September 19, 2011 www.btimes.com.my A New Asia for the Asian Century by Dato’ Seri Nazir Razak (09-10-11) …Thank you for inviting me to share my perspectives on a “New Asia for the Asian Century”. I will argue that we must not take the Asian century for granted and that a new Asia, differentiated by greater [...]
Archive for September 2011
A New Asia for the Asian Century
September 19, 2011Najib: A Whiff of His Father’s Leadership
September 19, 2011September 19, 2011 Najib :A Whiff of His Father’s Leadership by M. Bakri Musa Morgan-Hill, California In announcing the repeal of the Internal Security Act and other repressive laws, Prime Minister Najib Razak secures for himself an enshrined spot in Malaysian history. Of the many thoughtful comments on Najib’s historic announcement, the one that struck [...]
Happy Friendship Week
September 18, 2011September 18, 2011 Happy Friendship Week To all our Friends, Give thousand chances to your enemy to become your friend, But don’t give a single chance to your friend to become your enemy. ‘ It’s’ World Best Friends Week ‘ Please have a great friendship week. This is the time to bury the hatchet and [...]
Najib should push ahead to restore his political credibility
September 18, 2011September 18, 2011 ISA repeal: Najib should push ahead — Ooi Kee Beng Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s sudden announcement on Thursday (September 15) night that he would very soon be repealing several unpopular laws, including the Internal Security Act (ISA) of 1960, should have won him praise from most quarters. But it [...]
Towards an Inclusive Malaysian History
September 18, 2011September 18, 2011 Towards an Inclusive Malaysian History by Azam Aris, The Edge “History is preoccupied with fundamental processes of change. If you are allergic to these processes, you abandon history and take cover in the social sciences. Today anthropology, sociology, etc, flourish. History is sick. But then our society too is sick.”–E.H. Carr, Author [...]
Prime Minister Najib’s Malaysia Day Address: Another View
September 18, 2011September 18, 2011 www.malaysia-chronicle.com Prime Minister Najib’s Malaysia Day Address: Another View–Cynical or Realistic(?) by Ismail Dahlan, Malaysia Chronicle (09-17-11) Prime Minister Najib Razak appeared to be nursing a stiff neck, and certainly looked terribly nervous and uncomfortable as he started his speech. Having no doubt been advised by his handlers to establish eye contact [...]
Greece and the Political Future of the EuroZone
September 17, 2011September 17, 2011 Greece and the Political Future of the EuroZone Europe is again on the precipice. The most recent Greek rescue, put in place barely six weeks ago, is on the brink of collapse. The crisis of confidence has infected the eurozone’s big countries. The euro’s survival and, indeed, that of the European Union [...]
Najib pushes ahead with reform agenda
September 17, 2011September 17, 2011 http://www.ft.com Najib pushes ahead with reform agenda By Kevin Brown in Singapore (09-15-11) Malaysia’s Prime Minister has announced the repeal of laws allowing indefinite detention without trial as part of civil liberties measures designed to shore up his image as a liberal reformer. Najib Razak, leader of the multi-ethnic south-east Asian nation [...]
Najib’s Sleight of Hand
September 17, 2011September 17, 2011 www.malaysia-chronicle.com Sivarasa on Prime Minister’s Malaysia Day Address: Najib’s sleight of hand Written by Sivarasa Rasiah* In his Malaysia day speech last night, Prime Minister Najib declared in the following words “I would like to announce on this historic night, the Internal Security Act 1960 will be abolished”. However he immediately went [...]
A Reaction to Malaysian Prime Minister’s Malaysia Day Address
September 16, 2011September 16, 2011 www.thestar.com.my A New Dawn beckons REFLECTING ON THE LAW By Shad Saleem Faruqi The Prime Minister’s announcement on a number of changes to the country’s laws, including ending the Emergency, will have massive positive implications. THE Prime Minister’s speech last night evoked the kind of hope and exhilaration I felt many decades [...]
Happy Malaysia Day 2011
September 15, 2011September 15,2011 HAPPY MALAYSIA DAY–September 16, 2011 Fellow Malaysians, Dr Kamsiah and I wish you all a Happy Malaysia Day which falls on September 16, 2011. Our brothers and sisters from Sabah and Sarawak joined us 48 years ago to form one country of 13 states united under our King and protected by our Constitution. [...]
History is written by Victors
September 15, 2011September 15, 2011 www.themalaysianinsider.com Churchill is right, history is written by Victors “History will be kind to me for I intend to write”.–Winston Spencer Churchill by Hafidz Baharom First and foremost, I hate the term “freedom fighters.” In the English language, it’s a necessity to point out, as the late comedian George Carlin once did: [...]
Corruption Free Penang: Lim Guan Eng
September 15, 2011September 15, 2011 www.themalaysianinsider.com Penang is free from the scourge of Corruption–CM Lim Guan Eng By Shannon Teoh 09-15-11 Lim Guan Eng has claimed that Penang has eliminated corruption as Pakatan Rakyat (PR) braces for an impending general election. The island’s Chief Minister implied today that polls will be held within six months as this [...]
Najib will outline his Reform Agenda Tonight
September 15, 2011September 15, 2011 Najib will outline his Reform Agenda Tonight by Hazlan Zakaria@www.malaysiakini.com Sep 15, 11 3:05pm Prime Minister of Malaysia and UMNO President In light of the tonight’s announcement by Premier Najib Abdul Razak, purportedly on reforms for the country, Pakatan MPs say he should follow their lead if he is serious about it. [...]
Singapore too had its political spring
September 15, 2011September 15, 2011 Singapore too had its political spring By David Pilling (09-14-11) By the standard of uprisings in the Arab world, the political changes unfolding in Singapore are hardly earth-shattering. The wealthy, orderly city state is better known for its cocktails than for its revolutions. But Singapore, too, has had its spring. It started [...]
Parliamentary Select Committee Flap
September 14, 2011September 14, 2011 www.malaysia-chronicle.com/ Parliamentary Select Committee Flap by Stan Lee, Malaysia Chronicle As expected, the Cabinet has put the Parliamentary Select Committee on the back-burner, without even discussing it at its weekly meeting on Wednesday (today), confirming public suspicion that Prime Minister Najib Razak’s promise to clean up the electoral system was never sincerely [...]
Over-reaction to Bad News again?
September 14, 2011September 14, 2011 Over-reaction to Bad News again? 09-13-11 By W.Scott Thompson ONCE one sees world order as precarious, I guess it becomes a habit. US job growth zero; the euro even more a cliffhanger. Belgium is the only European country with robust growth, since it doesn’t have a government. The difficulty with the present [...]
