Today afternoon I attended a special celebration mass for Archbishop Emeritus Soter Fernandez to be awarded by Pope Francis as the first cardinal of Malaysia at St John’s Cathedral at Kuala Lumpur. The celebrstion was attended by 12 Catholic bishops throughout Malaysia and more than 30 dignitaries, including other Christian leaders and leaders of other…
Tonight many of the DAP Sabah leaders and Lim Kit Siang are extremely happy as Jannie Lasimbang, the Sabah Bersih chairwoman joins DAP together with her 80-year-old mother at Kota Kinabalu. Her brother Adrian Lasimbang has joined DAP in Sabah two years ago, Adrian has been actively working in interior area of Sabah for the…
PETALING JAYA: City Hall has rejected claims by restaurant owners that the grease trap fee of RM1,500 a year is too high. The owners need to pay this amount when renewing their permits. This new regulation came into effect on Jan 1. It will require a restaurant owner to fork out RM125 a month, which…
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Najib Razak is masterfully rebranding himself as a devout Muslim and has successfully undermined the opposition, according to The Economist. In its latest edition, the respected magazine says despite the mysteries surrounding 1MDB, the prime minister appears to be consolidating his power. Najib, it says, is “at the top of his…
PETALING JAYA: The suspect who was arrested earlier Wednesday for alleged graft is from the Rural and Regional Development Ministry, confirms Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy chief commissioner (operations) Datuk Azam Baki. When contacted to verify the identity of the suspect, Azam confirmed that it was the current Ministry secretary-general, Datuk Mohd Arif Ab Rahman….
KUALA LUMPUR – Program Walk For Syria hari ini berjaya mencuri perhatian pengunjung Kompleks Beli-belah Sogo, hari ini. Koordinator Walk For Syria, Khairol Najib Hashim berkata, ramai pengunjung memberikan sambutan positif terhadap gimik pentomin yang dimainkan ahli NGO Yayasan Darul Hijrah di ruang legar luar pusat kompleks beli-belah itu. Menurutnya, lakonan situasi tanpa dialog atau…
Pada pagi hari pertama 2017, saya diminta untuk menghadiri program “Walk With Syria” yang dianjurkan oleh Yayasan Darul Hijrah (YDH). Program ini adalah program kutipan derma oleh orang muda YDH untuk membantu pelarian Syria yang bersengsara dan bergelut pada musim sejuk di negara Saya sanjung tinggi pada semangat sukarelawan orang muda di YDH, kerana mereka…
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 JAN: Penderitaan mangsa perang di Aleppo yang menghadapi musim sejuk tanpa bekalan makanan dan perlindungan yang mencukupi menyentuh hati rakyat negara ini. Justeru, pertubuhan Malaysians Love Syria dan Yayasan Darul Hijrah menganjurkan program #Walk4Syria pada 1 Januari lalu untuk mengadakan kutipan amal sekitar ibu kota. Program yang disertai sekitar 40 sukarelawan itu…