KUALA LUMPUR: Red Shirts leader Jamal Yunos today said he would ignore any advice given by the police when organising a counter-rally against the upcoming Bersih 5 gathering. Jamal, who is also the Sungai Besar Umno division chief, said last year the group had heeded the advice of the men in blue. But this time…
The Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar said today that Jelutong MP Jeff Ooi should turn himself in over his insensitive remarks on Twitter. This was in reference to the DAP lawmaker’s “adios” tweet following the death of PAS spiritual leader Haron Din. Of course, Ooi has his defence that saying “adios” is somehow polite….
KUCHING, Sept 19 — Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) will remain opposed to PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang’s private member’s Bill on the Shariah courts when he re-tables it in Parliament, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Openg said today. “Our previous position in opposing the Bill still stands. We have not changed…
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — Lim Kit Siang suggested today that Pakatan Harapan consider holding snap elections in Selangor, claiming that the Election Commission’s (EC) constituency redelineation proposals have “butchered” the state’s map. The DAP parliamentary leader said the current fifth constituency redelineation was making voter disparity in electoral constituencies greater than ever before.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang will be re-tabling his Private Member’s Bill which seeks to amend the Shariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 in the upcoming Dewan Rakyat sitting next month. The Star Online reported the Islamist party president confirmed that he will once again put in the…
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 SEP: DAP menyatakan rasa kesal dengan kenyataan tidak sensitif Ahli Parlimen Jelutong, Jeff Ooi berhubung kembalinya ke rahmatullah Mursyidul-Am PAS, Allahyarham Datuk Dr Haron Din. Setiausaha Agung DAP, Lim Guan Eng dalam kenyataannya turut melahirkan rasa kesal terhadap ahli keluarga yang tersinggung dengan kenyatan Jeff di laman sosial Twitter lewat petang semalam.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — Datuk Dr Haron Din was so venerated for his religious healings that his work sparked urban legends claiming that the PAS spiritual adviser had transported jinns by bus. Haron died at the age of 76 yesterday at the Stanford University Hospital in California while undergoing treatment for a heart problem….
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 — Political leaders across the political divide expressed today their condolences to the family of the late PAS spiritual advisor Datuk Dr Haron Din who died from a heart complication in the US. DAP’s Lim Kit Siang said the party still recognises Haron contributions as an important political leader despite political…