DAP lawmaker Teresa Kok has criticised Umno leader Mohd Puad Zarkashi for comparing DAP to North Korea, claming that it is Umno which is similar to the iron-fisted regime. According to her, the Umno supreme council leader’s statement was amusing but also “stupid and ridiculous”. The Seputeh MP then outlined the differences between DAP and…
Seorang pemimpin kanan Umno membandingkan nama DAP (Parti Tindakan Demokratik) dengan nama rasmi Korea Utara – Republik Demokratik Rakyat Korea Utara. Anggota Majlis Tertinggi Umno Datuk Dr Puad Zarkashi berkata walaupun mendakwa memperjuangkan demokrasi tulen, tetapi sudah begitu lama kepimpinan tertingginya dikuasai oleh “dinasti keluarga”.
Zaid Ibrahim believes that a public inquiry into the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu would be more useful as opposed to setting up a task force to investigate Bank Negara’s foreign exchange losses, which occurred more than two decades ago. The former law minister Zaid Ibrahim also questioned Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s silence…
The Christian Federation of Malaysia has expressed deep concern over the abduction of Pastor Raymond Koh last Monday. “We understand that Koh works with the communities and all people who are in need. “The work of people of faith in such communities must be free from threats of violence and intimidation,” said CFM chairperson Rev…
COMMENT Gerakan has to remember that it is part of the BN, which is part of the federal government that also plays a part in the federal government decisions. Selangor Gerakan Youth vice-chief Ivanpal Singh should first remember that the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 (Act 355) amendment, which was proposed by PAS president…
PETALING JAYA: The family of Raymond Koh, the pastor abducted here on Feb 13, has offered a RM10,000 reward for information leading to his return, reports NST Online today. “I would like to appeal to those who have taken my husband to return him safe and unharmed to me and my children.
A married couple is suing the Federal Territory Islamic Department, its enforcement officers and government for detaining them in a khalwat (close proximity) raid at a budget hotel last month. Self-employed Mohd Ridhuan Giman, 34, his wife Siti Sarah Maulad Abdullah, 26, and Ridhuan’s mother named enforcement officers Mohd Shiham Ramli, Mohammad Izehar Md Amin,…
JAKARTA – The Jakarta elections is set to go into round two after quick counts from Wednesday’s (Feb 15) polls showed that neither incumbent Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better known as Ahok, and his deputy Djarot Saiful Hidayat, or their closest rivals from the opposition Gerindra Party were able to garner the majority vote. The Ahok-Djarot pair…