“Enough is enough. You either toe the line, support the reform agenda, commit yourself to Pakatan and work together as a multi-ethnic, multi-religious entity or you leave or be kicked out. There are no two ways about it.” Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim issues a stern warning to party […]
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Funding our MPs
By Deborah Loh(ATM pic public domain / Wiki Commons) PARLIAMENT’S suspension of Puchong legislator Gobind Singh Deo‘s allowances and benefits for a year is revealing. That Gobind, who has filed a suit against his suspension, is an opposition Member of Parliament (MP) makes the whole exercise more telling. The episode betrays a mindset about the concept of […]
MTUC sec-gen appointment invalid: Sivarasa
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 June 2009: The appointment of G Rajasekaran as secretary-general of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) was invalid as at least six unqualified delegates had unlawfully participated in the election of the MTUC’s principle office, the High Court here was told today. Sivarasa R Sivarasa, counsel for the plaintiffs, submitted under Rule […]
PKR’s campaign homophobia
By Shanon ShahThe audience at the Jalan Berapit ceramah “THE Barisan Nasional (BN) should change its name to Barisan Pondan (faggot)!” bellows Penang Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) chief Datuk Zahrain Mohamed Hashim to the 5,000-strong crowd in Jalan Berapit on 23 May 2009. The audience applauds the Bayan Baru MP, and emboldened, he goes on to […]
Anti-hopping laws versus five-year ban
By Deborah LohWHEN Jelapang assemblyperson Hee Yit Foong left the DAP to become an independent supporting Barisan Nasional (BN), some of her constituents cried, “We didn’t vote for her, we voted for her party!” That was the mildest of angry sentiments expressed on the night of 5 Feb 2009 at the Perak Menteri Besar’s official residence, where […]
PKR’s plan for the monarch
By Deborah LohSupporters during PKR’s annual congress, 29 Nov 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Dec 2008: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) is defending the Malay rulers’ rights as part of efforts to balance the power currently concentrated in the executive, its vice-president R Sivarasa said. He said two areas in the Federal Constitution ought to be reformed to reflect […]
