KUALA LUMPUR: A DAP lawmaker has called for student activism to be encouraged instead of suppressed, let alone punished. The way a university responds to such activism was an important measure of its standing, Seputeh MP Teresa Kok said in a statement released today. “Universiti Malaya’s (UM) disciplinary action against students for activism, would not…
PETALING JAYA: Aktivis siswa, Anis Syafiqah Md Yusof, digantung pengajian 1 semester, diberi amaran dan dikenakan denda RM400 kerana pembabitannya dalam himpunan #TangkapMO1 di ibu negara, Ogos lepas. Sebelum ini, Panel Tatatertib Universiti Malaya (UM) mendapati beliau bersalah kerana mengadakan tunjuk perasaan; merosakkan nama baik universiti dan memudaratkan keselamatan awam kerana menyertai himpunan tersebut. “Universiti…
PUTRAJAYA: Bekas naib ketua bahagian Umno Batu Kawan Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan dan peguam Matthias Chang Wen Chieh kekal bebas dengan ikat jamin sementara menunggu selesai perbicaraan mereka terhadap tuduhan cuba melakukan sabotaj terhadap perkhidmatan perbankan dan kewangan negara. Ini berikutan keputusan panel 3 hakim Mahkamah Rayuan yang diketuai Hakim Datuk Tengku Maimun Tuan…
In response to former prime minister Tun Mahathir’s posting entitled “Associating With Thieves”, MCA secretary-general Ong Ka Chuan has reminded Mahathir that the party was loyal and stood by him while he was in power. While Ong Ka Chuan is right in saying that MCA has supported BN and Mahathir through thick and thin, he…
PUTRAJAYA: Anwar Ibrahim failed in his final attempt to use the courts to clear himself of his sodomy conviction after the Federal Court dismissed his review application today. His only remaining option is to file an application to the Pardons Board for clemency. In March 2014, the Court of Appeal overturned a High Court acquittal…
PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) officially formed an electoral pact today to ensure straight fights against Barisan Nasional (BN) in the 14th General Election (GE14). The electoral pact was formalised with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at a press conference at PKR headquarters here. However, PPBM…
Hari ini Pakatan Harapan menandatangani MOU dengan PPBM (Bersatu) di Ibupejabat PKR. Pemimpin PH mengadakan mesyuarat dengan pemimpin Bersatu yang diketuai oleh Muhyiddin sebelum sidang akhbar. Selepas itu, baru kami adakan sidang akhbar bersama. Saya hairan untuk lihat begitu ramai pemberita membuat liputan ke atas sidang media kami. Sebelum sidang akhbar bermula, saya ambil Camera…
GEORGE TOWN: Pembangkang tidak berpeluang memenangi pilihan raya umum akan datang sekiranya PAS meneruskan agenda perikatan baharu, kata Pengarah Institut Kajian Etnik Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). Datuk Prof Shamsul Amri Baharuddin berkata perikatan itu hanya akan menyebabkan pertandingan pelbagai penjuru dan menjadikan formula mampu menang 1 lawan 1 sia-sia. “Kewujudkan blok ketiga menjadikan formula itu…