Datuk Paul Low today said there was no reason for him to be the minister in charge of integrity if Malaysians including his Cabinet colleagues feared God. Speaking at the Christian Federation of Malaysia’s (CFM) Christmas Day hi-tea in Petaling Jaya, the minister in the Prime Minister’s Department said government leaders and Cabinet members would…
In search of hope for Pakatan Harapan
Today marks the three-month anniversary of Pakatan Harapan – the revamped opposition coalition that is having difficulty getting off the ground. It is supposed to bring about hope, to galvanise like-minded Malaysians in the spirit of reform and cooperation to offer an electoral alternative. It is failing badly. As the year end approaches, it is…
MCA now history after school textbook ‘fail’ on leaders’ contribution, says DAP
DAP today said MCA is “history” now that it has failed to even ensure the contributions of its founding leaders make the history books in schools. Its parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang said even the likes of Tun Tan Siew Sin, the third MCA president, first Commerce and Industry Minister and then Finance Minister; and…
Team up with MCA? No way, DAP leaders say
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 ― DAP leaders rubbished the suggestion by Mohd Ali Baharom that their party and the MCA join forces to fight for Chinese rights, saying this would never happen as theirs is a multi-racial entity. Labelling Mohd Ali a nuisance, Seputeh MP Teresa Kok told the army veteran better known as “Ali…
Penang seeks waiver of confidentiality clauses in land reclamation deals
The Penang government is seeking the consent of two major development companies to waive the confidentiality clauses in land reclamation agreements signed with the previous Barisan Nasional administration. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said letters were sent yesterday to IJM subsidiary Jelutong Development Sdn Bhd and Eastern and Oriental (E&O) Berhad subsidiary Tanjung Pinang Development…
“Mana 2.6 Billion?” poster
Pada 3.30 petang ini, ketua DAPSY Raub, Sdr Low Yong Zhao dihentikan keretanya oleh dua orang pegawai polis di Taman Midah, Cheras. Nama kedua-dua orang pegawai polis tersebut ialah Riduan dan Sharman. Mereka mendapati beberapa poster “Mana RM2.6 billion? ” di dalam kereta Low dan mereka Minta dia pergi ke Balai Polis Cheras untuk beri…
JAWI’s detention, arrest of Kassim Ahmad was illegal, court rules
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 21 ― Muslim intellectual Kassim Ahmad today won his legal challenge against Federal Territories Islamic Department (JAWI) as the Court of Appeal found the religious body’s actions including a cross-border arrest and a detention exceeding 24 hours to be illegal. Court of Appeal judge Vernon Ong delivered a three-man bench’s unanimous ruling in…
Kelajuan Internet Malaysia lebih perlahan berbanding Thailand, Sri Lanka
Kadar purata kelajuan sambungan Internet Malaysia terbukti merosot bagi suku ketiga 2015, sekali gus meletakkannya di kedudukan ke-73 di peringkat global. Malah, kadar purata kelajuan sambungan Internet di Malaysia adalah jauh lebih perlahan berbanding Thailand dan Sri Lanka di rantau ini dan hanya sedikit mengatasi Vietnam. Hasil tinjauan global oleh Akamai Technologies yang dijalankan pada Julai…