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Pride and Prejudiced
A Tale of Two Malaysias
Little Parties
Pride and Prejudiced
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a person in possesion of a good fortune, must be in want for a good watch.
However, little known to major brands that on entering the Malaysian market, another truth is so well fixed in the minds of the government, that said watches must adhere to the “rightful” ideology.
Thus it befell that rainbow-themed Swatch watches from its Pride Collection were seized by the Home Ministry because of it association with the LGBT community.
Such are the efforts taken by the government to protect Malaysians from the prism of terror.
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A Tale of Two Malaysias
It was the best of governments, it was the worst of governments.
There was a multiracial-multireligious community in West Malaysia; there was a multiracial-multireligious community in East Malaysia.
In both halves it was clearer than crystal to its peoples, that things in general were not the same - as the federal government will only allow non-Muslims to use the word “Allah” in Sabah and Sarawak.
The government will also be amending laws to ensure that the use of the word “Allah” can’t be challenged in court again.
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Little Parties
BN won’t be BN without its component parties, MCA grumbled.
It’s not fair for Umno to look after other parties like DAP’s interest instead of BN parties said MCA secretary-general Chong Sin Woon.
However, Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi assured MCA that the four BN component parties still empower each other, but also have other allied parties now.
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Views that matter
 | By R Nadeswaran |
 | By S Thayaparan |
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Other news that matter
The Dewan Rakyat has passed amendments to decriminalise suicide.
It has also passed amendments to allow more agencies to act as crisis intervention officers in order to save and detain those mentally distressed and in danger of harming themselves.
The government is mulling legislation to prevent ticket scalping.
Scalpers are also taking advantage of long queues at immigration counters by selling queue numbers.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s open houses in Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu cost Putrajaya just over RM6 million.
In comparison, the Aidilfitri open house hosted by Ismail Sabri Yaakob at Seri Perdana last year cost RM11 million.
The government, however, kept mum on how much Anwar’s flights abroad have cost.
Orphaned stateless boy Muhammad Yusri has received his birth certificate, opening the path for him to receive formal education and for his guardians to apply for him to get citizenship.
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