The recent high pitched campaign by the police to address the rising crime rate in the country has helped to highlight the extent to which Indian youth are caught up in the whirlpool of crime. The fact that there is such a large involvement of the Indian young is a fairly recent phenomenon. This has… Continue reading Hindraf calls on Prime Minister Najib to get cracking on the Hindraf-BN MoU
Month: August 2013
Public interest litigation in Malaysia
After the recent general election, Malaysian democrats have again been frustrated. Once more, the United Malay National Organization (“UMNO”) emerged victorious, though many believe this was the most fraudulent election in Malaysia’s political history. Now, democrats are redoubling their efforts to reveal such fraud and to seek electoral reform at least with an eye to… Continue reading Public interest litigation in Malaysia
The moral responsibilities of affirmative action beneficiaries
The perennial affirmative action debate is flared up once again with Lee Kuan Yew’s stinging remarks in his latest book “One Man’s View of the World”. The gadfly claimed that race-based affirmative action policies espoused by the ethnocentric Barisan Nasional government are causing a talent haemorrhage. As expected, Umno leaders like Noh Omar defended the… Continue reading The moral responsibilities of affirmative action beneficiaries
Bilakah kebaikan akan mengatasi segala-galanya?
Sebuah lagi sekolah telah gagal, sekiranya laporan tentang murid sekolah di SK Seri Pristana di Sungai Buloh itu benar. Kanak-kanak sekolah dikehendaki menggunakan bilik persalinan di sebelah tandas sebagai kantin sementara kerana kantin sebenar telah ditutup dalam bulan puasa ini. Seperti yang dijangkakan, TPM telah mengarahkan siasatan dijalankan dan kemungkinan menteri pendidikan yang seorang lagi… Continue reading Bilakah kebaikan akan mengatasi segala-galanya?