I just came out of the wake of Bernard Then at the funeral parlour of St Francis Xavier Church at Petaling Jaya. Bernard is the Sarawakian who was kidnapped and beheaded by Abu Sayaff terrorists. I felt so sorrowful to see his ashes which was placed next to his photograph. I expressed my condolences to…
Memorial service for Bernard Then
I attended the funeral mass of Bernard Then at St Francis Xavier Church at Petaling Jaya today.. I am glad that a few elected reps like Stephen Wong (Sandakan), Jimmy Wong (KK), Steven Sim (Bukit Mertajam), Kasthuri Patto (Batu Kawan), Hannah Yeoh (Subang Jaya) and other colleagues made time to attend the mass, because our…
I cannot agree with Mat Sabu more …….
It’s education and democracy, not “nonsensical laws” that can tackle terrorism, said Amanah president Mohamad Sabu. “Stop terrorism with education, democracy and so on. “There’s no need to enact new laws. The old acts were nonsense. The Sedition Act is nonsense too,” Mohamad told reporters at the DAP retreat in Subang Jaya today. The government…
Thanks to PDRM for successfully preventing a suicide bombing from happening in Kuala Lumpur
Police said the Islamic State (IS) operative it arrested at Setiawangsa LRT yesterday was in the midst of carrying out a suicide attack in the country. Inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar said this was after the operative received instructions from Syria. “The suspect admitted that he was planning to launch a suicide attack after…
Teresa Kok withdraws transfer appeal for sedition trial
Seputeh MP Teresa Kok today withdrew her appeal against a High Court decision to dismiss her application for the transfer of her sedition trial to the High Court. Her lawyer S. N. Nair informed the Court of Appeal of the withdrawal, in light of the attorney-general’s decision to withdraw the sedition charge against her.
If Pakatan leaders can run state governments for two terms, don’t you think we can manage the capital city of Kuala Lumpur better?
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Professionalism dictates that a Kuala Lumpur mayor from the opposition will work together with the Barisan Nasional (BN) federal government, just like how Pakatan Harapan state chief ministers cooperate with Putrajaya, opposition lawmakers said today. Kuala Lumpur MPs also told KL mayor Datuk Mohd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz, who had…
DAP demonised by those who fear GE14, says Kit Siang
KUALA LUMPUR: It is amusing and comical that Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali suffered sleepless nights after the DAP declared that it was not anti-Malay or anti- Islam, said suspended Gelang Patah MP in a statement. “He claimed to be shocked by the statement and said he could not sleep for 50 hours.” “Clearly, Ibrahim Ali…
Zaid Ibrahim: We must keep writing, speaking out to improve Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — Malaysians ought to speak out for the betterment of Malaysia and not be cowed by the authorities, as that is the only way to ensure that the country improves, a former law minister said today. In his latest blog post, Datuk Zaid Ibrahim said although he may face a sedition…