Category: E-Media

Introduction by CPI Yesterday blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin uploaded the latest Wikileaks expose in his online column The Corridors of Power. They contain reports by American diplomats on the proceedings of the MIER National Economic Outlook Conference held on 27-28 November 2007 in Kuala Lumpur where a presentation of the Asli report findings on bumiputera… Continue reading Wikileaks: Malaysian racial economic preferences critiqued

A young New Zealander has managed to combine science and entrepreneurship to top the list of ‘The 2011 influencers’ in her country. Not only does she hold a doctorate in the field of science and technology, she has also under her arm a Harvard MBA. Our own young Malaysians could well take a leaf from… Continue reading Role model for young Malaysians

  Introduction by CPI Although this rebuttal to an open letter has been posed elsewhere, we feel it deserves wider public attention. This is because the subject matter with which the two letters deal, and the opinions expressed are representative of the divergent perspectives among the Malay and non-Malay elite regarding the rights of the… Continue reading The outing of Anas Zubedy

  Kuala Lumpur, 24 February, 2011 – UCSI University’s Faculty of Economics and Policy Science together with MiDAS @ UCSI University and the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) Malaysia, organised a policy roundtable discussion titled “Education in a Multicultural Setting.” The main speaker for the event was Dr Azly Rahman, an educator in… Continue reading Malaysia: Challenge of Education in a Multicultural Setting

Introduction by CPI  We are reproducing two recent articles which provide useful analysis on the dynamics that are at work in determining the course of the country’s future.  One is an interview conducted with John Malott who wrote a controversial article which recently appeared in the Asian Wall Street Journal on the price of the… Continue reading Malaysia: Now, a gap between image and reality

When my handphone alarm woke me at 5am this morning, it was with reluctance and a heavy heart that I opened my eyes. At the back of my mind the whole weekend was my 11am interview or interrogation by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). And true enough, it turned out not to be… Continue reading Govt trying to wear out writers through harassment

  Introductory note by CPI This article first appeared under the title ‘Umno is winning the propaganda wars again’ on Jan 11, 2010 in the Hartal MSM blog. It has been edited by CPI with permission from its author – the blogger Eyes Wide Open (EWO) who is part of the Hartal MSM mediawatch team.… Continue reading Immense organisation running this Umno-linked Facebook group!

  In a few hours time, the Pakatan Rakyat delegates will be sitting down for their first conference. Malaysia Today has been told that local government elections is no longer Pakatan Rakyat’s agenda. This is a betrayal and a departure from the promise made during the March 2008 general election campaign. Malaysia Today would like… Continue reading Can Pakatan Rakyat tell us what happened to this promise?

Chin Peng yakin bahawa di kalangan mereka yang mencita-citakan satu masyarakat lebih adil and berperikemanusiaan, akan ada generasi berikutnya yang menyambungi perjuangan beliau – apa yang diimpikannya dan apa yang diusahakannya di masa hidup. (Rencana di bawah adalah ringkasan siri laporan tulisan Lim yang disunting dan disusun semula oleh CPI dengan izin Merdeka Review) Majlis… Continue reading Chin Peng berharap agar generasi muda mengambil berat akan politik

 English Translation Angkara ISA Ditangkap: Mat Sah Mohd Satray, seorang juruteknik yang berkhidmat dengan Dewan Bahasa Pustaka (DBP) pada ketika itu, dikaitkan dengan Abu Bakar Bashir yang dituduh sebagai pemimpin Jemaah Islamiyyah (JI). Mat Sah mengenali Abu Bakar kerana menghadiri khususnya, yang diwajibkan oleh DBP sendiri. Ditekan: April 2002, Mat Sah disoal siasat sepanjang hari… Continue reading ISA: ‘Saya akan sumpah SB-SB yang jahat!’