THERE was once a contrarian in Malaysian politics. He carried no baggage nor expectations of any political party unlike his other colleagues in Selangor.
But Abdul Jabar Mohd Yusof or better known as Cikgu Jabar was undaunted. He was the state assemblyman for Batu Laut in 1974, 1978 and 1982.
He must be well-liked to win against Umno’s formidable political machinery in three consecutive state elections.
What have we learned from Cikgu Jabar? A lot actually. It is not easy to win elections on an Independent ticket.
Even if you do, it is difficult to “service” the constituency. Allocation is normally channelled to members of the ruling party or coalition.
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Sutra Foundation chairman Datuk Ramli Ibrahim leads the artistic direction for Spellbound Odissi featuring Young Dancers of Sutra Dance Outreach Programme on Sept 4.
I DETEST the decision to disallow Datuk Ramli Ibrahim (pic) from giving a talk on how dance transcends race.
As an esteemed institution of higher learning, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) is sending all the wrong messages. It should uphold academic excellence first and last, and be the bastion of healthy discourse and conversation.Sadly, it allows its Islamic Centre to decide what is appropriate and what is not, and in the case of Ramli, his talk was cancelled so as “not to offend any party”.
A FEW days before the national lockdown was announced, the social media platforms of the Mentri Besar of Selangor posted a question: Is the movement control order (MCO) necessary now?
More than 150,000 people responded via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, overwhelmingly welcomed a lockdown. This is despite the state’s Covid-19 task force chairman’s view that a stricter lockdown is not the solution to contain the pandemic.
Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad feels that there were more effective ways to contain the spread of the pandemic. He was calling for a more targeted and effective lockdown, coupled with mass testing. The idea is to identify and isolate those with the virus.
US Study Predicts Malaysia May Record A Total Of 26,000 COVID-19 Deaths By September
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Malaysia s COVID-19 death toll may hit 26,000 by September, a study by the University of Washington projected
According to Bernama, the projection was made by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) â an independent population health research centre that is part of the University of Washington â based on the current trajectory of COVID-19 related deaths reported in Malaysia.
The study, which involved not only Malaysia but other countries as well, was last updated on the independent global health research centre s website on Thursday, 27 May.