Mahathir Mohamad telah mempelawa PAS untuk melaksanakan hukum hudud di bawah payung Barisan Nasional (BN). Nyata bahawa pelawaan ini cuma sebuah taktik politik yang kecil. Namun begitu, satu pertimbangan yang ringkas boleh dilakukan mengenai kemungkinan PAS bersekutu dengan Umno, sama ada untuk tujuan melaksanakan hukum hudud atau untuk sebarang sebab yang lain. Kesimpulannya perpaduan… Continue reading PAS dan Umno, hudud dan perlaksanaan: realiti semasa
Month: August 2012
Malay rulers wanted Merdeka with Islam under their state jurisdiction
Malay rulers were against any move to turn the country into an Islamic state from the very beginning of Malaya independence talks, said Hindraf Makkal Sakti in a statement released today. During the pre-independence talks for Malaya, Hindraf supremo P. Waytha Moorthy said the rulers definitely backed for the establishment of a secular state… Continue reading Malay rulers wanted Merdeka with Islam under their state jurisdiction
Hindraf seeks meeting with Najib and Anwar
Hindraf sent two letters, hand delivered to the Prime Minister Najib Razak and to the Prime Minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim on Aug 28 requesting meetings for the Hindraf chairman P. Waytha Moorthy to individually to discuss approaches to permanently addressing the socio-economic problems of the marginalized Indians. Hindraf believes all past and current approaches fall way… Continue reading Hindraf seeks meeting with Najib and Anwar
Reputasi SJK (C) semakin mantap berbanding sekolah kebangsaan
Satu rencana tentang kekuatan dan kelemahan sekolah jenis kebangsaan Cina di Malaysia yang tersiar baru-baru ini, patut direnung bersama bukan sahaja oleh mereka yang berkhidmat di Kementerian Pendidikan tetapi seluruh rakyat yang mahu melihat perubahan sistem pendidikan negara ke arah yang lebih baik dan yang boleh menjadi teras kepada pembentukan satu masyarakat majmuk bukan daripada… Continue reading Reputasi SJK (C) semakin mantap berbanding sekolah kebangsaan
Tweaked crime statistics: Who should respond
Below we are reproducing views from several CPI columnists and regular contributors on the whistleblower’s letter detailing the way in which crime statistics have been processed to provide the misleading conclusion that crime is on the decline in the country. We await with interest the official response – whether from Hishamuddin Hussein, the Home Minister… Continue reading Tweaked crime statistics: Who should respond
Judicial review of the Lynas temporary operating licence
The judicial review of the Lynas temporary operating licence will be heard at the Kuantan High Court this coming Tuesday. Date: 28 Aug 2012 Venue: Bandar Indera Mahkota Kuantan Court complex Time: 9.00am Save Malaysia Stop Lynas (SMSL) spokesman Tan Bun Teet explains: We are appealing against the approval granted to Lynas of a temporary… Continue reading Judicial review of the Lynas temporary operating licence
Constitutional amendment to prohibit MPs getting involved in business
The National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) scandal and the Port Klang Free Trade Zone (PKFZ) fiasco have raised many concerns about transparency and corporate governance and its importance in promoting an honest sustainable corporate culture in Malaysia. The recent NFC and PKFZ fiasco has shown us how elected representatives and political leaders have allowed themselves to… Continue reading Constitutional amendment to prohibit MPs getting involved in business
Whither Islamic education in Malaysia ?
Islamic educator, Salah Salman: “A secular society is not a godless society. It is a society that respects pluralism and the peaceful coexistence of those for whom faith is a fundamental part of life, and those who reject religion.” CPI Introduction In his conclusion on the rise in Islamic education in Malaysia which appeared… Continue reading Whither Islamic education in Malaysia ?
How official crime statistics are doctored and manipulated
Introduction by CPI Recently, the CPI published an explanation from the Polis DiRaja Malaysia in response to public concern about rising crime in the country and official statistics which provide an opposite picture of the trend in the last three years (see the exchange in CPI between Dr Lim Teck Ghee and ACP Ramli Mohamed… Continue reading How official crime statistics are doctored and manipulated
Jalan dari Penyegat ke benua Jawi
Prakata oleh CPI Topik ‘Bangsa Jawi’ yang diutarakan A. Ghani Ismail di blognya menyentuh beberapa aspek yang jarang mendapat tempat dalam perbincangan umum serta mungkin tidak diketahui khalayak ramai. Peringatan Ghani bahawa pada suatu masa dahulu penduduk Melayu di Semenanjung pernah mengenalkan diri sebagai ‘Orang Jawi’ adalah wacana yang menyimpang dari arus perdana. Menoleh kembali… Continue reading Jalan dari Penyegat ke benua Jawi