Benarkah orang-orang dan perayaan bukan Islam menggugat Islam di Malaysia? Dan apakah patut pemimpin Islam melakukan kekerasan dan diskriminasi terhadap orang bukan Islam sepertimana yang dilakukan oleh Jais terhadap Persatuan Bible Malaysia minggu lalu?
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Can the government ban Facebook?
The Digital Circus by Bernice Low
EVER so often, a Barisan Nasional politician will call on the government to ban Facebook or impose stricter controls on the Internet. How much of an assurance, then, is the Multimedia Super Corridor’s Bill of Guarantees against Internet censorship?
Beyond the Shia “threat”
Holding Court by Ding Jo-Ann
Umno and the Home Ministry, which the party’s vice-president is minister of, have proposed a constitutional amendment to stipulate that Islam in Malaysia is of the Sunni sect. Would such an amendment to the federal constitution be possible? And if so, what are the ramifications?
Uncommon Sense with Wong Chin Huat: Assessing Selangor lawmakers’ pay hike
By Ding Jo-Ann
THE Selangor pay hike for state assemblypersons, the menteri besar and executive council members has certainly received public attention. Datuk Seri Najib Razak has called Pakatan Rakyat reps hypocrites, while even Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed reservations. The Nut Graph speaks to political scientist Dr Wong Chin Huat on his views.
Will DBKL defeat ratepayers?
Ampersand by KW Mak
Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) may have postponed its assessment rate hike after the public protested. But is it likely that ratepayers will be able to stop the hike? Former Petaling Jaya councillor KW Mak explains how it may not matter at all what ratepayers think and want.
The cost of saving Utusan
Shape of a Pocket by Jacqueline Ann Surin
IS there any incentive for Utusan Malaysia to stop reporting in a way that is racially polarising, defamatory and damaging to the nation? It would seem that the answer is ‘no’, not when Umno wants to bail out the ethno-nationalist paper, even at a cost to public interest and the nation.
Orang LGBT dan orang mahu keluar Islam dalam masyarakat Islam
Asam Pedas oleh Norhayati Kaprawi
Apakah tuntutan supaya orang-orang LGBT tidak didiskriminasi dan dilindungi oleh negara dari sebarang keganasan merupakan sesuatu yang bertentangan dengan Islam? Begitu juga, apakah dengan menghalang dan menjatuhkan hukuman keras pada orang yang mahu keluar Islam akan menunjukkan keindahan Islam di mata dunia?
Mengapa Sesetengah Orang Islam yang Alergi dengan Hak Asasi Manusia?
Asam Pedas by Norhayati Kaprawi
Baru-baru ini, Jakim telah menyatakan bahawa NGO-NGO yang berjuang untuk hak asasi di Malaysia sebenarnya mencabar kedudukan Islam. Mengapa hak asasi manusia dan hak kebebasan sering dianggap ciptaan atau agenda Barat dan Yahudi? Bukankah hak asasi manusia juga merupakan sesuatu yang asas dalam Islam?
Development rules ignored
Ampersand by KW Mak
Sri Aman, Section 16 and the Universiti Malaya Health Metropolis. What do the development projects in these Petaling Jaya neighbourhoods have in common? Former MBPJ councillor KW Mak shows how development rules and regulations have been ignored for all three projects.
Tackling online impersonations
The Digital Circus by Bernice Low
WHAT happens when someone steals your identity online as in the case of Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud and Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin? Do impersonator Facebook and Twitter accounts constitute identity theft? And what is being done and can be done about preventing these fake accounts?
