It’s not about national or vernacular schools
20 Feb 2012
19 February, 2012 Let me begin by saying that we need a new framework for a new era. The dichotomy between vernacular languages and the national language is an outmoded one. The old thinking presupposes that each of us can only master a language and not more than one. And hence the politics of which [...]
Membahas Isu-isu Mengenai Hukuman Sebat Dan Mati Di Parlimen
2 Dec 2011
Ahli Parlimen Bukit Bendera Liew Chin Tong telah menyentuhkan beberapa perkara kritikal mengenai hukuman sebat dan mati serta perisikan polis masih tumpu pada komunis, bukan jenayah, semasa dalam sesi pengulungan Kepala Bekalan B.62 dan Kepala Pembangunan P.62 di bawah Kementerian Dalam Negeri pada 23 November 2011. Terima kasih Tuan Pengerusi. Saya hendak sentuh pertamanya berkenaan [...]
The black swan
18 Oct 2011
Nassim Taleb’s bestseller “The Black Swan” talks about a world shaped by highly improbable events. He argues that most of what that we take for granted after the event was considered impossible before the event. We know swans are white and that acquired common sense often stops us from realising that there are black swans [...]
Tweets on Belanjawan 2012
7 Oct 2011
#belanjawan2012 total expenditure RM232.83bn; Budget 2011 original amount RM214bn. Pakatan Budget 2012 RM220bn. #belanjawan2012 Najib projects a 5-5.5 percent growth rate. Pakatan projects a 4-4.5 percent growth rate. #belanjawan2012 Najib’s deficit 4.7% of GDP (on d basis of 5-5.5% growth) while Pakatan’s deficit is 4.4% (on d basis of 4-4.5% growth) “@mkula: Belanjaan berjumlah RM [...]
Middle Malaysia
28 Sep 2011
Middle Malaysia is elusive but it is clear that whichever coalition that is able to win across the traditional fault lines of race, religion and regions takes Federal power. Barisan Nasional is now the world’s oldest elected government still in office. Its predecessor, the Alliance party, first won the Federal election for self-government in 1955. [...]
Najib’s Pak Lah moment
22 Sep 2011
Like his predecessor Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, the ultimate challenge facing Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is not an external one. It is internal. In fact, it is an issue of personality. He simply lacks conviction. A hundred foreign public relations firms doing a function similar to what the bright young advisers of Putrajaya’s [...]
My Tribute to Lim Kit Siang
18 Feb 2011
Lim Kit Siang tirelessly reminds Malaysia what she could have achieved – a just and progressive democracy that celebrates diversity, respects human rights and shares resources equitably. Forty-five years ago, he set out to make that a reality for all. In hindsight, we thank Kit Siang for without his steadfast fight of Herculean proportions Malaysia [...]
Economic Philosophies at War
21 Jan 2011
“The philosophical basis of PR’s policies is that by genuinely addressing the economic concerns of the bottom 60% of the population, the rest of the nation will be better off in a “rising tide” that lifts all boats.” Race is a factor in political contestations in Malaysia probably ever since the birth of electoral politics [...]
Building Pakatan states
16 Dec 2010
Three visible themes emerged from the recent Pakatan Rakyat Menteri Besar/Chief Minister Summit: some forms of decentralisation are a must for Malaysia to move forward; there is plenty of room for collaborative efforts among the Pakatan states, especially in the face of a “hostile” federal government; and, for the states to leapfrog, one must see [...]
The Speech of YB Liew Chin Tong, Executive Director of REFSA at the book launch of ‘Overcoming Corruption: The Essentials’, 15 Nov 2010
22 Nov 2010
The Speech of YB Liew Chin Tong, Executive Director of REFSA at the book launch of ‘Overcoming Corruption: The Essentials’, 15 Nov 2010 Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Abu Kassim, YBM Senator Tunku Abdul Aziz, Distinguished guest from the Embassies, guest from the media, ladies and gentlemen, It is my great honour to welcome you to this [...]
