Kini deman Akademi Fantasia kembali. Selepas lapan tahun Akademi Fantasia bertapak, rancangan realiti TV itu masih mendapat sambutan daripada penonton televisyen terutama sekali dari kalangan remaja dan luar bandar. Sekiranya dilihat aura musim yang lalu, penonton dan penggemar Akademi Fantasia secara majoriti memilih Mohd Hafiz Mohd Suip. Demam kempen kemenangan Hafiz amat berbeza permainannya dengan … Read more
This article is a response to ‘I wish to remain a Malay’, a translation carried by CPI on March 2. I am always been proud to be a Malaysian, but unlike Kadir Jasin I don’t need to apologise for this. However, like Pak Kadir, I too am embarrassed when some Malaysians showed their tidakapathy … Read more
MCA is an ineffective political force in part because it has long played only a marginal role in the previous Malaysia Plans — implemented by the Umno-aligned, Malay dominated civil service — that have shaped socio-economic development in the country. The Malaysian public, especially the Chinese, must be wondering if MCA can ever get its … Read more
Bersempena Hari Wanita Sedunia kelmarin, kesaksamaan gender menjadi jeritan pejuang-pejuang hak asasi manusia yang mahukan hak kaum hawa diberi ruang yang lebih dalam apa jua bidang yang menyumbang dalam pembangunan negara. Feminisme sudah tentu mempunyai pendekatan tersendiri dalam merangka rencana, menangani masalah mahupun menggubal undang-undang. Feminisme merupakan produk sampingan pasca-modernisme. Pasca-modernisme itu sendiri telah mendualiti … Read more
The dinner talk by the people’s Menteri Besar Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin at Ipoh Swimming Club on Saturday, March 6, has encouraged me to write this article. Last year I wrote a piece after Speaker V. Sivakumar was physically removed from his chair in the Perak state assembly. In my column, ‘We urge the Perak Sultan … Read more
Two years ago on March 8, 2008, Malaysians wrote history by weakening Umno/Barisan Nasional’s electoral one-party state. For the first time since Independence, the ruling coalition lost its two-third parliamentary majority and a total of five states were ruled by the opposition parties. As a result, Malaysians have benefited tremendously from the vibrant competition between … Read more
CPI note: The Perak Academy is a non-profit body which organizes projects and activities involving intellectual discourse, research, writing, fine arts and performing arts. It organizes the popular ‘Perak Lectures??? series with speakers of national and international standing invited to speak on a variety of topics aimed at stimulating and disseminating intellectual discussion. Below we … Read more
(Translation from Malay by CPI) Sorry to say, but I am proud to be Malay. Although sometimes I’m embarrassed by the attitude, behaviour and achievement levels of the Malay and even more so when Malays are linked with corruption and laziness, nonetheless I’m still proud to be a Malay in Malaysia. I’m sure a Chinese … Read more
(Terjemahaan daripada bahasa Inggeris oleh CPI) Banyak komen daripada pembaca telah diterima sejak mulanya artikel “Ethnic dominance in the civil service??? disiarkan. Kebanyakan daripada komen tersebut menyokong dan bersetuju perlunya pembaharuan dilakukan terhadap kedominanan lampau bangsa Melayu dalam perkhidmatan awam hari ini. Terdapat juga respons yang menentang dengan hujah bahawa kedominanan Melayu dalam perkhidmatan … Read more