Shadow Policy Committee

By Clara Chooi A PAS MP filed an emergency motion notice to Parliament today, calling for the immediate release of Sungai Siput MP Dr Michael Jeyakumar, currently under remand for allegedly “waging war against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong”. Dr Hatta Ramli (PAS-Kuala Krai) confirmed with The Malaysian Insider this afternoon that notice had been given to the office of Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia this morning. “We, Pakatan Rakyat (PR) MPs, stand behind a man who was chosen by the people. He fights not only for the rights of those in Sungai Siput but for the entire country. “You (the police) have [prevented] an MP [from] serving his duties in the House. In any democratic country, no parliamentarian should be mishandled like this. We are very unhappy and we want justice,” he told a joint press conference earlier today with other Pakatan Rakyat (PR) MPs. He said the Speaker will decide on the motion by Wednesday. During the press conference, PR lawmakers expressed their dis...

Pakatan Rakyat memutuskan untuk menghentikan penerbitan semua parti komponennya ekoran ancaman yang berulangkali dari Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN), yang mengeluarkan permit penerbitan mereka. Ia diputuskan dalam mesyuarat pucuk pimpinan Pakatan di Parlimen hari ini, di mana pemimpin tertingginya memutuskan untuk menangguhkan penerbitan, sementara menunggu satu pertemuan dengan pegawai KDN. Akhbar rasmi parti komponen Pakatan - Harakah (PAS), Suara Keadilan (PKR) dan Rocket (DAP) telah menerima surat tunjuk sebab dari KDN kerana didakwa melakukan pelbagai kesalaan. Ketua Pembangkang, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim berkata, mereka akan bekerjasama dengan mematuhi prosedur yang diperlukan dan garispanduan yang dikenakan. "Buat sementara waktu, lidah rasmi parti sama ada Suara Keadilan, Harakah dan Roket ditangguhkan penerbitannya dan keputusan ini akan dikaji semula minggu depan bagi membolehkan kita bertemu Hishammuddin. "Kami akan menjawab semua surat tunjuk sebab...

Several Penang-based Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are against the police's move to raid residential houses for pirated discs. Penang Consumer Protection Association (PCPA) president K.Koris Atan said the move was "not feasible and ridiculous", adding that it was just a rumour being circulated by the public."What if the consumer themselves burn a copy of movie or songs for their own consumption and keep the discs, is that wrong? The police have to use their own discretion in this matter," he said.Koris said the police had more urgent matters to attend to, like maintaining peace and public order, than to go after individuals with pirated discs. "The police and the Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry should go after the big fish instead, like those involved with illegally manufacturing such discs," he added. Penang CPO Datuk Wira Ayub Yaakob said the police may check homes and set up roadblocks in the states to search for pirated discs or video a...

By: Lim Kit Siang, DAP Parliamentary Leader and Ipoh Timor MP Are Malaysians seeing the start of the Najib crackdown from events of the past week? These developments include: 16.3.09: DAP MP for Puchong Gobind Singh Deo suspended for one year in “kangaroo court” proceeding in Parliament without parliamentary pay and privileges for asking the Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak whether he was involved in the murder case of Mongolian Altantuya Shariibuu. 17.3.09: DAP National Chairman and MP for Bukit Gelugor Karpal Singh charged under the Sedition Act 1948 for stating that a State Ruler can be brought to court in their official and personal capacities under the Constitution. 18.3.09: Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) showed utter contempt for the doctrine of separation of powers and continued harassment of the Perak State Assembly Committee of Privileges chaired by Perak State Assembly Speaker V. Sivakumar for suspending usurper Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Zambry Abdul Kadi...