A few days ago a colleague sent me a copy of an email which read: Though the government is denying it, we are seeing severe escalation of serious crime in the country. At lunch today, I learnt from a member of [respectable organization] that the xxxxxx Embassy is now holding briefings on crime and … Read more
Berita tentang pelancaran program Interaktif-Tuisyen Rakyat 1Malaysia (iTR1M) untuk memberi tuisyen secara percuma kepada 10,000 pelajar di negeri Selangor yang bakal menduduki peperiksaan umum pada tahun ini memang amat dialu-alukan. Program ini akan dilaksanakan oleh Yayasan Guru Malaysia Berhad (YGMB). Pengerusi YGMB Alimuddin Mohd Dom berkata, projek perintis yang dilaksanakan di negeri Selangor akan memanfaatkan … Read more
In a recent International Business Times(IBT) article, it was misreported that Save Malaysia Stop Lynas (SMSL) has apologised to the Lynas Corporation and has retracted a statement made about its rare earth refinery plant. The IBT news story is erroneous and factually incorrect because SMSL has made no such apology or retraction. On the contrary, … Read more
Recently, the Selangor state assembly passed a new regulation barring any state representative or local council member from applying for state-owned land. This is a really brave and unprecedented move which deserves more public attention than it has drawn so far. One question is whether the new rule also applies to the members of the … Read more
(Diterjemahkan oleh Izmil Amri) Utusan Malaysia telah menuduh bahawa penasihat DAP, Lim Kit Siang telah pernah berkhidmat sebagai setiausaha akhbar* kepada bekas Perdana Menteri Singapura, Lee Kuan Yew dan kerana latar belakang ini, kononnya Singapura akan menggunakan DAP sebagai cara untuk mencapai objektif politiknya di Semenanjung Malaysia. Wah! Ini satu tuduhan serius. Namun, jika dilihat … Read more
The pre-Independence period It is most telling that fairly recently, two books written by two renowned scholars Syed Husin Ali and Anthony Milner on Malay society and history and bearing even the same title, namely The Malays, should begin their scholarly pursuit with the same query, namely “Who are the Malays”. 1 Both works find it challenging to define exactly who … Read more
New Straits Times group managing editor A. Jalil Hamid recently wrote an analysis of the recent changes in the civil service top leadership. The article titled ‘Of accountability in the civil service and putting people first’ ended with the lines “[t]hose in the public service can now look forward to a better and a more rewarding … Read more
Pandangan tentang masa hadapan Bahasa Malaysia oleh seorang penulis mengundang komen bahawa satu hari nanti Bahasa Malaysia akan berubah bentuk dengan lebih ketara dan terserap ke dalam Bahasa Indonesia. Mengikut komen itu lagi perubahan ini mungkin tidak dapat dielakkan kerana hakikatnya ada empat juta warga Indonesia yang bekerja di Malaysia. Mungkin benar juga hujah yang … Read more
Introduction by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee On 2nd July 2012, Hindraf again filed its civil action suit in the UK that was first initiated in 2007. For five years now, the country’s official and mainstream media have successfully blanked out this case from public consciousness as well as engaged in demonization of the Hindraf cause … Read more
The debate on the pros and cons of Penang hill development above 250 feet has been dragging on for a long time. Both the BN and the PR governments appear to be afraid or hesitant to allow development above 250 feet so that the issue has taken on a policy ban dimension. Is this policy … Read more