The Malay Dilemma Misshaping The Race Discourse
Lim Teck Ghee Now is the time to take the book out for fumigationIn Malaysia the claim of victimhood and adoption of a victim mentality in the race discourse haslong been a lucrative industry. This phenomenon is most pronounced among some leaders ofthe ‘oppressed’ community including the most educated and those who have achieved thegreatest […]
Taking stock and moving on for Malaysia
I have taken all this time not writing but observing and pondering the events that has transpired since Covid-19 hit the global stage. Let us count them all: An elected Pakatan Harapan government that was supposed to be the saviour for a progressive Malaysia imploded. A new, Malay-dominated Government came into being in its place […]
The race conundrum, victimhood culture
THE claim of victimhood or adoption of a victim mentality is not only a culture. It can grow into a veritable industry. One driver of racism has been racially skewed socio-economic, educational, cultural and even governance policies. These policies have been pursued even before the watershed event of May 1969 which altered the political dynamics […]
Can a ‘third force’ break the political paralysis?
Malaysians seem to be suffering from acute analysis paralysis. There is a current tendency of over-analysing or over-thinking our current situation without concrete action or solutions, leaving us citizens paralysed. We see petitions going around asking people to sign for this and that from the comfort of our armchairs. We are quick to sign and […]
The counter narrative
TO begin to understand racism it is necessary to dissect the official counter narrative. This consists of several key elements. The first has been to ignore its reality by deleting mention or reference to the word in the official national documentation. Search of the nation’s governmental and administrative documentation including that related to social policies […]
MAJU PRESS STATEMENT: PATRICK TEOH’S ARREST AN UNJUSTIFIABLE CURB ON HIS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
MAJU is gravely concerned with the recent arrest of Patrick Teoh for allegedly insulting HRH Tengku Mahkota Johor (TMJ), where he was brought to the Petaling Jaya Commercial Crimes Investigation Department to have his statement recorded, and subsequently brought to the Johor Baru Selatan police headquarters for remand. He is currently under remand till 12 […]
Save Our Parliament
【MARTABATKAN PARLIMEN KITA, SATU HARI TAK CUKUP】 Parlimen merupakan cabang perundangan Malaysia di mana suara pengundi akan didengar. Dewan ini yang akan menggubalkan undang-undang persekutuan, memeriksa polisi-polisi kerajaan dan meluluskan pengutipan cukai serta perbelanjaan negara kita. Namun begitu, kerajaan Perikatan Nasional (PN) hanya menjadualkan sidang parlimen buat satu hari sahaja, iaitu pada 18 Mei untuk […]
A new twist to MPU subjects
TODAY, I wish to propose a twist in the teaching of a category of subjects that some in both public and private universities have dismissed as “unimportant” – the Mata Pelajaran Pengajian Umum (MPU) or General Studies subjects. MPU is supposed to produce graduates who appreciate, understand and work towards nation building in a harmonious […]
Advocate for Virtual Parliament Sittings
The maintaining and enhancement of Civil Liberties is one of the hallmark of MAJU’s push for Malaysians. And the bastion with which civil liberties is upheld is Parliament and our state assemblies. As such we are in full support of this petition to ensure that our legislative governing body continues to function well in this […]