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Link to article at Malaysia Chronicle Parti Keadilan Rakyat is a democratic party where leaders are elected based on a direct one-for-one vote, also the first political party in Malaysia to empower such voting rights to its members. Any member of the party may also contest for the president’s seat if he or she wishes so. Perhaps Heah is unaware of the meaning ‘sexist’, contextually or otherwise as the word itself bears no relation to whether or not Wan Azizah decides to contest in the next party elections. How sexist is sexist, how disgusting is disgusting - let the people judge How much ‘disgust’ she feels is also irrelevant especially as the whole country witnessed not too long ago the extra-marital affair with the release of a video tape sex-scandal of the MCA Chairman, Chua Soi Lek with a younger woman half his age. Does Heah feel a sense of accomplishment and esteem over her party Chairman’s actions? How much equality does she think that is? And how much respect do...

Press Statement on the withdrawal of Azalina to contest for Wanita Umno head by YB Zuraida Kamaruddin Barely one month after stating her intention to contest for the top Wanita post in UMNO, Azalina retracted her intention to contest against Sharizat due to ‘advice’ from top leadership. If this is not called ‘internal’ intervention, what is? Jumping to Azalina’s defence is Puteri UMNO head Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin   who said in the Malay Mail yesterday 16/9/13 that Azalina’s decision to withdraw was due to her realization that the contest would create splits among the leaders in the movement. She also stressed that top UMNO top leadership ‘ had from the start practiced the policy of non-intervention in the election of leaders for the party wings’. This is contradictory to what Azalina herself tweeted that her decision was made after being ‘advised’. This so-called non-interference and internal negotiations which prompted Azalina to withdraw is no slight matter...

UCAPAN PENGGULUNGAN PORTFOLIO BELIA DAN SUKAN, WANITA, KELUARGA DAN KOMUNITI UCAPAN PENGGULUNGAN OLEH Y.B. PUAN ONG KOK FOOI SEMPENA MESYUARAT YANG PERTAMA BAGI PENGGAL KEEMPAT DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PULAU PINANG YANG KEDUA BELAS Yang Berhormat Dato’ Speaker, Ahli-ahli Yang Berhormat. Terlebih dahulu, saya ingin merakamkan setinggi-tinggi penghargaan kepada Dewan yang mulia ini kerana memberi peluang kepada saya untuk membentangkan ucapan penggulungan berkaitan isu-isu Belia dan Sukan, Wanita, Keluarga dan Komuniti yang dibangkitkan semasa Perbahasan Ucapan Terima Kasih Kepada Tuan Yang Terutama Yang Di-Pertua Negeri. Saya juga mengambil kesempatan ini untuk mengucapkan tahniah kepada Tuan Yang Terutama Yang Di-Pertua Negeri di atas perlantikan semula beliau sebagai Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Pulau Pinang. Sukan Yang Berhormat Dato’ Speaker, Sukacita saya ingin menjawab soalan tambahan daripada Yang Berhormat Dato’ Keramat berkaitan isu prestasi Pasukan Bola Sepak Pulau Pina...