KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — Ethnic Chinese groups and political parties have criticised a proposal to deny identity cards to children who do not understand Malay, saying that the current generation already knows how to speak the national language. Federation of Chinese Associations Malaysia (Huazong) deputy secretary-general Datuk Chin Yew Sin said, however, that it…
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 JAN: Tidak ada agenda politik yang lebih penting selain daripada menyelamatkan Malaysia yang kini dicengkam kleptokrasi akibat kepimpinan tidak telus UMNO Barisan Nasional. Atas dasar itu jugalah Ketua Parlimen DAP, Lim Kit Siang semalam bersedia menghulurkan salam perdamaian dengan PAS jika parti itu berkongsi komitmen sama dalam memerangi kleptokrasi. Baginya, sebarang perbezaan…
PETALING JAYA: Khalid Samad has urged the Election Commission (EC) to take an official stand on the impact his shariah court conviction would have on his career as Shah Alam MP. Khalid was fined RM2,900 in lieu of three months’ jail last week by the lower shariah court for giving a religious talk without credentials….
GEORGE TOWN: After a bitter break-up between DAP and PAS over hudud two years ago, Lim Kit Siang today said he was willing to join hands with Abdul Hadi Awang. Lim, who is DAP’s parliamentary opposition leader, said they could work together again if PAS president Hadi was ready to commit to saving Malaysia from…
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 — Earlier this month, BMW Malaysia announced that it sold a total of 10,906 units of BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad vehicles in 2016 and recorded the group’s best-ever growth in the country. At the same time, Perodua, the number one national car maker in terms of sales volume, delivered up…
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has dismissed the need to bring PAS into a cohesive Opposition pact, claiming his Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia could even defeat the Islamist party in multi-cornered fights. In remarks that are set to undermine PPBM president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s continued efforts to woo the Islamist…
This morning I went to Old Klang Road morning market to do a walkabout with my party members. We distributed mandarin oranges and my new CNY calendars to everyone that we met in the market. This is my yearly CNY walkabout prior to Chinese New Year. I believe in giving new year blessings to the…
This morning, I went to the opening of The Market Place, a renovated market in OUG. The opening was officiated by Tengku Adnan, Minister of Federal Territory. In his speech, Tengku Adnan mentioned about photocopied license by some hawkers in OUG. He blamed this to the gangsters. He then claimed that he was a bigger…