Category: Bloggers Buzz

    CPI introduction: In view of the renewed debate on the allocation of government scholarships, we believe that the article (below) by lawyer Fahri Azzat earlier this year deserves a re-airing. This is so that the public can be more aware of how the process of state sponsorship in the public education sector has… Continue reading Bersara MARA

  “[Mahathir Mohamad has] … created a legacy so monumental that no one could have presumed his mantle.??? That was what Abdullah Ahmad gushingly said of Mahathir when the ‘great man’ announced his resignation as prime minister. Tan Sri Abdullah was group editor-in-chief of the New Straits Times when he wrote the above on June… Continue reading Can the people of M’sia ever forgive Mahathir?

DAP could have lost Sibu if they had not obtained such a commanding lead from the get-go. The last minute influx of postal votes, as always nearly all cast in favour of Barisan – and this a ‘hallowed’ tradition that has kept the ruling party in perpetual power and Malaysia a one-party state – almost… Continue reading Sibu: Postal votes poser

  Either put up or ship out like ntv7’s Wong did When race riots broke out at Kampung Medan in 2001 between Indians and Malays, the editors of a particular newspaper waited for a response from the government as to how they should report the story. This is how it usually is with issues involving… Continue reading Flashback: How the editors froze during Kg Medan

  CPI note: Now that the new MCA President has been elected, what can the Chinese community look forward to? Below is one expectation which deserves deep reflection. The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight. They… Continue reading Chua Soi Lek and MCA’s Sisyphean presidents

Kadir Jasin, yet another journalist, has asked this: Am I Malaysian just because I am proud to be a Malay? Kadir isn’t merely challenging the basis for dropping ethnic identification from formal or official documents. More than that, he is actually posing (perhaps without him realising it) an existential question, and a fundamental one. Rephrased,… Continue reading What makes a Malaysian, not who is

On giving Zulkifli Noordin the sack: The value of measured decision-making By Pak Sako Although I have views to share on various recent events and issues, I have been occupied and have not been able to blog. But I shall take a moment to comment on the Zulkifli Noordin matter. Zaid Ibrahim is of the… Continue reading Zul Noordin: Political cost / Menghormati proses demokrasi

(Rencana Ridhuan bertajuk ‘Apa yang masih tinggal pada kita?’ boleh dibaca di blognya.) Kadang-kadang kita seperti takut dengan bayang-bayang kita sendiri. Saya suka melihat isu kalimah Allah ini sebagai benda yang positif. Kenapa kita perlu membuang masa dan tenaga kepada benda yang kurang penting tetapi tidak peduli kepada perkara yang lebih utama. Sekalipun kita mendapat… Continue reading Jangan takut dengan bayang sendiri – respons kepada Ridhuan Tee

  http://www.othermalaysia.org/2009/09/29/islamism-between-the-hard-and-soft-variety/   A year ago I was present at a dialogue session in my beloved adopted city of Jogjakarta and had the opportunity to listen to an Islamist politician answer questions that were put to him by a group of Indonesian gender rights activists. One of them asked the following question: “What is your… Continue reading Islamism — Between the Hard and Soft Variety

http://bangmalaysia.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/tunku-abdul-rahmans-great-granddaughter-speaks-up/   Tunku Abdul Rahman’s great granddaughter Sharyn Lisa Shufiyan, 24 Conservationist “Both my parents are Malay. My mum’s heritage includes Chinese, Thai and Arab, while my dad is Minangkabau. Due to my skin colour, I am often mistaken for a chinese. I’m happy that I don’t have the typical Malay look but I do… Continue reading Tunku Abdul Rahman’s great granddaughter speaks up