Human rights defeats Islamic Law
A landmark 'human rights' victory against a religion. That's how I look at it when the Court of Appeal reversed a ruling by the Seremban High Court, thus condemning the state's Syariah Law on...
View ArticleAl-Aqsa
For the first time since 1967, Israel temporarily closed Al Aqsa Mosque to worshippers and visitors because of tensions in East Jerusalem. The police reopened it later, but it was a rare and unusual...
View ArticlePutrajaya hackers
What's the big fuss about a website being hacked? It happens all over the world.The Pentagon website was once hacked, and so were the Croatian government's official website, some banks and other...
View ArticleAdnan 'too stuck up!'
Utusan Malaysia took a swipe at Pahang MB Adnan Yaakob for blaming the people of Cameron Highlands over the flood that killed 5 people on Friday, and for criticising the Umno-owned daily for...
View Article'Correcting' the court
If the court has erred, corrections must be carried out.We respect human rights and freedom but when it comes to Islamic rules, it cannot be given a place above religion. And for that, our 'ulama' and...
View ArticleThieves at hospitals
No wonder we often hear complaints about 'no stock' of this and that medicine at public hospitals. While the queue is usually long, some patients are put on 'hold' for certain tests due to 'lack of...
View ArticleBad spending
I believe its time we make changes to our government's auditing system.Instead of doing it annually, it is more practical to have it twice a year or every six months. The auditor-general's office and...
View ArticleA quick response
Syabas to the Health Ministry for this good and quick response to my earlier posting Thieves at Hospitals.Unlike other departments in question by the auditor-general's report, Health DG Datuk Dr Noor...
View ArticleNo employment for UNHCR card holders!
Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has made it clear - no employment for holders of UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) card in Malaysia!However, there are Myanmar and other nationals...
View ArticleEnforcement tantrums
I have seen enforcement officers - the police, immigration, customs, local councils, AADK, MACC and others - at work.I have also observed how they applied 'force' on petty traders, foreigners,...
View ArticleTake 'em on, Mat Maslan!
At the Dewan Rakyat today, the Opposition wants Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan hauled up before the rights and privileges committee for 'misleading' Parliament on the 1Malaysia Development Berhad...
View ArticleLGE boosting a boast
Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said in 2012 that the state would be 'miskin free' in a year. It means by 2013 (last year), the minimum household income per month would increase from RM600 to...
View ArticleBorder sex
To Kelantanese, stop crossing over to Thailand for fix of drugs and sex - a good advice by Health Minister S Subramaniam.I wonder if they (the Kelantanese) like his words but he meant good. However,...
View ArticleAsean chairmanship
It will be more challenging to Malaysia. After securing the United Nations Security Council seat last month, we now assume the role of Asean chairmanship.Congrats to PM Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and...
View ArticleWhy Zahid? Tian Chua should seek Keadilan Daily's apology!
Stop playing games, Tian Chua. Good that you are off the hook but demanding an apology from the government, especially Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, reflects how naive you are about your party's...
View ArticleSabah bans Ambiga
Former president of Bar Council Ambiga Sreenevasan will not be allowed entry into Sabah, not because of anything but for one reason - she is the patron of Negara-Ku.What is Negara-ku?Unless she is...
View ArticleSAPA is illegal!
The Home Ministry has declared the Sarawak Association For Peoples' Aspiration (SAPA) an illegal organisation.Home Ministry (KDN) secretary-general, Mohamad Khalid Shariff said the decision was made...
View Article'Potong tangan' in Kelantan
I had expected PAS to come up with this 'potong tangan'. Scary, isn't it? Some say if we do not steal, we will keep our hands.The non-Muslims, already against the Islamic Law, will be shocked by the...
View ArticleA 'surau' in question
I am perturbed when someone said 'after taking Allah from Muslims, now they want to take our mosques...', referring to an incident in Kedah where a group of multi-religious UUM (Universiti Utara...
View ArticleRead this!
Excerpts from Tun Dr Mahathir's latest blog posting MALAYSIAN EDUCATION:When Minister Aziz Ishak as acting Education Minister decided that all schools must be converted to national schools with the...
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