Over the last four years, many have become disillusioned with PM Abdullah. But to be fair, governing Malaysia is no easy task. After 50 years of crisis management, the profound changes that Abdullah needed to make were too much – for him and for most other potential leaders. Publication: Opinion Asia, 16 Jan 2008. Author: … Read more
I would like to add my voice to that of others who have argued the need for the establishment of a Malaysian Ombudsman to help heal the deep divides are so clearly splitting our country across race, religious and class lines. Few can deny that we live in unprecedented turbulent times. The recent controversies over … Read more
Proposed Activities 1. Establish a program of research aimed at a deeper understanding of the major causative factors accounting for poverty and the policy reforms necessary to eradicate the scourge of poverty 2. Engage in research, advocacy and dissemination on key national issues including education, privatization, social safety nets, public services delivery system, corruption and wastage, … Read more
Mission Statement The Centre for Policy Initiatives was formally established as a non-profit policy reform organization in June 2007. Its mission is focused on providing the policy interested public, academia, private sector, government and other key stakeholders with accurate information, data and analysis on vital national issues affecting the country’s economy and society. The Centre … Read more
These are 5 events that my fortune teller friend predicts will make the headline news in 2008. 1. 25 February 2008: HINDRAF leaders freed Five HINDRAF leaders were freed from detention following their disavowal of the movement’s illegal activities which had caused racial discord and tension. In a live interview widely carried over national television, … Read more
In his talk, Dr. Lim Teck Ghee stressed that it was necessary to initiate an independent and comprehensive review of the NEP and its outcome so that the lessons learnt can be applied to current national social and economic policies to improve their impact and efficacy. According to Dr. Lim, the key failure of the … Read more
Dr. Lim Teck Ghee: Press statement on Department of Non-Muslim Affairs The disclosure by the Prime Minister that the Government has no plans for establishing a Department of Non-Muslim Affairs as requested by Indian-based NGOs is a blow to fair minded and peace loving Malaysian of all faiths who have high hopes that the recent … Read more
“Good Governance – Transparency, Integrity and Accountability” by Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam (President for Transparency International – Malaysia) at The Colloquium on Good Governance at the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Caucus for Good Governance on the December 3-4th 2007 at the Prince Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. [Download]
Analysis/Press Statement by Lim Teck Ghee and Edmund Terence Gomez: Summary of Paper Delivered to MIER, National Economic Outlook Conference 2008-09, Kuala Lumpur, 28 November 2007 In their joint paper on wealth distribution, Lim and Gomez noted that an ethnic approach to wealth accumulation and distribution in the country has underpinned national policy making and … Read more
Letter to the NST Editor: Two Critical Pillars of Educational Policy Reform22 Nov 2007 Congratulations to the NST’s Syed Nadzri and Zainul Ariffin for the two recent articles on Mathematics and Science teaching in schools (“Fix the flaws, don’t scrap system???, NST Nov 20) and English medium schools (“Room for English-medium schools???, NST Nov 21). … Read more