Protesters accuse CM's political secretary Ng Wei Aik of humiliating Bangladeshi married to a local and call for his sacking. GEORGE TOWN: About 300 protesters from Perkasa and Suara Anak Anak Mamak Pulau Pinang caused a massive congestion when they marched against the flow of traffic at noon today. Their target: Komtar assemblyman and Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng's political secretary Ng Wei Aik who has been accused of humiliating a Bangladeshi married to a local woman. The protesters demanded that Ng quit immediately as Komtar assemblyman and also called on Lim to sack Ng as his political secretary. Police detained 11 people including the protest leader, Perkasa's north-east district chief Mohd Rizuad Mohd Azudin, for the commotion. All were released after having their statements recorded at the city police headquarters. Anak-Anak Mamak leader Mohamed Ghani Abdul Jiman, who was his usual boisterous uncouth self, however, was not detained. The protesters gathered outside C

Lim challenged Muhyiddin to show proof of his allegations against DAP. — File pic KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 — DAP's Lim Kit Siang condemned today political foe Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for irresponsibly inciting racism at the Umno general assembly last night by portraying the opposition party as anti-Islam and anti-Malay. Suggesting that Muhyiddin was up to mischief, Lim dared the deputy prime minister to back up his allegation that the DAP wants to turn Malaysia, which is a constitutional monarchy, into a republic. "Muhyiddin's accusations against the DAP as anti-Islam and anti-Malay are false, baseless and pure unadulterated lies," the DAP advisor said. He was referring to the Umno deputy president's speech in front of Umno's Youth, Wanita and Puteri wings yesterday, and noted Muhyiddin had accused the DAP of suggesting the prime minister's position be chosen solely on the results of national polls and without taking into account the Yang Di-Pertuan Ago

November 30, 2011 www.thestar.com.my Myanmar sheds that hermit image Ceritalah By KARIM RASLAN(11-29-11) After decades of isolation, Myanmar is being brought back into the limelight by its military rulers led by President Thein Sein. MYANMAR and Malaysia. It's highly unusual for the two countries to be mentioned in the same breath – all the more so given Myanmar's long-standing status as a "pariah" state. However, with the recent hotly-debated Peaceful Assembly Bill, it would appear that we Malaysians should be checking more closely with what's going on in Myanmar. Consider Tuesday's closing ceremony of the SEA Games in Palembang and the extraordinary phrase emblazoned across the stadium: "See you in Myanmar." President Thein Sein has been cautiously testing the waters, releasing political prisoners, relaxing media coverage and allowing veteran politician Aung San Suu Kyi increased freedom of movement. Moreover, last week's summit in B

PKR wants Shahrizat Abdul Jalil to explain the RM534,000 Mercedes Benz and RM3 million land parcels in Putrajaya. FULL REPORT KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition PKR affronted by Umno women's wing chief Shahrizat Abdul Jalil's lashings against its party president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has comeback with more muck on the National Feedlot Centre (NFC) scandal. This time PKR has questioned the ownership and expenses involving Shahrizat's RM534,000 Mercedes Benz and two lots of land in Putrajaya worth RM3 million. PKR strategic director, Rafizi Ramli who disclosed these details to reporters in parliament today said he was also seeking for Shahrizat to clarify monthly payments to a travel agency which ranged from RM1,000 to RM120,000. "We were anticipating her response and hoped that she would be more humble but since that was not the case, we decided to add more misappropriations", said Rafizi alluding to to Shahrizat's tit-for-tat response to allegations of misappropriat

Najib's recently announced reforms came from Umno Youth's efforts, said Khairy. — File pic KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 — Umno Youth was the catalyst behind the government's recent civil rights reforms, its chief Khairy Jamaluddin said today. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak recently announced plans to repeal of the Internal Security Act (ISA) as well as separate legal provisions barring students over 21 from becoming members of political parties. He also tabled the controversial Public Assembly Bill, which was passed by the Dewan Rakyat yesterday. The new law, which regulates public assembly and bars street protests, has been criticised as more repressive than current laws regarding the freedom of assembly. The Bill was pushed through solely on Barisan Nasional votes, after opposition lawmakers walked out en masse. "Umno Youth has led the movement towards the development of civil liberties, something that is now a government policy. Think ISA, University and Unive

November 30, 2011 www.thestar.com.my Myanmar sheds that hermit image Ceritalah By KARIM RASLAN(11-29-11) After decades of isolation, Myanmar is being brought back into the limelight by its military rulers led by President Thein Sein. MYANMAR and Malaysia. It's highly unusual for the two countries to be mentioned in the same breath – all the more so given Myanmar's long-standing status as a "pariah" state. However, with the recent hotly-debated Peaceful Assembly Bill, it would appear that we Malaysians should be checking more closely with what's going on in Myanmar. Consider Tuesday's closing ceremony of the SEA Games in Palembang and the extraordinary phrase emblazoned across the stadium: "See you in Myanmar." President Thein Sein has been cautiously testing the waters, releasing political prisoners, relaxing media coverage and allowing veteran politician Aung San Suu Kyi increased freedom of movement. Moreover, last week's summit in

(Bernama) - The Kuala Lumpur High Court today ruled that nine words in an article published by Suara Keadilan , a PKR newspaper, on Perak Menteri Besar Zambry Abdul Kadir were libellous. Judge Hue Siew Kheng made the decision in chambers in the presence of lawyer Firoz Hussein Ahmad Jamaluddin representing Zambry as the plaintiff and lawyer Jamie Wong representing PKR, PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Is! mail and three others as the defendants. On Nov 22 last year, the High Court ruled that three other words in the same article were libellous after the defendants admitted that the words were false and unfounded. Firoz Hussein when met by reporters said the court ruled that the assessment of compensation be made before the deputy registrar but no date had been fixed. On Feb 25 last year, Zambry filed a RM100 million suit, naming Dr Wan Azizah as an office-bearer of PKR, deputy president Syed Husin Ali who was also the chief editor of Suara Keadilan , the newspaper publisher Pelita Ko

In the latest 2010 Johor Corporation Financial Report, it is reported that Johor Corporation Gro! up had t otal liabilities of RM 9.3 billion in 2010 and net assets of RM 5.0 billion. Johor Corporation itself has a total liabilities of 4.3 billion and net assets of only RM 870 million. In 2010 Johor Corporation and its Group had total debts of RM 6.659 billion of which RM 2.769 billion Islamic Bonds is due for full settlement in 2012. The Johor State Government and Johor Corporation so far has not announced as to how sources of funds could be pooled to settle the RM 2.769 Islamic bond that is due next year. In August this year Kulim Bhd acquired over 33,800 acres of estate land in Johor from Johor Corp's Subsidiary Sindora for RM700mil cash to settle part of its debts. At an average the estate land was sold for RM 21,000 per acre or 51,000 per hectare which was believed to be lower than market price. In order to gain public confidence in GLCs management, Johor Corp should present

NOV 30 — Najib Razak must be trembling. Nothing could be more terrifying to a premier than the prospect of losing a general election. For Najib, that is an understatement. Worse still, he will go down in history as the "appointed" prime minister of the Umno-led Barisan Nasional government that eventually lost its uninterrupted power to the opposition. That is indeed extremely scary. Losing is, thus, not an option for Najib. But Najib's penchant for flip-flopping is almost ingrained in his demeanour and style of leadership. Blaming it on "nature" is contrary to the "consistency" of the second prime minister of this nation. Beyond just flip-flopping, this writer would now have to believe that Najib hasn't got what it takes to bring this ailing nation out of its unending doldrums and despondency. Najib doesn't quite understand, or at least doesn't exude understanding of the "change process", much less a passion and a commitment

Written by Human Rights Foundation Malaysia Wednesday, 30 November 2011 13:06 Social CPI introduction Below is the executive summary made by P. Waytha Moorthy, the founder of Hindraf and leader of the Human Rights Foundation Malaysia. Also uploaded is the paper presented before the US House Committee on foreign affairs and the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. According to its brief, Hindraf is "Human Rights Foundation Malaysia is an organisation dedicated to the protection and promotion of Human Rights for the marginalised  in Malaysia. We document and report all forms of violations, give voice to the oppressed and hold the Government accountable for its Human Rights violations. We lobby International support for the marginalised community and submit Independent reports and evidence to International bodies." ************************* Institutional Racism and Religious freedom in Malaysia   Executive summary Institutional racism is the process by which peopl