Let’s educate our lawmakers on meaning of ‘statutory rape’   Shabudin: 'Statutory rape' is different from 'rape' Telestai!: Tasik Gelugor MP Shabudin Yahaya, rape is rape, statutory or otherwise. Statutory rape is when the victim is…

  - S. Thayaparan, Appril 7, 2017. “... In practice the standard for what constitutes rape is set not at the level of women's experience of violation but just above the level of coercion acceptable…

Right on cue, media blamed for Shabudin’s remarks   Shabudin: Media took child marriage, rape comments out of context Odin Tajué: Tasek Gelugor MP Shabudin Yahaya, news reporters - at least the competent ones - write…

No religion should condone ‘rape and marry’ option   BN MP: Marriage after rape a remedy for 'social problems' Commentable: Tasek Gelugor MP Shabudin Yahaya speaks with a lot of conjectures. What if this, what if…

-M. Kula Segran, April 4, 2017.   Last week when the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) (Amendment) Act 2016 ( Act 164) was taken off the priority list to be debated and was placed last in the Parliament’s Order Paper,  I…

  Various education groups have slammed Perkasa’s critical position on the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC), urging the Malay rights group to adopt a more open-minded view of the UEC as a “proud Malaysian icon in…

Hard to take Najib’s word on ‘no bank debts for 1MDB PM: 1MDB has cleared its bank debts, short-term debts Vijay47: PM Najib Razak, I will accept that your (again written) to MP Er Teck Hwa…

Cops copping out with lame 'troublemakers at debate' excuse Cops: Troublemakers will disrupt debate Myviews: This country subscribes to a democratic system. Debates are allowed under the law. So, why are the police assuming to be…

  -CHONG CHIENG JEN, MP for Bandar Kuching and assemblyperson for Kota Sentosa. March 31, 2017. The two-year episode of the Act 355 Amendment Bill (hudud bill) has exposed the frailty of secularism under our…

RM1.4m for new road at speaker’s residence unjustifiable Speaker gets new RM1.4m road to his residence Anonymous 2413201460529218: The Parliament building to Bukit Tunku is just a few kilometres away. Why the need for an alternative…

- M. Kulasegrana, April 1, 2017. In welcoming the BN Supreme Council’s decision not to push for the Shariah Bill, MIC treasurer S Vell Paari paid tribute to the late Sarawak chief minister Adenan Satem…

From house owners to house tenants in one decade   Rent, instead of buying properties, minister tells the young Commentable: Next, ministers like Second Finance Minister Johari Abdul Ghani will tell Malaysians not to get married,…

Act II: Expect House speaker to delay syariah amendments Govt won't table bill to amend Act 355, says Najib Proarte: I think this (government’s decision not to table Act 355 amendment) is the best outcome we…

Mr Chief Secretary, it’s not gov’t but taxpayers who feed you   Don't bite hand that feeds you because of lies, civil servants told Ravinder: Very sorry, Mr Chief Secretary. Is it not a lie to…

We, the undersigned groups, are gravely concerned with the bill tabled by PAS president Hadi Awang in last November to amend the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction Act (Act 355) to lift the caps from jail…

Umno should have more faith in Nazri   Umno man worries debate may negatively impact party Annonymous: Umno supreme council member Tajuddin Abdul Rahman says the April 7 debate between his party colleague Nazri Abdul Aziz…

A new wave of ‘modern-day slavery’ in M’sia    'Modern-day slavery' at a bird's nest factory in Klang Determined Sarawakian: This series on the exploitation of Indonesian workers is wonderful reporting and not the everyday gibberish…

“The Putrajaya Court of Appeal ordered the former director-general of the Immigration Department of Malaysia, Wahid Md Don, to enter his defence on corruption charges he faced in 2010.” - Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) The…

NEP turns Malaysia into a dysfunctional society   Racial discrimination is prevalent in M'sia, report shows Clever Voter: Discrimination happens as a result of race stereotyping starting from home. We insist on race identity from birth…

Ninety-four industry organisations have unanimously objected to the Human Resources Ministry’s proposal to set up the Employment Insurance Scheme (EIS). It is understood that Human Resources Minister YB Richard Riot Jaem plans to table the…

Pua, keep on rattling the cage until we get answers   Open letter to second finance minister SusahKes: One wonders how long Malaysian Official 1's (MO1) cheerleading squad could keep up with polishing the image of…

Economic saboteurs? PM, stop creating strawmen    Stop the economic sabotage, Najib pleads Martha: Why should the people want to sabotage their own country, Mr PM? There is no logic in your accusation. Do you take…

- S. Thayaparan, March 22, 2017. “Be not intimidated... nor suffer yourselves to be wheedled out of your liberties by any pretense of politeness, delicacy or decency. These, as they are often used, are but three…