Category: Lim Teck Ghee’s Contribution

Since the article “Ethnic dominance in the civil service??? first came out, there have been a slew of comments from readers. Most of these comments have been favorable and concur on the need to reform the present situation of Malay over-dominance in the civil service.   There have also been dissenting responses arguing that Malay… Continue reading Race-based quota employment policies: Can they be justified?

  Dr Farish Noor’s assessment of Perkasa as “a class issue… reflecting the anxieties of poor Malays who are scared of the globalization process??? is off the mark. There is presently little or no data on Perkasa’s membership or ideology to support his assertion. For example, we do not know how large its membership is,… Continue reading Who are Perkasa?

Letter to the editor in Malaysiakini headlined ‘Time for our blogosphere to mature’ (Jan 28) singled out CPI and referenced our centre as priding ourselves on “providing accurate information??? and being an “uncompromising watchdog???. ‘Jo Lint’ also claimed that “in an article just prior to article pleading for [MACC] neutrality, [Lim Teck Ghee’s] piece entitled… Continue reading Time for blog bashers to reflect

The less than coincidental trumpeting of “missing Indians??? in the country’s three leading English papers (Jan 13, 2010) can be read in a number of ways. One interpretation – the fact that more than 39,000 citizens of India are ‘missing’ in Malaysia – is that this disclosure was a preventive strike by PM Najib during… Continue reading Indian illegal immigrants in M’sia, but what about ‘missing’ Indonesians?

We understand the misgivings that Muslims have over the use of ‘Allah’ in the Bahasa Malaysia section of the Catholic Herald weekly newsletter. They have expressed their legitimate concern that the Christian Trinitarian concept of Father, Son and Holy Ghost may be confused with tauhid – the oneness of God in Islam.  In response, the… Continue reading Existential angst in objection to ‘Allah’ use

  The phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words??? was brought back to us by a reader of our X’mas posting Govt can make Christmas every day for everyone. The reader, Dennis, noted “the Malaysian flag, the little children, the candle lights illuminating their innocent faces.  and the big box – what future does… Continue reading Looking back on 2009 in pictures

Introduction This chain of events by chronological order is likely to take place in the coming year. A combination of sophisticated statistical modeling together with the latest advances in probability modeling and reinforced by the latest (pirated) software currently used by the Prime Minister’s KPI and NKRA team have been used to arrive at these… Continue reading What the crystal ball says: A peep into M’sia 2010

In advance of the December consultation in Phnom Penh on the role of faith-inspired practitioners and organizations on issues of global development and equity, participants had been asked to contribute to an in-depth interview on religion and its role and ramifications . Below is the interview segment conducted by Berkley Center with Malaysia workshop participant… Continue reading Recognize limits of asserting religious agenda in public life

Sitting today in a small group international meeting on the subject of the linkages between religion and development being held in Phnom Penh, I am engaged in deep discussion on how to build inter-faith synergies that can effectively address the many pressing challenges of the region. The group of 15 participants from different faiths and… Continue reading Utusan Malaysia: Messenger of hate and spite on religion and race

  Introduction by Dr Lim Teck Ghee A revolutionary form of scientific enquiry process may be taking shape right now.  This new form associated with data-intensive open science from a wide range of sources has many implications that are only now beginning to be studied. As the author of the report on it below points… Continue reading Positioning Malaysia for open science: Any takers?