Pabila tirai 2010 melabuh tidak lama lagi, maka tinggal sekurang-kurangnya tiga bulan saja sekiranya Pilihanraya Umum(PU) ke-13 menjelang bilamasa yang banyak pihak menjangkakannya. Pastinya BN mahupun Pakatan akan membuat strategi terbaik bagi mendapat mandat daripada rakyat untuk mentadbir negara tercinta kita, Malaysia. Biasanya parti pemerintah tidak akan menunggu sehingga genap lima tahun dari tarikh BN… Continue reading Tahun 2011 pilih BN atau Pakatan?
Month: December 2010
The Islamisation of Malaysia: religious nationalism in the service of ethnonationalism 2
Islamisation of education Let us start our study of the education system, not in education proper, but at an educational display in Malaysia’s Museum of National History as described by Virginia Hooker (2003: 4-6) in the opening pages of her A Short History of Malaysia. The most significant feature of this display for our… Continue reading The Islamisation of Malaysia: religious nationalism in the service of ethnonationalism 2
The Islamisation of Malaysia: religious nationalism in the service of ethnonationalism
The relationship between religious, ethnic and national identities in Malaysia has long been fraught with uncomfortable tensions-especially for the 50 percent of Malaysians who are outside the dominant Malay-Muslim communal grouping. Until the accession of Dr Mahathir to the prime ministership at the beginning of the 1980s, it was clear that ethnic identity trumped religious… Continue reading The Islamisation of Malaysia: religious nationalism in the service of ethnonationalism
Softening up students to Islam with History syllabus
Whose history is the government pushing on our students and to what effect? On Oct 23, Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced that History will be made a must-pass subject for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia beginning 2013. This puts the subject on par with Bahasa Malaysia in its degree of importance. The ministry will introduce a… Continue reading Softening up students to Islam with History syllabus
Cost of living up, quality of life down
This article that we’re reproducing from Free Malaysia Today first appeared in June. However, CPI feels that the article (slightly revised here) is relevant to today’s setting following recent developments and should be read by those who missed it the first time around. ********************** It turns out that the government you voted in will… Continue reading Cost of living up, quality of life down
Prosedur tidak dipatuhi tatkala remaja ditembak mati polis
Saban hari kita seolah-olah menerima berita mengenai kes tembakan polis terhadap orang awam sehingga meragut nyawa. Modus operandi yang sama yakni, alasannya – bagi polis ‘menyelamatkan diri’ ataupun istilah Inggerisnya ‘in self defence’. Apabila dikaji mengenai satu-satu kes, mangsa yang ditembak mati rupanya remaja belasan tahun (contoh kes Aminulrasyid). Allahyarham adik Aminulrasyid Amzah, seorang… Continue reading Prosedur tidak dipatuhi tatkala remaja ditembak mati polis
WikiLeaks: Maklumat peribadi boleh tersebar
Berita tentang WikiLeaks dan kesan daripada pendedahan maklumat diplomatik yang ditonjolkan oleh laman sesawang itu masih terasa di seluruh dunia ketika ini. Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) telah menganjurkan satu forum pada 20 Disember yang memperkatakan hubungan WikiLeaks dengan keadaan di Malaysia. Para panel di forum itu termasuklah Edmund Bon, seorang peguam hak asasi manusia;… Continue reading WikiLeaks: Maklumat peribadi boleh tersebar
Public have little safeguard against police brutality
‘Actions speak louder than words’ is an age-old adage that any credible government needs to practise. The former Badawi government promised a better police force after the Royal Commission into the Police but it was an empty promise. The latest incident of criminal conduct by police against an innocent Malaysian is further proof. Several… Continue reading Public have little safeguard against police brutality
Tumbangnya satu lagi tiang demokrasi
Tiang seri demokrasi tidak akan terbina subur tanpa kehadiran suatu jaminan terhadap penegakan hak asasi manusia. Sebaliknya penegakan hak asasi manusia itu boleh terjamin jika wujudnya tiang-tiang seri demokrasi yang berfungsi. Kita sedia maklum tiang-tiang seri demokrasi seperti institusi kehakiman, Pejabat Peguam Negara dan Polis sebagai pengawal keselamatan tidak lagi berfungsi bebas malah mereka nyata… Continue reading Tumbangnya satu lagi tiang demokrasi
Pengundi ‘simpanan tetap’ BN
Dalam sejarah politik negara belum pernah wujud situasi di mana sebilangan besar rakyat asyik menunggu sahaja supaya pilihan raya umum diadakan. Fenomena hati berdebar-debar ini boleh dipandang dari dua sudut. Dari sudut positif, tanda-tanda peningkatan dalam tahap kematangan masyarakat kita sebagai satu demokrasi yang giat dan sihat. Di antara lain: Peningkatan tahap kesedaran awam tentang… Continue reading Pengundi ‘simpanan tetap’ BN