-chairperson was commenting on the suggestion from Universiti Malaya political analyst Associate Prof Awang Azman Awang Pawi. Kok said while state issues…
PETALING JAYA: Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has come under renewed criticism about his remarks on political realignments, with DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang accusing him of “playing the racial card”. Speaking to supporters of the Bersih 5 road convoy in his constituency of Gelang Patah, Lim expressed regret that Tengku Razaleigh had reduced Malaysian…
It is shocking that one of the National Consultative Committee on Political Financing’s recommendations announced yesterday was that the election expenses limit will be removed, thus allowing politicians to spend as much as they want in their campaign. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Senator Datuk Paul Low said that that putting a cap on…
