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Australian analyst suggests DAP to exit unity government, contest solo or align with Rafizi's Bersama

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The Democratic Action Party (DAP), once the fiery champion of a “Malaysian Malaysia,” finds itself in a deepening legitimacy crisis as part of the Madani government. What began as a hard-fought entry into federal power has transformed into a slow erosion of its core support base. The party’s ministers are seen by many as comfortably ensconced in Putrajaya, far removed from the confrontational spirit of Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang and the late Encik Karpal Singh. Grassroots frustration is deep-seated with a widening chasm existing between leadership loyal to the coalition and a base demanding bolder advocacy for Chinese community concerns. That's what Thailand-based Australian Prof Dr Murray Hunter has to say. W riting in his blog today, Hunter said the latest flashpoint pig farming in Selangor fully encapsulates the party’s dilemma. A royal decree against expansion, environmental complaints, and politicisation by opposition forces have boxed DAP into a classic Malaysian ethnic-religious ...
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Indonesia’s new law changes how its domestic workers see their role

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Pani (left), a live-in domestic worker, with her employer of 44 years, PuanTokiko Latuharhary, atbTokiko's home in South Tangerang, just outside Jakarta. The Straits Times Picture In JAKARTA, Indonesia, Cik Pani, 64, has worked as a live-in domestic worker for the same family for 44 years. A native of Boyolali, Central Java, she came to Jakarta as a teenager after her brother sent a letter saying someone was looking for a domestic worker. She never left, said Karina Tehusijarana, who wrote this article for Singapore-based The Straits Times and also published in Malaysian popular English daily, The Star yesterday, Saturday 30 May 2026. “I decided to come because I heard that living in Jakarta was good,” Pani told the asingapire news outlet. Her employer, Puan Tokiko Latuharhary, 75, needed help at home while she and her husband worked. Pani, who goes by one name, became the primary caregiver of all three of the Latuharhary children, accompanying Tokiko on paediatrician visits and ...
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ADUN wanita Melayu DAP Skudai, JB umum tidak pertahan kerusi, bersara dari politik

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Puan Marina Ibrahim mewakili Pakatan Harapan (PH) menang kerusi DUN Skudai pada PRN Johor 2022 dengan majoriti lebih 13,000 undi, menewaskan calon BN dan Perikatan Nasional (PN), lapor Berita Harian. Tamparan kepada DAP? Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) DAP Skudai, Johor Bahru, Puan Marina Ibrahim mengumumkan tidak akan mempertahankan kerusinya pada Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) Johor akan datang. Wakil rakyat DAP itu yang menjadi penyandang kerusi pertama memilih untuk berundur menjelang pilihan raya, menegaskan keputusan berkenaan dibuat selepas berbincang dengan keluarga serta penyokong rapat. Ia sekali gus menamatkan spekulasi berhubung masa depan politik beliau yang pertama kali bertanding dan menang pada PRN 2022 mewakili Pakatan Harapan (PH), ketika timbul desas desus mengenai kemungkinan PRN diadakan pada Ogos ini. Marina berkata, beliau berhasrat untuk kembali memberi tumpuan kepada kerja kemasyarakatan yang disifatkannya sebagai satu panggilan jiwa dan sentiasa dekat di hatinya....
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