Kasthuri Patto

MP SPEAKS Despite the gov't making 'promises' to have cameras in lock-ups to prevent rogue officers from beating up detainees.

In the wee hours of this morning, May 24, 2017, two men had been executed at Sungai Buloh Prison - a Chinese Malaysian and Yong Kar Mun, 48 who was sentenced to death in 2009 for armed robbery.

MP SPEAKS | The blueprint is a hollow document, lacks originality and substance, with no clear solution either.

COMMENT | Reliving Karpal Singh's last Dewan sitting as we mark the third anniversary of his passing.

MP SPEAKS | Is info on offenders being classified under OSA, and if so, why?

MP SPEAKS | Every other authority, except the police, admits that this vile trade exists in the country.

MP SPEAKS | As this is of public importance, the information must be made available.

Today, Oct 27 marks the 29th year of the massive Operasi Lalang swoop by the Barisan Nasional government in 1987 in detaining over 100 Malaysian voices of conscience - politicians, educationists, environmentalists, religious leaders and activists, jailed for periods unknown to them, without judge or jury, denied the right to counsel, and detention without trial all in the name of protecting the national security of the nation.

I refer to a Parliamentary reply given by the Education Ministry on Oct 18, 2016 towards my question on the building of the first Tamil secondary school on Malaysian soil after 59 years of independence. The reply stated that in accordance with the provisions of Section 30 (1) of the Education Act 1996 (Act 550) only allows for the establishment of a Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) to cater for the educational needs of children of all ethnicities.

MP SPEAKS | Malaysia must end crime, not life, if it wants to be respected internationally.

MP SPEAKS | Make our UN Security Council role meaningful by getting Sri Lanka referred to the International Criminal Court.

This week saw the prime minister address young Malaysian of the Youth Parliament in the Dewan Rakyat. He dismissed allegations that the government is autocratic, saying that it is open to criticism, mentioned that those who wanted to give their feedback or criticism should do it in a proper manner, that street rallies and ‘referendum rakyat’ aren’t our cup of tea.

COMMENT | Why turn on him now, when your reps were in the cabinet as they were being formulated?

MP SPEAKS | Cabinet should not keep delaying this and table amendments in the October parliamentary sitting.

COMMENT | DAP's Batu Kawan MP recalls the lessons on the 21st anniversary of Patto’s death.