Jiwi Kathaiah

It is concerned about the negative attitudes towards the immigrants.

Come Aug 31, 2014 Malaysia will have completed 57 years of its existence as an independent country with its primary, secondary schools, colleges and universities of all sorts for us to have learnt what is meant by the words ‘singular’ and ‘plural’ in ordinary expression and in written law.

'No. I can't answer,' says the former TI-M head when asked if he was made a senator before sworn in as a minister.

INTERVIEW ‘For BN to meet our expectations, it will have to come a very long way,’ says Hindraf chief P Waythamoorthy.

This is our pledge, say board members of SJKT Ladang Minyak Serendah, if the funds promised for the new school premises are not delivered.

COMMENT The PM’s support for Sri Lanka at UN Human Rights Council will earn him the ridicule of the international community.

The last chance for the seven men, who are demanding compensation for injuries, may be the Federal Court.

'There is no discrimination as far as rights arising from citizenship. Either you're a citizen or not,' says the Bersih chief.

However, other trade unions pledge their support, saying the Employment Act amendments are clearly aimed at union-busting.

The movement against the use of the Malay literature textbook prepares to take the issue to the palace.

The labour front has always been apolitical, even if a few leaders had links with political parties, says secretary-general Halim Mansor.

Its CWC is accused of going against the party constitution in the decision to re-embrace ex-leaders.

Muhyiddin has been taken to task for allegedly misleading the public over the status of the Interlok novel.

This is one of the five resolutions the National 'Interlok' Action Team adopted at its meeting in KL yesterday.

It delivers a warning that if the book continues to be compulsory, an international campaign will result.

Representatives of more than 140 Indian NGOs assembled at a special closed door session, unanimously decided this in KL yesterday afternoon.

Indian NGOs say they will take firm action to press for the book to be dropped as Form Five Malay literature study.

MIC reps refute that any consensus was reached at the ministry meeting saying they had demanded the withdrawal of the textbook.

COMMENT This is despite the workers union having always remained a supporter of the ruling government.

INTERVIEW Kamalanathan puts his public relations skills to work by avoiding straight answers to questions involving controversial statements.

COMMENT Should the BN candidate lose this by-election, Umno has a strong case to nominate its man in the next general election.

COMMENT The House was determined to clip the rulers' power to supposedly ensure their survival. It was actually to prevent their political involement.

COMMENT Remember those days when our sultans were dragged through the mud? Politics have the chameleon-like quality to induce convenient bouts of amensia.