Activist: Malaysian Malays Still Cannot Accept Non-Muslim PM
PETALING JAYA: The majority of those who responded to a survey conducted by social activist Fahmi Reza rejected the possibility of Malaysia having a non-Muslim prime minister some day. According to a...
View ArticleChina Larang Puasa Semasa Ramadan Di Kawasan Ramai Muslim
Para pegawai China dikatakan melarang kakitangan awam, para pelajar dan kanak-kanak di wilayah Xinjiang yang ramai penganut Islam daripada berpuasa semasa bulan Ramadan. Demikian menurut lelaman web...
View ArticleMuhamad Faisal Manap Emerges As WP Vice-Chairman, After Latest CEC Meeting
The Workers’ Party (WP) held its first Central Executive Council (CEC) meeting on 7 June 2016 following the election of the CEC on 29 May 2016. The office bearers of the Workers’ Party elected for the...
View ArticleUN Leader Says He Bowed To Threat From Saudis On Rights Violations
The UN secretary-general is supposed to answer to every nation on Earth — and no nation at all. So the unusually frank admission by the secretary-general, Mr Ban Ki-moon, on Thursday (June 9) that he...
View ArticleMDA To Take Action Over Same-Sex Kiss In Les Miserables
A kissing scene between two male actors has been removed from the musical Les Miserables after complaints from members of the public. In a statement to The New Paper today (June 11), a spokesman for...
View ArticleSingaporeans Silently Resent Malaysians Living In Singapore
When Singaporeans complain about foreigners, they are particularly referring to people from their neighbour country “Malaysia”. They need to use subtle way to complain to the Government. Most...
View ArticleWAAPD: Reject PinkDot & LGBT Agenda Through Intellectual, Policy Engagement,...
Message from waapd admins In response to the recent post on violence. WAAPD is made up of a cross section of Singaporeans from all walks of life, belief systems, ethnicity, gender and creed. We were...
View ArticleMHA: Political, Controversial Social Issues Should Be Decided by Singaporeans...
The Government has always taken the position that foreigners and foreign entities should not interfere in our domestic matters (“Clarity needed on ‘interference by foreign entities’” by Ms Corinna Lim;...
View ArticleWalid J.Abdullah: Iraq Invasion Precipitated ISIS’ Rise, Widespread...
The Chilcot Inquiry has concluded that Blair’s invasion of Iraq was unjustified, and completely unnecessary. Basically, the report stated the obvious. But it’s still great to have it in...
View ArticleGovt To Keep Ability To Amend Constitution Without Vote: Shanmugam
With social spending set to increase to support a rapidly ageing population, the Government needs to preserve its ability to make the “necessary adjustments” to the Constitution to strengthen the...
View ArticleISIS Launches Malay-Language Propaganda Newspaper In Southeast Asia
KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — Terror group Islamic State (IS) is trying to increase its reach in South-east Asia by launching a Malay-language publication for its supporters in the region, according to a...
View ArticleSignificance And Consequences Of ISIS Attack In Madinah
Just when you thought Daesh (so-called IS) militants couldn’t add anything more gruesome to their image, they proved us all wrong again on Tuesday when they targeted the Prophet Mohammad’s Mosque in...
View ArticleSingapore’s Retirement Age Has To Go At Some Point: DPM Tharman
Singapore’s retirement age has to go “at some point”, said Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam at a dialogue at the World Cities Summit yesterday. It is critical that older workers be seen as...
View ArticleDamanhuri Abas: The Turkey Failed Coup Exposes Western Hypocrisy On Democracy
The failed coup in Turkey exposes again (but conveniently ignored in mainstream discourse) western hypocrisy. It can be deduced from western mainstream media as the coup unfolds, their inclination to...
View ArticleTMJ Dakwa Ada Bukti FAM Amalkan Rasuah Selama 30 Tahun
Tunku Mahkota Johor, Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim mendakwa beliau mempunyai bukti bahawa Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia (FAM) dicemari amalan rasuah selama 30 tahun. Dalam catatan di laman Facebook...
View ArticleProposed Kelantan Cinema, Its First In 26 Years, Sparks Protests, Excitement
The Kelantan Youth wing of opposition Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) has delivered a memorandum of protest against the opening of the first cinema in the east coast state since the Islamist party took...
View ArticleLearning To Appreciate Islamic Thought In Modern Context
A programme for aspiring Islamic religious leaders to better understand religious teachings in the context of contemporary, plural societies was launched yesterday. A total of 40 recent graduates and...
View ArticleNormal Practice For Ministers To Be Given Expedited Clearance At Checkpoints:...
It is normal practice for the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) to give expedited clearance to ministers, ICA said on Tuesday (July 19) in response to media queries. ICA also confirmed that...
View ArticleNew Report On Iraq Invasion Raises Questions Around Singapore’s Involvement
In 2003, Singapore deployed servicemen, ships and aircraft to the Persian Gulf in support of the Iraq war, as part of a mission to “maintain security” and to see Iraq achieve self-government through a...
View ArticleMenteri Pengangkutan Malaysia: Penguatkuasaan Sistem VEP Tetap Akan Diteruskan
Kerajaan Malaysia tidak mempunyai rancangan untuk membatalkan pelaksanaan Permit Kemasukan Kenderaan (VEP) dan menyatakan bahawa ia akan disambung semula sebaik sahaja sistem tersebut bersedia untuk...
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