I must admit that Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Johor did not successfully deliver the desired 13th general election victories in the state to see PR itself become the new host in Putrajaya. In order to topple the ruling party, Johor has to yield and only then can PR successfully occupy the seat of federal government. Johor … Read more
Philippine – Our nongovernment organizations (NGOs) have been blooming for a long, long time. Here is an assessment from a quarter-century ago: “Of all the ASEAN NGOs, the Filipino ones are the most numerous, radical and most innovative in terms of tactics and strategies—there are NGOs in almost every sphere of life, leading to a … Read more
The recent high pitched campaign by the police to address the rising crime rate in the country has helped to highlight the extent to which Indian youth are caught up in the whirlpool of crime. The fact that there is such a large involvement of the Indian young is a fairly recent phenomenon. This has … Read more
After the recent general election, Malaysian democrats have again been frustrated. Once more, the United Malay National Organization (“UMNO”) emerged victorious, though many believe this was the most fraudulent election in Malaysia’s political history. Now, democrats are redoubling their efforts to reveal such fraud and to seek electoral reform at least with an eye to … Read more
The perennial affirmative action debate is flared up once again with Lee Kuan Yew’s stinging remarks in his latest book “One Man’s View of the World”. The gadfly claimed that race-based affirmative action policies espoused by the ethnocentric Barisan Nasional government are causing a talent haemorrhage. As expected, Umno leaders like Noh Omar defended the … Read more
Sebuah lagi sekolah telah gagal, sekiranya laporan tentang murid sekolah di SK Seri Pristana di Sungai Buloh itu benar. Kanak-kanak sekolah dikehendaki menggunakan bilik persalinan di sebelah tandas sebagai kantin sementara kerana kantin sebenar telah ditutup dalam bulan puasa ini. Seperti yang dijangkakan, TPM telah mengarahkan siasatan dijalankan dan kemungkinan menteri pendidikan yang seorang lagi … Read more
Mahathir backs moves to punish minorities and reward pro-government voters, companies Last week, the Malaysian government announced its allocation of public university seats for the upcoming academic year. Only 19 percent of Chinese students got places, along with 4 percent of Indians despite the fact that the two together make up about 30 percent of … Read more
As soon as one academic government yes-man appears to retire from the public scene, another all too quickly rushes to fill the vacancy. The latest academic political wannabe is Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s Prof. Teo Kok Seong who has said that the course would benefit the Chinese, and that Chinese leaders should support its introduction. Offering … Read more
“Education is to develop a complete man of character and learning, not a means to pass our prejudices and hang ups to the young generation. It is too serious an undertaking to be left entirely in the hands of politicians and bureaucrats. Other stakeholders need to be consulted.” — Din Merican, ‘ Dr Lim Teck … Read more
The decision of the AG to charge Alvin Tan and Vivian Lee marks the half-way point in the public lynching of these two young people. What were they guilty of? A moment of unthinking madness; an act of stupidity and idiocy; a prank in bad taste; racial and religious insensitivity; youthful arrogance – yes, these … Read more