– from ‘The Origins and Evolution of Ethnocracy in Malaysia’ This article is the third part to Dr Geoff Wade’s writing on ‘Ethnocracy’ – ARI Working Paper No.111 – and has been condensed by CPI. PART 3 The British had failed to include Chinese aspirations in the 1948 Constitutional arrangements while instead choosing to … Read more
Nazri Abdul Aziz selaku Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri memberitahu parlimen bahawa Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) pada masa ini melaksanakan pelbagai program pendidikan pengundi dan kempen kesedaran masyarakat. Program-program ini dilakukan dari masa ke semasa saban tahun dengan bertujuan untuk mendidik dan menyedarkan golongan muda akan kepentingan berkecimpung di dalam proses demokrasi negara. Di … Read more
– from ‘The Origins and Evolution of Ethnocracy in Malaysia’ This article is the second part to Dr Geoff Wade’s writing on ‘Ethnocracy’ – ARI Working Paper No.111 – and has been condensed by CPI. PART 2 The effect of ethnocratic administration in Malaysia is the subordination of the interests of other ethnic groups. By … Read more
How should one read the decision by Prime Minister Najib Razak to renew Inspector-General of Police Musa Hassan’s service contract despite his horrible record – exploding crime rate, brutal suppression of civil liberties, and swirling talk of his alleged links with the underworld? Some would say that the IGP is retained because, as a ruthless … Read more
– from ‘The Origins and Evolution of Ethnocracy in Malaysia’ Dr Geoff Wade who researches Sino-Southeast Asian historical interactions has been kind enough to give his permission for the Centre for Policy Initiatives to reproduce his paper titled ‘The Origins and Evolution of Ethnocracy in Malaysia’. We will be publishing an abridgement of Wade’s … Read more
Walaupun Perdana Menteri Najib Abdul Razak menjanjikan media yang bebas ketika mengambil alih tampuk pimpinan, namun buat kali pertama kartunis tempatan berdepan dengan tekanan dari jentera negara melalui institusi penguatkuasaan, selepas 100 hari pentadbirannya. Kartunis yang paling sinikal terhadap Mahathir Mohamad, Zunar mengaku bahawa insiden sedemikian tidak pernah berlaku walaupun dalam zaman pemerintahan bekas PM … Read more
The Cow-Head Lesson for Merdeka: Delegitimize Violence and Hatred We, the undersigned civil society organizations are shocked, angered and saddened by the “Cow-Head protest??? in Shah Alam last Friday, 28 August 09, against a proposed Hindu temple in Section 23 of the city. The carrying of the head of a freshly slaughtered cow, a sacred … Read more
Pengajaran Tentang Erti Sebenar Kemerdekaan Berhubung Kes “Kepala Lembu???: Penentangan Terhadap Keganasan dan Kebencian. Kami, organisasi masyarakat madani yang tertera di bawah berasa amat terkejut, sedih dan kecewa dengan “protes kepala lembu??? yang berlaku di Shah Alam pada hari Jumaat yang lalu, 28 Ogos 09, kerana menentang pembinaan kuil Hindu di Seksyen 23 bandaraya tersebut. … Read more
