Month: November 2008

Human Resource Factor Intensity and Export Structure of Singapore and Malaysia

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The paper examines the impact of rising human resource ( HR ) endowments on the relative factor intensity and composition of manufactured exports of Singapore and Malaysia. Following the traditional approach, relative factor intensities are approximated by wage and non-wage value added per employee. The findings show that the manufacturing activities in both countries have … Read more

A Somali’s perception of Mahathir

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document.write(parent.prscreen) I’m a Somali living in Malaysia who follows the local scene here very much. I would have to admit that Tun Dr M’s greatest disadvantage is his pure, unadulterated hatred for anyone who disagrees with him. Never have I seen a human being whose sole motivation, drive and engine is pure hatred. Just visit … Read more

Penang Umno on ‘Amar Makruf Nahi Mungkar’

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By Helen Ang   At the state assembly sitting on Thursday, Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng fielded criticism from Umno representative Shabudin Yahya who chided him for misusing the term ‘Amal Makruf Nahi Mungkar’ for political gain.   Malaysiakini reported that Lim denied deriving political mileage as charged by Umno but rather “was attempting … Read more

RAZAK’S HELPING HAND TO NAJIB NOT HELPFUL

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By Yong Thye Chong aka Kim Quek November 22, 2008   There appears to be only one motive in Razak Baginda’s press conference on Nov 20.  It was to alleviate the mounting pressure on Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor, who have found themselves irretrievably entangled in the Altantuya murder case.  … Read more

Honey, I shrunk the Indians

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By Helen Ang

Two weeks ago on Nov 4, the New Straits Times carried the headline ‘Zaid lucky to be born a Malay, says Syed Hamid’.

Former law minister Zaid Ibrahim had said in his LawAsia 2008 conference speech on Oct 31: “The obsession with the Ketuanan Melayu doctrine has in fact destroyed something precious in us.

“It makes us lose our sense of balance and fairness.”

The statement unsurprisingly caused Umno warlords to go berserk.

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Razak Baginda speaks out

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Thursday, November 20, 2008By Ahirudin Attan aka rockybru November 20, 2008 This morning, Razak Baginda, who was acquitted of murdering Mongolian Altantuya Sharibuu on Oct 31, called for a press conference. This was the first time he spoke on the case since the acquittal. In a nutshell, Razak said:     1) Deputy Prime Minister and … Read more

Raja Nazrin warns against modern-day tribalism

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By The Sun
November 20, 2008

PETALING JAYA: Mankind is failing badly at creating a sense of community and is instead allowing race, culture and religion to dominate discourse, Raja Muda of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah said today.

“When we think of social fragmentation as good rather than bad, something is awfully wrong. Our moral gyroscopes have gone completely awry. If we continue on the present path, great dangers lie ahead,” he said in his speech at the Diversity Matters Forum on Diasporas in the Commonwealth held at Monash University, Sunway Campus here.

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