Commentary By Dr. Lim Teck Ghee CPI expresses its strong condemnation of the arrest yesterday evening of Wong Chin Huat for alleged sedition by the police authorities. The police action is clearly aimed at intimidating civil society organizations and the public into passivity and acceptance of the power grab in Perak by the Barisan… Continue reading Don’t Be Intimidated: Oppose the Perak Power Grab
Category: Lim Teck Ghee’s Contribution
Analysis by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee on “Civil Service Reform” (updated)
The recent announcement by the PM that the Government will act to recruit the best brains for the civil service is a clear admission that the government has failed to practice merit-oriented recruitment in the past, and that the performance of the civil service has suffered as a result. The public, however, is cynical… Continue reading Analysis by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee on “Civil Service Reform” (updated)
Opinion :UN Second Conference on Racism: Has Malaysia Joined the Western Boycott?
The decision by the US and several other Western countries to boycott the UN Durban Review conference on racism and discrimination is a wrong and bad move. Boycotts have long been proven to be counter-productive strategies whatever the targeted issues and the motives or rationalization behind them, and they should be a last rather… Continue reading Opinion :UN Second Conference on Racism: Has Malaysia Joined the Western Boycott?
The Social Contract: What Next
Opinion by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee, ???The Social Contract: What Next???. The statement released by the Conference of Rulers following their 215th meeting needs to be scrutinized in terms of what has recently happened and who has been responsible for precipitating the current situation of racial and religious disquiet which has resulted in that unusual… Continue reading The Social Contract: What Next
Leaving his mark in history
Dr Lim Teck Ghee Sep 29, 08 4:41pm “In historical terms, a legacy is something that is handed down from one period of time to another period of time. A historical legacy can be a positive thing or a negative thing.” -Wikipedia In the next few days or weeks, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will… Continue reading Leaving his mark in history
Principled activists number more than two
Lim Teck Ghee Sep 12, 08 3:44pm By his normally high standards, Kua Kia Soong’s opinion piece ‘Where are the principled politicians and activists?‘ is a disappointment. Firstly, he should know that the community of principled politicians and activists – although perhaps not large – is also not homogenous. It includes idealists and ideologues of… Continue reading Principled activists number more than two
Obsession of BN Government with Attaining Mythical Malay Corporate Equity Target Shows UMNO Failure to Learn From Election Losses
It is disappointing that the Government in the recent parliamentary tabling of the Mid Term Review of the Ninth Plan continues to harp on the attainment of racial corporate equity share targets as a key economic goal to be pursued for the country. Indisputable evidence exists that the methodology used by Government for calculating racial… Continue reading Obsession of BN Government with Attaining Mythical Malay Corporate Equity Target Shows UMNO Failure to Learn From Election Losses
A Further Note on CPPS Corporate Equity Study
Press Statement Accompanying Paper on “A Further Note on CPPS Corporate Equity Study” Issued by Lim Teck Ghee and Edmund Terence Gomez Following the publication of a study on Corporate Equity Distribution: Past Trends and Future Policy by the Centre for Public Policy Studies (CPPS) of ASLI there has been public debate on the… Continue reading A Further Note on CPPS Corporate Equity Study
Shameless Political Partisanship of Media: The Fong Coverage
Commentary by Dr. Lim Teck GheeShameless Political Partisanship of Media: The Fong CoverageKuala Lumpur, 19 Feb 2008 “PO KUAN CRIES OFF???; “Fong drops a bomb??? screamed the headlines of the two major papers in the country yesterday. Most readers would have wondered what earth shattering event had taken place to warrant such eye catching coverage.… Continue reading Shameless Political Partisanship of Media: The Fong Coverage
The Elections: Etiquette and Good Practice
Press statement by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee: The Elections: Etiquette and Good Practice I fully support the call by the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) for the Government to respect the cultural sensitivities of the Malaysian Chinese community by refraining from dissolving Parliament and calling for elections during this period of the… Continue reading The Elections: Etiquette and Good Practice