MALAYSIANS have been seeing PAS and DAP cooperate on a level not thought possible before. When DAP Member of Parliament Teo Nie Ching received brickbats from Umno for speaking in a surau’s prayer room, PAS leaders spoke up in her defence, saying non-Muslims are allowed in Muslim houses of worship. Earlier this year, Umno leaders […]
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PAS at the crossroads
By Wong Chin Huat(Crossroads pic by Lostmyheadache @ Flickr) PAS is now at the most important historical juncture in its 58-year life. Partnering Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and the DAP, the Islamists are now only 29 seats away from taking over the federal government. Winning nearly 80% of Chinese Malaysian support in the recent Bukit Gantang by-election, PAS […]
Divided over unity
By Zedeck Siew“Most importantly, the people must be united. It has to take precedence over party interest. Let us sacrifice some of our rights sincerely for the sake of saving our country” PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, who called for the formation of a national unity government as a way out of the current political […]