KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 ― Seeing former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and DAP leader Lim Kit Siang ‘kissing’ after decades of enmity was the “darkest day” for Wanita Umno chief Tan Sri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, she said today. “The most saddening part for me is when our former leader started working with the…
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — A report by Indian news outfit Hindustan Times claimed today that controversial televangelist Dr Zakir Naik has been given Malaysian citizenship, complicating investigation on his terror links by Indian authorities. The report cited unnamed Dr Zakir’s representatives as confirming the matter, claiming that the citizenship had come as a “package”…
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — MCA clarified today that the party continues to reject PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang’s private member’s Bill to upgrade Shariah courts, even after it was amended when it was read Thursday. The Barisan Nasional (BN) component party said the Bill runs counter to the Federal Constitution, and its…
JOHOR BARU, Nov 26 — MCA president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai today said that the party did not oppose the PAS’ private bill seeking to empower the Syariah courts. He said there had been a misunderstanding on MCA’s stand on the matter. “I think there have been a lot of misunderstandings, saying that we…
Semalam saya pergi ke pelancaran Kempen Selamatkan Maria Chin dan Mansuhkan SOSMA di Perpustakaan PJ. Saya bukan penceramah semalam tetapi saya hadir demi beri sokongan kepada Maria. Bila saya tiba pada 9 malam, saya amat hairan lihat begitu ramai orang hadir di pelancaran ini. Dewan perpustakaan itu penuh sesak, dan ramai terpaksa duduk di…
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang said today the Islamist party will organise a mammoth rally to prove it had the support of Muslims for his parliamentary motion to improve the Shariah Courts. The Marang MP also said it would include the participat ion of Muslim political parties as…
KUALA LUMPUR: A full investigation will be conducted into how the mob who attacked Shah Alam MP Khalid Samad this morning outside the main Parliament building had entered the compound in the first place, says Deputy Home Minister Nur Jazlan Mohamed. Nur Jazlan said that visitors to Parliament had to be invited in by government…
I delivered this speech during the committee stage debate of the budget for Home Ministry. I spoke on the issue of new passports are not accepted by the autogate at KLIA. Problems arise due to the Home Minister has terminated the contract with IRIS CORP but use the new system provided by Datasonic Group Berhad….