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 […]
Islamisation
Correcting the IGP
By Shanon ShahARSONISTS attacked eight churches Musa Hassan (Pic by Ridzuan Aziz / Wiki commons) between 8 and 11 Jan 2010 all over Malaysia — something unheard of in the country’s history. And yet, on 9 Jan, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Musa Hassan advised churches to tighten security at their premises because there were not […]
MCA opposes PAS-Umno unity talks
By Shanon ShahPAS flags in Kuala Terengganu (file pic) PETALING JAYA, 10 June 2009: MCA central committee member Lee Wei Kiat today slammed the PAS-Umno unity government proposal, saying it would “result in the Islamisation of the country”. He said at the same time, it would create a scenario where only Malay Malaysians would be in government […]