On the morning of 11 January 2010, YB Mujahid Yusof Rawa, MP for Parit Buntar, called me asking if my office could organise a dialogue for him as a representative of PAS with the church leaders in Penang. The main objective was for Mujahid to…
It is with great anger and frustration, I am writing this in the hope that changes be made to ensure that effective and fast procedures are put in place for EPF Withdrawal for Health Care. The recent incident of the late Ahmad Nazri should be…
A HOTEL employee is upset that her late husband did not get the chance to go through a procedure to insert two stents for a heart problem due to red tape. Roszita Ahmad, 47, alleged that the Penang Hospital and the EPF office had delayed…
Apabila saya mengambil alih sebagai Setiausaha Agung DAP pada tahun 2004, saya dan rakan seperjuangan bertekad untuk memimpin sebuah Parti yang beraspirasi membentuk Kerajaan dan bukan sebuah Parti yang akan kekal sebagai Pembangkang. Sesebuah parti politik yang tidak mempunyai aspirasi mencapai kuasa politik bagi melaksanakan…
Setting up a Penang Technology Centre modeled after the famed San Jose Tech Centre in the US and recalibrating Penang’s education agenda were among the ideas put forth by industries and academia to spur students’ interest in science and technology. During the protem Penang Science…
Lim Kit Siang said the Middle Malaysia concept mooted by DAP stresses national transformation in bracing future economic challenges while more effectively uniting all Malaysians. He said we must not interpret the new economic model purely from economic perspectives, but must first put in place…
“Saya rasa terkilan dengan apa yang berlaku, kini semuanya sudah terlambat kerana suami saya telah pun meninggal dunia.” Itulah luahan kesedihan Roszita Ahmad, 48, setelah gagal mengeluarkan wang Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) untuk membiayai kos pembedahan jantung suaminya, Ahmad Nazri Ibrahim, 47. “Kami ada…
Penang has generally been overwhelmed by deep sorrow over the tragic loss of a teacher and 5 students of Chung Ling National Type Secondary School during the dragon boat training mishap in waters off Macallum Street Ghaut on Sunday 17 January 2010. These are no…
CENTURIES back, tribes in Arabia were said to have each consulted a gathering of elders and community leaders for guidance in making decisions for the people. The use of such a council, called the “shura”, was meant to act as a congenial forum for decisions…
Proposed Regulations For Private Dragon Boat Clubs On Safety Measures I support the suggestion by the Penang State Government that the Federal Government establish a formal inquiry into the dragon boat mishap at Gat Lebuh Macallum that caused the loss of 6 lives. Following the…
To all Malaysians who created the GE14 miracle, keep fighting. We will be back stronger.