What financial crisis?’ Readers following the great national debate initiated by Minister Idris Jala in the Prime Minister’s Department on the possibility of the country going bankrupt must be thoroughly confused with the mixed messages from government. On the one hand, we are told that the country is more prosperous than ever before and … Read more
Tidak hairan apabila membaca laporan tahunan badan hak asasi manusia antarabangsa, Amnesty International di dalam ‘The State of the World’s Human Rights’ yang diterbitkan pada Mei 27, 2010 lalu. Laporan tersebut telah mendokumenkan keadaan hak asasi manusia di 159 negara pada 2009, bahawa tidak terdapat pembaharuan yang signifikan terhadap perlindungan kepada hak asasi manusia di … Read more
Is there a place for public intellectuals? The rise of industrial societies and advent of modernity have birthed what may be characterized as bureaucratized mass society leading to the obsolescence of the public intellectual.1 The contrary image of post-modernity and its constructs also may spawn relativized space which leaves little for the role of the … Read more
Statistics show that more than 75% of equity investors including professionals cannot beat the stock index. Studies have also shown that more than 75% of day traders lose money mainly due to transaction costs. There are several reasons for their poor performance but the most frequent mistake is ‘loss aversion’. This is a psychological … Read more
Prime Minister Najib Razak has told the Bumiputera Economic Congress they should not fear that their rights will be eroded under the New Economic Model (NEM). He also stressed the need to be fair to the non-bumiputera. All this is well said and his assurance is most welcome. Najib’s reassurance to the hundred-plus Malay … Read more
There is nothing wrong in churches receiving money from the government if there are no strings attached. And there is no dilemma for the Methodist churches if they do the right thing with the RM1.5 million to dispel the controversy. Goh Keat Peng was criticized for his letter warning against accepting the money and … Read more
The idea of nuclear power plant (NPP) has been marketed to the public by Tenaga Nasional Berhad as if it is as safe as a rice cooker. It’s not. Furthermore, Malaysia’s nuclear ambition displays a typically worrying pattern of haphazard decision-making process. It is even more worrying because of the extremely hazardous technology. Internationally … Read more
Today is Wesak. Last week the country was told about a Chinese Muslim Faizal Wong Abdullah who wanted to return to Buddhism – a religion of depleting numbers in Malaysia. Faizal Wong had filed an application in March to renounce Islam. It’s not surprising though that Wong had converted as the proselytization drive is intense. … Read more
Most Malaysians are still blissfully unaware of the important economic changes that are just around the corner. These changes are going to affect not only their wallets but also way of life. According to recent news report, the Cabinet is going to discuss the issue of subsidy cuts as early as next week. Although actual … Read more
Akramsyah Sanusi di BUM 2010 “Salahkah orang Melayu beremosi???? Begitulah keluhan yang dilontar saudara Akramsyah Sanusi ketika berucap di pentas Bloggers Universe Malaysia (BUM 2010) hujung minggu yang lalu. Konteks keluhan ini adalah isu kalimah ‘Allah’ yang masih belum bertemu jalan penyelesaian. Saudara Akramsyah seterusnya menambah, sekiranya ramai di kalangan puak majoriti (orang Melayu … Read more