Malaysiaku, Negaraku

  By Erika Yoong      IT is everyone’s wish that after the holy month of Ramadan is over,  with  th e  new month of Shawal, people will once again focus on  boosting  the country’s economy.    All parties especially the  political leaders  should heed  His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim King of Malaysia ’s advice to “ set an example for harmonious relations by working to bridge religious, racial, and cultural differences instead of adding to the division. ” This is what every rakyat in this country  wants  – a prosperous nation, where  its  productivity and  a  robust economy can help raise the standard of living for everyone.    While addressing the Middle East conflict,  Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim  (PMX) remind ed  the people to focus on reviving the econom y and “ safeguard the nation’s financial and economic stability.”   Restraint is the Key   ...

By Stephen Ng I WISH to thank both Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and especially Minister of Home Affairs, Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail as well as his former political secretary, Johari Kassim who have worked diligently to solve the problem of stateless people.           Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”           Yet, people are more precious in the eyes of the Almighty. The unity government has undertaken a task that no other governments in the past wanted to look into – the plight of over a hundred thousand stateless people in the country. Background           This problem, which resulted from the amendment to the federal constitution from jus soli to jus sanguinis , has robbed these stateless people of a good future.           As we look bac...

  Point 1. I AM fed up with all the articles which are in circulation now trying to implicate Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (PMX) for ALMOST EVERYTHING, including the commutation of disgraced former Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak.  Even though there are so many good explanations given by people such as the above by a senior lawyer, Datuk Kenny Ng, people still put on their blinkers and prefer to be led by the nose hook.  I am glad to quote my friend, Kenny. I think his summary is very succint. He has hit the nail on the head. People can call him and others who disagree with them as 'Anwar's barua ' but I sometimes want to ask, whose barua do they belong to then?    Constitutionally what AI said is entirely correct. The prosecution by the AGC represents the action of the Executive whereas the trial of Najib was the action of the Judiciary independent from the Executive. Once justice finally ends at the Judiciary, then mercy begins with t...