IN this second of a four-part series on education, The Nut Graph attempts to examine the problems that have become entrenched in the national school system. While public schools were reliable and multi-racial centres of education for Malaysian children not too long ago, today, parents who can afford it are sending their children to private […]
Archives for March 2010
Anwar Ibrahim (Permatang Pauh)
By Deborah LohPERMATANG PAUH Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (source: parlimen.gov.my)Name: Anwar IbrahimConstituency: Permatang PauhParty: PKR (Opposition) Years as MP: 1982-1999 (Permatang Pauh, under Umno) 26 Aug 2008-present (Permatang Pauh, under PKR) Government post: None Party position: […]
March 2010
Outspoken doctor persistently sidelined Corrected at 12:20pm, 22 March 2010 Dr Saaiah Abdullah had purportedly tried to exclude Dr Selva from a meeting with the deputy rural and regional development minister, not the deputy health minister as we had originally published. We apologise for the error. The home schooling option Corrected at 12:10pm, 10 March […]
Ismail Abd Muttalib (Maran)
By Deborah LohTHE following Member of Parliament (MP) has not replied to the six questions under MP Watch: Eye on Parliament as of Thursday, 4 March 2010, the end of a two-week deadline. His response will be updated if and when he replies. (source: parlimen.gov.my)Name: Ismail Abd MuttalibConstituency: MaranParty: Umno Years as MP: Since 2004Government post: None […]
Wily Soi Lek
By Deborah Loh“Maybe by sacking me, Ong believes he can sleep better and the party will be more stable … I tarnished the party image. That is a severe crime. I am lucky they did not sentence me to death.” DATUK Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek, reacting to his expulsion from the MCA by the presidential council […]
Going private
By Koh Lay ChinBEGINNING today, The Nut Graph examines the problems that have become entrenched in the national school system. While public schools were reliable and multiracial centres of education for Malaysian children not too long ago, today, parents who can afford it are sending their children to private schools. Those who can’t, opt for Chinese vernacular schools. […]
Fuziah Salleh (Kuantan)
By Deborah Loh*Updated 4 April 2011 KUANTAN Member of Parliament (MP) Fuziah Salleh’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (Source: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Fuziah Salleh Constituency: Kuantan Party: PKR (Opposition) Years as MP: Since 2008 Government position: None Party position: Vice-president* (since 28 Nov 2011) Membership in parliamentary […]
Hikayat pemansuhan pilihanraya sekolah
Oleh Shanon ShahENTAH bagaimana saya terjumpa segulung kertas lama di rumah saya. Di manakah saya mendapatnya? Tidak mungkin saya membelinya di kedai buku dan terlupa — kertasnya terlalu tua. Mungkinkah saya terbawa pulang setelah saya melawat Lembah Bujang di Kedah tahun 2009 lalu? Apa-apa pun, saya terlalulah tertarik dengan apa yang tertulis di atas kertas yang semakin […]
No replies for 4 March 2010
By Deborah Loh and Koh Lay ChinTHE following Members of Parliament (MP) have not replied to the six questions under MP Watch: Eye on Parliament as of Thursday, 4 March 2010, the end of a two-week deadline. Their responses will be updated if and when they reply. (Pics source: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Abdul Rahim BakriConstituency: Kudat Party: UmnoYears as MP: Since 2004 […]
Scholar: Don’t define ethnicity by religion
By Ding Jo-AnnMoucarryKUALA LUMPUR, 5 Mar 2010: Defining an ethnic group in religious terms can lead to oppression and arrogance, an Islamic studies expert said at a public lecture about Islam and Christianity in the Middle East. Speaking at an International Institute for Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) lecture on 3 March, Dr Chawkat Moucarry said such definitions […]
