Archive for September 15th, 2022

Upholding press freedom should be one of the KPIs of the Minister for Communications and Multimedia and Annuar Musa should intervene to resolve the two press freedom cases of the NST and the Edge

(Versi BM)

Upholding press freedom should be one of the KPIs of the Minister for Communications and Multimedia and Annuar Musa should intervene to resolve the two press freedom cases of the NST and the Edge.

The Prime Minister, Ismail Sabri has guaranteed press freedom in Malaysia and Annuar must implement this guarantee in both cases. Read the rest of this entry »

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Samy Vellu was a great fighter, RIP

Although Samy Vellu was responsible for my seven-month suspension from Parliament in 1992, there was nothing personal between us as we have the greatest respect for each other.

Samy Vellu was a great fighter and the country as lost a great son with his demise. RIP.

(Media Statement (3) by DAP MP for Iskandar Puteri Lim Kit Siang in Gelang Patah on Thursday, 15th September 2022)

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Is Rahmat Mohamad prepared to convene an emergency meeting of Suhakam Commissioners to draw up a special Suhakam programme with time-line for the ratification of the six international covenants, including ICERD, as well as the Rome Statute

(Versi BM)

As the Suhakam Chairman Rahmat Mohamad said he is not an opponent of ICERD and the Rome Statute, is he prepared to convene an emergency meeting of Suhakam Commissioners to draw up a special Suhakam programme with time-line for the ratification of the six international covenants, including the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), and the Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court?

In the Suhakam programme, Suhakam commissioners should conduct a campaign to educate Malaysians, including all political parties, to understand that the ratification of the six international human rights covenants (including ICERD) and the Rome Statute have nothing to do with being anti-Malay, anti-Islam or anti-Royalty. Read the rest of this entry »

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Has Hishammuddin given up on the idea of an RCI into RM9 billion LCS scandal altogether?

(Versi BM)

This is “No News is Bad News” with regard to the RM9 billion littoral combatant ships (LCS) scandal.

The Cabinet met yesterday and the Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein has not made any announcement about the setting up of a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into the RM9 billion LCS scandal.
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