Category: CPI Press Releases

  Dr Lim Teck Ghee Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi should be commended for stating in Parliament that the reason Chinese and Indians made up only a tiny proportion of Army recruits was because their “patriotism spirit is not high enough”. This is because he has inadvertently brought out into the open a perception which… Continue reading Non-Malay lack of patriotism: What is the truth

A long lighted fuse led to the fire bombings. These were not isolated events done on sudden impulse. This was a part of the political calculus of racist and religiously bigoted leaders to drive home to their opponents that they can at any time incite their followers to whatever actions necessary to demonstrate their might… Continue reading The long fuse leading to the church fire bombings

Press statement by Dr Lim Teck Ghee                  Picture courtesy of lucialai.org/ The Dec 31 High Court ruling reversing a Home Ministry ban on the use of the word ‘Allah’ for the Catholic weekly newsletter Herald in its Bahasa Malaysia section appears to have given the religious hardliners the perfect New Year present to continue… Continue reading Use of the term ‘Allah’: Who is threatening whom?

   It is absolutely shocking and appalling that Universiti Malaya (UM) is considering taking disciplinary action against the six students as reported in Malaysiakini. This is clearly an attempt at intimidation and selective persecution which should be resisted. All members of UM’s alumni (including the present staff and students) should strongly express their repugnance and… Continue reading Charging students: What was UM thinking?

Royal Commission of Inquiry on 1st Political Death under Najib Civil Society Joint Statement 2009.07.17

http://bum2009.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/news-flash-tun-dr-mahathir-mohamad-will-hold-a-dialogue-at-bum2009/#more-89   KUALA LUMPUR, May 14, 2009: Yes,that “surprise speaker??? we listed in the tentative Programme Outline –Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad — has confirmed his participation at BUM2009 to be held at the Lake View Club, Subang Jaya on Saturday, 16 May 2009. BUM Organising Committee Co-chair Sdr Ahirudin Attan aka Rockybru just confirmed that… Continue reading NEWS FLASH: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will hold a Dialogue at BUM2009!

Statement from Dato Sri Nazir Razak “The Government must show economic leadership???   The global financial crisis is having a brutal impact o the world’s real economy. It is not just another economic slow-down, this crisis is shaking the core of the established world economic order. The Malaysia Government must show economic leadership beyond just… Continue reading Dato Nazir Razak and Dr. Lim Teck Ghee on Economic Leadership and the NEP

The Centre for Policy Initiatives lauds the statement by Raja Muda of Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah, that the Sultan will be “neutral, nonpartisan and free of having personal interest to ensure justice for the people???. Amidst uncertainty surrounding the resignations of Perak state assemblymen for Behrang and Changkat Jering – Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi and… Continue reading CPI Press statement On “The Perak Mess???