PAS cutting ties with DAP would virtually destroy Pakatan Rakyat’s Selangor government, said the state’s Islamist party leaders, and end years of hard work that went into building a model PR administration. They said that the proposal to cut ties with DAP, made by the party’s influential Muslim scholars’ (ulama) wing, did not take into…
With Sarawak’s support, Rosmah and I can sleep well tonight, says Najib
With Sarawak behind him and unconditional support from the state Barisan Nasional (BN), Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said tonight he and his wife can sleep peacefully. “I’m so glad I am not alone,” he said, echoing Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem’s earlier statement of support. “Tonight I can sleep nicely. My…
Why Does Tengku Adnan Seek Assistance From Chinese Government to Gain Back Chinese Support to BN?
Media Statement by Teresa Kok, DAP National Vice Chairperson and MP for Seputeh in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, June 03, 2015 Why Does Tengku Adnan Seek Assistance From Chinese Government to Gain Back Chinese Support to BN? It was reported in today’s Sin Chew Daily that the Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Mansor said…
Malaysia has more religious freedom than US, Singapore, Christian group says
KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — There is more freedom of religion in Malaysia compared to Singapore and the United States, both of which imposes stricter laws against various faiths, a prominent Christian preacher said today. President of a new non-governmental organisation Christians for Peace and Harmony Malaysia (CPHM), Reverend Wong Kim Kong said that an…
Minister: Malaysian ringgit could plunge to 1998 levels if 1MDB debt unpaid
KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 — Malaysia must resolve 1Malaysia Development’s (1MDB) debt issue or risk a negative chain of events, including a possible downgrade to the country’s credit outlook or a plunge in value of the ringgit, Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah warned today. Explaining this, the second finance minister said if Putrajaya is forced…
Malaysian Chinese don’t need China for reminder on Putrajaya’s contributions, Tengku Adnan told
KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 — The ethnic Chinese in Malaysia do not need China to remind them of the federal government’s contributions to the country, DAP MP Teresa Kok said today. When telling off minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor for reportedly making such an unacceptable request to China, Kok took the Barisan Nasional (BN)…
Why do our ministers keep saying the silliest things?
by Robin Stanley Augustin COMMENT: It is a shame Malaysians are not in the circus business. We seem to have numerous individuals with so much talent. In Malaysia, we have top executives who perform disappearing acts when the heat is on, and leaders who double as human cannonballs and fly out of the country a…
Press Conference with Foreign Workers Agents at Immigration Department Putrajaya
Today Khoo Poay Tiong (ADUN for Ayer Keroh In Melaka) and I had a press conference together with a group of foreign workers agencies’ agents at the immigration office at Putrajaya. When I arrived there at 10.30am, I was approached by some immigration officers to meet with the director of foreign workers’ department, Puan Farah….