Today, on May 13 which is the anniversary of the blackest day in our country’s history, I will be one of six presenters at a dialogue organized by OHMSI at the Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies in Kuala Lumpur. Titled ‘The challenge of forging unity in Malaysia’, the objective of the dialogue is to create … Read more
Ketika berkhidmat di sebuah syarikat perunding peniagaan lebih sedekad yang lalu, saya diberi peluang terlibat dalam sebuah projek merangka misi dan visi sebuah organisasi utama di Malaysia. Maka tersemburlah semasa perbincangan segala frasa yang cantik dan hebat yang difikirkan dapat menjadi lambang kemegahan organisasi berkenaan. Misi dan visi itu biarlah cantik. Sama ada ianya berpijak … Read more
Press statement by Dr Lim Teck Ghee May 12, 2010 We are heartened that the controversial ‘Melayu Bangkit’ rally in Terengganu planned for tomorrow to commemorate May 13 has been postponed indefinitely. It would be even more reassuring to hear that any future events to remember this fateful date in our history will take … Read more
Amidst the intense election campaigns of the Sibu parliamentary by-election, there is one way to help the beseeched electorate making a sound decision. And that is by asking the following question: Which political coalition – Barisan Nasional (BN) or Pakatan Rakyat (PR) – is more likely to fulfill the wishes of the Sibu people, … Read more
Malaysia terkenal dengan akta-akta drakonian (sebut: zalim). Ada akta-akta kuno sejak zaman penjajahan masih digunakan sehingga sekarang bagi mempertahankan kuasa atau bertindak sebagai perlindungan daripada kuasa dicabar. Antara lain, kita ada Akta Penerbitan dan Mesin Cetak (1984), Akta Multimedia dan Komunikasi (1998), Akta Hasutan (1949), Akta Fitnah (1948), Akta Universiti dan Kolej Universiti (1971), … Read more
Recently, we have had a New Economic Model (NEM) unveiled with much fanfare. It has been accompanied by the usual uncritical write-ups and praise from economic analysts from the mainstream mass media. Maybe they see in it more than what I can discern or maybe I am an incorrigible skeptic with less faith in grand … Read more
Introduction by CPI Dr. Mahathir has derided the World Bank brain drain report as “useless and politically motivated”. The country should ignore his criticism as the ranting of a seriously flawed leader whose shelf life has expired and who has long lost his credibility to comment sensibly on any public policy subject. Prime Minister … Read more
An editorial to be written in year 2013 Three years since implementing the New Economic Model, the party’s over in Malaysia. To be sure, it had been quite a party. With a long-entrenched propensity to base its domestic economy on consumption and spending, the low interest rates of the Asean region helped galvanise borrowings … Read more
Rakyat perlu tahu bahawa mereka berhak memperolehi akses media yang sama rata. Ini terutama sekali ketika membuat pilihan semasa sesebuah pilihan raya. Bukan dengan disogok dengan satu pihak sahaja dan pada masa yang sama, pihak yang itu menyekat pihak yang lagi satu dalam menerangkan manifesto mereka. Baru-baru ini, pihak pengurusan ntv7 didakwa telah mengarahkan … Read more
CPI note on World Press Freedom Day The CPI is one of 10 initiating organizations which held a press conference at the Kuala Lumpur Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall on 3 May 2010 to call on all stakeholders in the country to advance the cause of media freedom and independence. Other organizations included Writers Alliance … Read more