SHOULD bumiputera discounts continue for properties worth more than half a million ringgit? Would it be a disservice to the bumiputera community if this race-based affirmative policy was removed?
Archives for August 2010
Protecting our corals
As If Earth Matters by Gan Pei Ling
IN July 2010, several popular dive sites in Peninsular Malaysia were closed due to coral bleaching. Marine Park Department director-general Abd Jamal Mydin told reporters that in Pulau Payar in Kedah for example, an estimated 60% to 90% of corals were affected by the bleaching. Besides the peninsula, signs of coral bleaching have also been […]
Malaysia’s regression
Holding Court by Ding Jo-Ann
THE 1 Aug 2010 arrests at several peaceful candlelight vigils to protest 50 years of the Internal Security Act (ISA) is yet another symptom of a government desperate to maintain control. “Tangkap yang mana ada baju merah,” a police officer is overheard saying on a Malaysiakini video, reminiscent of the 2008 Bersih rally in Kuala […]
Supporting letters: Abuse or necessity?
By Tarani PalaniARE support letters by elected representatives and councillors necessary to maintain good public relations, or are they a political liability that are open to misuse and abuse?
The police doth protest too much
By Tarani Palani
CANDLELIGHT vigils on the night of 1 Aug 2010 to protest against 50 years of the Internal Security Act (ISA), which allows for indefinite state detention without trial, were marred with arrests and heavy police presence. In Petaling Jaya, around 200 protesters gathered for the vigil in Dataran Timur opposite Amcorp Mall from 8pm onwards. […]
Money politics vs public interest
By Ding Jo-Ann
POLITICAL parties legitimately need money to carry out their functions in a democracy. After all, to stand any chance of being elected, candidates will need to tell voters who they are and what they stand for. All this costs money. Even after a representative is elected, money is still needed to do a politician’s work. […]
Not talking about sex: At whose expense?
By Gan Pei Ling
SOME government officials have recently come up with “creative” ways to solve the problems of teenage pregnancy and baby dumping in Malaysia. To curb teenage pregnancies, the Education Ministry said it was encouraging students to submit written pledges that they would not engage in premarital sex. To solve the problem of baby dumping, Malacca Chief […]
Revolutionising education
By The Nut GraphON 25 July 2010, The Nut Graph and three experts grappled with what needs to be done to restore our public education through the forum Found in Conversation: Creativity and Innovation in Education. On the panel were educator and dancer-choreographer Datin Marion D’Cruz, 3R executive producer and social commentator Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir, and Learning […]
September 2010
Student activism: The struggle continues (Corrected 6:15pm, 4 Sept 2010) IN our original subheading for Jonah’s interview, we wrote that Jonah, aka Khairul Anuar Ahmad Zainuddin, attended Institute Kemahiran Mara in late 1990s. He actually attended UPM in the late 90s and Institute Kemahiran Mara in the early 2000s. In the same interview, Jonah originally […]
August 2010
“Syariah court has no legitimacy for non-Muslims” (Corrected 11.35am, 25 Aug 2010) We wrongly published this quote “Although the Latifah Mat Zin case was pointed out to the Court of Appeal, it appears that the court chose to overlook it.” Lawyer K Shanmuga had asked for it to be removed in the quote check because […]
