Having been in the same room with kings, ministers and tycoons, I confess that not once have I felt impressed, privileged, or awed. But tonight I do. Tonight I am awed and inspired, because I am in the same room with so many good, ordinary people who do extraordinary things; women and men who risk … Read more
Last year, there was much fanfare when Abdullah Badawi in his capacity as Prime Minister presented the Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act in Parliament. The act effective Jan 1, 2009 was to replace the Anti-Corruption Act of 1997 as the old act was ineffective in fighting corruption. Abdullah claimed that the MACC Act was modelled … Read more
When questioned by reporters regarding private investigator P Balasubramaniam’s latest revelations implicating the family of Prime Minister Najib Razak in the Altantuya murder scandal, Najib snapped: “I will not entertain any frivolous statement???, and asked reporters to move on to the next question. This curt reply, to crassly cut reporters off from asking further questions … Read more
Introduction by Dr Lim Teck Ghee At long last, is this the signal that the government is starting to acknowledge the folly of its economic policies? Are the winds of economic reform finally blowing across our country? Or is this just another pretty but inconsequential speech delivered by someone who has spent much of his … Read more
Chin Peng yakin bahawa di kalangan mereka yang mencita-citakan satu masyarakat lebih adil and berperikemanusiaan, akan ada generasi berikutnya yang menyambungi perjuangan beliau – apa yang diimpikannya dan apa yang diusahakannya di masa hidup. (Rencana di bawah adalah ringkasan siri laporan tulisan Lim yang disunting dan disusun semula oleh CPI dengan izin Merdeka Review) Majlis … Read more
Introduction by Dr Lim Teck Ghee A revolutionary form of scientific enquiry process may be taking shape right now. This new form associated with data-intensive open science from a wide range of sources has many implications that are only now beginning to be studied. As the author of the report on it below points … Read more
Jangkamasa 20 tahun banyak peristiwa berlaku namun kita tetap mengulangnya. Kita gagal untuk mempelajari dari masalah dan kesilapan. Semasa aku berada di negeri Jerman dua minggu lalu (dari Nov 2 hingga Nov 20), aku dapat menyaksikan bagaimana rakyat di situ begitu menghargai peristiwa bersejarah yang berlaku pada Nov 9, 1989. Rakyat Jerman pada tahun 2009 … Read more
This article is Dr Abraham’s ‘Malaysia, protest and revolt’ entry in the International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest (published by Blackwell Publishing, 2009). It is reproduced in full by CPI with permission by the author. Malaysia is a multicultural society that was born in the throes of protest, largely influenced by British colonialism. The … Read more
Introduction to Dr Collin Abraham’s encyclopedia entry – by Editor, CPI This week marks 20 years of the signing of the Haadyai Treaty. The agreement signed on Dec 2, 1989 ended the armed conflict between the Malaysian government and the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM). A deal is a deal. Malaysia would do well to … Read more
(Translated from Malay by Centre for Policy Initiatives) NST’s report yesterday (Nov 22/Nov 23, 2009) headlined ‘Husam: They go or I’ll quit’, is so over the top. The NST journalists, Shuhada Elis and Nik Imran Abdullah, reported as if they were privy to the inner workings of my mind. Either that or it seems they … Read more