PETALING JAYA: Pahang Mufti Abdul Rahman Osman, who sparked controversy by likening DAP to kafir harbi, wants to invite Lim Kit Siang and Lim Guan Eng, both of DAP, to convert to Islam “for unity.” In a report by the Star Online today, Rahman stressed that while he was not forcing non-Muslims to embrace Islam,…
I apologise, says Singaporean comedian over PM joke
PETALING JAYA: A Singaporean stand-up comic has apologised for the uproar in Malaysia over a joke he made as part of his act, and which had been uploaded on his Facebook page. The video featuring the comedian, who goes by the stage name Fakkah Fuzz, making a comparison between the translation of the word “thief”…
Husam: PAS bakal kalah di Kelantan, hilang semua kerusi Selangor
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Husam Musa berkata PAS “tentu akan jatuh” di Kelantan sementara di Selangor, kesemua 15 kerusi negeri yang disandangnya akan turut hilang. Bekas naib presiden PAS yang pernah menjawat Exco kanan Kelantan itu berkata keputusan pilihan raya kecil Sungai Besar dan Kuala Kangsar juga membuktikan PAS tidak lagi berpeluang menang di kerusi campuran…
Tuduhan palsu terhadap saya
Bulan Ramadhan adalah bulan suci, tetapi terdapat orang jahat yang suka mencemarkan bulan suci dengan melemparkan tuduhan palsu terhadap saya dan juga rakan-rakan saya. Imej ini adalah salah satu contoh tuduhan liar terhadap saya. Saya tidak pernah buat kenyataan seperti ini, saya pernah buat laporan polis dan melaporkan kepada MCMC, tetapi tiada tindakan diambil. Kepada…
Ideas: Penang CM’s case involves AG’s ‘reputation’
KUALA LUMPUR: The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas), referring to the Penang Chief Minister’s corruption case, reminded Attorney-General (AG) Mohamed Apandi Ali that his own personal integrity and the integrity of the whole office of the Attorney- General Chambers (AGC) was being questioned by many observers. Ideas Chief Executive Officer Wan Saiful Wan…
Analysts: Guan Eng’s prosecution will make, not break DAP
KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 ― The corruption charges against Lim Guan Eng over his house purchase will strengthen national support for the DAP, especially in Penang, as pro-opposition voters perceive the prosecution to be a political attack, analysts said. Merdeka Center director Ibrahim Suffian said the charges against the Penang chief minister and DAP secretary-general…
No need to step down, Penang DAP tells Guan Eng
GEORGE TOWN: There is no need for Lim Guan Eng to step down as Penang Chief Minister as the corruption charge is merely a form of political persecution, Exco member Chow Kon Yeow said. The state DAP chairman explained that despite the two charges levelled at its secretary-general, the Penang DAP committee found Lim to…
Statement of Lim Guan Eng after he has been charged in court on 30 June 2016
The 2 charges against me under the Malaysian anti-corruption Commission Act (MACC) and Penal Code for corrupt practice is a clear act of political persecution motivated solely to destroy me as Penang Chief Minister. I had explained to MACC that the purchase of the bungalow from Ms Phang Li Koon is above-board, an arms-length transaction…