Malaysia’s Vision 2020?

December 17, 2009 Malaysia’s Vision 2020 cataract possible by K Pragalath The much vaunted Vision 2020 for Malaysia to achieve developed status may miss the target by about a decade for not learning from past economic crises. On top of that, she has also failed to draw lessons from her own success and failures. This [...]

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Unfiltered (RSS) NST the target of Third Defamation Suit December 14, 2009 Once again news of the civil suits by En Rosli Dahlan have been blacked out from public knowledge in [...] Din Merican: the Malaysian DJ Blogger Tags: Judiciary, governance, civil society issues, Law and Order, rosli dahalan, peguam.

Home Affairs Ministry’s self-regulation guidelines challenged by the media

December 17, 2009 Noose tightens, print media fights back by Andrew Ong & Yong Kai Ping The Home Ministry has drawn up a new set of comprehensive guidelines masked as ‘self-regulation’ for an already restricted newspaper industry – but it is fighting back. The draft was unveiled by senior ministry officials at a meeting on [...]

Promoting Inter-Faith Dialogue

December 16, 2009 Promoting Inter-Faith Dialogue By Dr Lim Teck Ghee in Phnom Penh Sitting today in a small group international meeting on the subject of the linkages between religion and development being held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, I am engaged in deep discussion on how to build inter-faith synergies that can effectively address the [...]

Dr. Haji Syed Husin Ali sworn in as Senator

December 16, 2009 Din Merican at Parliament: I was in Parliament this morning to witness the interview (video below)  which Dr. Haji  Syed Husin Ali gave after he was sworn in as Senator for Selangor. I join many of his admirers and supporters in congratulating him on his appointment to Dewan Negara. His wealth of [...]

Konvensyen Pakatan Rakyat: Perubahan Konkrit dan Struktural

December 16, 2009 Konvensyen Pakatan Rakyat: Perubahan Konkrit dan Struktural oleh Dato Kamarul Bahrin Abbas, Ahli Parlimen (PKR), Telok Kemang Tanggal 19 Disember ini adalah detik bersejarah. Harapan untuk perubahan umpama sinar matahari yang berada di muka pintu rumah kita saban pagi. Pemimpin akar umbi dari tiga parti—KEADILAN, PAS dan DAP—buat pertama kalinya akan duduk [...]

Di Antara Zionisme dan Ketuanan Melayu

Di Antara Zionisme dan Ketuanan Melayu by Amin Iskandar (December 14, 2009) Di antara kebaikan yang berlaku di Malaysia selepas tsunami politik 8hb. Mac 2008 ialah banyak isu-isu yang selama ini diklasifikasikan sebagai “sensitif” telah menjadi perbincangan umum. Perbincangan dan perdebatan secara terbuka akan menghilangkan “misteri” isu-isu sensitif tersebut. Diantara perdebatan yang belum berakhir semenjak [...]

One Malaysia Without the Malays: S.H. Al-Attas

December 14, 2009 ONE Malaysia Without the MALAYS by S.H. Al-Attas At the onset of the 100th day we had Datuk Seri Najib Razak as Malaysia’s Prime Minister, I decided to rethink the current fate and prospects of Malaysia and the Malays. I was looking for answers to questions that have been brimming in my [...]

Nobel Laureate in Economics, Paul.A. Samuelson, passes on

December 14, 2009 The Passing of an Iconic Economist and Nobel Laureate in Economics, Paul Samuelson epolicy.blogspot.com The great economist Paul Samuelson died last Sunday 13 December 2009 at age 94. He brought mathematics to economic analysis along the line of Keynes. His textbook, “Economics” brought him wealth but it was his PhD thesis on [...]

NST the target of Third Defamation Suit

December 14, 2009 Once again news of the civil suits by En Rosli Dahlan have been blacked out from public knowledge in Malaysia such that only the foreign media will dare to report about them. This rings loudly against the Prime Minister’s reminder only days ago for the media to be responsible and factual in [...]

Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker rejects Anwar Ibrahim’s Motion to debate Sharp Drop in PETRONAS profit

December 14, 2009 Din Merican reporting from Parliament: The Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker, Datuk Wan Junaidi Jaafar, rejected an urgent motion to debate the sharp decline in PETRONAS’ profit and its impact on 2010 Budget and the nation. This was  moved by parliamentary opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim this morning.  The Deputy Speaker told [...]

Congrats to Anwar Ibrahim for resolving Sabah PKR Leadership Issue

December 14, 2009 Anwar Ibrahim resolves SABAH PKR Leadership Issue with  Jeffrey Kitingan as Vice President (Sabah and Sarawak) by Terence Netto PKR has opted for compromise over confrontation in order to keep intact its Sabah flank, convulsed by a dispute over leadership that has threatened to split the party down the middle. Party supremo [...]

Action on Correct, Correct, Correct VK Lingam

December 13, 2009 Karpal wants to prosecute VK Lingam by Athi Shankar DAP stalwart Karpal Singh wants the Attorney General’s Chambers to issue him the certificate of ‘fiat’ which will authorise him to prosecute VK Lingam on behalf of the government. The renowned lawyer and politician also claimed that the government has insulted the King [...]

Sarawakians and the Sacred Land

December 13, 2009 Dances with Dayaks by Azly Rahman A new era is dawning – of culture and consciousness in the face of state-sponsored corporate crony capitalism. The Sarawakians are dancing to reclaim ownership of their sacred land. “We did not ask you white men to come here. The Great Spirit gave us this country [...]

Justin Ong: What is Ketuanan Melayu?

December 13, 2009 What is “Ketuanan Melayu”?, asks Justin Ong “Ketuanan Melayu” or Malay supremacy has always been a concept that I’ve never been able to grasp. Not so much what it is supposed to mean — that the Malay race is somehow superior — but rather how it should be so. Is it a [...]

PKR Sabah: Good News Ahead

December 13, 2009 PKR Sabah: Rapprochement with the Party’s national leadership. by Terence Netto Estranged PKR Keningau division chairperson Jeffery Gapari Kitingan, accompanied by leaders allied to him, completed a round of talks in Kuala Lumpur earlier this week in hopes of a rapprochement with the party’s national leadership. Word is rife in PKR circles [...]

Ketuanan Melayu: UMNO’s Political Ploy

December 13, 2009 Ketuanan Melayu: UMNO’s Political Ploy by Aidila Razak (December 12, 2009) The concept of Ketuanan Melayu (Malay supremacy) and the Social Contract is a political ploy used by the ruling coalition to remain in power, argued DAP vice-chairman Tunku Abdul Aziz Ibrahim. “If there is such a thing as a Malaysian social [...]