The months spanning 1998 and 1999 were a watershed for Pas. It was the height of the reformasi movement around ousted deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, and Pas was one of the parties that rode the wave of sympathetic support for him. Pas’…
THANKS to public generosity, nine-month-old Nur Aisha Sofia will be able to lead a normal life after undergoing a major heart surgery. Nur Aisha, who suffered from a hole in the heart and artery failure, underwent the surgery at a private hospital in Penang on…
A TWO-DAY forum with the theme ‘Restructuring and Reshaping Penang’ is scheduled to take place at the E&O Hotel in Penang beginning on June 1. Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s policy advisor Liew Chin Tong said the forum was aimed at providing a platform…
The Majlis Syura Ulama (Consultative Council of Religious Scholars) in PAS was created in 1983 to give substance to newly-adopted policy of kepimpinan ulama (leadership by scholars). Previously, the Dewan Ulama – established in the early years of PAS along with Dewan Pemuda and Dewan…
The concept of kepimpinan ulama (leadership by ulama), and the structure of the Majlis Syura Ulama, is central to the identity of post-1982 PAS. However, this has been increasingly questioned internally in the recent years with the influx of highly-educated middle-class members in the aftermath…
The post of Barisan Nasional (BN) chief coordinator has been called a “consolation prize” for MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek, who has been sidelined in the party by his boss, Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat. There’s also talk that the post…
PAS delegates from all over the country are due to gather at Stadium Shah Alam next month for their muktamar, or general assembly. The dust has barely settled on the list of nominations—most notably, 16 for vice-president and 86 for the Central PAS Exco, making…
For a while there, PAS nearly gave Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) a scare for the upcoming Penanti by-election — the party’s Permatang Pauh division wanted the seat for itself. In fact, newly elected Penang PAS Youth chief Yusni Mat Tiah even told the press there…
DAP calls on the Malaysian government to initiate the process to suspend Myanmar from ASEAN until democracy is restored. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
The position of the Malaysian Ambassador to the United States of America, arguably the most important ambassadorial appointment, has been vacant for almost a year, following the retirement of Ambassador Datuk Dr. Rajmah Hussain on 20 June 2008. According to a report in Malaysia Insider…