Marhaen Dan Rakyat

Ahli Parlimen Muar, Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman mengkritik kerajaan kerana mengenakan pengharaman terhadap platform media sosial yang melanggar arahan Suruhanjaya Komunikasi Malaysia (SKMM). Dakwa Syed Saddiq, keputusan kerajaan itu dilihat sebagai satu cubaan untuk memperluaskan pemerintahan terhadap rakyat. Namun dakwaan tersebut menerima kecaman daripada rakyat yang mengatakan Syed Saddiq telah memutarbelitkan fakta sebenar. Kerajaan menerusi kenyataan media sebelum itu mengatakan satu kerangka kawal selia baharu akan diperkenalkan pada 1 Ogos dan mula dikuatkuasakan pada 1 Januari 2025. Jelas kerajaan, perkhidmatan media sosial dan perkhidmatan pesanan Internet perlu mematuhi undang-undang Malaysia demi memerangi peningkatan kes jenayah siber termasuk penipuan dalam talian, buli siber dan jenayah seksual terhadap kanak-kanak. Kenyataan itu tidak menyebut tentang bahan-bahan berunsur kritikan terhadap kerajaan bakal diharamkan seperti didakwa oleh Syed Saddiq. Langkah berkenaan me...

In the run-up to what could be a historic state election vote, we have seen posturing from politicians on all sides. Most notable of which has been Syed Saddiq, who has recently declared that he will be bringing his party, MUDA, in an alliance with PSM for the upcoming polls. While this is now familiar for those who follow current politics, it is interesting to note that he has done so out of spite towards Pakatan Harapan - despite noting that his previous definition of bipartisanship also includes legitimising the current unelected government and the previous government he had previously campaigned against. Who can forget when he met with former Prime Minister Najib Razak at his home, he encountered brickbats online - a strange turn of events when considering Saddiq’s past statements towards the latter. There is a great deal of irony when the same person who decried the possibility of a PH-UMNO unity government with Najib is the same person who willingly poses and postures with Najib ...