Category: Lim Teck Ghee’s Contribution

Introduction by CPI Below is the first in the CPI series on ‘Reclaiming our truly Malaysian history’. The post provides readers with information on the meeting held in Petaling Jaya on May 15 to launch the national campaign on reforming the history curriculum and textbooks. During the next few weeks and months, CPI will feature… Continue reading Reclaiming our truly Malaysian history

  CPI Introduction We had earlier planned to post the speech by Dr Mahathir Mohamed during the special Parliamentary session specifically called to amend the federal constitution on the powers of the Rulers. This year January 18 would have been the 18th anniversary of that landmark legislation curbing the authority of the rulers. However, in… Continue reading What are the real powers of the Malay Sultans? 

A few days ago, two senior academics involved in the writing of history textbooks emerged from the shadows with the public allegation that the history textbooks in the country are biased and littered with errors. According to Dr Ranjit Singh Malhi, one of the two authors, “secondary [school] text books have been used to promote… Continue reading Malaysian History Syllabus: Delusion, Amnesia, Inertia and Arrogance

  With their front page headlines highlighting developments on the massive Sime loss, readers of the country’s two main English papers may not have noticed the news report of the speech by Raja Zarith Sofiah Sultan Idris Shah, the consort of the Sultan of Johor, which was buried in the inner pages. The occasion of… Continue reading Royalty Extraordinaire

  Arrival at Shanghai During eight days of the last two weeks, I have been in Shanghai and Xiamen.  This was my first trip to China in 15 years. Although I had read of and seen over television the many changes and developments taking place there especially in the past decade, I was not prepared… Continue reading Shanghai Rising

More than five years have passed since the Asli corporate study report revealed that Bumiputera ownership of corporate equity in the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange had exceeded the 30 percent target.    The study’s findings of a 45 percent Bumiputera share were based on a different method of measurement compared with the official one. Using… Continue reading Revisiting the Bumiputera corporate equity issue

  Hardtalk is a flagship BBC television programme that has gained a large global audience due to its style of tough questioning. According to its media note, Hardtalk “asks the difficult questions and gets behind the stories that make the news — from international political leaders to entertainers; from corporate decision-makers to ordinary individuals facing… Continue reading Hardtalk or money talks? Saga of the aborted RPK interview

On Aug 10, Perkasa made a police report against CPI columnist Ms Helen Ang, calling for her to be investigated under the Sedition Act or ISA. They alleged: “Helen juga dengan angkuhnya memburuk-burukkan Yang Di-Pertuan Agung Tuanku Mizan dengan mempertikaikan kuasa baginda??? [Helen also arrogantly denigrated the Agong by questioning his authority]. If anyone would… Continue reading Public must not allow themselves to be spooked by Perkasa

  More evidence has just come in that time is running out for the country to get its basics right if the Malaysian economy is to grow at a respectable pace. According to the United Nations’ World Investment Report 2010, foreign direct investment (FDI) for  Malaysia has plunged 81 percent from US$7.32 billion (RM23.47 billion)… Continue reading Time running out for M’sian economy

  I have a trusty little crystal ball and gazing into it, this is what I see: Dominant state participation in the economy and little evidence of private sector-led growth. The 10th Malaysia Plan has rolled out optimistic macroeconomic growth targets. Of its expenditure allocation, 55% or RM126.5 billion is allocated for the economic sector.… Continue reading 10th Malaysia Plan: Going forwards or backwards?