Month: October 2009

Malay dominance and the tudung index

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Top L to R: Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Nur Zahirah, Datuk Siti Nurhaliza, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, Nurul Izzah. Bottom L to R:  Rosmah Mansor,  Dr Siti Hasmah,  Rafidah Aziz,  Zeti Akhtar Aziz   Whether Malaysia’s sweetheart Siti Nurhaliza wears tudung is a matter of public interest and topic that makes the news. While … Read more

1Bank, 2 interest rates – for Bumi & for ‘nons’

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DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang blogged on Sunday that two racist books were distributed in the Bagan Pinang constituency that incited communal hatred and animosity against Pakatan Rakyat leaders. Kit Siang said scurrilous and baseless allegations were directed at Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim and Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim for purportedly sidelining and betraying the … Read more

Siapa pangkah undi pos anggota tentera yang pindah?

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 Picture taken from The Royal Malaysian Navy official website Aku mendapat tahu melalui teman aku yang bertugas di pengkalan laut Lumut, Perak bahawa anggota tentera akan berada di sesebuah pengkalan tidak melebihi tiga tahun. Memandangkan kita mempunyai pilihan raya umum setiap lima tahun, berapa ramai anggota akan melaporkan kepada Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) perpindahan mereka … Read more

Tengku Razaleigh on equality of citizenship

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On the invitation of the Perak Academy, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah recently visited Ipoh and delivered the most reassuring and inspiring lecture that I have heard from a Malaysian politician. This dinner talk on Oct 2 attracted a much larger audience than the regular talks organized by the Perak Academy. However, it really deserved a much … Read more

Apartheid de facto tidak moral dan perlu dikikis

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  (Terjemahan daripada Bahasa Inggeris oleh CPI)   Dr Boo Cheng Hau Saya merujuk kepada rencana di Malaysiakini bertajuk ‘Why Malaysia is not like South Africa’. Saya telah memberi pendapat apartheid bukanlah semata-mata pemisahan fizikal di antara perbagai kaum di Afrika Selatan, dan penulis rencana [Ong Kian Ming] bersetuju dengan saya. Apartheid sebenarnya membabitkan dominasi … Read more

Questioning the ‘Daulat Tuanku’ cry

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(Translated from Malay by CPI) As human beings, we are endowed with the capacity to think so that we can question and thereby gain a better understanding, even if the subject under scrutiny is felt to be thorny. To pose a question is not to be disrespectful (‘kurang ajar’). On the contrary, to question is … Read more

Mengapa Malaysia tidak seumpama Afrika Selatan

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(Terjemahaan daripada bahasa Inggeris oleh CPI) Dr Boo Cheng Hau Saya menulis surat ini sebagai membalas sebahagian ucapan Dr Boo Cheng Hau, wakil Dewan Undangan Negeri Johor Skudai minggu lepas [Feb 26, 2009] Beliau menyatakan kononnya sesetengah langkah pinjaman Dana Johor bercirikan apartheid kerana kaum bukan-bumiputera dikenakan kadar bunga lebih tinggi berbanding bumiputera. Dalam ucapan … Read more

Polemik arak: Sebat Kartika / Mirzan dan liputan berita

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Baru-baru ini, laungan ‘takbir’ para penyokong PAS asyik diperolokkan dengan ungkapan ‘take beer’ oleh pihak lawannya. Namun ia hanya olok-olok, sindirin oleh puak Umno ini dengan tidak disangka telah menjadi senjata makan tuan apabila anak Dr Mahathir dilaporkan memiliki saham dalam kilang arak.   Sisipan keratan-keratan akhbar berikut pula membayangkan 1cerita ‘Antara 2 Darjat’. Adakah … Read more