CPI note: We’re reproducing an article below from Shuzheng with the blogger’s permission as we believe it is a thought-provoking and timely discourse. We hope this material can serve as a basis for reflection during the Bloggers Universe Malaysia gathering this Saturday (May 22) which will discuss bridging the religious divide and other faith-related … Read more
Pada tahun 2007, Bank Negara telah memperkenalkan suatu skim insurans kereta bagi menggantikan perlindungan pihak ketiga iaitu ‘No-fault liablity scheme’ (NFL). Setelah mendapat maklumbalas daripada pihak-pihak yang berkepentingan seperti Majlis Peguam Malaysia, persatuan-persatuan pengguna, Persatuan Insurans Am Malaysia (PIAM) dan syarikat-syarikat insurans, skim tersebut tidak diteruskan. Semasa pembentangan Belanjawan Negara 2010, Perdana Menteri Najib … Read more
DAP could have lost Sibu if they had not obtained such a commanding lead from the get-go. The last minute influx of postal votes, as always nearly all cast in favour of Barisan – and this a ‘hallowed’ tradition that has kept the ruling party in perpetual power and Malaysia a one-party state – almost … Read more
I find myself in a strangely odd position – an Indian speaking up for the Chinese. It has recently been asked of them: “What more do the Chinese want???? If it were merely rhetorical, I will defend the right to ask questions of such a nature in the name of free speech and healthy … Read more
Today, on May 13 which is the anniversary of the blackest day in our country’s history, I will be one of six presenters at a dialogue organized by OHMSI at the Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies in Kuala Lumpur. Titled ‘The challenge of forging unity in Malaysia’, the objective of the dialogue is to create … Read more
Ketika berkhidmat di sebuah syarikat perunding peniagaan lebih sedekad yang lalu, saya diberi peluang terlibat dalam sebuah projek merangka misi dan visi sebuah organisasi utama di Malaysia. Maka tersemburlah semasa perbincangan segala frasa yang cantik dan hebat yang difikirkan dapat menjadi lambang kemegahan organisasi berkenaan. Misi dan visi itu biarlah cantik. Sama ada ianya berpijak … Read more
Press statement by Dr Lim Teck Ghee May 12, 2010 We are heartened that the controversial ‘Melayu Bangkit’ rally in Terengganu planned for tomorrow to commemorate May 13 has been postponed indefinitely. It would be even more reassuring to hear that any future events to remember this fateful date in our history will take … Read more
Amidst the intense election campaigns of the Sibu parliamentary by-election, there is one way to help the beseeched electorate making a sound decision. And that is by asking the following question: Which political coalition – Barisan Nasional (BN) or Pakatan Rakyat (PR) – is more likely to fulfill the wishes of the Sibu people, … Read more
Malaysia terkenal dengan akta-akta drakonian (sebut: zalim). Ada akta-akta kuno sejak zaman penjajahan masih digunakan sehingga sekarang bagi mempertahankan kuasa atau bertindak sebagai perlindungan daripada kuasa dicabar. Antara lain, kita ada Akta Penerbitan dan Mesin Cetak (1984), Akta Multimedia dan Komunikasi (1998), Akta Hasutan (1949), Akta Fitnah (1948), Akta Universiti dan Kolej Universiti (1971), … Read more
Recently, we have had a New Economic Model (NEM) unveiled with much fanfare. It has been accompanied by the usual uncritical write-ups and praise from economic analysts from the mainstream mass media. Maybe they see in it more than what I can discern or maybe I am an incorrigible skeptic with less faith in grand … Read more