Khamis, 2 Jun 2011

Lim Kit Siang

Lim Kit Siang

NEP or meritocracy?

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 02:38 AM PDT

By Fazly M. Fauzy | June 01, 2011 The Malaysian Insider JUNE 1 — The New Economic Policy has often been described as biased to Bumiputeras in terms of education and economic rights given to them under the policy. Critics of the NEP believe that it is crippling Malaysia by rewarding those who they feel [...]

Brain drain and migration, so who’s left to save Malaysia?

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 02:24 AM PDT

By Yee Ziherng | June 02, 2011 The Malaysian Insider JUNE 2 — My name is Yee Ziherng and I am a Malaysian. I stand firmly on the ground that I am a Malaysian first, Chinese second. So there are no debatable issues about races and religion here. I have been gravely disheartened by the [...]

A twist of fate…

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 01:49 AM PDT

By Kedah man in Japan | May 30, 2011 The Malaysian Insider MAY 30 — Like AC who penned "First love, long lost", life just happened and before I knew it, I found myself enjoying life outside of Malaysia. I am but a padi farmer's son. I was working in a construction site after obtaining [...]

Umno has lost Malay middle class, says EIU

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 01:46 AM PDT

By Shannon Teoh | June 02, 2011 The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — Despite continued support from rural voters, Umno appears to have been rejected by urban Malays, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Its latest country report on Malaysia said that the "decline in support may have intensified" among middle-class Malays [...]

Our health and lives in exchange for FDIs

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 01:54 AM PDT

Malaysiakini Your Say | Jun 2, 11 ‘We sometimes marvel at how parents in some Asean countries are willing to sell their daughters into prostitution in return for a few dollars. Now we know.’ Panel: Waste won’t be 100% radiation-free Swipenter: “It is not easy to do a study on the impact of health from [...]

Perlis issues fatwa against 1M’sia structures

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 01:41 AM PDT

By Norsyafinas Ahmad Sukri | Jun 2, 11 Malaysiakini The ubiquitous structures or monuments in the shape of the Najib Abdul Razak administration’s 1Malaysia logo is haram (forbidden), according to a fatwa (edict) by the Perlis Fatwa Council. When contacted, Perlis Mufti Dr Juanda Jaya said that the council was of the opinion that such [...]

Now, Kit Siang calls MCA biggest block to 1 Malaysia

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 01:22 AM PDT

By Debra Chong | June 02, 2011 The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — The DAP's Lim Kit Siang added today the MCA to a growing list of what he termed the "greatest obstacles" in the way of Datuk Seri Najib Razak's 1 Malaysia dream as he questioned the Chinese party's relevance to the [...]

Anwar applies for a new trial on sodomy charge

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 01:21 AM PDT

By Kuek Ser Kuang Keng | Jun 2, 11 Malaysiakini Just four days before Anwar Ibrahim begins his defence against the sodomy charge, he has applied to replace the current Justice Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah with a new judge to rehear his trial. Anwar claimed that Zabidin had prejudged and demonstrated bias in ruling that [...]

MCA among the greatest obstacles to realization of 1Malaysia

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 09:08 PM PDT

The headline "Time to stop thinking along racial lines, says Soi Lek" in the MCA owned newspaper, the Star, today must have caused a general shaking-of-heads by its readers, not because of disagreement but at his naivety or downright dishonesty. There must have been more intensive shaking-of-heads when the MCA President, Datuk Seri Dr. Chua [...]

Reducing the political cost of liberalisation

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 09:07 PM PDT

By Hafiz Noor Shams | June 02, 2011 The Malaysian Insider JUNE 2 — A price-control mechanism has its economic cost, on top of that associated with the current subsidy regime in place in Malaysia. There are also some political costs to the control. In tight times when commodities are becoming dearer, any government that [...]

MCA’s failure in scholarship row may hasten brain drain, says DAP

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 08:06 PM PDT

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal | June 02, 2011 The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — The MCA's failure to obtain overseas scholarships for 86 SPM top scorers may further hasten the brain drain of young talents, the DAP has charged. DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said that the party was "disappointed" with the Cabinet's [...]

Mixed race: Where do we draw the line?

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 08:02 PM PDT

Malaysiakini Your Say | Jun 2, 11 ‘We have one rule for some people, another rule for others, while Muslims seem to get the best deal as no matter what the situation, they still be bumiputera.’ Students of mixed parentage denied varsity admission Borneo Son: Every deserving Malaysian should be given admission to university and/or [...]

Pua wants Najib to reveal power deals now

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 07:59 PM PDT

By Debra Chong | June 02, 2011 The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — Citing legal precedents, DAP lawmaker Tony Pua told the prime minister today to stop dithering and immediately declassify the contentious power purchasing agreements (PPAs) inked with independent power producers (IPPs). Datuk Seri Najib Razak said on Tuesday the government would [...]

PSD scholarships: What’s Nazri trying to hide?

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 07:58 PM PDT

Malaysiakini Your Say | Jun 2, 11 ‘In a truly democratic country, a responsible government would publish the list of scholarship holders alongside their results.’ 86 top scorers to be placed in local private varsities Cala: I am dumfounded by the Public Service Department and Minister in the PM’s Department Nazri Abdul Aziz’s line of [...]

Perimekar: Chronicle of a death foretold?

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 07:56 PM PDT

By Céline Boileau | June 1, 2011 Free Malaysia Today PETALING JAYA: Businessman Lodin Wok Kamaruddin has recently been cited by WikiLeaks as one of Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's close friends. What WikiLeaks didn't reveal is that Lodin Wok was also one of the directors of Perimekar Sdn Bhd until last year. Last year [...]

Longing For A Free Mind (Part 13 of 14)

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 07:47 PM PDT

By M. Bakri Musa Q&A (Cont'd): Islamic State and Leaders Q9: Would you prefer a Muslim leader who is corrupt and incompetent over a non-Muslim who is both honest and competent? A9: One of the speakers commented earlier that this is a difficult question. To me the choice is glaringly clear. Go for competence and [...]

Damn dirty Dayaks

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 07:17 PM PDT

By June Rubis | June 02, 2011 The Malaysian Insider I once asked my father, "Tell me something interesting about our family." Obligingly, he told a tale of our great-great-great-great grandfather and uncles who decided one day that they would stop paying hefty taxes to the Sultan of Brunei. The burden of the increasing taxes [...]

Penang retains power over water tariffs

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 05:49 PM PDT

By Clara Chooi The Malaysian Insider Jun 01, 2011 KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 — Penang will sign a water restructuring deal with Putrajaya tomorrow that will see the state relieved of its financial burden in developing water assets while at the same time, retaining control over water tariffs. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng announced the [...]

A guide to West Malaysians for Sabahans

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 05:42 PM PDT

by Erna Mahyuni The Malaysian Insider Jun 01, 2011 JUNE 1 — Since I have written a guide for West Malaysians about Sarawak, perhaps it is only fair I write about Sabah. But writing "Sabah 101" seemed boring so I flipped it around and now here's a handy reference for Sabahans dealing with the influx [...]

A dream of Malaysian unity

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 05:29 PM PDT

– CKL The Malaysian Insider Jun 01, 2011 MAY 31 — I have read with sadness the many letters you have published regarding Malaysia's brain drain. I am one of those, who left Malaysia for many reasons, chiefly, because I did not see any future for my children in a country which had become increasingly [...]
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