As the drama over the Interlok textbook issue continues to unfold, it is important for Malaysians to understand the context and the stakes involved, and to make a stand. There are some defenders of the book who have argued that withdrawing or even just editing it will rob Malaysian writers of their artistic freedom and … Read more
If MCA is not a subsidiary of Umno, why should the MCA president bring his purported letter (of resignation from his party) when he went to see Umno president cum Prime Minister in the first instance? This was exactly what happened when Chua Soi Lek held a meeting with premier Najib Razak on yesterday morning … Read more
Malaysia and Singapore are in some ways like conjoined twins; joined at birth but now separated. Each country has gone its own way since the momentous breakup of 1965 but both still share many similar characteristics including the factor of race standing in the way of the cohesive development of their societies. Even if each … Read more
Although much attention has been focused on the fight against corruption, the evidence shows that this problem has in fact worsened. According to the Transparency International ranking of how corruption-free Malaysia is, the country has shown a steady slide downwards. Malaysia’s placing has declined from 36th position in year 2000, to 43 in 2007, … Read more
16th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights CouncilItem 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Arbitrary DetentionOral Statement Delivered by Ms. Temme Lee on Behalf ofAsian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Monday, 7 March 2011 Thank you, Mr. President. FORUM-ASIA and its member organization in Malaysia, Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM), … Read more
The call of the people is accountability which is the ultimate checks and balances of democracy There is an excellent article by an astute young lady in the Sun, March 3, 2011: Checks and balances imperative By Yap Mun Ching When former transport minister Chan Kong Choy was charged with … cheating amounting to … Read more
Foreword by CPI Interlok is essentially The Malay Dilemma in narrative form – the two books are spiritual cousins. As such, you can see how Interlok has the capacity to incite. In the world of Interlok, the Chinese do not even care to leave any crumbs for the natives. And not only are the … Read more
Kuala Lumpur, 24 February, 2011 – UCSI University’s Faculty of Economics and Policy Science together with MiDAS @ UCSI University and the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) Malaysia, organised a policy roundtable discussion titled “Education in a Multicultural Setting.” The main speaker for the event was Dr Azly Rahman, an educator in … Read more
Malaysia is perhaps the only country where the death of an elected representative brings jubilation to the local residents. Is it because elected representatives are generally hated by the people? No. It is because a by-election will take place following the death of the elected representative. Why should that bring joy to the local people? … Read more
1hb Mac 2011 Kenyataan akhbar Bersama 6 Pertubuhan 1. Kenyataan Umum Sebagai satu kumpulan NGO pelbagai kaum, kami yang terdiri daripada LLG, NIAT, Suaram, KLSCAH, Paksi dan Budayawan Bertindak dalam dialog tertutup di Pejabat LLG di Bangunan UCST, Kuala Lumpur pada malam 24 Februari 2011: Menyedari sepenuhnya hakikat bahawa cadangan Interlok dijadikan buka teks KOMSAS Tingkat … Read more