A World of Its Own: Beauty World
We return this week, after a long hiatus, with Sarah Chen’s thoughts on the King’s College Malaysian-Singaporean Society’s Malaysia Night.
By Sarah Chen
SMM & Landskap Gerakan Mahasiswa Pasca Milenium
This week, we warmly welcome our newest contributor, Shazni Munir Mohd Ithin, with an illuminating article on our brethren in Solidariti Mahasiswa Malaysia (SMM), and their on-going struggle on behalf of university students in Malaysia.
“… Dan semasa fasa ini jugalah ramai aktivis-aktivis mahasiswa yang diambil tindakan tatatertib oleh universiti-universiti di seluruh Malaysia, kerana secara lantang, baik dalam media mahupun lapangan masyarakat, menyatakan bantahan terhadap universiti & kerajaan Malaysia berhubung beberapa polisi yang menzalimi rakyat & mahasiswa sendiri.
Terdapat mahasiswa yang digantung pengajian & dibuang universiti dalam period perjuangan ini, seperti dalam kes Rizal v Universiti Utara Malaysia. Namun, ianya sama sekali tidak pernah melunturkan semangat & kobaran api perjuangan mahasiswa.”
Editorial: Carilah Kawan, Bukannya Lawan
This week, I present my thoughts, for what they’re worth, in response to an unsettling conversation I had last weekend, on the tendency of too many Muslim Malaysians today to react in anger towards criticism, whether justified or otherwise, of Islam and Muslims, and call for us to return to the ideals of respect and calm that form the foundations of the Islamic approach to debate and discussion.
‘Malaysia satu negara berbagai agama, dan memang wajar untuk saudara senegara kita untuk mempunyai persoalan tersendiri mengenai agama yang menjadi pilihan majoriti rakyat Malaysia. Janganlah kita terlalu senang tersinggung sehinggakan menidakkan hak mereka untuk bersoal, berbincang dan berfikir. Hadapilah segala persoalan dan perbincangan dengan penuh sangka baik, dan bercakaplah kita dengan penuh hormat dan tata susila, selari dengan seruan agama kita yang murni…’
The Plight of the Malaysian Economy
Other articles about Run-Up to PAN VI
Today, Michelle Tan brings us a sobering read on the state of the Malaysian economy - as we usher in a new Prime Minister today, it is worth reflecting on where we stand, and how far we, especially the political elite, are truly on top of the game when it comes to weathering the times to come.
“The scheduled handover of Prime Minister-hood is hugely distracting – perhaps too much so – for a nation that should right now be focusing the bulk of its efforts on righting the economy. Economics textbooks warn of the possibility of governments forgoing long-term economic health for short-term stimulus that will improve confidence in the ruling coalition in the run-up to a political re-election. With the extra large fiscal pumping being announced within the same period, analysts at the Economist are now sceptical, and perhaps rightfully so.”
The journey of a person who claims to have left race behind
Other articles about Run-Up to PAN VI
- Reflections on Ethnic Relations in Malaysia
- Scrutinising the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Amendment) Bill
- The journey of a person who claims to have left race behind
- The Plight of the Malaysian Economy
Today, we turn back to the issue of race, made particularly pertinent in view of the extended debate that’s been filling the CEKU comment boards of late - Brian Geh, in his maiden contribution to CEKU, furnishes us with his own thoughts on race in Malaysia, and his personal journey towards leaving the concept of ‘race’ behind him.
‘…I suddenly knew how it felt to be on the other side; that what I considered to be the racist feelings of the guys in UMNO were also shared by what I considered to be not-so-racist non- Bumiputeras (and myself), except that this time it was directed against the Indonesians/Bangladeshis.’
Scrutinising the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Amendment) Bill
Other articles about Run-Up to PAN VI
- Reflections on Ethnic Relations in Malaysia
- Scrutinising the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Amendment) Bill
- The journey of a person who claims to have left race behind
- The Plight of the Malaysian Economy
In the second article in our ‘Run-up to PAN VI’ series, Wilson Wong returns with a detailed and insightful commentary on the recently passed Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Amendment) Bill, and asks whether it truly meets the stated objective of bringing SUHAKAM into compliance with the Paris Principles I on national institutions for the protection and promotion of human rights.
‘The central questions, therefore, are: Whether or not the provisions of the Bill drive the 1999 Act further towards compliance with Paris Principle 1, and; whether or not the provisions of the Bill drive the 1999 Act towards a more transparent process of appointing people of various religious, political and racial background as commission members.’
Reflections on Ethnic Relations in Malaysia
Other articles about Run-Up to PAN VI
- Reflections on Ethnic Relations in Malaysia
- Scrutinising the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Amendment) Bill
- The journey of a person who claims to have left race behind
- The Plight of the Malaysian Economy
To kick off our series of articles this week, in the run-up to PAN, our faithful contributor, Joe-Han Ho, returns with his thoughts on HINDRAF and ethnic relations in Malaysia. Though not formally a topic of discussion for this year’s PAN, both ethnic relations and HINDRAF itself have profound implications on the workings of democracy in Malaysia in particular, and our discussion of where the country is heading, in general, which makes it a timely piece to provoke thought and debate.
“From the perspective of a Malaysian, despite all the warts and poisoned chalices littering the landscape in Malaysia, there is hope yet.”
Do you write? We need YOU!
With PAN VI coming round the corner, CEKU invites all readers to put on their thinking caps, and send in any contributions they see fit, whether they be short and sweet or dangerously close to a sweeping dissertation, on the issues to be covered in PAN this year: the state of the economy and Corporate Malaysia; the rise (or decline) of the Global Malaysian; and the great topic of democracy in Malaysia, in all its shapes and forms: the ISA, corruption, the judiciary, the royal prerogative - you name it!
We hope that the articles published this week will help whet your appetite, both to send in your own thoughts, as well as to attend PAN this Saturday!
Projek Amanat Negara (PAN) VI is here!
4th April 2009, Malaysia Hall
Projek Amanat Negara has returned!! The huge success of this series in previous years has formed the impetus for the return of Projek Amanat Negara once again this year.
Date : 4th April
Venue : Malaysia Hall, 30-34 Queensborough Terrace, Bayswater, W2 3ST London, United Kingdom
Debat ala Parlimen : Piala Pengarah Jabatan Penuntut Malaysia UK and Eire 2009
Oleh Istee Cheah
Tanggal 15 Februari mencatatkan satu sejarah yang agung dalam arena kegiatan mahasiswa Malaysia di UK. Kesatuan Penuntut Undang- Undang UK dan EIRE Malaysia (KPUM) dengan kerjasama Jabatan Penuntut Malaysia, London dan United Kingdom Executive Council (UKEC) bersama penganjur; Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia, Shearn Delamore & Co. dan Azmi & Associates telah mengembleng tenaga dan wang ringgit untuk menganjurkan pertandingan debat yang julung-julung kali diadakan :
“Debat Bahasa Melayu Ala Parlimen : Piala Pengarah MSD”
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