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Ecocide and Prejudice: A Malaysian Emergency
“Stop deforestation immediately.” I cringed the first time I heard it. Socio-cultural anthropologist Dr Ivan Tacey, who was speaking about the role of the Orang Asli in addressing climate change, made it a key recommendation he repeated throughout the two-hour
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Get rid of Najib from BN
PADANG RENGAS: Two senior Umno leaders – Padang Rengas MP Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz and Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar has raised the pressure in calling for the removal of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak from BN. Nazri who
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Foreign appetite for Malaysian market steady
KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign appetite for the Malaysian market continued to remain steady for both local equities and the ringgit, said Bank Islam Malaysia chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid. He said foreigners remained as net buyers on Bursa Malaysia,
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Mandatory asset declaration a new perspective to Malaysian politics
KUALA LUMPUR: The move of the government to make it mandatory for all members of parliament (MPs) to declare their assets is a wise measure to open up a new perspective in the country’s politics. Several former elected representatives believed
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Hadi: Retain and don’t abuse Sedition Act
PUCHONG: Pakatan Harapan (PH) should retain the Sedition Act 1948 and ensure that it is not abused, said PAS. Its president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang said the act is needed to safeguard Malaysia, much like the abolished Internal Security
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501 Bersatu Sabah branches in the pipeline
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Bersatu hopes to open 501 branches statewide and state party chief Datuk Hajiji Noor confirmed that the party would be submitting its application to the Registrar of Societies (RoS) in a week. “Although we have received overwhelming
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IGP: Clues on mastermind and conspirators behind sex videos found
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have found clues on the mastermind and those who conspired in the making of the circulated sex videos via WhatsApp last month that is alleged to have implicated Economic Affairs Minister, Datuk Seri Azmin Ali. Inspector-General of
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Anwar – Chow meet in the cards over PSR
PENANG: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will meet with Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow to discuss and listen to more detailed clarification on the land reclamation for the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) mega project that the state government wished to
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170 Orang Asli still at measles evacuation centre
GUA MUSANG: A total of 170 measles-infected Orang Asli people from the Batek tribe are still housed at the temporary evacuation centre in Taman Etnobotani. Gua Musang social welfare department officer Hizani Ibrahim said the evacuees, who had been sent
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Is forced contraception on Orang Asli’s true?
The above subject has raised serious concerns amongst Malaysians. The explanation by the Health Ministry did not allay the anxiety amongst Malaysians. Severe anaemia in pregnancy is a serious problem. Medical schools devote an entire chapter on “Anaemia in Pregnancy
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