How should one read the decision by Prime Minister Najib Razak to renew Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan’s service contract despite his horrible record – exploding crime rate, brutal suppression of civil liberties, and swirling talk of his alleged links with the underworld? Some would say that the IGP is retained because, as a ruthless … Read more
– from ‘The Origins and Evolution of Ethnocracy in Malaysia’ Dr Geoff Wade who researches Sino-Southeast Asian historical interactions has been kind enough to give his permission for the Centre for Policy Initiatives to reproduce his paper titled ‘The Origins and Evolution of Ethnocracy in Malaysia’. We will be publishing an abridgement of Wade’s … Read more
Walaupun Perdana Menteri Najib Abdul Razak menjanjikan media yang bebas ketika mengambil alih tampuk pimpinan, namun buat kali pertama kartunis tempatan berdepan dengan tekanan dari jentera negara melalui institusi penguatkuasaan, selepas 100 hari pentadbirannya. Kartunis yang paling sinikal terhadap Mahathir Mohamad, Zunar mengaku bahawa insiden sedemikian tidak pernah berlaku walaupun dalam zaman pemerintahan bekas PM … Read more
The Cow-Head Lesson for Merdeka: Delegitimize Violence and Hatred We, the undersigned civil society organizations are shocked, angered and saddened by the “Cow-Head protest??? in Shah Alam last Friday, 28 August 09, against a proposed Hindu temple in Section 23 of the city. The carrying of the head of a freshly slaughtered cow, a sacred … Read more
Pengajaran Tentang Erti Sebenar Kemerdekaan Berhubung Kes “Kepala Lembu???: Penentangan Terhadap Keganasan dan Kebencian. Kami, organisasi masyarakat madani yang tertera di bawah berasa amat terkejut, sedih dan kecewa dengan “protes kepala lembu??? yang berlaku di Shah Alam pada hari Jumaat yang lalu, 28 Ogos 09, kerana menentang pembinaan kuil Hindu di Seksyen 23 bandaraya tersebut. … Read more
Kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu! The above illustrates just how many times Dr Mohd Ridhuan Tee Abdullah hurled the word – and for good measure adding on “ultra kiasu??? – at segments of the Chinese community in … Read more
AUG 31 — I can’t say that I know Datuk Zaid Ibrahim very well. Our past encounters have been limited to a fleeting hello in front of the steps of my alma mater, the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies in 2006, another chat during a reception in honour of Datuk Ambiga … Read more
Sebuah sangkar besi tidak bisa mengubah seekor rajawali menjadi seekor burung nuri … Aku mengambil aura bulan kemerdekaan ini dengan megimbas kembali amanat-amanat yang telah diabadikan oleh penyair terkemuka Indonesia, WS Rendra ketika beliau berada di Kuala Lumpur pada Ogos 14, 2005. Rendra yang aku sanjung telah mengembuskan nafasnya terakhir pada Ogos 6, … Read more
