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Rich Malaysian, Poor Malaysian – The Merdeka gap
In recent weeks, we have been occupied with the question of whether the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Philip Alston’s claim is correct or false. Alston concluded that Malaysia’s absolute poverty rate cannot be 0.4 percent
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Under Mahathir, Malaysia makes bold move to embrace China
Malaysia-China relations appeared to have cooled considerably in the first few months of Pakatan Harapan (PH) rule, when Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad suspended three projects backed by Chinese companies in one of his first decisions in the office. It was
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Time to make the first move, Kak Wan
It is clear that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is playing political games over the exact moment when Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is to take over as Prime Minister. He now says there is no vacancy in the Cabinet for a
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30 August, a Day of Shame for Malaysia
Today is the International Day for Victims of Enforced Disappearances. Last year, to observe the day, Citizens Against Enforced Disappearances, CAGED, hosted a regional conference on enforced disappearances. We invited the Foreign Minister to give the keynote speech, at a
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Vital issues in criminalising hate speech
The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department for Religious Affairs Datuk Seri Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa intends to enact laws that deal directly with hate speech following recent controversies relating to race and religious sensitivities and the widespread dissemination of
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Is the IPCMC a discriminatory provision against the police?
The IPCMC, the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission, is intended to be a non-police, (“civilian”) institution focused on effectively handling complaints of misconduct of police officers. Today, at a meeting, I heard a retired senior police officer say that
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The contributions of Islam and Confucianism to ethics in the 21st century
I am delighted to join all of you at this conference. Although it is organised by the old members of two well-known universities of Malaysia and China – the International Islamic University Malaysia and Peking University – today’s event is
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Apology doesn’t mean Zakir has not breached his PR status
The apology by Zakir Naik is an acknowledgement by him that his speeches, objectively taken, has stirred racial unrest in multiracial Malaysia. Zakir may have qualified his said apology by saying that his words were taken out of context but
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The reason I’m exasperated over the IPCMC bill
It has been reported that Liew Vui Keong, the de facto Law Minister, said the first round of briefings and consultations with stakeholders about the Independent Police Complaints of Misconduct (IPCMC) Bill, tabled in Parliament on 18 July, have been
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Thousand apologies Malaysia, I am no racist
I have always been a man of peace because that’s what Quran stands for. It has been my mission to spread peace throughout the world. Unfortunately, I do face detractors who try to prevent me from carrying out my mission.
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