Will PAS condemn the Taliban for banning women from universities in Afghanistan?…Unlikely

Taliban says women banned from universities in Afghanistan Afghanistan’s Taliban-run higher education ministry has said that female students would not be allowed access to the country’s universities until further notice. A letter, confirmed by a spokesperson for the higher education ministry on Tuesday, instructed Afghan public and private universities to suspend access to female students…

Amid deadly east coast floods, PAS president Hadi Awang is busy politicking

“People are busy with the flood, what are you harping on? Why is PN so desperate for power to the point that you can tweet like this even when the rakyat is beset by calamity? It’s like you have no common sense.” Hadi draws flak for politicking amid deadly east coast floods KUALA LUMPUR –…

Appointment of new House Speaker is clearest proof that Anwar has support of at least 148 MPs

“It doesn’t matter that the premier did not manage to prove he has the support of 148 MPs in the vote of confidence. The appointment of Johari Abdul as the new House Speaker with 147 votes (deputy economic affairs minister Hanifah Hajar was absent) is the clearest proof that Anwar has the support of at…

Muhyiddin and Hadi: Typical of sour grapes

For a man who didn’t want to be prime minister but showed his defiance in front of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong last Nov 22 at the palace proved just the opposite. Muhyiddin desperately wanted the top job, as if his life depended on it. COMMENT | Muhyiddin and Hadi: Typical of sour grapes COMMENT |…

MACC probes alleged misappropriation under Muhyiddin’s PN govt involving RM92.5 BILLION govt funds

MACC probes RM92.5bil spent on Covid-19 management by PN govt PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission says its investigation into the alleged misappropriation of funds by the previous Perikatan Nasional-led (PN) government is focused on the RM92.5 billion the government actually spent on Covid-19 management measures. In a statement, MACC said the finance ministry has…

PAS state govt in Terengganu criminalises pregnancy outside of marriage and bans unisex hair salons…WHAT’S next?

Inhumane for T’ganu to punish out-of-wedlock pregnancies: women’s advocates KUALA LUMPUR – The decision by the Terengganu state assembly to criminalise pregnancy outside of marriage has drawn ire from civil society groups who slammed the amendment to the state’s shariah laws as being “inhumane and deplorable”. Muslim women’s rights group Sisters in Islam (SIS) criticised…

Muhyiddin was backdoor PM after Sheraton Move, now sour grapes

YOURSAY| Muhyiddin, pot calling the kettle black SUN: Behold the practical demonstration of the old fable that we were taught in schools, sour grapes. A constitutionally appointed government, sanctioned by the Rulers is being labelled as illegitimate by Malay- first, Bersatu chairperson Muhyiddin Yassin. Did he not rely on this same group of so-called kleptocrats…

Anwar’s govt is absolutely not a minority govt, but a strong and stable unity govt with two-thirds majority!

Leaders of PAS Islamist party should stop proving that they are a bunch of sore losers who cannot accept the fact that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) had chosen Anwar Ibrahim over Muhyiddin Yassin as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia. They also cannot accept the fact that the Monarch was wise in choosing moderate…