The commercialization and widespread provision of higher education in Malaysia probably does eat away at what special status students can rightly claim as political actors, but it is not clear how much it does so (or whether this same dynamic applies generically to contemporary developing or newly-industrialized states). In sum, then, while its course has … Read more
Fact sheet on the roles of rural women in agriculture, environment, rural production, food security and related policy and planning in Malaysia. Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. [Download]
The paper is part of a three-year anthropological study of new media, local governance and ethnicity in Subang Jaya. Publication: 4th International\ Malaysian Studies Conference; 3-5 August 2004, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi. Author: Postill, John. Download
In this paper, Bunnell examines one such post-developmental zone. The Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) – and especially the ‘intelligent city’ (Cyberjaya) which is at the centre of this high-tech territory – is examined as a zone in which a specific mix of governmental agencies and spatial strategies is oriented to the shaping of would-be ‘intelligent’ … Read more
Within the Malaysian Federation, Sarawak has a small public sector. Over time, the State Government is increasing its expenditure and revenue to slightly more than the Federal Government’s share in the state. State Government revenue has been dependent on depleting natural resources such as forests, lands and mines, indicating its constraints in continuing overall deficits … Read more
In my paper, I consider the integration of rights, cultures and religion within a Malaysian context. I weigh the extent that this would: 1) challenge the universality and secularisation of the rights discourse and practice globally (in reference to Mahathir’s ‘Asian values’ concept); 2) bridge the disparity between the rhetoric and implementation of women’s-human rights … Read more
The Purpose of this paper is to clarify the formation of national identity in Malaysia in terms of the historical construction of the academic field of Malaysian Studies, especially Social Sciences concerning Malaysia. In other words, it is to question the modern technology of “subject” formation in colonial as well as post-colonial situation. In this … Read more
The article elaborates the potential of SMI in the economy development of Eastcoast, Peninsula. Article written in Malay. Publication: 4th International Malaysian Studies Conference; 3-5 August 2004, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi. Nanthakumar a/l Loganathan, Mohd. Najit B. Sukemi & Mohd. Nasir B. Nawawi. Download
By Ahirudin Attan aka rockybru July 11, 2008 Dear YB Syed Hamid AlbarHome Minister Re: Aina Mardiah Shahrial, 17 You may not know Aina, she is the eldest daughter of Shahrial Sirin, an ISA detainee. On the afternoon of July 2, about 3 pm, she was admitted into Kajang Hospital. The girl was fighting for her … Read more
The paper elaborate the peace keeping cooperation between Malaysia and Indonesia. Article written in Malay. Publication: 4th International Malaysian Studies Conference; 3-5 August 2004, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi. Author: Ayu Yudiati. Download