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Guan Eng tells Dr Mahathir eating with chopsticks doesn’t make one less Malaysian Posted by: superadmin - 12-13-2021, 11:55 AM - Forum: Stop Racism and Religious Bigotry - No Replies In sharp rebuke, Guan Eng tells Dr Mahathir eating with chopsticks doesn’t make one less Malaysian KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng described the reference about chopsticks made by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as simplistic and offensive to the Chinese community, whom the latter suggested have yet to “assimilate”. The former prime minister had reportedly used the reference to describe the obstacle to efforts to assimilate the Chinese community, a view he has consistently expressed throughout his political career despite it having been repeatedly debunked. Lim, a former senior member of Dr Mahathir's cabinet lineup, said the suggestion that the use of chopsticks — as opposed to using hands to feed — is a sign of Chinese identity was factually wrong, noting that the cutlery was also an integral part of other cultures. - More -   Expect surprises in Iban seats, says analyst Posted by: superadmin - 12-13-2021, 11:14 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies KUCHING: The ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak could be in for some surprises in the coming state elections especially in Iban seats, says a political analyst. Dick Lembang Dugun of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak said newcomers Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) will pose the biggest threat to GPS in these areas. “There are several ‘hot seats’ like Ngemah where GPS, then the Sarawak Barisan Nasional, won by only 154 votes in 2016. GPS is fielding a newcomer, Anyi Jana. There is a chance it could lose this seat,” said Dugun. “Another seat is Tamin, which Christopher Gira Sambang of GPS will be defending in a straight fight against Joseph Entulu Belaun, a well-known figure in the community being a former federal minister.” Even Baleh, the seat held by the late Sarawak deputy chief minister James Masing, is not a safe seat. It will be contested by Masing’s nephew, Nicholas Kudi Jantai, but Dugun said there were murmurs on the ground that he did not enjoy the full support of the Parti Rakyat Sarawak grassroots. - More -   Umno elections expected in November 2022 Posted by: superadmin - 12-12-2021, 06:33 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies SEREMBAN: The Umno party elections for the 2021/2023 term may be held in November next year, says deputy president Mohamad Hasan. He said the elections had to be held before the expiry of the current leadership’s term, which is in December 2022. The elections at the branch level, therefore, have to be held by July at the latest, he told reporters after opening the delegate meetings of the Rembau Umno Wanita, Youth and Puteri movements here today. He was asked to comment on a proposal by several Umno divisions for the party elections to be held at least a year before the 15th general election (GE15). To a question whether there was a proposal at the latest Umno Supreme Council meeting for the top five party posts not to be contested at the coming party elections, Mohamad said there was no such proposal. - More -   Kit Siang slams ‘simpleton’ Puad, says he’s open to RCI on Zeti Posted by: superadmin - 12-12-2021, 06:15 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: Lim Kit Siang has hit back at an Umno Supreme Council member for labelling him a “hypocrite” over the DAP supremo’s supposed selective calls in pushing for a royal commission of inquiry (RCI). In a strongly worded statement, the DAP supremo called Puad Zarkarshi a “national fraud” and a “simpleton” for making baseless allegations. Earlier today, Puad called Lim the “most hypocritical politician” for being silent on calls for an RCI into other matters, including on former Bank Negara Malaysia governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz and former minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop’s role in the 1MDB scandal. But Lim said he had no objection to any RCI into the role of Zeti and Nor Mohamed in the 1MDB scandal. He also asked whether Puad would agree to an RCI being set up to look into the 1MDB scandal to uncover the attempted cover-up of the wrongdoing, which Lim claimed Puad was part of. - More -   Why can ‘Uyghur Tribunal’ farce be staged in the West? Posted by: superadmin - 12-12-2021, 05:03 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies The farce staged by the so-called "Uyghur Tribunal" reached its climax on Thursday with the Tribunal issuing a final ruling. It's well known that the Tribunal is not a judicial institution, nor does it have any authority to carry out judicial activities, international judicial investigations or related trials. In a legal sense, it has staged an absurd drama that's serving Western politics.  There are non-governmental pseudo-courts in the West. But those so-called courts are generally marginal. They cannot garner attention if filing accusations against small countries, and if they criticize the US, the capital-controlled media will neglect them. Those "courts" are too maverick, and therefore cannot receive response in the West.  But "Uyghur Tribunal" is an absolute exception. The game of it pretending to be a court has been played out as if the Tribunal is a real court. Everyone knows it's a fake one, but the British and other Western media outlets have interacted with it in an unprecedented enthusiastic manner. They are keen on following and reporting the Tribunal's whole process from "trial" to "ruling" and have almost treated it as a real court. No mainstream Western media outlet stood out and said to it: Don't get into the drama too deeply, it's just a pseudo-court.    Three British MPs sanctioned by China were present when the pseudo-court held a press conference to publicize its "ruling." They had an obvious motivation to vent anger at China. But even so, they should have followed the rules rather than deliberately confuse ideological activities with judicial ones. The British parliament as the country's legislative body should feel shameful about those MPs.  - More -   I don’t see Mahathir becoming PM for a third time, says Kit Siang Posted by: superadmin - 12-12-2021, 01:17 PM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang says he is unaware of any DAP leader eager to return to power with Dr Mahathir Mohamad as the prime minister for the third time. “I have become an octogenarian. Mahathir is older – he just celebrated his 96th birthday. I do not see him becoming prime minister a third time,” Lim said in a statement. He was responding to a report that quoted Johor DAP leader Dr Boo Cheng Hau as saying there were voices in DAP calling for Anwar Ibrahim to step down as opposition leader as they were eager to return to power and were now cosying up to Mahathir, hoping to return to power one day. “I don’t think Dr Boo is doing a service to DAP or to himself by concocting such baseless stories,” Lim said. - More -   24-year-old Cherishe Ng set to make waves in S’wak polls Posted by: superadmin - 12-12-2021, 11:15 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies KUALA LUMPUR – Will a 24-year-old politician make a splash in Batu Lintang during the campaign period before Sarawak heads to the polls on December 18? Sarawak PKR’s Cherishe Ng Phuay Hui is going up against four older men but believes she has a winning chance to make a difference in the Batu Lintang state constituency. “I am the youngest candidate going up against four older men, two of which are in their golden years, with experience, but I believe I can do just as well. “PKR has been advocating for youths to be in the forefront, and acknowledges that we are the future generation to lead the nation,” she told The Vibes. “For example, in the Melaka election, campaigning had to be done via social media due to the health standard operating procedures, which gave the younger generation the opportunity to contribute ideas about it.” Ng highlighted that none of the 82 incumbents in Sarawak were under 30 and half of them are in the retirement age group. - More -   Some politicians still want the right to hop, says Azalina Posted by: superadmin - 12-12-2021, 09:24 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies PETALING JAYA: Umno Supreme Council member Azalina Othman Said feels there are two likely reasons why her proposal for recall elections was rejected in the Dewan Rakyat this week. One is that the government intends to draw up its own law, and the other is that some politicians do not want party hopping stopped. However, she remains confident that the law will come to pass. Azalina, the former deputy speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, said the government has given an undertaking to ban party hopping because of its political understanding with the opposition. “Maybe that’s why the government decided it would be much better if the bill came from them.” she said after seeing her private member’s bill being shot down twice, with the latest rejection coming this week. - More -   Additional advisors in an already bloated cabinet Posted by: superadmin - 12-12-2021, 09:03 AM - Forum: Politics - No Replies OCT: When Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has the liberty to appoint anyone as his advisors, there is nothing the rakyat can do about it. Affordability is not a criterion. The most important criterion is ‘sokong’ (support) the leader and don't become a frog. It is very hard to fathom why the PM needs additional advisors when he already has a large cabinet of ministers. When a person is not accountable for his decisions, there is a tendency to abuse his power and for corruption to fester. For the PM, what he wants is what he gets. A principled PM will justify such appointments with return on investment (ROI) and set clear job scopes. The PM asked the rakyat to be prudent in spending while he keeps on spending without a care for the country. Malaysia will be bankrupt soon if this continues. - More -   5G agency DNB could be the next 1MDB, warns Anwar Posted by: superadmin - 12-11-2021, 09:59 PM - Forum: Business. Economy and Investment - No Replies PETALING JAYA: The lack of transparency behind the appointment of 5G rollout agency Digital Nasional Bhd has the potential to evolve into a scandal that is as big as 1MDB, Anwar Ibrahim warned. The opposition leader said that the apparent unilateral decision reeked of cronyism, and raised the possibility of corruption and leakages taking place. “And a new scandal will emerge that could be similar to or bigger than 1MDB,” he said in a video. 1MDB, a government investment arm has been roiled in a multi-billion scandal involving money laundering, fraud, and illegal transfers of funds. He was reiterating a warning he made at the Dewan Rakyat last week where he was reported to have said that the DNB affair “is almost as big as 1MDB. I want to remind the minister that if a mistake is made, it will end up like 1MDB in court”. - More - Pages (1286): « Previous 1 … 899 900 901 902 903 … 1286 Next » Jump to page: