Anwar: Opposition agreeable to MP allowance hike
(The Star) - Pakatan Rakyat will not oppose the increase in allowance for Members of Parliament, said Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
"I support and welcome it after getting…
Royalty compelled to observe Constitution, Anwar reminds parliament
(Malay Mail Online) - Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today reminded an audience of MPs that Malaysia’s system of constitutional monarchy compels royals to observe the country’s highest…
Appointment of PKR leaders to key posts nothing to do with Azmin as MB, says Anwar
(The Star) - The appointment of several PKR leaders to key post in the party's central committee has nothing to do with its deputy president Azmin Ali helming the Selangor Menteri Besar post.…
‘Rafizi, Nurul Izzah’s appointments to secure Anwar’s grip on party’
(The Rakyat Post) - In a seemingly hush-hush move by PKR yesterday, several party leaders were appointed to key positions, including the surprise appointment of Pandan lawmaker Rafizi Ramli as the…
Malay rights groups are victims targeted by liberals, claims Ridhuan Tee
(Malay Mail Online) - Liberal elements in Malaysia pursuing their own agendas have unfairly labelled Malay rights groups Perkasa and Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) as racist for trying to…
Khairy can be next DPM if Najib steps down before GE14, says veteran journo
(The Malaysian Insider) - Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has the potential to become the next deputy prime minister should Datuk Seri Najib Razak decide to step down before the 14th…
PR told to show more zeal for electoral reforms
(FMT) - A civic group says it fears that the opposition pact will maintain the flawed electoral system when it gains power.
A civic group has urged Pakatan Rakyat to commit to the quest for…
Sedition Act promotes ignorance, claims Malaysian Bar chief
(MMO) - The Sedition Act makes us stupid
The Sedition Act 1948 is a counter-productive law that will lead to ignorance and suppress the country’s growth, Malaysian Bar president Christopher…
Chinese Malaysians not ‘beggars’, DAP MP tells Najib
(Malay Mail Online) - Malaysia’s ethnic Chinese are not “beggars” and have a democratic right to vote whoever they wish, DAP’s Anthony Loke said today.
The opposition leader added that the…
‘PKR will welcome suspended PAS duo’
(The Rakyat Post) - There is space in PKR for the two PAS assemblymen who were suspended from their party for pledging their support for PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail for the…
Two PAS rebel assemblymen suspended for one year
(The Star) - Two rogue Selangor PAS assemblymen have been suspended from the party for one year with immediate effect.
In announcing this, PAS secretary-general Datuk Mustafa Ali said the duo,…
Kok defends “civil liberty rights” to consume alcohol
(NST) - A DAP leader has come out today to assert her "civil liberty rights" to consume alcohol and party.
In defending her participation at an Oktoberfest party held in One Utama, Damansara on…
Claiming political interference, Pakatan wants AG to reveal Umno leaders he met covertly
(Malay Mail Online) - Pakatan Rakyat (PR) demanded today the Attorney-General (AG) Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail reveal the names of Umno leaders who met him and Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri…
Anwar says ‘prepared for worst’ as sodomy appeal looms
(AFP) - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says "he's prepared for the worst" as he stares at the prospect of imprisonment once again on a controversial sodomy charge, but has vowed never…
Don’t worry, constitution upholds vernacular schools, Najib tells Chinese community
(Malay Mail Online) - Datuk Seri Najib Razak gave his assurance today that his government will continue to uphold the right to mother tongue education, in what is seen as a move to mend a rift…
Umno’s Mohamad Azli cautioned over statement
(The Star) - An MCA leader has cautioned a divisional Umno official against “crossing the line” in suggesting that next month’s Umno annual general assembly should discuss ending the Chinese…
Ibrahim Ali didn’t really want to burn bibles, Perak mufti says
(TMM) - The police’s decision not to take action against Datuk Ibrahim Ali for threatening to burn Malay language bibles was justified as the Perkasa chief had no real intention to torch the holy…
We will encircle Parliament if hudud Bills revived, says MCA Youth chief
(Malay Mail Online) - MCA Youth members will encircle Parliament to block any bid by federal lawmakers to pass the roll out of hudud in Kelantan, its chief Chong Sin Woon promised today.
Chong…
Do we still need a race-based budget?
A prominent economist says Budget 2015 was crafted to make everyone happy, but falls short on addressing structural economic issues.
James Sivalingam, Free Malaysia Today
Economist Ramon…
Ibrahim Ali is not the law, lawyers say
(Malay Mail Online) - A constitutional restriction on proselytisation to Muslims does not entitle Perkasa’s Datuk Ibrahim Ali to threaten to burn Malay-language bibles, said lawyers critical of…
#Budget2015: Pakatan leaders’ reaction
via The Star - http://www.thestar.com.my/Videos/2014/10/11/Budget2015-Pakatan-leaders-reaction/
Oktoberfest venue moved but still attracts thousands
(The Star) - The Oktoberfest festival at One Utama on Friday was moved from the mall's ground floor open-air car park to a section in the fourth floor parking lot.
At 8.30pm, people were still…
Budget 2015: Selangor plans to increase allocation for development by 50pc
(Bernama) - The Selangor government plans to increase the allocation for development by almost 50 per cent in the state's Budget 2015, which will be tabled at the state assembly sitting next…
Not your place to judge if Ibrahim Ali guilty or otherwise, Putrajaya told
(Malay Mail Online) - Putrajaya should not be judge, jury and prosecutor in the case of Datuk Ibrahim Ali’s call to burn Malay-language bibles, MCA Religious Harmony Bureau chairman Datuk Ti Lian…
Catholic Church will never bless gay marriage?
(Reuters) - A leading Vatican cardinal said on Thursday the Roman Catholic Church will never bless gay marriage, wading into a controversy over the issue in Italy and other countries.
Italian…
Lessons that Nancy Shukri is teaching Malaysians
We now know that a Malay-language Bible, with the words clearly printed “Not for Muslims”, is still considered propagation of a religion to Muslims by law.
(The Malaysian Insider) - Yes, no one…
Now Selangor MB says Oktoberfest needs cops, Customs’ nods first
(Malay Mail Online) - An Oktoberfest event in Petaling Jaya currently agitating Muslim groups has not been approved as it has yet to be sanctioned by agencies such as the police and Customs…
No reason to ban Oktoberfest if rules met, Selangor exco says
(Malay Mail Online) - Selangor authorities have no reason to ban Oktoberfest beer festival if organisers fulfil the conditions necessary to hold the events, a state official said today
Selangor…
Book bans needed to protect sanctity of Islam, court told
(Malay Mail Online) - Accused of curtailing freedom of expression, lawyer for the Selangor state government argued today in court that it enacted a Shariah law to ban religious publications…
Ex-judge claims vernacular schools not protected by Federal Constitution
(Malay Mail) - A former Court of Appeal judge has claimed that the Federal Constitution does not oblige Putrajaya to fund vernacular schools as the law only provides for private education in…