Category: Koon Yew Yin

Commentary by Koon Yew Yin We can see clearly that the Government is getting worried about the views of Malaysian voters on the highly suspicious death of Teoh Beng Hock.

There is a boy I know who scored 10 A1s. His mother is a primary school teacher and Andrew has two younger brothers. His father, a civil servant, had already passed on by the time the son sat SPM in 2006. Armed with his excellent result, Andrew applied for a scholarship to study mechanical engineering.… Continue reading The Great Malaysian Brain Drain

  Malaysian Courts: Going Super Fast Allow me to share a quote of wisdom : ‘Though the wheels of justice grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small; Though with patience he stands waiting, with exactness grinds he all’. I have read that there was a case of medical negligence, and involving the death of a… Continue reading We urge Sultan Azlan Shah to dissolve the state assembly

    Hawks and Doves A good friend drew my attention recently to an incisive article on the distinction  between peace makers and hardliners that can make an important difference to the country. It was written by Stephen M. Walt who is the Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Relations at Harvard University.  Please… Continue reading Treason of the Malaysian Hawks: Commentary on the Perak Crisis

Commentary by Koon Yew Yin 21st April, 2009 Ever since Tun Dr. Mahathir rejoined UMNO, he has been interfering in the new government under Prime Minister Najib Razak. Once again in the media and now, in his own blog site, he is pushing hard for building the crooked bridge.  This time though, Dr. Mahathir is… Continue reading Stop pushing for the crooked bridge

20th March 09   Like most ordinary people, I was initially very confused by all the articles and commentaries on the Perak constitutional crisis. Just like reading an interesting book, I was anxious to know what the ending would be. There is one important difference though. Unlike a book, the ending of this crisis –… Continue reading Checkmate Barisan National in Perak

  A New Road Map To Vision 2020 The recent headline in one of the national papers ‘Gloom till end of next year’ together with a photo of our Second Finance Minister crying, has encouraged me to write this commentary article.  It touches on various sensitive issues that may seem to be disconnected but in… Continue reading God only knows when our Economic Gloom will end …..

 25th February, 2009 I am confused by these 2 headlines in the media today: MUSCLE FOR MACC– The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) was launched yesterday by our Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to create a new era of integrity- with more bite and muscle to fight corruption.    A BETTER PACKAGE– The second… Continue reading Tender or Not?