November 2012 – Page 2

Malaysia cukup luas untuk semua yang mahu berusaha

November 15, 2012 by johnlee_my

Ucapan Presiden Obama setelah menang pilihanraya presiden Amerika Syarikat baru-baru ini memberi gambaran menarik tentang gaya pemikiran dan pandangan seorang pemimpin yang berjiwa besar. Mungkin sahaja segala yang diucapkan hanya retorik politik semata-mata tetapi sentimen yang diutarakan benar-benar mengusik jiwa mereka yang mendengar. Ingatan pertama kepada rakyat setelah mengucapkan terima kasih kerana mengundi beliau ialah … Read more

Multiculturalism’s Rhetoric: A Breeding Ground for Racism?

November 14, 2012 by johnlee_my

A multicultural society, is most often an outcome of historical processes which brings together different peoples, cultures and religion to live together under one modern nation-state space . The history of the nation-state of Malaysia is today a potpouri of different people coming in waves through different times of history dating back as far as … Read more

Hiring discrimination in Peninsular Malaysia study: A half-finished product

November 10, 2012 by johnlee_my

Last week I received a copy of an email invitation to a joint seminar by two academics, one from University of Malaya and the other from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. The title of their talk was “Does race matter in getting an interview? A field experiment of hiring discrimination in Peninsular Malaysia.”. As I have been … Read more

Picking up the pieces of bad government decision

November 6, 2012 by johnlee_my

Open letter to the Prime Minister on Lynas by a group of concerned mothers YAB Dato’ Seri Mohd. Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak, We, representatives of mothers from Kuantan hereby present to you, Honourable Prime Minister Najib Razak and as a loyal son of Pahang, our concerns with regard to the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant … Read more

Malaysian NGOs fully support indigenous peoples’ Murum Dam blockade

November 5, 2012 by johnlee_my

The Penans have been blockading against the construction of the 944MW Murum Dam since Sept 26, 2012. More than 1,600 Penans from eight Penan villages (including one Kenyah Badeng longhouse) are affected by the construction of the dam which is now about 80% completed. The Penan communities affected by the Murum Dam have shown … Read more

Oil Trading: Dark Side of Petronas

November 1, 2012 by johnlee_my

Last week, the international financial media carried the story that Canada intended to block the planned $5.3 billion acquisition of Calgary-based Progress Energy Resources by Petronas. According to these reports, the country’s industry minister, Christian Paradis had issued a statement saying he had written to Petronas saying he was “not satisfied that the proposed investment … Read more