KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — There is more freedom of religion in Malaysia compared to Singapore and the United States, both of which imposes stricter laws against various faiths, a prominent Christian preacher said today. President of a new non-governmental organisation Christians for Peace and Harmony Malaysia (CPHM), Reverend Wong Kim Kong said that an…
Minister: Malaysian ringgit could plunge to 1998 levels if 1MDB debt unpaid
KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 — Malaysia must resolve 1Malaysia Development’s (1MDB) debt issue or risk a negative chain of events, including a possible downgrade to the country’s credit outlook or a plunge in value of the ringgit, Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah warned today. Explaining this, the second finance minister said if Putrajaya is forced…
Malaysian Chinese don’t need China for reminder on Putrajaya’s contributions, Tengku Adnan told
KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 — The ethnic Chinese in Malaysia do not need China to remind them of the federal government’s contributions to the country, DAP MP Teresa Kok said today. When telling off minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor for reportedly making such an unacceptable request to China, Kok took the Barisan Nasional (BN)…
Why do our ministers keep saying the silliest things?
by Robin Stanley Augustin COMMENT: It is a shame Malaysians are not in the circus business. We seem to have numerous individuals with so much talent. In Malaysia, we have top executives who perform disappearing acts when the heat is on, and leaders who double as human cannonballs and fly out of the country a…
Press Conference with Foreign Workers Agents at Immigration Department Putrajaya
Today Khoo Poay Tiong (ADUN for Ayer Keroh In Melaka) and I had a press conference together with a group of foreign workers agencies’ agents at the immigration office at Putrajaya. When I arrived there at 10.30am, I was approached by some immigration officers to meet with the director of foreign workers’ department, Puan Farah….
Gotong Royong di PPR Muhibbah
Pagi ini, Pusat Khidmat Seputeh dan Lembah Pantai adakan gotong-royong bersama dengan DBKL, PPSPPA dan pekerja syarikat Bina Puri yang membina stesen LRT. Gotong-royong ini merupakan janji yang Nurul Izzah dan saya buat kepada penduduk selepas lawatan kami di PPR Muhibbah pada 3 minggu yang lepas. DBKL hantar selari perkakas pembersihan, dan pegawainya yang menyembur…
New group seen as Putrajaya ‘tool’ to win over Christians
Despite reservations by established organisations, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is set to launch the Christians for Peace and Harmony Malaysia (CPHM), a group which critics have accused of being a tool to help the government reclaim confidence among the Christians. Critics of the new group have questioned its inception, noting that the other…
Rescind ban on alcohol sale at Chinese medicine shops, DAP MP tells Selangor
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 ― A federal DAP lawmaker today urged the Selangor government to direct the Petaling District Licensing Council to call off its ban on the sale of alcoholic items in Chinese medicine shops, labelling the prohibition “unreasonable, unnecessary and unacceptable”. Seputeh MP Teresa Kok insisted that the directive was not in line…