MP SPEAKS | In his interview with China Press, former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said: “I had helped the opposition to win (in the 2018 general election) because I brought in Malay support. You know DAP, which could never get more than 18 seats, (it) got 42 seats because of the Malay support I brought in.”

Mahathir was wrong when he said that without his help, DAP could not get more than 18 seats as DAP won 24 parliamentary seats in 1986, 20 seats in 1990, 28 seats in 2008 and 38 seats in 2013 before winning 42 parliamentary seats in 2018.

Although the DAP had been demonised by lies, falsehoods and fake news as anti-Malay, anti-Islam and anti-Malay rulers for the past five decades, the DAP had right from its formation in 1966 been committed to a multi-racial, multi-lingual, multi-religious and multi-cultural Malaysian objective and had never been against any race, religion or the monarchical system in Malaysia.

We want every person in Malaysia, whether Malay, Chinese, Indian, Kadazan or Iban to have a Malaysian consciousness, identity and objective.


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PETALING JAYA: Former federal minister Zaid Ibrahim has warned that Indonesia and Vietnam will overtake Malaysia economically unless people speak up so that leaders change their ways.

Saying Malay leaders continued to divide Malaysians through race and religion just to win elections while fearing liberals, intellectuals and meritocracy, Zaid called for the holding of a congress on the economy with participation from various parties and groups to begin a shift in thinking.

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Saya punya kereta ada menyala lampu amaran 'check engine'. Semalam dah scan 30ringgit, keluar kod 'P0120 Throttle sensor signal' . Harini tgh repair. Agak2 apa rosak. Anggran kos tu brapa. Sy tnya pomen, plg mahal 450 tp xtau apa masalah lagi.

IN a move that shocked Malaysians, Jakim Deputy Director-General (Operations) Abdul Aziz Jusoh recently released a statement claiming that halal-certified businesses should not display their products if it had a non-Islamic festival greeting.

This is surprising even for Jakim. Does Jakim really need to put up more red tape for small businesses during an economic recession? How can a simple “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Deepavali” have the power to revoke your halal certified status?

To comprehend this better, perhaps we need to dive deeper into what the halal certification actually means. Halal is an Arabic word that means permissible. A halal-certified product means that the product is acceptable for consumption in accordance with Islamic law.

The halal certification goes beyond the issues of just pork and alcohol, it also encompasses other areas of food preparation such as slaughtering, cleanliness and safety. When a Muslim shopper enters your store, they can feel safe knowing that the product they want to buy has met the stringent needs of being halal-certified.


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