KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 — A deputy minister’s remark telling non-Muslims to avoid eating in front of fasting Muslims only serves to prod misguided Malaysians into imposing their beliefs upon others, a disapproving Malaysian Bar has said. Criticising Deputy Education Minister Datuk Mary Yap’s remark in response to the controversy of a Kedah schoolteacher who…
Axed PAS leaders huddle with DAP, PKR as informal talks on ‘Pakatan 2.0’ begins
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 ― Pictures from a private buka puasa function last night between DAP, PKR and leaders from PAS’s progressive faction have been making its rounds on Facebook and other social media sites, fueling speculation that talks for a new Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition are underway. Malay Mail Online understands that the pictures…
Dress code rows show Malaysia’s descent towards religious rule
KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 — The increasingly frequent imposition of conservative dress codes at government agencies here suggests that religious conservatism could supplant Malaysia’s secular administration and drive the country towards theocratic rule as seen in Iran and Saudi Arabia. While media coverage of incidents at the Road Transport Department (RTD), the Selangor state secretariat and…
Berbuka Puasa di kediaman YB Dato’ Kamaruddin Jaafar
Hari ini, saya bersama Lim Kit Siang dan Liew Chin Tong hadir majlis berbuka puasa di kediaman YB Dato’ Kamaruddin Jaafar, Ahli Parlimen PAS bagi Kawasan Tumpat. Saya rasa gembira dan hairan dapat bertemu dengan begitu ramai kawan-kawan progresif PAS dari beberapa negeri yang luar dari Selangor, seperti Salahuddin Ayub, Suhaizan Kaiat, Aisyah, Mujahid, Dr…
Mahkamah arah KDN pulang CD Kristian, tiada keputusan kalimah Allah
Mahkamah Rayuan hari ini mengekalkan keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi dan mengarahkan Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) memulangkan semula rampasan cakera padat (CD) yang mengandungi kalimah Allah milik seorang wanita Melanau dari Sarawak, Jill Ireland. Bagaimanapun, mahkamah enggan membuat keputusan sama ada Ireland, seorang kerani, mempunyai hak menggunakan perkataan Arab itu merujuk kepada “Tuhan” dalam amalan keagamaannya. Hakim…
To Sarawak DAP, Pakatan is long gone but PKR still clinging
As far as the Sarawak DAP is concerned, the Pakatan Rakyat coalition in the state was dead months ago when the party decided to pull the plugs on all cooperation with their partners, PKR and PAS. Before all the brouhaha that followed PAS’s motion to cut ties with DAP, the state DAP chairman Chong Chieng…
Happy Father’s Day
Movie Screening “平平安安” (Find My Dad)
我相当欣赏“平平安安” 这套由香港、台湾、新加坡和马来西亚演员参与演出的本地华语电影。如果您要带孩子观赏有关亲情的电影，您不妨考虑这部片子，同时也可支持本地创作 😀 This morning I was invited by a film production company to watch premiere of a local production Chinese movie “平平安安” at one of the theaters at Mid Valley. This is the first time I watched a movie in the morning. The movie tells the story of a single parent’s kid who is…