Malaysian Affairs As UMNO folks keep backing PN, PH needs to rethink GE16 collab plans with BN UMNO folks have done it again - they voted for Perikatan Nasional, this time around in the Sungai Bakap by-election on July 6. PAS' Abidin Ismail retained the Penang state seat with 4, 267 majority votes, nearly threefold than the majority gained by the late assemblyman Nor Zamri Latiff
Malaysian Affairs (NEWS) No issue with govt announcing allocations during by-elections, says Ahmad Maslan NIBONG TEBAL: It is not an offence for ministers to organise programmes or announce allocations in constituencies that are having by-elections, says deputy works minister Ahmad Maslan. Ahmad said such matters had been brought to the court by the opposition parties in the past, but decisions have never sided with
Malaysian Affairs Massive dip in press freedom ranking under Madani govt a wake-up call for Anwar On May 3, the Madani government has gotten itself a warning on what direction it is taking the country with regards to democratic rights and civil liberties as Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released its annual World Press Freedom Index 2024 - which showed that Malaysia’s standing in the Index
Malaysian Affairs What if MCA chooses to contest in Kuala Kubu Baharu? MCA has been facing calls from a handful of its youth leaders in Selangor to contest in the upcoming Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election in recent weeks. On April 1st, Petaling Jaya MCA Youth Chief Teoh Tuck Wah and Selangor MCA Youth Chief Tan Jie Sen were reported as having urged
Malaysian Affairs Dear Anwar, the Sedition Act is not the sole answer to your 3R problems On March 8th 2018, exactly two months before the historic 14th general elections, Pakatan Harapan launched its election manifesto, where it promised to do away with tyrannical laws, among them the colonial-era law Sedition Act 1948. “Malaysia’s legal system is frequently abused by the leaders of UMNO and Barisan
Malaysian Affairs Is Umno Youth exploiting vernacular education for political relevancy? Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh is currently on a roll. Weeks after calling for the resignation of tourism, arts and culture minister Tiong King Sing over the ministry's decision to make “bak kut teh” a national heritage dish, he is now training his guns on vernacular schools.
Malaysian Affairs (NEWS) Counter regressive arguments against PrEP treatment with scientific evidence, says expert GEORGE TOWN: Scientific evidence and data obtained from public health research projects should be utilised to counter regressive arguments that come from various parties on the dispensing of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) medications, says Professor Dato’ Dr. Adeeba Kamarulzaman. PrEP is a type of prevention treatment designed for people who do
Malaysian Affairs Why do Malaysians go to social media, not the authorities, to highlight wrongdoings? On Feb 22, Human Resources Minister Steven Sim was reported as having said that netizens should file official reports about issues of labour rights violations before discussing them on social media. “I know netizens have good intentions, posting on platforms like Facebook, Twitter and so on. However, this involves the