Lim Kit Siang

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• Schoolboy antics over PTPTN
• Contest of credibility before Malaysia’s elections
• Correcting the civil service racial imbalance
• Gruesome reminders of failure of Najib premiership in one of its most important tasks – to reduce crime and eradicate the fear of crime
• “Malaysia has fallen off the investment map”

Schoolboy antics over PTPTN Posted: 09 Jun 2012 04:27 AM PDT — The Malaysian Insider Jun 09, 2012 JUNE 9 — Are schoolboys in charge of education in Malaysia? It sure seems that way when Putrajaya’s education czars decide to sulk and pull back scholarships for those studying in Selangor’s Universiti Selangor (Unisel) this past week. Only to flip flop, be wishy-washy, do a volte-face and [...]

Contest of credibility before Malaysia’s elections Posted: 09 Jun 2012 04:03 AM PDT by Shankaran Nambiar East Asia Forum June 8th, 2012 Credibility is a prized asset for any government, and with general elections fast approaching in Malaysia, Prime Minister Najib Razak is no exception to this rule. Najib has an onerous task ahead of him because the Barisan Nasional coalition, which he heads, won only 140 out [...]

Correcting the civil service racial imbalance Posted: 09 Jun 2012 12:58 AM PDT Dr Lim Teck Ghee CPI Can the government promise that all young Malaysians will be given fair treatment, and racial or regional discrimination will not be tolerated in order to encourage non-Malay recruitment into the civil service? Once more the government appears to be clueless and befuddled as to why the non-Malay young do not [...]

Gruesome reminders of failure of Najib premiership in one of its most important tasks – to reduce crime and eradicate the fear of crime Posted: 09 Jun 2012 12:46 AM PDT The bloody mugging of Bersih steering committee member Wong Chin Huat while jogging near his home in Section 18, Petaling Jaya this morning, and the serious case of Bandar Kinrara, Puchong teacher Teoh Soo Kim, 51, fighting for her life after she suffered severe head injuries and lost consciousness in an abduction on Wednesday are [...]

“Malaysia has fallen off the investment map” Posted: 08 Jun 2012 10:25 PM PDT Extract from book review of Ruchi Sharma’s “Breakout Nations: In pursuit of the next economic miracles” by John Loh published in StarBizWeek today In his chapter on Malaysia, Sharma has a more stark prognosis. "Malaysia’s economy slowed dramatically after the Asian crisis," he writes, adding, "There is a widespread sense in Kuala Lumpur that the [...]

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