THIS week, The Nut Graph asks political scientist Wong Chin Huat to comment on Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president Azmin Ali’s supposed party tussle with Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim. TNG: What is the significance, if any, of Azmin Ali replacing Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim as PKR Selangor chief? Does this indicate that […]
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Hindus first, before becoming Muslim
By Koh Lay Chin
BEFORE Senator Tunku Abdul Aziz Ibrahim became a politician, he was far better known as a Malaysian champion of transparency, integrity and good governance. Indeed, it was no coincidence that Tunku Aziz, together with like-minded individuals, founded Transparency International Malaysia (TI-Malaysia) in 1998. He was TI-Malaysia president until December 2004. Even after setting up TI-Malaysia, […]
Saifuddin Abdullah (Temerloh)
By Koh Lay Chin
TEMERLOH Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. Name: Saifuddin Abdullah; constituency: Temerloh […]
“Is Chinese penis really that good?”
By Shanon Shah
IN part two of stories about those who have encountered the religious police, freelance writer Nabila Nasir, 25, recounts the harassment and extortion she and a now ex-boyfriend experienced at the hands of moral guardians in mid-2007.
Ismail Kasim (Arau)
by Koh Lay Chin
ARAU Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Ismail Kasim’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. Name: Ismail Kassim Constituency: Arau Party: Umno Years as MP: Since 2008 Government position: None Party position: • Arau division deputy head Membership in parliamentary committees or caucus: None Blog/Website: Facebook […]
Updated – Hasan Malek (Kuala Pilah)
by Koh Lay Chin
KUALA Pilah Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Hasa Malek’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. Name: Hasan Malek Constituency: Kuala Pilah Party: Umno Years as MP: Since 2004 Government position: • Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development Party position: • Kuala Pilah division deputy […]
Rashid Din (Merbok)
By Koh Lay ChinMERBOK Member of Parliament (MP) Rashid Din’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions.
P Kamalanathan (Hulu Selangor)
By Koh Lay ChinHULU SELANGOR Member of Parliament (MP) P Kamalanathan’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (source: parlimen.gov.my)Name: P KamalanathanConstituency: Hulu Selangor Party: MICYears as MP: Since 25 April 2010 (won through a by-election) Government position: None Party position: • MIC information chief Membership in parliamentary committees […]
Che Rosli Che Mat (Hulu Langat)
By Koh Lay ChinHULU Langat Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Che Rosli Che Mat’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (pic: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Dr Che Rosli Che Mat Constituency: Hulu Langat Party: PAS Years as MP: Since 2008 Government position: None Party position: None Membership in parliamentary committees or caucuses: None Blog/Website: http://www.hululangat.net/ […]
Understanding ethical journalism
By Shanon ShahBob Woodward (left) and Carl Bernstein (Woodward pic © Kat Walsh; Bernstein pic © Larry D Moore | Wiki Commons) JOSHUA Wong Ngee Choong, 42, quit his job as a producer at ntv7 on principle — he is opposed to self-censorship and political interference in the media. No wonder, then, that one of his favourite […]
