Kehadiran YB Nurul Izzah ke Madrasah Al-Falah (lama) pada 29 ogos 2010 disambut meriah oleh masyarakat sekitar. Majlis berbuka puasa dan pemberian sumbangan Ramadhan kepada fakir miskin dan anak yatim.

Program ini dianjurkan oleh Madrasah Al-Falah dan turut dihadiri oleh Kepimpinan PAS Lembah Pantai. Keramahan masyarakat Lembah Pantai bersama YB Nurul Izzah membuktikan sokongan padu terhadap kepimpinan YB Nurul Izzah di Lembah Pantai

Majlis berbuka puasa ini diadakan pada 24 ogos 2010 bertempat di PPR Kerinchi. Program berbuka puasa ini anjuran Perhubungan PKR Wilayah Persekutuan, Dato’ Zaid Ibrahim dengan kerjasama Ahli Parlimen Lembah Pantai di dalam majlis ini juga YB Nurul Izzah turut menyampaikan bantuan zakat dan beras kepada 71 orang penerima iaitu warga emas, fakir miskin, ibu tunggal dan OKU.

By Stephanie Sta Maria THU, 26 AUG 2010 10:44

SPECIAL REPORT ON KL The Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur has long been a political trophy for the government and the opposition and the competition took a fierce turn after 2008.

Prior to that fateful year, the Barisan Nasional (BN) enjoyed dominion over the city with seven representatives in the 11 constituencies. The tsunami washed out six of them thus putting the trophy in the hands of Pakatan Rakyat.

Now BN understandably wants it back and has begun its conquest with the key constituency of Lembah Pantai. But MP Nurul Izzah Anwar isn’t going down without a fight.

Right now though, her days are occupied by regular scuffles with Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), which she claimed is an immovable block in her path towards serving her constituents.

“Most of the issues plaguing Lembah Pantai, like enforcement, public housing and services, fall under DBKL’s purview,” she said. “Which means that all the opposition MPs in KL are at the mercy of DBKL’s officers, legislations and structure. And our role is made even more complex by the on-going dynamics between elected and appointed representatives.”

One particular DBKL practice that has Nurul gritting her teeth in frustration is its lack of transparency in issuing housing to the people of Kampung Kerinchi. Her requests that DBKL publicly display a list of recipients has gone unheeded.

“The list is crucial so people know that no invisible hand is involved in the distribution of housing,” she emphasised. “But DBKL is still continuing to operate based on its whim and fancy. There is no way of tracking the basic requirements to qualify for housing, and when there is no rule of thumb or consistency, the whole process is then open to abuse.”

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YB Izzah sempat melawat Bazar Ramadhan Kerinchi pd 24 ogos 2010 pada pukul 5.30 petang. Kehadiran YB Izzah disambut penuh mesra oleh masyarakat Lembah Pantai khususnya penduduk sekitar bazar Ramadhan Kampung Kerinchi. YB Izzah menghabiskan masa di bazar Ramadhan tersebut dan sempat juga membeli juadah untuk berbuka puasa.

Free Malaysia Today TUE, 24 AUG 2010 06:00

By Nurul Izzah Anwar

COMMENT A Malay daily recently declared that a civil war would break out in the country. And this war would dwarf the May 13 1969 racial riot – the worst in Malaysia’s history. The war, said the newspaper, is a response to a non-existing amended constitution that abolishes the special position of the Malays and Islam.

Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin also made reference to the 1969 riot in his comment when he reminded his Barisan Nasional (BN) colleague, Dr Chua Soi Lek, to tone down his demands to scrap what the government likes to call the pro-Malay economic policy.

In Penang, we heard stories that the name of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong has been replaced with Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng in Friday sermons in some mosques in the state.

Apart from some Umno leaders who are fond of making racist comments, we also now have Perkasa which claimed to champion the constitutional position of the Malays.

These stories have been reported at length and front-paged by many newspapers, inviting discussions from both sides of the political divide.

These stories are not new. Many of us have heard similar stories not too long ago.

Remember in 1987 when Umno organised a racially charged political rally? It was followed by detention of many opposition leaders, including Karpal Singh and Guan Eng, under Operasi Lalang.

I wonder what the people behind the recent racial provocations hope to achieve.

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