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format-standard category-columns tag-cedaw tag-dap tag-ding-jo-ann tag-dyana-sofya tag-gender-equality tag-holding-court tag-mukhriz-mahathir tag-najib-razak tag-sexism tag-teluk-intan tag-women entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/beyond-dyana-sofya/">Beyond Dyana Sofya</a></h2> <em><a href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/tag/holding-court/">Holding Court</a></em> by Ding Jo-Ann<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">June 2, 2014</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/beyond-dyana-sofya/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mukhriz-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>What exactly was discriminatory about the remarks made against the DAP’s candidate for the Teluk Intan by-election, Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud? How do such remarks go beyond Dyana Sofya and what needs to be done to combat such attitudes?</p> </div></article><article class="post-22097 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-columns tag-ampersand tag-coalition-for-good-governance tag-dap tag-kw-mak tag-local-council-elections tag-local-government-act tag-mbpj tag-pakatan-rakyat tag-ronnie-liu tag-selangor entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/the-obstacles-to-local-council-elections/">The obstacles to local council elections</a></h2> <em><a href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/tag/ampersand"target="_blank">Ampersand</em></a> by KW Mak<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">March 17, 2014</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/the-obstacles-to-local-council-elections/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ballot-box-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>It’s now six years since the DAP and PKR promised to enact local council elections. Yet neither Penang nor Selangor, which are under the control of the Pakatan Rakyat, has succeeded in doing so. What exactly is the problem with local council elections that it is taking so long to implement? And why is there so much secrecy surrounding the appointment of councillors?</p> </div></article><article class="post-21366 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-columns tag-13-may-1969 tag-alliance tag-barisan-nasional tag-cow-head tag-dap tag-gerakan tag-hasnoor-hussein tag-jacqueline-ann-surin tag-musa-sheik-fadzir tag-najib-razak tag-pas tag-peoples-progressive-party tag-shape-of-a-pocket tag-tanda-putera tag-umno tag-utusan-malaysia entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/21366/">Wishing for another 13 May</a></h2> <a href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/tag/shape-of-a-pocket"><em>Shape of a Pocket</em></a> by Jacqueline Ann Surin<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">September 16, 2013</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/21366/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/keris2-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>There are groups who seem to be spoiling for another 13 May to happen in Malaysia. Whether they are politicians from Umno or non-state actors, the signs are mounting that another racial clash is what these individuals and groups want to have happen. What are these signs?</p> </div></article><article class="post-20655 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-current-issues category-features tag-dap tag-ding-jo-ann tag-hudud tag-islamic-state tag-kelantan tag-mca tag-muslims tag-parliament tag-pas tag-shad-saleem-faruqi tag-syariah tag-terengganu tag-utusan-malaysia entry"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/could-hudud-be-a-reality/">Could hudud be a reality?</a></h2> By Ding Jo-Ann<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">May 4, 2013</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><p>The BN attacks on PAS’s hudud agenda involve scaremongering of the worst kind. BN’s alarmist politics aside, can hudud law actually become a reality for Malaysians? And how likely is it that it will be implemented in the near future?</p> </div></article><article class="post-19886 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-mp-watch tag-andrew-khoo tag-attorney-generals-chambers tag-barisan-nasional tag-dap tag-deborah-loh tag-election-commission tag-gerakan tag-mca tag-members-of-parliament tag-mic tag-pakatan-rakyat tag-parliament tag-perak-crisis tag-pkr tag-umno tag-upko entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/strengthening-parliamentary-democracy/">Strengthening parliamentary democracy</a></h2> By Deborah Loh<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">May 4, 2013</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/strengthening-parliamentary-democracy/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2030/03/green-fancy-line-hi-150x150.png" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>The majority of MPs who responded to MP Watch want parliamentary democracy strengthened. Two top suggestions for doing this were reforming election practices and having parliamentary select committees.</p> </div></article><article class="post-20584 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-columns tag-ambiga-sreenevasan tag-andrew-khoo tag-barisan-nasional tag-bersih-2-0 tag-dap tag-ge13 tag-najib-razak tag-pakatan-rakyat tag-pas tag-reforms tag-registrar-of-societies tag-the-star tag-tindak-malaysia tag-voters entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/not-enough-reforms-for-ge13/">Not enough reforms for GE13</a></h2> By Andrew Khoo<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">May 3, 2013</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/not-enough-reforms-for-ge13/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/votinglondon12-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>TO what extent have Bersih 2.0’s demands for a clean, free and fair election been met? What new measures have been introduced thus far as Malaysia heads to the polls on 5 May 2013 and are they good enough?</p> </div></article><article class="post-19735 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-mp-watch tag-barisan-nasional tag-cij tag-dap tag-foi tag-freedom-of-information-act tag-mca tag-members-of-parliamant tag-mic tag-mp-watch tag-pakatan-rakyat tag-umno tag-understanding-the-dewan-rakyat tag-v-gayathry entry"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/mps-and-freedom-of-information/">MPs and Freedom of Information</a></h2> By Gan Pei Ling<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">April 30, 2013</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><p>BOTH the PR state governments in Selangor and Penang have passed Freedom of Information (FOI) laws while the BN-led federal government has yet to dismantle the Official Secrets Act. Find out what the different parties think about a citizen’s right to know before heading to the polls on 5 May 2013.</p> </div></article><article class="post-19744 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-current-issues category-mp-watch tag-abolish-isa-movement tag-barisan-nasional tag-dap tag-detention-without-trial tag-gerakan tag-internal-security-act tag-isa tag-ldp tag-mca tag-members-of-parliament tag-mic tag-mp-watch tag-mps tag-pakatan-rakyat tag-pbb tag-pbrs tag-pbs tag-prs tag-umno tag-upko entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/mps-and-the-isa/">MPs and the ISA</a></h2> By Gan Pei Ling<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">April 27, 2013</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/mps-and-the-isa/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2029/02/Parliament_2013a-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>The Internal Security Act has now been abolished and replaced with the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act. But not all Barisan Nasional MPs were keen on abolishing the ISA. Find out what MPs told The Nut Graph about what they thought about the ISA during the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project. </p> </div></article><article class="post-20279 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-columns tag-barisan-nasional tag-dap tag-ge13 tag-general-election tag-jason-teoh tag-jenice-lee tag-kota-laksamana tag-mca tag-pas tag-pkr tag-three-cornered-fight tag-uncommon-sense tag-voters tag-wong-chin-huat entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/uncommon-sense-with-wong-chin-huat-the-cause-and-effect-of-three-cornered-fights/"><em>Uncommon Sense</em> with Wong Chin Huat: The cause and effect of three-cornered fights</a></h2> By Ding Jo-Ann<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">April 24, 2013</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/uncommon-sense-with-wong-chin-huat-the-cause-and-effect-of-three-cornered-fights/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/LEAD24042013-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>THERE are a record number of three-cornered fights this election, including those involving candidates from the same coalition. 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