All Malaysians are urged to condemn the use of intimidation and violence by any individual, organisation or institution as a means of resolving differences.
Stop politicising the education system
Over the years, the government has dumbed down our exams and adopted a two-tier grading system – a ‘them and us’ marking scheme and streaming. This unequal treatment acted as a wedge between those who got preferential treatment and those who didn’t.
Can Malaysia step back from the brink?
A likely scenario will see Malaysia take a sharper turn towards an Islamic conservative future with the right wingers and other powerful stake players making a bid for and successfully seizing power.
Malaysia antithesis of secular state?
If secularism is understood as the strict separation of religion from governance, then Malaysia would appear to be the antithesis of a a secular state. Only Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the Maldives have higher levels of state regulation. In Malaysia, the law requires Muslims to attend Friday prayer, to fast during Ramadan, and to abide by the halal dietary restrictions all year long.
No country for righteous men
Malaysiakini columnist Commander (Rtd) S. Thayaparan launches his book which is a compilation of essays. *Click on poster to enlarge
Migration and Employment in Peninsular Malaysia 1970
This article examines the migration and employment policies in Malaysia in 1970. Relationship between migrant status and employment status in a developing country; Two migration categories in Malaysia; Differences in the unemployment rates between migrants and non-migrants; Factors contributing to the low employment rates of migrants. Download
The NUCC’s good start: Can it be sustained?
NUCC members must ensure that their work does not suffer the same fate as other consultative bodies and that they are not made use of as tools, or fools, by a cynical and authoritarian regime, bent on ensuring the continuation of its power.
Protect and uphold our rich diversity
Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia (GBM) views the escalating tension vis-a-vis the kalimah Allah issue with great concern. We regard Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor’s (JAIS) seizure of Bibles as well as the planned protests against Catholic Churches by various conservative Muslim organizations as retrogressive and against the goal of establishing a truly peaceful Malaysia. JAIS had clearly … Read more
In Umno’s Malaysia, fanatics go where even angels fear to tread
The Bibles in Malay and Iban print, seized by rogue elements of Jais (Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor) from the Bible Society of Malaysia (BSM) in Selangor on Thursday 2 Jan 2014, cannot be about propagation of Christianity to Muslims even assuming that such propagation is wrong and which isn’t the case at all. Are 300-odd … Read more
Everybody wants to change Malaysia, nobody wants to change himself
Merdeka Center reported on 22December 2013 that Prime Minister Najib’s approval rating of 52% is an all-time low compared to the 65% when he launched the New Economic Model (“NEM”). The NEM was a response to Anwar Ibrahim’s New Economic Agenda replacing affirmative action based on race with one based on needs. After two pre-election … Read more