
Jawi rally: Police record statements from four people
Two more people sought by police over permitless rally on Jan 1.

Two more people sought by police over permitless rally on Jan 1.


COMMENT | Stop quarrelling, stop degrading your dignity and stop being slaves to bankrupt politicians.

YOURSAY | 'Anwar is falling into the trap of trying to be all things to all men.'

YOURSAY | 'I just love (not) how men of faith, decide to use and abuse the Constitution when it suits them.'

Most Tamil schools appear to have received the forms but several Chinese schools are still waiting for it.

P Waythamoorthy says 45 representatives from 32 organisations attended Jawi meeting.

COMMENT | As long as religious politics take precedence, our education will not be much different.

YOURSAY | 'They don't oppose the Jawi script but want consultation on the implementation.'

There shouldn't be an issue in learning the script, adds PKR president.

Harussani Zakaria says the position of Jawi is protected under Section 152 of the Federal Constitution.




She says the role of a PTA is to take care of student welfare and ensure the quality of lessons provided are in line with the syllabus.

DAP seg-gen says political parties are to speak the same message regardless of the racial makeup of their audience.

Its sec-gen says peaceful assembly is an important right, and his group is willing to engage those who are calling for Dong Zong to be banned.

The group wants defend Jawi and ban Dong Zong, but police say the rally contravenes the Peaceful Assembly Act.

MP SPEAKS | They must argue explicitly for ethnic tolerance and that this is a matter of basic human decency.

Business premises not using Jawi can be fined up to RM250 and licences may be revoked if not rectified.

UPDATED 4.05PM | Secretary Arun Doraisamy says the meeting with the acting director-general went smoothly.

UPDATED 4.40PM | Police had obtained a court injunction to prevent Chinese Organisations Conference on Dec 28 from proceeding.

Asri Zainul Abidin says there is a need to return a political power that can deal with such insolences.

COMMENT | Come GE15, will a similar scenario loom, with DAP suffering the same fate as MCA in GE14?