Winning over Sabah and SarawakMonday, 30 July 2007, Extracted from http://31august1957.blogspot.com. (By The Sun) INITIALLY the leaders of Sabah (then British North Borneo) and Sarawak were opposed to Malaysia or at best gave it a lukewarm welcome after it was proposed by Tunku Abdul Rahman on May 27, 1961 at the Foreign Correspondents Association in… Continue reading Winning over Sabah and Sarawak
Month: July 2007
UMNO Police Report Against Raja Petra
Press statement/Letter to the Editor by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee on UMNO Police Report Against Raja Petra I am writing in defence of Raja Petra Abdullah and his writings in his website, Malaysia Today. This website contains some of the finest and most incisive political analysis and commentary on the problems and ills that beset… Continue reading UMNO Police Report Against Raja Petra
Petition for Revocation of University Akujanji
Petition for Revocation of University Akujanji We, the undersigned – former university staff members, present university staff members (who cannot include their names here for fear of victimization by the authorities) and civil society organizations – call on the Government to revoke the imposition of the Akujanji pledge with immediate effect. This requirement of… Continue reading Petition for Revocation of University Akujanji
With this cash I thee wed: here comes the bribe
With this cash I thee wed: here comes the bribeBy Michael BackmanThe AgeJune 20, 2007 A NEW term has emerged in Malaysian political debate and it arose from a column I wrote at the end of last year. In the column, I said that Malaysian government waste wasn’t “Malaysia boleh” (the national slogan that means… Continue reading With this cash I thee wed: here comes the bribe
Slaying an Immortal Tiger: Malaysia’s New Economic Policy
Slaying an Immortal Tiger: Malaysia’s New Economic Policy Azly Rahman, www.opinionasia.org 16 Jul 2007 The New Economic Policy (NEP) owes it genesis to a vision that sought to redistribute wealth among Malaysia’s races and create a Malay middle class. Today, there are a significant number who believe that most of the benefits have gone to… Continue reading Slaying an Immortal Tiger: Malaysia’s New Economic Policy
Establish a National Economic Consultative Council to Meet Internal and External Challenges
Press statement/Letter to the Editor by Lim Teck Ghee and Din Merican UMNO Vice President Tan Sri Muyhiddin Yassin was recently reported to have said that non-Bumiputra leaders in Barisan Nasional have the responsibility to make their respective communities understand the spirit of the NEP (NST 15 July 07). He would have demonstrated greater… Continue reading Establish a National Economic Consultative Council to Meet Internal and External Challenges
MSC – the corridor of imperialism?
MSC – the corridor of imperialism? Azly RahmanFrom MalaysiakiniJun 11, 07 3:16pm “Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners. ” – Vladimir Lenin “Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.” – Albert Einstein Where are we… Continue reading MSC – the corridor of imperialism?
MIM-KAF Economic Discourse
Press statement by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee in connection with MIM-KAF Economic Discourse, 12 July 2007 In his panel presentation, Dr. Lim called on the Government to appoint an independent commission to undertake an open, non-political and transparent examination of all the key NEP policies that are currently being implemented and the effects of… Continue reading MIM-KAF Economic Discourse
Continuing Furore over Malaysia’s Racial Policies
Continuing Furore over Malaysia’s Racial PoliciesWritten by Lim Teck Ghee on www.opinionasia.org 03 Jul 2007 A recent speech by the European Union Ambassador to Malaysia criticising the country’s New Economic Policy (NEP) has raised a firestorm of protest from the Malaysian authorities. According to Thierry Rommel, Malaysia’s racial quota policy favoring the majority ethnic Malays… Continue reading Continuing Furore over Malaysia’s Racial Policies