KUALA LUMPUR: Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor disrespected the rights of minorities in this country when he announced the cancellation of this year’s Thaipusam public holiday (cuti peristiwa) in the state, MCA vice-president Datuk Tan Teik Cheng said.

WHEN civil servants are involved (as accused) in criminal proceedings, the law requires them to take a mandatory leave of absence until their cases are over.

KUALA LUMPUR: The government is still conducting studies on the feasibility of instituting local council elections in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR: Being an elected representative should not be the prerequisite for heading a government-linked-company (GLC).

PETALING JAYA: The government needs to set the record straight on its stance over the resolutions raised during Sunday's Malay Dignity Congress.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Centre For A Better Tomorrow (CENBET) has taken Education Minister Maszlee Malik to task for linking the matriculation quota intake issue with that of language job requirements.

KUALA LUMPUR: The government should clarify the decision for Malaysia to withdraw from ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, said CENBET co-president Gan Ping Sieu.

KUALA LUMPUR: All parties wishing to introduce cryptocurrency in Malaysia must go through Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) first, said Lim Guan Eng.

KUALA LUMPUR: A local think tank said there was an ‘unsettling pattern’ in the way government decisions are announced.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Centre for a Better Tomorrow (Cenbet) has called for the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to revoke its decision to cancel the ‘Better Beer Festival 2017’ and give the green light for the event to go ahead.

KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will be the key speaker at a public talk and dialogue to be held on Feb 12, where he will discuss the changes in the country’s political and social landscape that have taken place since he left office in 2003.

KUALA LUMPUR: Centre For A Better Tomorrow (CENBET) co-president Gan Ping Sieu said the recent remark that suggested the Malays, Indians and Chinese were “pendatang” or immigrants was unproductive as it could only cause disunity.