KUALA LUMPUR, 30 Oct 2008: Asian governments must practise the principle of inclusiveness, where no segment of society is disrespected, discredited and disenfranchised, says Raja Nazrin Shah. The Raja Muda of Perak said the best way to express the principle of inclusiveness was through the practice of empowerment, a precondition for an integrated and progressive […]
Market liberalisation can improve bumiputera wealth: DAP
PETALING JAYA, 30 Oct 2009: The failure to achieve 30% bumiputera equity ownership after nearly 40 years of the New Economic Policy proves that regulations will not necessarily increase bumiputera wealth, DAP Member of Parliament for Petaling Jaya Utara Tony Pua said. He said if the current bumiputera ownership was 19%, as cited by some […]
Low media freedom ranking unfair: Ahmad Shabery
By Zedeck SiewPETALING JAYA, 30 Oct 2008: Malaysia’s low ranking by an international watchdog on media freedom is unfair and undeserved, Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek said. “Timur Leste and Liberia seem to be better than us,” he said today when opening the World Development Information Day Forum and Exhibition at Universiti Malaya. He was referring […]
Recollections of long-lost memories
By Rahel JosephRecollections of Long Lost Memories, 2007, slide projection, dimensions variable, Ahmad Fuad Osman MALAYSIAN artist Ahmad Fuad Osman’s Recollections of Long Lost Memories received the Juror’s Choice Award at the APBF Signature Art Prize in Singapore in early October 2008. This artwork consists of a slide projection of 71 images of historic photographs taken between […]
Managing change responsibly
By KW MakTHE media can sometimes be full of public sentiment calling for change. But few people appreciate the amount of work that needs to be done to effect that change. I believe in doing things by the book to ensure that reforms are not arbitrary, and whatever action taken is fair to all. To do so […]
The impending recession
By Michael Jeyakumar DevarajTHERE appears to be a lot of confusion regarding the nature, the human impact and the causes of the unfolding recession. Bagan Member of Parliament (MP) Lim Guan Eng submitted a question asking the government to clarify the persons or institutions which persist in “attacking” the Malaysian economy once every 10 years. Opposition Leader Datuk […]
Spotlighting the Abdullah years
By N Shashi KalaIT’S been exactly five years since Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi took over as prime minister. Admittedly, he had some big shoes to fill — his predecessor Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad reshaped the country’s physical and psychological landscape in his quest to fulfil a particular vision of development by 2020. (© Wan Leonard) But aside […]
Grand coalition not feasible
By Zedeck Siew(Source: sxc.hu) REFLECTING on the 37-year history of the Barisan Nasional (BN), it is easy to conclude that there is some worth in grand coalitions and their ability to demonstrate political strength and unity. In the aftermath of the 8 March 2008 general election, there have been calls by some for the formation of a […]
The White House race
By Tricia YeohPic courtesy of Tricia Yeoh ONE question hovering over the minds of Americans as they enter the final leg of the 2008 presidential election campaign is whether race will influence voters. If it does not, then the battle between Senators Barack Obama and John McCain should be purely about their policy stands, experiences, and abilities. […]
A tale of two contracts
By Wong Chin HuatMANY are talking about the “social contract” as though it is a single construct with a single meaning: the so-called ethnic compromise in Malaysia. Nothing could be further from the truth. Academic Dr Mavis Puthucheary has reminded us that the term started being polemicised only since the 1980s. It is also important to understand what […]
