PETALING JAYA: While DAP as a political party had proven many times that it is impartial to race, PAS on the other hand has shown Malays just how selfish they can be, said Zaid Ibrahim when commenting on the decision by national literary laureate Samad Said to join the former. Wanting to be among the…
Another PAS ‘progressive’ turns down leadership post
Datuk Amirudin Hamzah is the next PAS leader to relinquish his post as the Islamist party’s chief in Kedah. According to sources, Amirudin turned down the appointment in a letter sent to the party headquarters. He is a former central committee, having lost at the recent party elections earlier this month when PAS delegates voted…
Isis on aggressive recruitment drive with Malay reading materials
Terrorist organisation Islamic State of Syria and Iraq (Isis) is on “aggressive mode” in reaching out to the Malay-speaking communities by making reading materials in Bahasa Malaysia more accessible online. It aims to spread its propaganda through series of more “localised news reports” and “articles” that glorify Isis fighters, especially those from Malaysia and Indonesia,…
BTN removes slides from website after caught with pants down
KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 — The National Civics Bureau (BTN) has pulled down a folder on its website which contained several presentation slides that were ridiculed by Malaysians online today. As of this evening, the folder “PerkongsianDokumen” and its subfolder “Penerbitan” – which contained the slides – are no longer available online. The whole of…
Sole PAS ‘progressive’ leader quits central committee post
The sole member of the PAS “progressive” faction, elected to the ulama-dominated PAS central committee, today announced his decision to let go of his post. Activist Mazlan Aliman said he decided to quit in order to concentrate on non-governmental organisation Anak, which represents Felda settlers, and not because “his friends” were not elected to the…
Kenyataan Media Gabungan Impian Kelantan atas isu
Last Saturday’s news report that DAP plans to build a mosque in Kelantan is a distorted story. Anthony Loke never made this statement in the press conference in Gua Musang. The Gabungan Impian Kelantan’s secretary Dr Rosli has issued a statement to clarify this mis-reporting. ================================ KENYATAAN MEDIA GABUNGAN IMPIAN KELANTAN Merujuk kepada berita bertajuk…
Saudara Pak Samad Sasterawan Negara menyertai DAP
Hari ini adalah hari yang amat bermakna bagi DAP, kerana Gabungan Impian Kelantan dan DAP telah menyiapkan pembinaan semula 45 buah rumah mangsa banjir di Kampung Pasir Tumboh di Gua Musang. Kami mengadakan sambutan bersama dengan orang kampung di tempat itu. Selain itu, apa yang menggembirakan kami semua di DAP ialah, Sasterawan Negara, Pak Samad…
DAP ‘truly Malaysian’ party, says newest member Pak Samad
KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 — National laureate Datuk A. Samad Said called the DAP a “truly Malaysian” party after joining the secular opposition party today. The 80-year-old Malay writer and poet also said he had longed to join the DAP for the past two years. “It’s a truly Malaysian political party. Very focus (sic), clean…