Behind the colour of change Azly RahmanFrom MalaysiakiniNov 21, 2007 In Malaysia, are the leaves turning yellow, too? Are we witnessing the total deconstruction of the race-based political ideology and a breakdown of the economic and social relations of production? Is the nation being haunted by a ‘yellow wave’ of change demanded by those alienated … Read more
Truth and justice are no longer Malaysian way By Michael BackmanThe AgeNovember 21, 2007 THE Government of Australia will probably change hands this weekend. There will be no arrests, no tear gas and no water cannons. The Government of John Howard will leave office, the Opposition will form a government and everyone will accept the … Read more
Behind the colour of change Azly RahmanFrom MalaysiakiniNov 21, 2007 In Malaysia, are the leaves turning yellow, too? Are we witnessing the total deconstruction of the race-based political ideology and a breakdown of the economic and social relations of production? Is the nation being haunted by a ‘yellow wave’ of change demanded by those alienated … Read more
Slaying an Immortal Tiger: Malaysia’s New Economic Policy Azly Rahman, www.opinionasia.org 16 Jul 2007 The New Economic Policy (NEP) owes it genesis to a vision that sought to redistribute wealth among Malaysia’s races and create a Malay middle class. Today, there are a significant number who believe that most of the benefits have gone to … Read more
Press Statement on “Goebbels Salutes Malaysian News Coverage of the Bersih Free Elections Memorandum to the Palace” Dr. Lim Teck Ghee Hitler’s notorious Minster of Propaganda would have been proud of the way the Editors of our English and some vernacular national media covered what is probably the most important event the country has seen … Read more
The yellow wave and its durian effect Azly RahmanFrom MalaysiakiniNov 12, 2007 “Bersih, Cekap, Amanah” – old political slogan “Cemerlang, Gemilang, Terbilang” – new political slogan “B.e.r.s.i.h” – slogan to get from the new slogan to the old. I quote the first few paragraphs of the 1776 American Declaration of Independence: “… When in the … Read more
The yellow wave and its durian effect Azly RahmanFrom MalaysiakiniNov 12, 2007 “Bersih, Cekap, Amanah” – old political slogan “Cemerlang, Gemilang, Terbilang” – new political slogan “B.e.r.s.i.h” – slogan to get from the new slogan to the old. I quote the first few paragraphs of the 1776 American Declaration of Independence: “… When in the … Read more
Lim Teck Ghee: Letter to the Editor on Housing Quota Requirement Recently we have another reminder of how deviations to the intent of the New Economic Policy – even to the extent of contravening the provisions of the Malaysian Constitution – continue to be practiced and further expanded (see the Sun article, Housing Quota Questioned, … Read more
Malaysia’s PM seems to be failing his people at every chanceby Michael BackmanThe AgeOtcober 24, 2007 ON OCTOBER 31, Abdullah Badawi, Malaysia’s Prime Minister, will have been in office for four years. Abdullah came to office promising to fight corruption and to be a breath of fresh air. He has failed on both counts. But … Read more
Paper presented at the 5th EuroSEAS Conference in Naples, Italy (September 12-14, 2007), in Panel 17 on “Civility and Social Relations???. Author: Timo Kortteinen (Academy Research Fellow, Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki, Finland). [Download]