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/Letter to the Editor by Lim Teck Ghee and Din Merican UMNO Vice President Tan Sri Muyhiddin Yassin was recently reported to have said that non-Bumiputra leaders in Barisan Nasional have the responsibility to make their respective communities understand the spirit of the NEP (NST 15 July 07). He would have demonstrated greater … Read more
MSC – the corridor of imperialism? Azly RahmanFrom MalaysiakiniJun 11, 07 3:16pm “Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners. ” – Vladimir Lenin “Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.” – Albert Einstein Where are we … Read more
Press statement by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee in connection with MIM-KAF Economic Discourse, 12 July 2007 In his panel presentation, Dr. Lim called on the Government to appoint an independent commission to undertake an open, non-political and transparent examination of all the key NEP policies that are currently being implemented and the effects of … Read more
Continuing Furore over Malaysia’s Racial PoliciesWritten by Lim Teck Ghee on www.opinionasia.org 03 Jul 2007 A recent speech by the European Union Ambassador to Malaysia criticising the country’s New Economic Policy (NEP) has raised a firestorm of protest from the Malaysian authorities. According to Thierry Rommel, Malaysia’s racial quota policy favoring the majority ethnic Malays … Read more
Press statement by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee on “EU Ambassador’s Critique of the NEP??? The speech by the European Union Ambassador on the NEP has raised a predictable firestorm of protest from the Malaysian authorities based on its ‘political incorrectness’ as well as its alleged lack of factual content. According to Bernama, the Deputy Prime … Read more
Malaysia, with the MSC project, has become “inter-textualized”. Who benefits from all these? What does it tell us about the “language of technological and economic development” we have adopted in the choice we have made to “progress in a linear fashion?” What does this tell us about the alternative choices of developmentalist philosophy that we … Read more
Lim Teck Ghee: to Editor, Malaysiakini: Comment/LetterKuala Lumpur, 8 May 2007. There is plenty of blame to go around with regard to the marginalization of rural Indians. A momentous opportunity to put this right was lost between the 60s and 80s when the FELDA schemes selected settlers almost entirely from one ethnic group. Note that … Read more
Press Statement on Ijok By Elections: Reject Politics of Deceit, Opportunism and Covert BriberyDr. Lim Teck Ghee I call on Ijok voters to turn out in full force on 28 April and to decisively reject the politics of deceit, opportunism and covert bribery by voting for the opposition and Parti Keadilan Rakyat candidate, Tan Sri … Read more
Press statement by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee on World Bank President As a former World Bank staff member, I wish to call on the Malaysia Executive Director to the World Bank, representing Malaysia and ten other Asia Pacific countries in the Bank’s governing board, to do the right thing and ask for the immediate resignation … Read more