SHAH ALAM 28 Februari - Penerimaan bersyarat Ketua Menteri Sarawak, Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud untuk berdebat berhubung isu tanah adat Orang Asal, dianggap sebagai cara halus pemimpin itu untuk menghindarkan dirinya.

Pengerusi Majlis Pimpinan PKR Sarawak, Baru Bian berkata, syarat yang dikenakan oleh Taib itu nyata satu alasan di samping ingin menyediakan hujah mereka apabila meminta Pakatan Rakyat mendedahkan terlebih dahulu maklumat yang dimiliki berhubung isu tanah adat itu.

IPOH 28 Februari - Ketua Pembangkang, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim berkata, Malaysia juga mempunyai persamaan dengan negara Tunisia mahupun Mesir yang menyumbang kepada kebangkitan rakyat di negara itu.

Persamaan yang dimaksudkan beliau ialah pentadbiran negara yang dikuasai oleh isteri-isteri pemerintah.

 

SHAH ALAM 27 Februari - Kenyataan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak melemparkan tuduhan melulu terhadap ulama Islam terkemuka, Dr Yusof Al-Qaradawi diselar sebagai sebagai 'manusia lidah bercabang' kerana Najib menganugerahkan gelaran tokoh Maal Hijrah kepada Yusof Al-Qadarawi dan pada masa yang sama melabelnya sebagai pengganas.

Ketua Penerangan PAS, Ustaz Idris Ahmad berkata demikian semasa dihubungi TV Selangor berkenaan isu tersebut.

SHAH ALAM 10 Januari - Selangor menjadi negeri pertama di negra ini yang menubuhkan Majlis Anti Pemerdagangan Manusia(MAPMAS), yang dirangka secara bersistem bagi memerangi penjenayah pemerdagangan manusia yang semakin berleluasa kini.

Menteri Besar Selangor, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim berkata kewujudan MAPMAS ini adalah lanjutan daripada usaha gigih kerajaan negeri memerangi jenayah pemerdagangan manusia yang dilihat bukan sahaja tidak berhati perut malah tanpa rasa bersalah lantaran terpesona dengan ganjaran yang lumayan.

SHAH ALAM 9 Januari - Budayawan dan ahli politik tempatan bercanggah pendapat berkenaan novel kontroversi Interlok yang dianggap menyinggung masyarakat India.

Baru-baru ini, Kementerian Pendidikan telah mewajibkan novel Interlok sebagai teks pelengkap bagi pembelajaran Sastera Tingkatan Lima untuk tempoh percubaan 10 tahun. 

Tokoh budaya tempatan, Dinsman mempertahankan penggunaan buku Interlok agar dilihat sebagai satu karya seni seorang sasterawan negara dan bukan dijadikan alat politik oleh pihak tertentu.

Ahli Parlimen Shah Alam, Khalid Samad berkata apa yang diinginkan rakyat sebenarnya adalah perubahan kerajaan dan bukan sekadar perubahan logo semata-mata.

"Umno-BN masih lagi mengekalkan ciri-ciri yang sama, tetap tidak ditangani dan tidak ada perubahan sebagaimana yang sepatutnya berlaku.

REMBAU 11 October - The Delima express bus involved in a highway pile-up near Pedas here was a three-year-old vehicle and its engine and tyres were in fairly good condition, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha here yesterday.
He said the single-deck bus was sent for Puspakom inspections regularly and that the 52-year-old bus driver, who was killed in the 7pm incident on Sunday, did not have any outstanding traffic summonses issued while the driver's license and bus permit were valid.

"Investigations are ongoing into the cause of the accident but a preliminary report shows that the express bus is fairly new and had been on the road for only three years. Its tyres and the condition of the vehicle is well-maintained," he told reporters after visiting the scene of the accident, here.

Kong also said a joint committee comprising the Road Safety Department, Road Transport Department and the Malaysian Institue of Road Safety Research has been set up to investigate the accident.


"The road along this stretch is very straight and we are looking into all the possible factors which could have contributed to the collision. Among them are the bus steering, brake system, weather and the guardrail and alignment of the road.

"Our priority us clearly to deal with the immediate situation. The committee members are to bring their expertise and knowledge to come up with practical and workable recommendations to prevent future occurences," he said.

He added that the proposed amendments to the Road Transport Act 1987, which is to be tabled at the next Parliament sitting, will include giving authority to Road Transport Department enforcement officers to act against commercial vehicle drivers, who drive under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

"Currently only the police and the National Anti Drugs Agency are given the power to take action against such drivers. However my ministry will propose that RTD enforcement officers are given the power to do the same.

"This will help the authorities nab and keep irresponsible drivers off the roads and ensure the safety of motorists," said Kong, who later visited the road crash victims at the Tuanku Jaafar Hospital in Seremban.

He extended his condolences to the bereaved families and relatives of the 12 victims, who died in the accident at KM223, Simpang Ampat of the North-South Highway, and wished the 45 injured victims a speedy recovery.

Oleh Nurul Izzah Anwar

Sejak tulisan saya menjemput Perkasa untuk berdebat tentang kedudukan istimewa orang Melayu pada 31 Ogos lalu diterbitkan, bermacam-macam tohmahan dikeluarkan terhadap saya.