With some PAS leaders demanding that the party cuts ties with DAP, one of its Kelantan MPs reminded them that their estranged coalition partner has done much to rebuild areas of the state devastated by floods last December. “DAP built new homes and they repaired the Kuala Krai market which was levelled in the floods,”…
Hudud should apply to all Malaysians, Jakim paper suggests
KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — The Federal Constitution does not bar the incorporation of hudud into the Penal Code and subsequent application to all Malaysians, federal religious authorities argued in a working paper to implement the Islamic penal law. In the document sighted by The Malay Mail Online, the paper by the Malaysian Islamic Development…
Nothing2Hide: Dr Mahathir arrives for Q&A with PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad arrived to attend theNothing2Hide public dialogue with the Prime Minister but the event was called off. This follows the orders of the Inspector-General of Police. In his tweet at about 8.50am on Friday, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said the event at Putra World Trade Centre was…
Cut ties with DAP and Selangor government falls, say state PAS leaders
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…