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| Post-Umno political revival: where could Khairy land? |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-07-2023, 10:44 AM - Forum: Politics
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KUALA LUMPUR – “Never let a good crisis go to waste,” said the late British prime minister Winston Churchill as countries globally looked to rebuild following the end of World War II in the 1940s.
In today’s local political context, the famous quote rings particularly true to the ongoing internal crisis in Umno following the purging of several high-profile names, the most prominent being former party youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin.
For the largest Malay party in the country, the axing provides the opportunity for internal re-consolidation and rebuilding. For Khairy, it offers him the chance to reassess his political career and plot his next move.
The latter is particularly crucial for someone as politically ambitious as the ex-Rembau MP: Khairy has made no secret of his desire to lead the country as prime minister some day, even after his dismissal from Umno.
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| Sad Mahathir says Langkawi constituents failed him |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-06-2023, 09:48 AM - Forum: Politics
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FORMER Malaysian prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad reportedly still holds bitterness over losing his election deposit in the Langkawi constituency during the last general election.
Mahathir was left with feelings of frustration and sorrow after being defeated by voters in the 15th General Election (GE15) last November.
He expressed his discouragement following his unsuccessful attempt to retain the Langkawi parliamentary seat he won during GE15, which resulted in the forfeiture of his election deposit.
Mahathir was outspoken in his belief that the voters in Langkawi disregarded his past efforts as prime minister during the 1980s and 1990s, during which he developed the island.
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| ‘How will Sarawak’s record revenue, tallest flagpole help native poor?’ |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-05-2023, 09:02 AM - Forum: Politics
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MIRI – Many families among Sarawak’s interior tribes are still struggling to put food on the table, a native activist said, even as the state government prides itself on having earned the highest state revenue for 2022 and on its tallest flagpole project.
Harry Wing, a native of the remote Belaga district near the Bakun Dam, said politicians in Kuching are obsessed with these claims while the reality on the ground is a different picture.
“Those in rural areas don’t have enough cash to last even a few days. Our wooden huts are leaking.
“Families from the Penan and other Orang Ulu communities have no jobs and are also not receiving welfare aid from the state government.
“All these claims of having the highest this and that are not reflective of the real situation in rural Sarawak,” he told The Vibes.
Sarawak’s 2022 revenue of RM11.9 billion was its highest annual earnings ever, Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg announced recently – 17% higher than the projected revenue of RM10.2 billion initially.
Wing, however, questioned how much of the state revenue had brought real benefits to Sarawak’s poorest citizens.
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| Racial slurs should be made a crime, says Noor Farida |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-05-2023, 08:19 AM - Forum: Stop Racism and Religious Bigotry
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PETALING JAYA: A law to criminalise racial remarks should be introduced, says a former top civil servant, following two incidents involving remarks by a social media influencer and a national hockey player.
“I really can’t believe these kinds of things are still happening. We must introduce a law where racist remarks are considered an offence and punishable,” said Noor Farida Mohd Ariffin, a spokesperson of the G25 group of former senior civil servants.
Her comments were made in the wake of remarks linked to a concert at the National Stadium last Saturday.
The influencer is under police investigation, while hockey player Hanis Nadiah Onn has apologised for her remarks.
Farida said if a law criminalising racist remarks was introduced, victims would be able to lodge reports against the offenders.
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