FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE We note with grave alarm that our colleagues at The Malaysian Insider (TMI), including the publisher of The Edge Media Group, have been arrested by police apparently to aid investigations over a report published on March 25 concerning the Conference of Rulers and a proposal to amend laws concerning Islamic law. We… Continue reading Release the “TMI 5” immediately – FCCM
Month: March 2015
Biggest crackdown of free speech in Malaysia
Arrests of journalists: Najib goes one better than Dr M … The arrest of the TMI journalists comes in the wake of the biggest crackdown of free speech ever in Malaysia. Over the past few months, the government led by Prime Minister Najib Razak has arrested more than 150 people – Opposition politicians, civil society… Continue reading Biggest crackdown of free speech in Malaysia
‘1MDB has hit raw nerve, converts BN backers’
A DAP lawmaker today claimed that the controversies surrounding 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) is convincing strong BN supporters to switch to the Pakatan camp. “1MDB is hitting a raw nerve. That day, when I was in a shopping mall, I was approached by two men who told me they started supporting Pakatan three weeks ago,… Continue reading ‘1MDB has hit raw nerve, converts BN backers’
Centralised power, weak institutions allowed 1MDB to happen
Centralised power, weak institutions allowed 1MDB to happen, says Sarawak Report editor Over-concentration of power in Malaysia, weak public institutions, the muzzled mainstream media and lack of transparency had allowed businessman Low Taek Jho to allegedly siphon billions of ringgit from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Clare Rewcastle Brown said today. The editor of whistleblower site,… Continue reading Centralised power, weak institutions allowed 1MDB to happen
80% of Malaysian workers below poverty line after retirement
80 per cent of Malaysian workers end up poor, who to blame? COMMENT: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) says 80 per cent of Malaysian workers end up with savings below the poverty line at the age of 55. This is not only shocking but also worrying. Generally, it means the majority of Malaysian workers are… Continue reading 80% of Malaysian workers below poverty line after retirement
Dr M: How did PM’s stepson afford lush condos
Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has joined in the chorus of calls to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to explain his family’s wealth. In a post on his blog today, Mahathir took aim at Najib’s stepson Riza Aziz, questioning how Riza could afford hundreds of millions of ringgit to purchase real estate in the… Continue reading Dr M: How did PM’s stepson afford lush condos
1Malaysia – now vomiting
Like many Malaysians, I am vomiting through the dungeons of my soul reading the reports daily on the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), if it is true that the leaders of this country are bankrupting it. This is especially so when 1MDB may one day suck the blood, sweat, and tears dry out of the long… Continue reading 1Malaysia – now vomiting
DAP calls Putrajaya’s SRC another financial scandal in the making
DAP today sounded the alarm on another possible financial scandal similar to 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s (1MDB) dubious dealings, this time with SRC International Sdn Bhd, a former subsidiary of the troubled state investment fund which had taken a RM4 billion government-backed loan. Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua said SRC International had taken the loan… Continue reading DAP calls Putrajaya’s SRC another financial scandal in the making
RM950 million ‘standby credit’ to 1MDB a bailout by any name
A bailout by any name, PKR says of RM950 million ‘standby credit’ to 1MDB Contradictory statements by the Finance Ministry and the chief of troubled 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s (1MDB) about the nature of RM950 million channeled to the state investment fund show that it is clearly a bailout, PKR said today. With Putrajaya calling it… Continue reading RM950 million ‘standby credit’ to 1MDB a bailout by any name
Why are lobsters exempted from GST?
Why are lobsters, not books and medicines, exempted from GST? PKR MP asks KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 – A PKR lawmaker questioned today Putrajaya’s rationale behind imposing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on healthcare and education when luxury food items like lobsters are being exempted. Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar echoed similar calls… Continue reading Why are lobsters exempted from GST?
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