Today I attended the Hornbill Festival at Tourism and Cultural Centre, Matic at Kuala Lumpur. Horbill Festival is sort of “beauty contest” which features the beautiful costumes of the different ethnic communities of Sabah and Sarawak. Dato Seri Nazri, the Minister of Tourism made a surprise visit to the function without prior notice. He and…
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 — Selangor DAP has lodged a report with the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) against Telok Datuk assemblyman Loh Chee Heng after expelling the latter for alleged state fund misuse. In a statement, Selangor DAP chief Tony Pua said the report was filed on May 11, before the party’s announcement today…
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 — DAP has expelled Teluk Datuk assemblyman Loh Chee Heng with immediate effect for serious misconduct. The federal opposition party’s acting national chairman Tan Kok Wai said its discipline committee had unanimously found evidence Loh had misused state funds meant for his constituency. “Following the disciplinary hearing today, during which Loh…
The nation has been without any Suhakam commissioner since April 25 when there has been no replacement for 2016 -2019 session after the term of previous Chairman Tan Sri Hasmy Agam and his team expired. Although Suhakam can still function administratively, the absence of any commissioner means that there will be not any public…
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 — In the run-up to the June 18 Sungai Besar by-election, former “Red Shirt” allies have turned into bitter rivals with each accusing the other of attempted bodily and social harm. Datuk Jamal Md Yunos has alleged that Mohd Ali Baharom of tarnishing his reputation after the former soldier publicly…
Today the Save Malaysia campaign committee and Tun Mahathir announced the number of copies of signed Citizen’s Declaration collected from all parts of the country since its launch on March 4 this year. The number of copies collected is more than I expected, it is 1.27million. Out of this figure, 1,071,997 copies were received online,…
By Liew Chin Tong The statement by the Inspector-General of Police, Khalid Abu Bakar, after his meeting with Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, the Tunku Mahkota of Johor, yesterday, did not clarify anything. Khalid’s statement did not clarify whether or not Tunku Ismail’s phone was indeed tapped and whether or not the Crown Prince’s movements…
Tonight I attended a mini fundraising dinner organiser by friends of a historian and writer Dr Ranjit Singh Malhi. Dr. Ranjit is writing a book on the history and contribution of then Sikh community in Malaysia. I attended the dinner with Lau Weng San, ADUN for Kg Tunku in PJ. When I asked Lau to…