Joshua Wu

Know your rights and options then proceed to make an informed decision.

It appears that Malaysians are up in arms about the fact that Mohamad Zulkifli Ismail, who allegedly stabbed two men who were trying to rob him at his house, was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder and under Section 326 of the Penal Code for causing grevious bodily harm.

Two years ago, our prime minister openly vowed that the Sedition Act 1948 would be repealed and be replaced by a National Harmony Act. In London last year, he renewed his pledge to abrogate the Sedition Act.

Perkasa seems to be getting more and more dissatisfied with Umno’s performance in defending malay rights. A coalition of Malay rights groups (including Perkasa) plans to submit a memorandum to the government, touching on issues like the abolition of vernacular schools and the limitation of National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loan exemptions to only bumiputeras.

In light of the ongoing Sodomy II appeal, the following are some basics of the criminal justice system that we should be informed or even reminded of.

During Gerakan’s recently concluded 43rd national delegates conference, Johor delegate Tan Lai Soon made a remark that “except for the natives of Sabah and Sarawak and the Orang Asli, everyone else in Malaysia is a pendatang (immigrant).”

Alvin Tan is no stranger to controversy. He gained notoriety as a result of his blog which contained his sexual escapades with then-partner, Vivian Lee. Once the spotlight was on Alvin and Vivian, there was no turning back.

That is an important question that Perkasa president (Ibrahim Ali) and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Paul Low Seng Kuan) have attempted to address in the past week or so.

Two years ago, our beloved prime minister vowed that he will repeal the Sedition Act 1948 and replace it with a National Harmony Act. Fast forward two years and we're still clinging on to a promise (or a re-promise if you will) although there have been positive signs that the National Harmony Bill is slowly but surely getting ready for tabling.

An imperative piece of news which may have slipped the attention of many (likely due to the ongoing Menteri Besar saga in Selangor) is about a Form 5 boy in Penang being investigated under the 1948 Sedition Act for 'liking' a Facebook page titled, 'I Love Israel'.

The PM can't preach accountability when the Auditor-General's Reports show Malaysia is bleeding.

Recently, firebrand Seri Delima assemblyperson RSN Rayer found himself in hot soup over his "Umno celaka" remark during Tuesday's Penang state assembly. The assemblyperson also repeated a similar thing at a ceramah for the Bukit Gelugor by-election