In memory of a towering Malaysian: Dr. Syed Hussein Alatas

Press statement by Dr. Lim Teck GheeIn memory of a towering Malaysian: Dr. Syed Hussein Alatas Dr. Syed Hussein Alatas was a scholar and free intellectual spirit evoted to seeking the truth and improving Malysian society.  His main academic contribution was in the structural analysis of corruption and other socio-political ills prevalent in modern systems, … Read more

Ethnic Relations Module

Press Statement on Ethnic Relations Module by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee Now that the Cabinet has approved the final draft of the ethnic relations module, I call upon the Government to widely release and disseminate the approved draft as soon as possible so that all interested Malaysians will have the opportunity of reading and framing … Read more

Malaysia bites back and industriously trades the insults

Malaysia bites back and industriously trades the insults by Michael BackmanThe AgeNovember 29, 2006 MY LAST column on wasteful government spending in Malaysia (Business, 15/11) generated a furore. I received more than 600 emails from readers, mostly Malaysians (both expatriate and in Malaysia) and nearly all supportive. The column was the most emailed item on … Read more

Speech at KeADILan Forum

Dr. Lim Teck Ghee:  Press Release for KEADILAN Forum, Penang, 25 Nov 2006     In his talk, Dr. Lim Teck Ghee said that various international and national socio-economic indicators showed that the country’s economic future was getting more difficult and stormy.  These indicators included recent global competitiveness, inward FDI performance, stock market capitalization, government … Read more

Press Statement to ASLI

Press Statement by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee, Director, Centre for Public Policy Studies Encik Mirzan Mahathir, President of ASLI, yesterday issued a press statement on the study conducted by the CPPS on “Corporate Equity: Past Trends and Future Policy”.  The ASLI statement was in response to various comments arising from the study’s finding on the … Read more

Keynote Address to 5th International Malaysian Studies Conference (IMSC)

Press release on Keynote Address to 5th International Malaysian Studies Conference (IMSC) 10 August 2006 by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee, Director, Centre for Public Policy Studies In his keynote address, Dr. Lim Teck Ghee stated that current Malaysian data and social statistics relating to conventional social and economic development goals face a credibility gap in … Read more

Question all historical facts

Question all historical ‘facts’Azly RahmanJul 31, 06 3:14pm From, ILLUMINATIONS, Malaysiakini “Man has no nature… what he has is history,??? writes the Spanish philosopher Ortega y Gassett. But whose history must man learn? Whose construction of history must we craft as official knowledge? What is the conception of human nature must we hold in writing … Read more

Reining in Inflation

The expectation is that, inflationary pressures would gather pace in the coming months. However, given the ineffectiveness of the interest rate policy tool in containing oilinduced price increases and in view of the transient nature of inflation, Bank Negara would remain hesitant to raise rates, as long as the economic momentum is still on a … Read more

Develop Minds, Scrap Boot camps

Dr. Azly Rahman argued why we need not jail our youth for their conscientious objection to militarism in education. Our youth wants to know what will become of them in a society governed by those who think that education is the process of shoving into their minds a certain form of nationalism. Our youth wants explanations … Read more