Category: Lim Teck Ghee’s Contribution

Recently, we have had a New Economic Model (NEM) unveiled with much fanfare. It has been accompanied by the usual uncritical write-ups and praise from economic analysts from the mainstream mass media. Maybe they see in it more than what I can discern or maybe I am an incorrigible skeptic with less faith in grand… Continue reading NEM: New Economic Muddle

  An editorial to be written in year 2013 Three years since implementing the New Economic Model, the party’s over in Malaysia. To be sure, it had been quite a party. With a long-entrenched propensity to base its domestic economy on consumption and spending, the low interest rates of the Asean region helped galvanise borrowings… Continue reading Malaysian tragedy

  Yesterday, TV2 producer Chou Z Lam issued a statement that the third part of his Mandarin documentary on the Bakun Dam was forced off the air under the direct instruction of RTM director-general Ibrahim Yahaya. When contacted by Malaysiakini, Ibrahim denied that he had ordered the cancellation of Wednesday’s segment. “I did not give… Continue reading Info Ministry or Umno Ministry?

 Commentary by Dr Lim Teck Ghee Far from being a resounding victory for the BN and a devastating loss for Pakatan Rakyat, the Hulu Selangor election result is another clear indicator that Malaysians do not see a secure future for themselves in a continuation of the BN government. The BN leadership may be happy about… Continue reading BN’s pyrrhic victory in Hulu Selangor

Press statement by Dr Lim Teck Ghee, Director CPI Yesterday, senior producer Joshua Wong Ngee Choong announced his resignation from ntv7. He said he did so because of complaints from the Prime Minister’s Department and Prime Minister’s wife Rosmah Mansor in reaction to two recent Chinese talk show programmes focusing on current political developments. According… Continue reading Another blow to media independence and the PM’s credibility

“What Chinese poor???? Soon after I returned to Malaysia in late 2005, I met with a former president of the country’s major Chinese party in his office. During the discussion which covered a range of issues, I expressed my concern at the failure of the Chinese political leadership to deal effectively with the socio-economic problems… Continue reading Chinese poor and lower class in M’sia: How well off are they?

  Recently, the Deputy Prime Minister declared that he was a Malay first but that he was also a Malaysian. That is very reassuring. He also declared that “I have been in politics … almost 40 years. I am sure the people know what I have said and done all this while. That is more… Continue reading Interfaith dialogue or monologue

  During the recent Perkasa inaugural meeting, Ibrahim Ali expressed his displeasure with Malay heads of government-linked companies (GLCs) for not attending his Malay rights group inaugural congress. He also criticised the GLC heads for being interested in personal interests instead of the interests of the Malay community. Introducing a note of intimidation, he warned… Continue reading Perkasa, GLCs and the New Economic Model

MCA is an ineffective political force in part because it has long played only a marginal role in the previous Malaysia Plans — implemented by the Umno-aligned, Malay dominated civil service — that have shaped socio-economic development in the country. The Malaysian public, especially the Chinese, must be wondering if MCA can ever get its… Continue reading MCA’s harakiri and its repercussions on the Chinese