Yearly Archives: 2017

I refer to the media statement by MCA ‘Below market rate’ land is meant to serve the public featured in Malaysiakini yesterday. MCA has made a feeble attempt to justify the purchase of a contentious piece of land in SS25 Petaling Jaya and its latest attempt to change its zoning to commercial use. MCA has… Read more »

I refer to the article by Kamarul Yusoff entitled “Hannah Yeoh Contoh Hipokrasi Terbesar DAP” questioning the Democratic Action Party (DAP)’s commitment to Malaysia as a secular state. The writer used the expression of my personal faith as a Christian in my book “Becoming Hannah: A Personal Journey” and in my personal writings as fodder… Read more »

I read with great interest the Bernama news report that quoted Khairy Jamaluddin’s statement regarding young Malaysians’ preference to be known as ‘Bangsa Malaysia’ in the next 30 years. He was also quoted to have said that the inputs obtained from more than 20 series of dialogues on the 2050 National Transformation (TN50) revealed that… Read more »

We refer to the various media reports on the uproar against Selangor’s manual guideline and planning standard restricting non-Muslim places of worship. The contentious clauses on distance (zon pemisah) and height (kawalan ketinggian) limitations in Selangor are not exclusively found in Selangor. In fact, the Federal Department of Town & Country Planning Peninsular Malaysia under… Read more »

Last night, I joined hundreds of peace loving Malaysians as we gathered in Shah Alam in solidarity with Pastor Raymond Koh’s family. I was very encouraged to see the presence of Muslim leaders at the vigil especially Mat Sabu, Dato’ Dr. Mujahid Yusof Rawa and Dr. Haji Dzulkefly bin Ahmad. And I met a young… Read more »