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| Court frequenter Rafizi lists ways to identify an independent judge |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-06-2022, 06:47 PM - Forum: Politics
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KUALA LUMPUR – Whether or not a judge tends to prevent key evidence from being presented in court is among the main indicators if he is indeed acting independently.
In a series of tweets, PKR’s Rafizi Ramli said he came to this conclusion based on his experience attending 14 court cases over the span of 10 years, during his time in active politics.
The former Pandan MP has since announced his retirement from mainstream politics in December 2019 but is understood to be still a member of PKR.
“I have seen for myself the behaviour of dozens of judges from the magistrates’ court to the apex court,” he said today.
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| We’ve been patient: PAS Youth blasts ‘sorcerer’ Zahid after Hadi criticism |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-06-2022, 06:36 PM - Forum: Politics
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KUALA LUMPUR – PAS Youth has accused Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi of going overboard in attacking its party leader Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang, as ties between the two Muafakat Nasional (MN) parties continue to disintegrate.
Its chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari said PAS had been patient over the past year, despite a series of statements slamming the Islamist party, but described Zahid’s latest remark as going overboard.
This concerns the Umno president’s statement yesterday suggesting Hadi should change his profession from a politician to a zoologist after the latter labelled Umno as a “lame duck”.
Fadlhi noted that this is not the first time Zahid had criticised PAS, pointing to a social media post the latter had made in December.
“You wrote that a religious person should follow authentic scriptures and not manipulate religious laws based on political whims and fancies, to achieve political goals.
“We know who that post was targeted at, but we did not respond because we know many in Umno still love our ummah unity,” he said in his Facebook post today.
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| Malaysia is facing political and economic failure, warns Ku Li |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-06-2022, 05:52 PM - Forum: Politics
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GEORGE TOWN: A veteran Umno politician has warned that the country is facing dangerous political and economic failure, saying only an extraordinary leadership can check the slide.
Former finance minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, who is the longest-serving MP in the country, listed several crises that may come together in the immediate future and cause severe hardship to Malaysians.
He said among them were failure of the leadership and political parties, a life-threatening health crisis that impacts every aspect of life and disruption of the food supply chain that can destabilise the country’s food security.
He said any disruption in the food supply chain could cause a deep structural crisis in all aspects of the economy and result in widespread unemployment.
“Because of these disruptions, the ringgit will devalue and there will be depletion of the US dollar reserves, causing inflation and a supply crisis of food and other essentials,” he told a forum at Universiti Sains Malaysia here today.
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| MEF: RM1,500 new minimum wage would derail economic recovery |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-06-2022, 01:59 PM - Forum: Business. Economy and Investment
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) reiterated that now is not the right time to increase the cost of doing business and the proposed RM1,500 new minimum wage implementation would derail economic recovery.
President Datuk Syed Hussain Syed Husman said the majority of Malaysian businesses are not ready and not in a position to implement the proposed new minimum wage as they are still reeling from the economic shock brought about by Covid-19 and the devastating impact of the recent major floods.
“More efforts should be directed towards business recovery in the private sector and controlling the rising cost of products and services. We must remember that most Malaysian businesses are micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), whereby 98.9 per cent are in this group.
“So, when we talk about wages and cost, we must think of their survival and sustainability,” he said in a statement today.
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| Muda unintimidated by electoral challenges in Johor |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-06-2022, 12:25 PM - Forum: Politics
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JOHOR BARU – The Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) party’s core emphasises the politics of values, service and policy heading into the Johor election.
Speaking to The Vibes, Muda secretary-general Amira Aisya is aware that her party faces an uphill battle in Malaysia’s most southern state but hopes the people of Johor will understand that they aim to bring a fresh political landscape.
“Principally, Muda is a multi-cultural and diverse party aiming to bring positive political changes to Malaysia.
“We are a political party aiming to serve Malaysians regardless of age, gender, race, background or religion.
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| Power in voters’ hands to boot out shameless politicians – Zulkarnain Md Saufi |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-06-2022, 12:14 PM - Forum: Politics
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I REFER to YB Ong Kian Ming’s media statement on Value-Added Leadership as posted on Facebook.
I wish to thank the Bangi MP and former international trade and industry (Miti) deputy minister for exposing the deceit perpetrated by the current Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali.
I have no wish to repeat in detail about what Ong said – how Azmin took credit for the decades of hard work and sacrifices made by the bureaucrats to lift Malaysia to where it is, in terms of foreign direct investments.
To top it off, Ong revealed that Azmin has been most incompetent. If anything, Ong, of all people should know how Miti works, having been a deputy minister there himself.
The episode reminds me of my personal experience at work. I have seen how certain bosses take credit for the sleepless nights put in by their subordinates. These shameless bosses don’t even have the decency to give their staff a pat on their backs.
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| Fowl play: chicken shortage result of multiple govt cock-ups, farmer claims |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-06-2022, 11:54 AM - Forum: Business. Economy and Investment
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KUALA LUMPUR – The current chicken shortage in the Malaysian market stems from a series of poor government decisions, observed a local player.
The chicken farmer, who did not want to be named due to “fear of repercussions”, pointed towards the rising costs of chicken feed.
“The price of chickens is controlled, but the price of feed made from corn, which we import, has gone up along with transportation costs.
“In the global market, countries are scrambling to get their hands on the feed,” he told The Vibes when contacted.
Now, due to the rising costs and fixed price of chickens, farmers have been forced to reduce their supply.
Maintaining a steady supply of chicken, he said, would see losses borne by farmers.
He stressed that the price of the birds needs to be increased, but the government seems to be lagging or outright refusing to budge on the matter.
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| Vernacular schools open doors to new opportunities |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-06-2022, 09:21 AM - Forum: Educations
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KUALA LUMPUR – Knowledge has no boundaries especially when it comes to mastering another language that is not your mother tongue.
In fact, it opens doors to new opportunities for those wanting to advance in their careers or aiming to establish themselves as industry leaders.
While vernacular schools and their role in education continue to be a thorny issue in the country, it benefits Malaysians of various ethnicities by being fluent in Chinese and Tamil.
Assoc Prof Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin, a criminologist at Psychology and Human Well-Being Research Centre, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia attended Tamil primary school in SJK (T) in Menglembu, Ipoh before completing his secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Anderson, Ipoh, Perak.
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| ‘Clueless’ PM and Cabinet put us in bad shape, says Zaid |
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Posted by: superadmin - 02-06-2022, 09:16 AM - Forum: Politics
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PETALING JAYA: A former minister has hit out at Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and his Cabinet, saying they are so inept that none of them are worthy of being a “poster boy”.
“The country is in a bad shape and it’s because we lack good leadership. This bunch is clueless,” Zaid Ibrahim told FMT.
The former law minister listed a slew of problems facing the country, from a stuttering economy, labour shortages, skyrocketing food prices and rising inflation to an “ineffective” finance minister who “does not understand the struggles of those on the ground”.
“People are suffering and the person in charge of the nation’s purse doesn’t seem to comprehend what is happening. It is quite alarming,” he said, in a reference to finance minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz’s reluctance to allow more withdrawals from the Employees Provident Fund.
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