THE Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is surprised but heartened by the Home Ministry‘s nod to a rally against the recent court decision permitting the use of “Allah” by Christian publication Herald. The rally, organised by dominant Muslim organisations and will be held in Kuala Lumpur and other parts of the country, has been given […]
Letters to the Editor
Pemuda BN mengecam pembakaran gereja
Oleh Khairy JamaluddinKhairy Jamaluddin dengan Rizalman Mokhtar, ketua Pemuda Umno Wilayah Persekutuan, berbual dengan polis di Gereja Metro Tabernacle (Sumbangan Shahril Hamdan) PEMUDA Barisan Nasional (BN) mengecam sekeras-kerasnya tindakan membakar Gereja Metro Tabernacle di Desa Melawati, Kuala Lumpur tengah malam semalam. Ada berita mengatakan beberapa gereja lain turut “diserang”, tetapi berita tersebut belum dapat disahkan pada waktu ini. […]
Appeal Court’s ruling on MACC wrong
By Ragunath KesavanCorrected at 3.40pm on 11 Dec 2009 THE Malaysian Bar is disappointed with the Court of Appeal‘s ruling on 17 Dec 2009 that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) can question witnesses beyond office hours. The decision, which overturns the High Court‘s earlier ruling, is inimical to the protection of witnesses, who have the right to refuse […]
Why is Bible Knowledge not included?
By Yap Kok KeongTHE Malayan Christian Schools’ Council is shocked at the government’s decision not to include Bible Knowledge in the two additional SPM subjects as announced recently. This is despite repeated representations and memoranda to the authorities concerned since June this year. In a news report on The Star Online dated 8 Dec 2009, it was announced […]
1Malaysia, ethnicity and the economy
By Dr Chandra MuzaffarHOW ethnic interests are addressed in the nation’s economic and social development will be one of the major determinants of the success or failure of 1Malaysia. It was with the advent of British colonial rule and the mass influx of Chinese and Indian migrant labour that the question of ethnicity in its present form emerged […]
PR must make clear its plan on council elections
By the Coalition for Good GovernanceTHE Coalition for Good Governance (CGG) is concerned by the article Pakatan tones down electoral reforms, published on The Malaysian Insider on 15 Dec 2009. According to the report, the Pakatan Rakyat (PR), in its coming national convention, may not include local council elections in its Common Policy Framework. The CGG would like to remind […]
Consider proxy voting in Parliament
By Tan Keng LiangI REFER to the incident in Parliament on 14 Dec 2009 whereby a substantial number of Members of Parliament (MPs) failed to turn up for an important debate and the voting of the 2010 Budget. As a result, the budget was passed by a thin majority of 66-63. However, the pertinent issue is not the […]
Horror movie does not reflect Christmas message
By the Christian Federation of MalaysiaTHE Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM) strongly objects to the recent showing of the movie The Exorcist III by NTV7 on 5 Dec 2009 at 11pm, which was promoted by the network as a “Christmas Special”. The CFM, which represents the Christian community in Malaysia, views with disdain the decision of the network to broadcast […]
It’s Fatine’s choice
By Oh Chin EngI’M emotionally disturbed by the public response towards the marriage of Fatine Min Baharin with Ian Young. Our Malaysian Immigration Department has declared that Fatine overstayed in the United Kingdom. If found guilty, she’ll be barred from leaving Malaysia for two years. If we don’t want people to stop us from doing what we like and what is […]
Fatine’s right to dignity
By Awam, WAO and Seksualiti MerdekaWITH reference to news reports on Malaysian transsexual Fatine‘s potential deportation from the United Kingdom, we wish to register our grave concerns at statements by Immigration Department director-general Abdul Rahman Othman and at how the story was reported. We question why Abdul Rahman singled out Ms Fatine as having “brought great shame upon us”, allegedly […]
