Both the IGP and Dang Wangi OCPD had agreed that the Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat 112 could be held at Stadium Merdeka and promised that the police officers will be sent to ensure the safety of the participants during the rally. However, the organizing committee was told yesterday evening that the rally should be moved to…
Free Malaysia Today by Awang Abdilah KUALA LUMPUR | Jan 9, 2013 Many Muslim scholars and politicians fear that the Bible and related publications using the word “Allah” as God will influence and confuse “innocent” Muslims, making them susceptible to being converted to Christianity. If a Muslim wants to stray from his faith, there are…
Free Malaysia Today by G. Vinod KUALA LUMPUR | Jan 8, 2013 Pakatan Rakyat today announced that it has no qualms about non-Muslims using the word “Allah” to refer to God as long as it is not misused. Speaking at a press conference here today, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang said that “Allah”, which is…
DAP has been roundly slammed by BN-controlled mainstream media for admitting to mistakes in its CEC election results. In her latest podcast, Teresa Kok gives some insight into the process that went into verifying and rectifying the mistake. She also explains why the party chose to reveal the mistakes despite the backlash that would surely…
Rocketkini.Com KUALA LUMPUR | Jan 7, 2013 Timbalan Pengerusi Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia (SPR), Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar diminta bersikap profesional, bebas dan berkecuali serta tidak mencampuri urusan mana-mana parti politik, termasuk DAP. Naib Pengerusi DAP Kebangsaan, Teresa Kok, berkata Wan Ahmad tidak sepatutnya mengulas mengenai kesilapan teknikal yang tidak disengajakan berlaku pada pemilihan…
By Leven Woon Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR | Jan 7, 2013 The DAP election fiasco provided a field day for the mainstream media while DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang said these were the most difficult days in the party’s 47-year old history. Lim pointed out that the mainstream media is controlled by the BN…
Press statement by Teresa Kok, MP for Seputeh and Vice Chairperson of DAP on 5th January 2013 at Kuala Lumpur The remarks by Elections Commission Deputy Chairman Wan Ahmad Wan Omar on the DAP’s internal polls are unwarranted and unbecoming of a body that is supposed to be non-partisan. The EC should maintain its statutory neutrality and refrain from poking…
By Amin Iskandar The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR | Jan 4, 2013 PAS maintains that non-Muslims are allowed to use the word “Allah” to describe their gods, says PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu, in a bid to allay fears among the religious minority that the Islamist party may be reversing its president’s stand ahead of…