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Menantu Sultan Brunei Ditarik Balik Gelaran Diraja

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Di BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, ibu negara Brunei, media radio dan televisyen rasmi negara itu melaporkan bahawa gelaran 'Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Isteri' yang dikurniakan kepada Pengiran Raabi'atul Adawiyyah binti Pengiran Haji Bolkiah, isteri Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda 'Abdul Malik ibni Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, ditarik balik dengan serta-merta. Pengiran Raabi'atul Adawiyyah (kanan) dan Pengiran Muda Abdul Malik Pemangku Grand Chamberlain, Yang Mulia Pengiran Haji Raffizanna bin Pengiran Haji Razali memaklumkan perkara itu pada menjunjung titah perintah Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam. Laporan RTB News berhubung penarikan gelaran berkenaan. Memetik laporan RTB News ,...

Mandat Rakyat dan Proksi Politik

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K E N Y A T A A N    M E D I A APABILA PROKSI POLITIK MENGATASI MANDAT RAKYAT Kami berasa kecewa dengan tindakan menyekat akses MyKHAS YB Rodziah Ismail, Ahli Parlimen Ampang. Beliau merupakan wakil rakyat kerajaan ketiga yang dinafikan hak untuk menguruskan peruntukan kawasan Parlimennya. Sekali lagi, penyalahgunaan kuasa yang serius ini mendedahkan bagaimana Kerajaan Madani semakin mengaburkan sempadan antara parti dengan kerajaan, serta antara demokrasi dengan autokrasi. Lebih serius lagi, apabila akses MyKHAS wakil rakyat yang dipilih disekat, tetapi pengurusan peruntukan kawasan diserahkan kepada individu atau “proxy” yang disenangi oleh Anwar Ibrahim. Sejak bila seorang proxy yang tidak dipilih rakyat mempunyai mandat yang lebih besar daripada seorang Ahli Parlimen yang dipilih melalui pilihan raya? Kami ingin mengingatkan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, tentang satu perkara yang sangat asas: Malaysia bukan milik Anwar Ibrahim. Kerajaan bukan rumah beliau. Per...

Dogs are God's creatures too

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No legal basis to involve public in dog-catching operation, says lawyer Questions raised about whether local residents involved in the operation had been properly vetted, trained and supervised before taking part It's late in the evening, FMT reported a lawyer representing a woman whose pet dog died during a stray dog-catching operation after being allegedly beaten, says there is no legal provision allowing ordinary and untrained people to be involved in such operations. Puan Diwhasini Gurubadzam said she found no such provisions in the Local Government Act, the Animal Welfare Act, relevant by-laws and procedures set out by the housing and local government ministry. She said the Klang city council should state what legal basis or procedures it relied upon for the operation. She also questioned whether local residents who were involved in the operation had been properly vetted, trained and supervised before taking part in the July 29 operation at Taman Teluk Gedung Indah, Port Klan...

He's the true legend, says Malaysia Communication Minister

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Singapore-based CNA reported veteran Malaysian actor Kamarool Yusoff, known for his roles in many iconic Malay films such as 1986's Gila Gila Remaja and Rock, died on Wednesday 5 August, afternoon at Tanah Merah Hospital in Kelantan, Malaysia. He was 68. The late Kamarool, affectionately called Cik Man, had been admitted to the hospital following complaints of stomach pain, said his son Fakhrol to Malaysian media. "His condition worsened yesterday (4 August) when he complained of stomach pain and back pain," said Fakhrol. "We urged him to go to the hospital but he initially refused. "However, because his pain became unbearable, we brought him to the hospital for treatment yesterday." According to Fakhrol, the late Kamarool suffered a heart attack two years ago but "after that, his condition was fine". According to the late actor’s daughter, Nurul Najihah Kamarozaman, Kamarool will be laid to rest in Kelantan on Thursday. Tributes have since poure...