ARCHIVES 2012

However, it is ultimately up to the attorney-general to decide whether to take the human rights operating entity to court, says minister Ismail Sabri Yakob.

Anisah Shukry, FMT

Six government agencies are taking action against Suara Inisiatif Sdn Bhd, the operating entity of human rights organisation Suaram, under five sections of the Companies Act 1965.

(Asia One) - JAKARTA - A rally protesting the movie, Innocence of Muslims, turned chaotic as members of the Islamic Society Forum (FUI) clashed with police in front of the US Embassy in Jakarta on Monday.

(Asia One) - THAILAND - The US Embassy will close today when "several hundred people" are expected to protest about an anti-Islam film in front of the mission's compound in downtown Bangkok.

ART HARUN

Rumour has it that there are some politicians flying all over the country to induce a mass party-hopping, whether before or after the next general election. This calls into question the sanctity of the people’s vote and choice at the election. And if we view this from a macro viewpoint, it brings into sharp focus the mockery of democracy that this act may result in.

Ida Lim, The Malaysian Insider

The Companies Commission of Malaysia (CCM) plans to bring charges against the operating entity of Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) for its “misleading accounts”, the Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.

Suaram members at the launch of the ‘Stand up for Suaram’ campaign outside the CCM office in Kuala Lumpur on September 18, 2012. — Picture by Saw Siow Feng

Ida Lim, The Malaysian Insider

Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) will give its full co-operation in the probe against it by six government agencies, the human rights watchdog’s chairman Arumugan Kalimuthu said today.

Khoo menegaskan bahawa PR masih belum tampil dengan ‘kabinet bayangan’ atau kerajaan menunggu. — Gambar-gambar oleh Saw Siow Feng 

Ida Lim, The Malaysian Insider

Pemerhati politik meragui mengenai kesediaan Pakatan Rakyat (PR) untuk memerintah Malaysia jika gabungan itu berjaya untuk merampas Putrajaya pada pilihan raya umum (PRU) akan datang, dengan mengatakan terdapat isu-isu yang tidak dapat diselesaikan dan menggugat peluang mereka.

Mariah Doksil, Borneo Post

KOTA KINABALU: Former deputy minister Datuk Haji Yahya Lampong spelled out his reason for joining the opposition, saying it was nothing personal but just Barisan Nasional’s (BN) system of having absolute power, which he said is similar to the communist brand of politics.

We would like to inform you that the Bruno Manser Fund is about to release an explosive report on the Malaysian Taib family, one of South East Asia's most notorious kleptocratic clans. The report entitled "The Taib Timber Mafia. Facts and Figures on Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) from Sarawak, Malaysia" contains twenty portraits and details on the corrupt business connections of long-term Sarawak Chief Minister, Abdul Taib Mahmud ("Taib"), and his closest family members and associates. Taib is the main culprit for the destructive logging of the rainforests of Sarawak, one of the world's biodiversity hotspots.

SAPP wants the people of Sabah to rise up against BN and Umno to demand the reinstatement of the original terms of the Malaysia Agreement.

Joseph Bingkasan, FMT

KOTA KINABALU: Frustrated with the current scenario, the Sabah-based political party led by former chief minister Yong Teck Lee wants to reinstate the original terms of the 20-point Malaysia Agreement inked in 1963.