Month: June 2010

Rancangan Malaysia Ke-10, peluang terlepas begitu sahaja

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  Rancangan Malaysia Ke-10 merupakan pelan induk pelaksanaan strategik lima tahun (2011-2015) untuk membawa perubahan struktural. Usaha ‘mentransformasi’ – istilah dipinjam daripada GTP ataupun Program Transformasi Kerajaan – akan diadakan untuk membentuk negara sebagai suatu ekonomi berpendapatan tinggi. Berikut pengolahan saya setelah meneliti RMK10 yang dibentangkan di Parlimen pada Jun 10. Di antara kemusykilan yang … Read more

A Race Relations Act for M’sia? (Part 2)

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  The purpose of this article is to explore the implications of introducing race relations legislation in Malaysia and whether it would be inconsistent with the affirmative action measures in the federal constitution. Examined in juxtaposition are the Race Relations Acts in the UK (Part 1 of article yesterday) and Canada. One important feature of … Read more

Bersih kembali ke jalan raya?

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  Gabungan Pilihan Raya Bersih dan Adil (Bersih) telah melalui satu momentum yang amat besar (sebut perhimpunan aman Bersih November 10) suatu ketika dulu. Pada waktu itu, selepas mesyuarat demi mesyuarat dan perbincangan demi perbincangan, Bersih – yang dalam tahun 2007 mempunyai 71 pertubuhan sebagai anggota gabungan – mempersetujui bahawa kepincangan pilihan raya di Malaysia … Read more

A Race Relations Act for M’sia? (Part 1)

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Introduction by Dr Lim Teck Ghee In a continuously contentious multi-racial society such as Malaysia, any observer would have assumed that a Race Relations Act would be amongst the first and foremost of the country’s legislative provisions to ensure that Malaysians are not discriminated against on the grounds of ethnicity in the fields of employment, … Read more

Umno heroes and ‘Star’ spear Israel

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  Jerlun MP Mukhriz Mahathir has been at the forefront of the anti-Israel protests for several years now through his father’s Perdana Global Peace Organisation (PGPO). Three of the ships in the flotilla that sailed to break the Tel Aviv blockade of Gaza were sponsored by PGPO – to the tune of some 300,000 euros … Read more

Laporan tahunan hak asasi: Jurang keadilan melebar

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Tidak hairan apabila membaca laporan tahunan badan hak asasi manusia antarabangsa, Amnesty International di dalam ‘The State of the World’s Human Rights’ yang diterbitkan pada Mei 27, 2010 lalu. Laporan tersebut telah mendokumenkan keadaan hak asasi manusia di 159 negara pada 2009, bahawa tidak terdapat pembaharuan yang signifikan terhadap perlindungan kepada hak asasi manusia di … Read more

Public intellectuals: Promise and prospects?

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Is there a place for public intellectuals? The rise of industrial societies and advent of modernity have birthed what may be characterized as bureaucratized mass society leading to the obsolescence of the public intellectual.1 The contrary image of post-modernity and its constructs also may spawn relativized space which leaves little for the role of the … Read more

Why do clever investors make big money mistakes?

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  Statistics show that more than 75% of equity investors including professionals cannot beat the stock index. Studies have also shown that more than 75% of day traders lose money mainly due to transaction costs. There are several reasons for their poor performance but the most frequent mistake is ‘loss aversion’. This is a psychological … Read more

Bumiputera Congress should not fear NEM

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  Prime Minister Najib Razak has told the Bumiputera Economic Congress they should not fear that their rights will be eroded under the New Economic Model (NEM). He also stressed the need to be fair to the non-bumiputera. All this is well said and his assurance is most welcome. Najib’s reassurance to the hundred-plus Malay … Read more