Who in civil society, over the past year, played the most important role in defending freedom of political participation and opening a greater space for social freedom and democracy? We shall find out tonight at the 2nd Civil Society Award ceremony at the Kuala Lumpur & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH). No, the honoree … Read more
The sharp reduction of Chinese as a population ratio is contrary to natural growth patterns and an anomaly due to institutionalized discrimination. The present Chinese condition requires them to speak better BM to fit in. No greater love hath man and moms than they lay down their life savings for their children to study … Read more
Seandainya kaedah perlombongan menggunakan cyanide tidak membahayakan penduduk sekitar, apakata dicadangkan kepada Ng Yen Yen – wakil rakyat Raub merangkap Menteri Pelancongan – supaya menjadikan kawasan lombong itu di Bukit Koman sebagai sebuah pusat ‘homestay’? Kita sering memberi salah tanggapan mengenai kepentingan alam sekitar dan pembangunan negara di dalam sektor pelancongan. Bukit Koman ialah … Read more
Having been in the same room with kings, ministers and tycoons, I confess that not once have I felt impressed, privileged, or awed. But tonight I do. Tonight I am awed and inspired, because I am in the same room with so many good, ordinary people who do extraordinary things; women and men who risk … Read more
Last year, there was much fanfare when Abdullah Badawi in his capacity as Prime Minister presented the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act in Parliament. The act effective Jan 1, 2009 was to replace the Anti-Corruption Act of 1997 as the old act was ineffective in fighting corruption. Abdullah claimed that the MACC Act was modelled … Read more
When questioned by reporters regarding private investigator P Balasubramaniam’s latest revelations implicating the family of Prime Minister Najib Razak in the Altantuya murder scandal, Najib snapped: “I will not entertain any frivolous statement???, and asked reporters to move on to the next question. This curt reply, to crassly cut reporters off from asking further questions … Read more
Introduction by Dr Lim Teck Ghee At long last, is this the signal that the government is starting to acknowledge the folly of its economic policies? Are the winds of economic reform finally blowing across our country? Or is this just another pretty but inconsequential speech delivered by someone who has spent much of his … Read more
Chin Peng yakin bahawa di kalangan mereka yang mencita-citakan satu masyarakat lebih adil and berperikemanusiaan, akan ada generasi berikutnya yang menyambungi perjuangan beliau – apa yang diimpikannya dan apa yang diusahakannya di masa hidup. (Rencana di bawah adalah ringkasan siri laporan tulisan Lim yang disunting dan disusun semula oleh CPI dengan izin Merdeka Review) Majlis … Read more
Introduction by Dr Lim Teck Ghee A revolutionary form of scientific enquiry process may be taking shape right now. This new form associated with data-intensive open science from a wide range of sources has many implications that are only now beginning to be studied. As the author of the report on it below points … Read more
Jangkamasa 20 tahun banyak peristiwa berlaku namun kita tetap mengulangnya. Kita gagal untuk mempelajari dari masalah dan kesilapan. Semasa aku berada di negeri Jerman dua minggu lalu (dari Nov 2 hingga Nov 20), aku dapat menyaksikan bagaimana rakyat di situ begitu menghargai peristiwa bersejarah yang berlaku pada Nov 9, 1989. Rakyat Jerman pada tahun 2009 … Read more