The National Education Blueprint believes diversity of cultures and peoples to be fundamental to Malaysian identity, and that young students learn best when taught in their mother tongue.
Lim Teck Ghee’s Contribution
Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan as causes of national disunity?
One of the most persistent allegations put out in the internet is that the vernacular schools (SRJK(C) and (T) are a main cause of national disunity and lack of integration in the country.
The Star: How low can it go?
The Star has made a circus out of Sumptuous Erotica, a blog jointly put up by a pair of fresh graduates featuring explicit photographs of their sexual exploits. The paper carried four stories related to the “sex blog couple Alvin Tan and Vivian Lee” yesterday, seven on Saturday and six on Friday, making for a … Read more
Tweaked crime statistics: Who should respond
Below we are reproducing views from several CPI columnists and regular contributors on the whistleblower’s letter detailing the way in which crime statistics have been processed to provide the misleading conclusion that crime is on the decline in the country. We await with interest the official response – whether from Hishamuddin Hussein, the Home Minister … Read more
Bad start Mr Chief Secretary
In his first public interview since assuming the position of Chief Secretary, Dr Ali Hamsa said all the politically correct and bland things that one expects from someone eager to show Malaysians that he is up to the challenge of a big job. From being a cheerleader attempting to rouse the morale of his … Read more
A response to Chandra Muzaffar’s lambasting of Bersih
Friends have asked me what prompted the extraordinary hatchet job that Dr Chandra Muzaffar attempted on the Bersih 3.0 movement and its leaders in his recent article misleadingly titled ‘Bersih and the Quest for Human Rights’ published in various media. What was in the article that could be of academic or scholarly value to warrant … Read more
Peaceful transition of power: Open letter to all political parties
With the general election imminent, one key question remains yet unanswered: Will the Barisan Nasional respect the outcome of the polls and ensure a peaceful transition of power? This is the sixty four thousand dollar sensitive question – unasked in our repressed mass media, largely unexplored by political analysts, never-to-be-publicly wondered but lurking in the … Read more
Taking a stand against institutionalized racism
The Hindraf-Civil Rights Committee KLSCAH forum on ‘Institutionalized racism in Malaysia’ on 17 January 2012 brought into sharper focus the ways in which a system of inequality based on race has taken shape and come to dominate practically every sphere of life in the country. Three speakers N. Ganesan, Dr Kua Kia Soong and Dr Azmi … Read more
Academic consensus on unfair elections: Reinforcing the case for Bersih’s march
Many Malaysians may be unaware of the considerable research work by social scientists – both local and foreign – that have unequivocally concluded that the country’s record on free and fair elections has been abysmal. Analysis of this remarkable record of trickery, manipulation and gerrymandering by first the Alliance, followed by Barisan Nasional (BN), goes … Read more
Can bloggers be in solidarity with the media?
In Malaysia, bloggers have been engaged in a battle to correct the spinning and political bias which has become part of the normal business and deep culture of the media. Since Independence, the majority of the media has been a willing partner in the Barisan Nasional’s one overriding pursuit: that of self-promotion, self aggrandizement … Read more