The Sarawak election results have come and gone. It has not been able to change the power equation in the state which has for so long been under the control of Taib Mahmud. A combination of dirty tricks and the well-honed BN election firepower of goodies, spin and support from public and private sector bodies, including … Read more
Raja Petra Kamarudin’s interview by TV3 last night is undoubtedly a piece of political propaganda aimed at cleansing Prime Minister Najib Razak’s taint with the Altantuya murder case ahead of the Sarawak elections two days from now. Raja Petra’s interview was centered on an affidavit he signed on June 18, 2008, in which he claimed … Read more
The current ongoing public debate over the history syllabus and textbooks may represent the last opportunity for Malaysians to have their say on how history is to be taught to children in the national school system. During the past few months, various critics have focused especially on the history syllabus and textbooks currently in … Read more
Response by Dr Ranjit Singh Malhi to the Malaysian Insider article ‘Non-Malays don’t understand Malaysia’s history, says Perkasa’. Dear Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, (the Malaysian Insider journalist concerned) I have spoken to my solicitors. The blatant lie by Dr Ramlah Adam pertaining to me “checking” and “signing” the History syllabus is tantamount to defamation. They have approved … Read more
CPI Introduction In the article below, we are reproducing a report of an ongoing effort by the country’s former colonial ruler to prevent full disclosure of a massacre of 24 unarmed villagers in Batang Kali during the emergency period. Following up on the book, Slaughter and Deception at Batang Kali, written by Ian Ward, the story … Read more
CPI Introduction In final comments in the open letter addressed to the Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister, Muhyiddin Yassin, on his handling of the Interlok textbook issue, blogger Iraiputirran noted: “Under your Umno NEP system, many of the professors and PhDs that you produce can hardly write an article for a journal let … Read more
Joint statement by Malaysian NGOs for Social Justice in Sarawak, 7 April 2011 From the widely publicized wealth and world-wide interests of Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud’s family on the internet, Malaysian NGOs call upon Sarawak voters to question Taib’s disproportionate wealth that does not befit a civil servant’s while the state is among … Read more
In the Malaysian Insider, Tuesday, 29 March 2011, I find this article; Mufti says Islamic law bars release of AlkitabBy Syed Mu’raz Syed Putra…Selangor Mufti Datuk Tamyes Abd Wahid said the crux of the controversy is over the use of the word “Allah” in the bible, which is forbidden to religions other than Islam, … Read more
According to Bernama, the Election Commission (EC) has decided not to give accreditation to Mafrel (Malaysians for Free and Fair Elections) to be an independent observer in the Sarawak state election, polling of which is to take place on April 16. EC secretary Datuk Kamaruddin Mohamed Baria is reported to have said that this was … Read more
CPI introduction We are reproducing the statement below which appeared in the NIAT website yesterday in response to the most recent statement by the Minister of Education Muhyiddin Yassin on the Interlok school book controversy. Readers are encouraged to go directly to the NIAT website for fuller coverage of the issue. NIAT Statement In response … Read more