Satu tayangan filem dokumentari Chile Uprising terbitan Al-Jazeera tentang bantahan pelajar Chile terhadap sistem pendidikan di negara mereka telah diadakan pada 10 Februari baru-baru ini disusuli perbicangan dengan tajuk ‘Universiti Percuma Untuk Semua’. Fasilatator pada majlis tersebut ialah Fahmi Reza yang telah menghasilkan dokomentari ‘10 tahun sebelum Merdeka’ beberapa tahun lalu. Dokumentari Chile Uprising memaparkan… Continue reading Pendidikan kian menjadi beban dek penswastaan
Month: February 2012
Islam Wasatiyyah should lead defence of Kashgari’s rights
Introduction by CPI The BBC, reporting on Hamza Kashgari’s deportation from Kuala Lumpur back to his native Saudi Arabia, said the charge hanging over the young man’s head of insulting the Prophet Muhammad is considered blasphemous in Islam and punishable by death. Kashgari, 23, fled his country was detained upon his arrival here on Thursday… Continue reading Islam Wasatiyyah should lead defence of Kashgari’s rights
What ails the government? Answer: Much, very much
Selangor / KL healthcare public forum on 1Care Date: 12 Feb (Sun.) Time: 4-6pm Venue: Sunflower room, Global Business and Convention Center, Section 19/1, Petaling Jaya Contact: Dr T. Jayabalan (012-4027 445) For more information, go to ‘Tak nak 1Care’ on Facebook *** *** *** To uphold our right to peacefully assemble as well as… Continue reading What ails the government? Answer: Much, very much
If M’sians abroad want to vote why block them?
If citizens don’t lose their citizenship when they leave their country, why should they lose their voting rights that is part and parcel of their birthright? Democratic countries want all their citizens to vote not abstain, be disqualified or exempted, and often when exempted it is at the behest of the voters, not imposed by… Continue reading If M’sians abroad want to vote why block them?
Lynas: Fair dinkum, nowhere suitable in big Australia!
The article ‘Lynas: Umno will collapse in the next general election’ by Moaz Nair in Malaysia Chronicle (Feb 5, 2012) caught my attention. Of significance is the last paragraph: It was also reported that the CEO of Lynas said, “The company had approvals to build its refinery in Australia and rejected that option because it… Continue reading Lynas: Fair dinkum, nowhere suitable in big Australia!
Sara1Malaysia pendekatan lebih berkesan berbanding BR1M
Satu anekdot tentang sistem ekonomi sosial Presiden Barack Obama memang menarik tetapi rupa-rupanya bukanlah berlandaskan kejadian yang benar malah lebih merupakan lagenda yang telah berkembang-biak ke alam siber. Variasi asal rencana itu – ‘The Obama Experiment’ Causes Economics Professor to Fail Entire Class – pun mungkin bermula se-awal 1994 mengikut setengah-setengah pendapat. Versi terbaru menyebut tentang… Continue reading Sara1Malaysia pendekatan lebih berkesan berbanding BR1M
Pemberi rasuah sama berat tanggungjawab dengan penerima
Seorang awam telah menceritakan pengalamannya berhadapan dengan dilema sama ada hendak memberi rasuah atau tidak kerana kesalahan yang dilakukannya. Dalam surat kepada pengarang sebuah akhbar Inggeris tempatan, pembaca tersebut mengisahkan bagaimana dia diberi pilihan sama ada membayar denda sebanyak RM300 atau mendapat pelepasan serta merta dengan menghulur imbuhan sebanyak RM50 untuk pihak berkuasa yang menahannya.… Continue reading Pemberi rasuah sama berat tanggungjawab dengan penerima
Breaking up wealth concentration in Malaysia
The past year has seen the government and the opposition unveil their respective economic reform policies. Even if these reform policies and their attendant programmes are implemented, they will not be able to resolve the country’s economic problems. This is because the policies advocated by both sides of the political divide are merely palliative. They do not… Continue reading Breaking up wealth concentration in Malaysia