Residents infuriated by City Hall’s inconsiderate move

Barren land: Bukit OUG residents are concerned that the land clearing works would affect the stability of the slope on which their perimeter wall sits.

Bukit OUG residents in Kuala Lumpur are concerned over the safety of their property after parcels of land in the neighbourhood were cleared, leaving a hillslope exposed.

The perimeter wall of the Bukit OUG condo sits on top of a hillslope that previously had trees on it.

Over 30 residents recently gathered with Seputeh MP Teresa Kok to protest against developments in the area.

Bukit OUG Condominiums Residents Association vice-president Charles Ho said the entire stretch of land between their property and the Sungai Kuyoh river was divided into three plots and works to clear the first plot beside Jalan 3/155 had started on June 5.

Ho said they had written a letter to Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Ahmad Fuad Ismail on March 4 protesting against the high-rise residential development, citing noise, traffic congestion and environmental impact, among others, as potential problems.

Teresa slams cops’ ‘cattle’ branding of women detainees

Seputeh MP Teresa Kok lambasted the police today for reportedly marking the body parts of women held in a Penang vice raid last night.

Photographs published by Chinese daily China Press yesterday revealed X and tick marks on women’s foreheads and chests.

Najib’s ‘moderation’ speech a mockery, says Kok

Kok says that Najib’s speech has no credibility because he failed to denounce Ibrahim Ali outright.

Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s recent call for moderates of all religions to come together cannot be taken seriously unless he takes swift action against Perkasa for its extremist actions, Teresa Kok said today.

The Selangor DAP chairman charged that the Prime Minister’s inaction against the Malay rights group would only encourage it to continue issuing unwarranted threats against Christians in Malaysia.

“Yesterday, Najib delivered a mockery of a speech at Oxford University where he called upon the world community to embrace moderation as the best course of action.

No drought for campaigning at Tenang despite wet weather

While the incessant rain is hampering the last day of campaigning for the two Tenang by-election candidates, their machinery hasn’t suffered much drought with regards to creativity.

In a clever attempt to woo Chinese voters, Teresa Teng’s classic favourite ‘The Moon Represents my Heart’ is the background music for a slide-show of PAS candidate Normala Sudirman meeting with Tenang constituents during her campaign trail.

The last line of the song chorus, which is accompanied with subtitles, says: “Bulan melambangkan cinta saya" (the moon represents my love).

This slide-show is a common sight around Tenang and is usually played before ceramahs.

Normala, 38 a former teacher who is PAS Labis Muslimat chief and mother to a 13-year old daughter, and two sons aged 10 and eight, resigned from her job in December to serve PAS full time as a state representative in Johor.

Cikgu Mala, as she is affectionately known, has taken her campaigning efforts a notch down today.

PM owes Christians an apology for aides’ Christmas blunder, says PR

Khalid described the action as a ‘blatant act of religious intolerance


Pakatan Rakyat (PR) politicians today called on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to take responsibility and publicly apologise for his aides’ gaffe at the Catholic archbishop’s Christmas tea party here last Saturday.

The Malaysian Insider had yesterday reported that Najib’s men had instructed church officials to remove crucifixes and other overt Christian symbols from being displayed at the party grounds in Bukit Nanas before the PM’s visit in their zeal to protect his Islamic credentials.

Hymns and prayers were also barred.

Sources disclosed that the orders were issued without the PM’s knowledge.

Leaders from the DAP, PAS and PKR urged Najib to act promptly and make clear his stand on the instructions, saying that further delay could harm Malaysia’s still fragile interfaith ties.

Kok said the PM should take full responsibility and apologise.