The optimism at the dawn of the new millennium which saw Malaysia relatively buoyant has gone awry, thus necessitating a new policy framework if we are to re-start sustained high growth. Boosted by the rapid rebound from the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997-1999, Malaysia greeted the start of the new millennium in 2001 with confidence. … Read more
Perdana Menteri Najib Abdul Razak telah menggariskan konsep “1Malaysia” sebagai “pedoman” pemerintahannya setelah mengambil alih tampuk kerajaan. Empat bulan berlalu, selain “Amanah Saham 1Malaysia” yang menjadi rebutan ramai, pendekatan yang lain tidak begitu memberangsangkan. Sejak 8 Mac 2008, lidah UMNO, Utusan Malaysia dengan tajuk yang sensasi, mereka ilusi ketegangan hubungan kaum. Malah, akhbar ini cuba … Read more
Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has claimed that he does not understand what ‘1Malaysia’ stands for and suggested his ‘Malaysia Boleh’ is a better slogan. I can’t help but agree with him that ‘Malaysia Boleh’ perhaps better describes some of the grotesque idiosyncrasies of Malaysian life, at least over the following two scenarios which … Read more
(Terjemahan daripada Bahasa Inggeris oleh Centre for Policy Initiatives) Masalah-masalah yang kita sedang hadapi sekarang bukan hanya berkaitan dengan negeri Perak, Kelantan, Pulau Pinang dan Selangor sahaja malah merangkumi seluruh negara. Ia bukan sahaja menlibatkan kaum Melayu, Cina dan India, malah sesiapa sahaja yang warga Malaysia. Ia bukan hanya berkaitan isu hari ini, esok, … Read more
The topic ‘What can Asean do to address rising poverty levels and social unrest’ is especially pertinent if the current global economic crisis is prolonged or worsens further. Even if the crisis abates during the next year, various forecasts point to a slower rate of growth in the Asean national economies. Continuing ripple effects … Read more
Kalau mengikut pengalaman, pihak polis akan membuat sekatan pada Ogos 31 (Ahad) dan akan mendatangkan kesukaran untuk orang yang pulang ke kampung untuk cuti panjang (Ogos 31, 2009 jatuh pada hari Isnin). Tanggal 31 Ogos merupakan hari kemerdekaan Malaysia. Pada tahun ini, Malaysia merayakannya kali yang ke-52. Hari Malaysia sebenarnya jatuh pada tarikh 16 … Read more
Commentary by Dr Lim Teck Ghee There is hardly a day that passes when we do not read something about foreign labour in the newspapers. The story could be about a heartless employer pouring boiling water on an Indonesian maid or labour contractors exploiting a Bangladeshi worker. Or it could be a Minister stating … Read more
News item in Malaysia Kini – July 24, 2009 I found this news item in Malaysia Kini – an online news portal: Speaker vs. Speaker: Police report over letterhead Humayun Kabir Jul 24, 09 Barisan Nasional state assembly speaker R Ganesan lodged a police report with the Ipoh district police headquarters accusing his Parkatan … Read more
Scholarships for poor young Malaysians I will be providing scholarships to 50 poor students for the next academic year to study finance and accountancy in University TAR, Kampar, Perak. The scholarships will be given subject to the following conditions:- The applicant’s family combined income should not be more than Rm 2,000 per month. The … Read more
