Jika dahulu Parlimen Malaysia pernah kecoh tentang kebocoran syiling Dewan Rakyat dan kebocoran mulut seorang wakil rakyat berhubung satu kenyataan yang tidak manis, kini seluruh dunia kecoh dengan kebocoran yang didedahkan oleh WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks merupakan satu organisasi Internet yang mendedahkan maklumat rahsia, termasuk dokumen-dokumen kerajaan di seluruh dunia. i tanah air pula, dedahan WikiLeaks telah … Read more
Membaca rencana di New Straits Times (Disember 16) tentang seorang imam dan paderi dari Nigeria yang pada mulanya bermusuh dan kemudian berkawan rapat menimbulkan persoalan kenapa konflik agama dan bangsa masih berleluasa di serata dunia. Kisah peribadi mereka menjadi contoh bagaimana perdamaian boleh tercapai. Imam Ashafa mengatakan, “Jika kita mahu keamanan, kita tidak berperang???. Kenyataan … Read more
Malaysian Parliament suffered a fatal blow when the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN) illegally and fraudulently suspended top law-makers from the opposition alliance Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in a chaotic sitting of the House on Dec 16. The opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and three other senior leaders of the alliance were suspended for six months through … Read more
Di tengah-tengah hiruk-pikuk silang perdebatan ‘ketuanan Melayu’ dan perang PR dan BN dalam merebut Putrajaya, ada realiti pahit yang tidak mungkin dibiarkan kelu oleh peredaran masa, iaitu isu hak asasi manusia bagi rakyat Malaysia. Hari Hak Asasi Manusia diraikan oleh dunia pada Jumaat lepas (10 Disember). Bagaimana keadaan atau status hak asasi manusia di … Read more
A few days ago, two senior academics involved in the writing of history textbooks emerged from the shadows with the public allegation that the history textbooks in the country are biased and littered with errors. According to Dr Ranjit Singh Malhi, one of the two authors, “secondary [school] text books have been used to promote … Read more
Wikileaks has opened a Pandora’s Box of leaked government secret communiqués that has seen politicians in affected countries scuttling into damage control mode. The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton calls the latest dumping of US embassy diplomatic cables “an attack on American foreign policy interests, an attack on the international community???. In contrast … Read more
Malaysia sebuah negara yang unik di mana di atas nama demokrasi, masih mengamalkan undang-undang kuku besi. Pelbagai siri protes demonstrasi dan penghantaran memorandum dianjurkan oleh pelbagai pihak tetapi ianya diakhiri dengan penangkapan para demonstran, diberhentikan kerja, dikeluarkan dari universiti dan sebagainya. Pelbagai sekatan dibuat ke atas pelajar universiti. Mereka tidak dibenarkan berpolitik, didakwa hanya … Read more
The deputy Utusan editor-in-chief Zaini Hassan (left) had recently written that May 13 should be celebrated as ‘tarikh keramat’ — an auspicious and sacred day. He opined that May 13 is a blessing in disguise and without May 13 the Malays would not have enjoyed the benefits as what they are enjoying today. From … Read more
In astounding disclosures of US diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks via Australian newspapers touching on controversial Malaysian politics, both the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional and opposition alliance Pakatan Rakyat were rattled. These leaks, said to be US State Department cables, recorded opinions of Singapore officials on its regional neighbours, particularly Malaysia. These opinions were blunt, … Read more
Surat daripada seorang pembaca yang tersiar di akhbar the Star (Dis 9, 2010) boleh memberi nafas baru dalam usaha pemimpin Malaysia sendiri untuk mencari satu formula yang berupaya merangsang rakyatnya supaya lebih bersatu dan merasakan diri mereka benar-benar sebahagian daripada negara ini. Surat itu ekoran daripada laporan tentang sebuah buku oleh Dan Buettner bertajuk … Read more