The deafening silence and inaction of the police was questioned by a lawyer who is representing the families of three victims in the Durian Tunggal, Melaka police shootout case. “The case has not been classified under section 302 for murder,” said Rajesh Nagarajan. “We demand that all the shooters are suspended, investigated and charged in…
Law and Institutional Reform Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said confirmed that the separation of powers of the Attorney General (AG) and public prosecutor is in the second phase. The Cabinet has agreed to a complete separation model which has been discussed at length in the comparative study final report that was handed over to…
HEMA SUBRAMANIAM In conjunction with World Human Rights Day, I write not only as a citizen, but as a witness and survivor of the same cyberbullying and online abuse incident involving the late influencer Esha, and as someone deeply alarmed by the total failure to protect victims of digital violence in Malaysia. Over the past…
JAMES CHIN Analysts, party leaders, political influencers, and every Tom, Dick, and Harry with a phone and a social media account, have performed their own autopsy on Sabah election results. That state election, which concluded last week, saw an almost wipe-out for peninsula-based parties. Pakatan Harapan (PH) only managed to secure one seat through PKR,…
S SHASHI KUMAR It has been three years since the current Pakatan Harapan coalition government, led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, came into power. Yet Malaysians remain disappointed, dissatisfied, and increasingly betrayed by the unfulfilled promises and hopes raised during GE15. While the Prime Minister continues traveling abroad to speak about humanity, women’s…
Datuk Seri Ti Lian Ker I have just been asked by ASTRO to comment on UMNO supreme council member Datuk Dr Puad Zarkashi stating that the so-called Barisan Nasional (BN) big brother will continue to working with DAP in the next general election. The Johor state assembly speaker went on to remark that MCA can…
Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo strongly condemned the police for refusing entry to a woman on the basis that her pant-skirt allegedly violated dress code. “The fundamental purpose of a police station is to serve the public, protect citizens and facilitate the reporting of crimes and accidents which are required in law,” he said in…
DAP would be meeting Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in its bid to recognise the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) , confirmed DAP national deputy chairman Nga Kor Ming. Sin Chew Daily quoted him as saying the above during a charity dinner held at SM Hua Lian, Taiping. The party is proactively pursuing the issue…
Sabah DAP has denied claims that it asked for GLC positions for its leaders to Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. “During a meeting last Sunday, Sabah DAP once again reaffirmed that it does not want to join the state government. “As I have stated before, Sabah DAP will return to the people, serving…
A new artificial intelligence-powered platform designed to democratize access to public policy information was launched this week, aiming to solve the challenge of information fragmentation in Malaysia’s multi-lingual media landscape. The platform, AI Madani (www.aimadani.com), serves as a centralized digital aggregator that tracks, organizes, and translates government news. By leveraging AI algorithms, the site compiles…
