Press statement by Teresa Kok, MP for Seputeh and Vice Chairperson of DAP on 5th January 2013 at Kuala Lumpur The remarks by Elections Commission Deputy Chairman Wan Ahmad Wan Omar on the DAP’s internal polls are unwarranted and unbecoming of a body that is supposed to be non-partisan. The EC should maintain its statutory neutrality and refrain from poking…
Non-Muslims can use ‘Allah’, Mat Sabu insists
By Amin Iskandar The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR | Jan 4, 2013 PAS maintains that non-Muslims are allowed to use the word “Allah” to describe their gods, says PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu, in a bid to allay fears among the religious minority that the Islamist party may be reversing its president’s stand ahead of…
With ‘Gangnam Style’, DAP seeks to woo new supporters
By Ida Lim The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR | Jan 2, 2013 Riding on the “Oppa Gangnam Style” viral video hit, DAP has put out a parody of the South Korean song to reach out to young voters and those who find politics boring. The “Ubah Rocket Style” parody was launched last night and highlights…
Watch out for scams of 2013
By Salena Tay Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR | Jan 2, 2013 We are going to start the year being scammed with a recycled scam! This scam, which is in fact a con-trick, was used before the Bersih 2.0 rally on July 9, 2011. In this trick, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak had made a…
Reflecting and counting my blessings in the year of 2012
My 2nd weekly podcast:- This week, I would like to share with you some of her significant and memorable events in the year of 2012. Upon the reflection, the memorable things that I would like to highlight in this weekly address are:- First, Utusan and the writer Datuk Chamil Wariya had admitted their fault for…
Allah debate: Let court decide
By Joseph Tawie Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR | Dec 28, 2012 Both Barisan Nasional and opposition leaders have been urged to restrain from making comments on the use of the term “Allah” in reference to God and to allow the Court of Appeal to rule on the matter. The government appealed a 2009 High…
Christmas Hi-Tea at Luther Centre
I attended the Christmas Hi-Tea at Luther Center, PJ yesterday. It was organised by the Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM). PM Najib and wife were mong those invited. I was placed at the main table with all the “home ministers” of different church leaders, together with the most powerful woman in Malaysia, i.e the First…
Bekalan air Selangor cukup sehingga 2030
By Jamilah Kamarudin Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR | Dec 24, 2012 Lembaga Urus Air Selangor (LUAS) yakin bekalan air mentah di Selangor kini 100 peratus mencukupi dan mampu menampung keperluan rakyatnya sehingga tahun 2030. Pengarah LUAS, Md Khairi Selamat berkata, sehingga 20 Disember lalu, kapasiti air bagi Empangan Tasik Subang, Empangan Semenyih, Empangan Langat,…