http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/24996-nh-chan-an-inconvenient-judge IPOH, April 30 — Chan Nyarn Hoi lives in a modest two-storey semi-detached house in a quiet lane near the state stadium in Perak with his wife, a dog and seven large Japanese carp. At 74 years old and with ruddy smooth cheeks under a full head of snowy white hair, few would connect… Continue reading N.H. Chan: An inconvenient judge
Month: April 2009
Analysis by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee on “Civil Service Reform” (updated)
The recent announcement by the PM that the Government will act to recruit the best brains for the civil service is a clear admission that the government has failed to practice merit-oriented recruitment in the past, and that the performance of the civil service has suffered as a result. The public, however, is cynical… Continue reading Analysis by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee on “Civil Service Reform” (updated)
CPI columnist Dr Azly Rahman on Memo To Historians: Question all historical facts
http://azlyrahman-illuminations.blogspot.com/2009/04/memo-to-historians-question-all.html 20 April, 2009 Question all historical ‘facts’ “Man has no nature… what he has is history,??? writes the Spanish philosopher Ortega y Gassett. But whose history must man learn? Whose construction of history must we craft as official knowledge? What is the conception of human nature must we hold in writing about history? There… Continue reading CPI columnist Dr Azly Rahman on Memo To Historians: Question all historical facts
B.U.M 2009
(also BUM2009 Organising Committee Chairman) CPI is proud to be associate organiser of BUM2009 Kuala Lumpur, April 27, 2009: The Centre for Policy Initiatives is proud to be again associated for the second consecutive year in helping organise BUM2009 — marketed as the “Hap Bloggers Event of the Year 2009”. BUM stands for Bloggers… Continue reading B.U.M 2009
Consolidated post on current inter-faith issues
CPI collates from various Media sources reports and commentaries on some current Inter-faith issues. It is important that Malaysians, while urged by the Government to follow the Rukunegara’s first precept of “Belief in God”, the citizenry comprising different faiths and ethnic origins and religious traditions, are truly empowered to practice in word and deed… Continue reading Consolidated post on current inter-faith issues
In Singapore, a More Progressive Islamic Education
April 23, 2009 SINGAPORE — After starting the day with prayers and songs in honor of the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, the students at the Madrasa Al Irsyad Al Islamiah here in Singapore turned to the secular. An all-girls chemistry class grappled with compounds and acids while other students focused on English, math and other subjects… Continue reading In Singapore, a More Progressive Islamic Education
10 dalil kenapa Tun Mahathir wajib diletakkan di Seri Penanti
Dalil 1 Penyakit remuk semangat Barisan Nasional mesti segera diubati. Nampaknya nakhoda Umno – kapal perang BN yang digentari – perlu lekas menghadap Tun Doktor Tok Pawang. “Jangan mengaku kalah!??? herdik Ayahanda Mahathir tatkala mengulas kekosongan kerusi DUN Penanti, sambil menabur barus … maka asap kemenyan dan setanggi ladan pun berkepul-kepul naiklah ianya. Mengapa pembangkang menang mudah empat pilihanraya… Continue reading 10 dalil kenapa Tun Mahathir wajib diletakkan di Seri Penanti
Ancient Mariner on PKFZ: More Clarification Needed
http://cyusof.blogspot.com/2009/04/pkfz-more-clarification-needed.html 21 April, 2009 The Malaysian Insider reports, here, that the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will seek clarification again from the parties responsible for the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project whose cost is said to be exorbitant. New chairman Azmi Khalid said the PAC would call within two weeks all those responsible for… Continue reading Ancient Mariner on PKFZ: More Clarification Needed
Stop pushing for the crooked bridge
Commentary by Koon Yew Yin 21st April, 2009 Ever since Tun Dr. Mahathir rejoined UMNO, he has been interfering in the new government under Prime Minister Najib Razak. Once again in the media and now, in his own blog site, he is pushing hard for building the crooked bridge. This time though, Dr. Mahathir is… Continue reading Stop pushing for the crooked bridge
Opinion :UN Second Conference on Racism: Has Malaysia Joined the Western Boycott?
The decision by the US and several other Western countries to boycott the UN Durban Review conference on racism and discrimination is a wrong and bad move. Boycotts have long been proven to be counter-productive strategies whatever the targeted issues and the motives or rationalization behind them, and they should be a last rather… Continue reading Opinion :UN Second Conference on Racism: Has Malaysia Joined the Western Boycott?