BINA Ramanand and Asha Lim are just two among what is believed to be many more with a predicament because they live in Malaysia. They are foreign spouses married to Malaysians who have waited years and in some cases, decades, for their permanent residency (PR) applications to be approved. As of June 2010, the Home […]
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Why PR will not take disciplinary action
By Deborah Loh(Bucket of apples by Teresa Kenney; bad apple by Artography / Dreamstime) THEY drive up temperatures within the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and invite criticisms of the fledging alliance to no end, but the likes of Datuk Dr Hasan Ali and Zulkifli Noordin are here to stay. Both men are self-styled defenders of Islam: PAS’s Hasan […]
Politicising personal morals
By Deborah LohOF all the things to politicise out of Teoh Beng Hock‘s death, why touch his fiancée and his unborn child? This is what has happened, after it emerged that Soh Cher Wei was two months’ pregnant and wanted to register Teoh as her child’s father. Wanita MCA then issued a public statement asking the National […]
“Wanita MCA should be consistent”
By Gan Pei LingPETALING JAYA, 12 June 2009: Wanita MCA chief Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun should be consistent in her critique of dress codes imposed on women, said women’s organisation All Women’s Action Society (Awam). Chew (Source: wanita.mca.org.my) Its president, Sofia Lim Siu Ching, said Awam welcomed Chew’s criticism of the Kota Baru Municipal Council (KBMC) for […]
“Students affected by USM glitch should be placed in local universities”
KUALA LUMPUR, 2 June 2009: Students affected by University Science Malaysia (USM)’s technical glitch should be given equal opportunities for a place in the local public universities, said Wanita MCA. Wanita MCA chief Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun said students who only applied for a place in USM should also be given an opportunity in […]
Rename ISA as anti-terrorist act: Wanita MCA
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 April 2009: Wanita MCA today proposed that the Internal Security Act (ISA) be amended and renamed anti-terrorist act to indicate its functions are strictly to curb terrorist activities and not abused on civilians. Its chief, Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun, said although the act was still relevant to combat against terrorism, it […]
