I was schooled in sekolah kebangsaan from Standard 1 up to Form 5. In my secondary school, English was the common medium even though it is a sekolah kebangsaan. Our teachers basically taught us almost all subjects in English; Bahasa Melayu being the exception. Maybe Pendidikan Moral too, but I can’t remember. But the lingua francain school was English. … Read more
Let’s not forget the reason why Najib Razak is in the driver’s seat. Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was ousted before his expiry date. If Najib fails to deliver, he may end up like his predecessor; another 100 days will be telling. I refer to ‘Democratization: 10 KPIs for Najib’s next 100 days‘. It is a brilliant … Read more
Kerajaan memperuntukkan hampir RM5 bilion bagi ‘mengukuhkan’ pengajaran dan pembelajaran Bahasa Inggeris, mengikut laporan agensi berita nasional Bernama memetik Timbalan Menteri Pelajaran Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi. Ia mengumumkan demikian di Dewan Negara kelmarin tatkala sesi soal jawab. Sebelum ini, RM3.16 bilion dibelanjakan untuk pengajaran dan pembelajaran Sains dan Matematik dalam Bahasa Inggeris (PPSMI), Hishamuddin Hussein … Read more
There is a boy I know who scored 10 A1s. His mother is a primary school teacher and Andrew has two younger brothers. His father, a civil servant, had already passed on by the time the son sat SPM in 2006. Armed with his excellent result, Andrew applied for a scholarship to study mechanical engineering. … Read more
Kenapa yang dititikberatkan adalah usahawan bumiputera terkaya, bukan pembasmian kemiskinan dan peningkatan pendapatan lapisan bumiputera bawahan? Sebelum Jun 30, 2009, syarat 30 peratus ekuiti bumiputera masih merupakan tabu atau perkara sensitif yang pantang disentuh oleh mana-mana pihak. Jika ada pihak yang berani mendesak agar syarat terbabit dimansuhkan, maka sudah barang tentu ia akan dicap sebagai … Read more
Introduction July 11th marks the first 100 days of Najib’s premiership. Will his 100-day performance serve as an indicator for how our country is likely to be governed for the next four years, or was it all a big public relations exercise? The next 100 days is just as critical and we, civil society organisations … Read more
6 July, 2009 The stock market barely reacted to the liberalisation measures unveiled by Prime Minister datuk Seri Najib Razak last week. Nevertheless, some of the key reforms, such as scrapping the 30% bumiputera equity ownership requirement, were well received. http://english.cpiasia.net/https://www.cpiasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Mm_60n61_762.pdf
Prologue I shall start with an aside on the dictionary definition of the two words which feature in the title of this article. Gobbledegook means unintelligible language. Regurgitate means repeat information without understanding it. Regurgitation is the noun. After you have read the article you should have an inkling of what I am trying to … Read more
It is time we ask Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican, Malaysia’s Director General of Health, to resign… WHY? Because this man is not concerned about healthcare for all in Malaysia – he is a ‘businessman’ – and he is interested in the ‘healthcare business’ … In line with strategies outlined in the third industrial … Read more
DNA atau asid deoksiribonukleik adalah tandatangan genetik kita dan ia juga adalah milik kita secara hakiki. Namun, ianya tidak lagi dimiliki oleh kita lagi. Dengan pembentangan Rang Undang-undang Identifikasi Asid Deoksiribonukleik (DNA) 2008 baru-baru ini, ianya boleh jadi milik polis. DNA mengandungi maklumat genetik. Para saintis menggunakan DNA untuk mengenalpasti seseorang individu itu, dan seterusnya … Read more