Introduction by CPI Members of the public may be interested to know the details of engagement between the World Bank and Malaysia, especially given what many view as Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s recent attempt to rewrite the history of this engagement during his tenure as prime minister from 1981 to 2003. The Malaysian policy on public … Read more
The Malaysian public should not be lulled by a false sense of security thinking that the federal constitution is ‘colour blind’ when it certainly is not with Article 153 still intact. Dear Ambiga, I admire your yearning and visualizing living in a truly multi-racial and religious Malaysia. I am certain many in Malaysia, like me, … Read more
I refer to recent events in Malaysia. The country is peppered with bad news. Illicit money outflows, the impending conviction of innocent Anwar Ibrahim, the National Feedlot Corporation financial irregularities and so on. Dark clouds are over the horizon. Yet the message of Christmas is hope for all mankind. That is why the angel could proclaim, … Read more
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) defended its position with regard to the National Feedlot Center scandal on two fronts: through the issue of a statement and in a press conference on Dec 16. In the statement quoted by Bernama, MACC denied that it had not taken any action. It said that it did scrutinize the complaint from … Read more
Many people may be wondering why the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) washed its hands off the investigation of the National Feedlot Center (NFC) scandal and passed the buck to the police. And now, chairman of MACC Abu Kassim Mohamed (left) gives us his answer. Speaking to Sin Chew Daily reporters after an international … Read more
The Human Rights Party – a political arm of Hindraf – documents in its website the oppression suffered by the Indian poor on a day-to-day basis and which is not getting the attention it deserves. The issues highlighted by HRP, says its pro-tem secretary P. Uthayakumar, are “diverted, diluted and dismissed” by the expedient of … Read more
Saya telah berpeluang menonton filem The Lives of Others pada Disember 11 baru-baru ini sempena Hari Hak Asasi Manusia yang diraikan secara rasmi pada sehari sebelum itu. Filem ini merupakan filem terakhir setelah lima filem sebelumnya yang ditayangkan kepada orang ramai semenjak 5 Disember 2011. Selepas setiap tayangan filem, terdapat ahli-ahli panel yang memberikan pandangan … Read more
The new civil service remuneration scheme recently announced by the government provides civil servants pay rises of between 7% and 13%. Coming just before the elections expected soon, it is clearly intended to influence the outcome of the elections. Umno leaders see members of the civil service not only as their ‘fixed deposit’ but also as … Read more
Since my retirement from active business, I have been more and more concerned about our increasing financial profligacy and irresponsibility. Every day new details emerge about how spendthrift we are as individuals, as households and as a nation. At the national level, the Auditor-General’s recent report pointed out that Malaysia’s national debt rose 12.3 percent to … Read more
The restlessness for change triggered by the Arab Spring, and subsequently spread to Singapore and Thailand (as shown in their recent elections), has made the recently concluded Umno General Assembly a focus of much attention. Observers were looking for clues to answer the critical question against the backdrop of an imminent election: Will Umno – … Read more