by Malaysiakini | Feb 20, 2020 | News, people
Tributes are pouring in for veteran writer KS Maniam who passed yesterday aged 78 at the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre.Born as Subramaniam Krishnan in Bedong, Kedah in 1942, he succumbed to cancer of the bile duct.His novels included The Return (1981), In A Far Country (1993) and Between Lives (2003). KS Maniam also wrote poetry, plays and short stories.In mourning the loss, writer/publisher Amir Muhammad said: “An event for KS Maniam in conjunction with KL being the Unesco World Book Capital of 2020/1 would not be out of place.”A literary giant has left us. Rest in Power, KS Maniam,” wrote… (more…)
by Malaysiakini | Feb 13, 2020 | News
The Federal Court, in a majority 4-3 decision, ruled that a Muslim child conceived out of wedlock cannot bear his father’s name.The seven-member bench led by Court of Appeal president Rohana Yusuf allowed partly the appeal brought by the National Registration Department (NRD), its director-general and the government to set aside the appellate court’s decision.The Court of Appeal, in 2017, held that a Muslim illegitimate child could bear his father’s name instead of using “bin Abdullah”.Justice Rohana who delivered the majority Federal Court decision today said section 13A of the Births and Dea… (more…)
by Malaysiakini | Feb 12, 2020 | Art, News, people
Updated with Anwar Ibrahim’s comment on the matterVisual artist Ahmad Fuad Osman has denied giving consent for the National Art Gallery (NAG) to alter an ongoing exhibition of his work.This comes after the government artspace removed four pieces from his solo show entitled “At The End of The Day, Even Art is Not Important”.NAG later explained that it had the rightto remove exhibited work and said it had previously “discussed” the move with Fuad.In a statement today, Fuad refuted NAG’s claim and clarified his prior correspondence with it.“I am very grateful to the NAG for our collaboration. But… (more…)
by Malaysiakini | Feb 12, 2020 | News, Young girls for marriage
Many onboard a crowded boat that sank off the coast of Bangladesh yesterday, which killed 15 women and children, were human trafficking victims being smuggled into Malaysia to become brides, international news agencies reported.Seventy of the estimated 130 refugees on board the 13-meter long fishing trawler were rescued, Bangladeshi officials said.Of the survivors, two are suspected traffickers who are being interrogated by the authorities, BBC Bengalireported.Among the Rohingya refugees on the boat were young women who were to be smuggled into Malaysia as brides, Cox’s Bazaar police superinte… (more…)
by Malaysiakini | Feb 12, 2020 | News
A two-year-old boy miraculously survived after he was flung out of a vehicle he was travelling in with his family in a road crash involving another vehicle on the southbound North-South Expressway near Senawang, on Monday.Negeri Sembilan Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Ibrahim Mohd Abdul Kadir said the toddler sustained injuries in his forearms and head, and is currently being treated at Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital in Seremban.He said in the 3.21pm incident, the boy was thrown out of the vehicle he was in due to the impact of the collision with another car which was driven d… (more…)
by Philippine Star | Feb 11, 2020 | Health, News
MANILA, Philippines — The whole world is at war and the dreaded enemy is called 2019-nCoV (novel coronavirus). Even as global leaders in innovative vaccines are in a frantic race to develop a vaccine against nCoV, the death toll continues to rise and confirmed cases continue to grow in alarming numbers around the world.The virus has reportedly spread to 25 countries, apart from China (where it originated), including the Philippines which recently reported its first fatality.In the Philippines, people are hoarding masks while drugstores and supermarkets are fast running out of rubbing alcohol a… (more…)
