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Semasa melawat Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) awal tahun ini, saya amat kagum dengan kebolehan pelajar-pelajar negara China bertutur dalam Bahasa Melayu. Mereka adalah antara pelajar yang mengikuti program pengajian Melayu di BFSU. Mereka inilah yang apabila tamat pengajian nanti akan berkhidmat sebagai diplomat, penterjemah dan penyelidik. Ketikamana hubungan dagang antara negara

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Parent Action Group for Education (PAGE) bukanlah sebuah organisasi yang besar. Ahlinya cuma dua tiga kerat sahaja. Tak pasti saya samada ia sebuah pertubuhan berdaftar atau tidak. Tetapi itu semua tidak penting. Dalam zaman ledakan maklumat dan pendewaan masyarakat sivil hari ini, saiz sesebuah organisasi tidak lagi penting. Sebuah persatuan yang ahlinya cuma dua tiga kerat boleh jadi lebih

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Pilihanraya di negara kita sentiasa berlangsung dalam suasana yang kompetitif, di mana parti-parti pembangkang mempunyai peluang yang besar untuk menang. Pilihanraya yang kompetitif adalah antara bukti amalan demokrasi yang berfungsi di sesebuah negara. Apabila pilihanraya adalah kompetitif, maka kerajaan biasanya akan bersikap lebih prihatin dan responsif terhadap tuntutan rakyat. Jika tidak,

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Sepanjang minggu ini, saya banyak menjenguk facebook rakan-rakan dan melawati blog-blog untuk melihat apakah reaksi masyarakat terhadap perhimpunan Bersih 2.0. Ramai yang memberi komen. Ada yang bersetuju, ada yang tidak. Malah, ramai juga yang marah-marah. Namun, saya perhatikan tidak ramai yang membahaskan secara khusus 8 tuntutan Bersih yang menjadi sebab utama para penyokong Bersih turun ke

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Pujangga bangsaku jadi dunguBermadah demokrasiHingga hilang makna diriMeludah bangsa sendiriBagai mencurah air di daun keladiBangsaku tiada peduli lagiNekad mahu jadi bangsatNasib bangsakuBanyak soal tambah keliruDangkal fikiran hilang pedomanYang kecil diperbesarkanYang besar diperkecilkanMusuh dijadikan tuanBenarlah ini Zaman EdanBangsaku di hujung usiaBarang dibuat tak kena belakaAnak watan

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Novice in politics must read "The Prince" by Machiavelli. So does seasoned politicians who sometimes grapple with their own moments of doubt. Machiavelli writes about whether it is better to be loved or feared. He concludes that it is best to be both. But since usually one can only have one of those qualities, it is best to be feared, but not hated. This conclusion sounds very unethical, but

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Pendedahan demi pendedahan telah dibuat untuk menunjukkan niat sebenar BERSIH. Terbaru ialah mengenai sebuah pertubuhan bukan kerajaan yang berpangkalan di luar negara menaja kegiatan BERSIH. Utusan Malaysia hari ini melaporkan National Democratic Institute (NDI), yang dinaungi oleh bekas Setiausaha Negara Amerika Syarikat, Madeline K. Albright, telah terlibat secara langsung dalam menaja

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Seperti dijangka, BERSIH menolak tawaran untuk berunding dengan SPR. Sebaliknya, BERSIH semakin galak mengajak rakyat untuk turun ke jalanan. Beberapa siri roadshow akan diadakan di negeri-negeri untuk tujuan ini. Malah, parti-parti pembangkang juga dilihat memperhebatkan gerakan untuk mengerah rakyat berdemonstrasi.Bukan sukar untuk kita fahami bahawa tujuan sebenar mereka bukanlah untuk

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Bersih telah mengemukakan 8 tuntutan kepada Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya. Daripada jumlah ini, hanya 4 yang berkait secara langsung dengan bidangkuasa SPR, iaitu (i) membersihkan daftar pemilih; (ii) memperbaiki sistem undi pos; (iii) menggunakan dakwat kekal; dan (iv) membenarkan tempoh kempen minima selama 21 hari.Selebihnya berupa kenyataan motherhood yang umum, iaitu (v) akses kepada media secara

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PAS ganti UMNO. Inilah yang dicanang oleh orang-orang PAS ketika ini. Kononnya PAS akan menang besar dalam PRU akan datang, menjadi parti yang memenangi jumlah kerusi paling banyak dalam Pakatan Rakyat, dan jika Pakatan Rakyat memenangi PRU ke-13, PAS akan mengambil tempat UMNO sebagai parti teras yang memimpin kerajaan.Bolehkah PAS ganti UMNO? PAS boleh ganti UMNO jika parti itu mendapat

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Parti-parti pembangkang dan NGO pro-pembangkang terus berdegil untuk menganjurkan demonstrasi jalanan yang dinamakan Bersih 2.0. Alasan mereka adalah untuk menuntut pilihanraya yang lebih adil dan bersih. Maksudnya pilihanraya yang diadakan sebelum ini adalah zalim dan kotor. Digambarkan pilihanraya di Malaysia penuh dengan rasuah, penipuan dan kerakusan kuasa pemerintah menindas parti

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Bila Haji Hadi sebut konsep Negara Islam tiada dalam al-Qur’an, terdetik di hati saya untuk menyemak kembali Dokumen Negara Islam yang beliau sendiri lancarkan pada tahun 2003. Dalam prakatanya, Haji Hadi menyebut (versi Bahasa Inggeris):The Publication of this document is sufficient evidence to quash allegations that PAS never intended and would not establish the Islamic State, as alleged to run

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1. Kontroversi novel Interlok karya Sasterawan Negara Datuk Abdullah Hussain nampaknya masih belum berakhir. Keputusan kerajaan untuk mengekalkan novel ini dengan pindaan pada bahagian yang dianggap sensitif oleh masyarakat India telah menerima pelbagai reaksi.2. MIC menerima keputusan ini dengan baik sambil mengingatkan pindaan dibuat dengan teliti supaya tidak timbul lagi pertikaian selepas ini

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1. Apakah maksud Ketuanan Melayu? Perkataan tuan lazimnya diberikan kepada orang yang berada pada kedudukan yang tinggi. Justeru, ada yang mentakrif Ketuanan Melayu sebagai Ketuanan Raja-Raja Melayu. Takrifan ini mudah difahami kerana dalam sistem kerajaan Melayu tradisional, Raja berada pada kedudukan yang paling tinggi. Hari ini, Yang di-Pertuan Agong, yang dipilih setiap lima tahun sekali di

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What people perceive in politics is sometimes far more important than the reality. In the world where information too often implodes into meaningless symbols, facts are perceived as fallacies, while fallacies are perceived as facts. The ability of political spinners to create perception that matters is thus central to maintaining one’s political prowess.Creating perception has therefore been an

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This is a very good article written by a friend of mine. He chooses to remain anonymous but allows me to publish it. Thanks bro! I am totally upset with the current issue of Muhyiddin v Lim Kit Siang regarding "I am Malay first". With all respect for your privacy and political stands, I cannot help but share with you my personal view on this.Kit Siang's question, whether he realises it or not, is

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Saya tahu siapa yang dihantar oleh Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim untuk bertemu Datuk Seri Dr. Zambry Abdul Kadir bagi menawarkan jawatan Menteri Besar Perak selepas PRU 12. Saya boleh dedahkan nama-nama mereka dan saya berharap mereka boleh berkata benar. Dua daripada mereka ialah Ahli Parlimen Pakatan Rakyat sekarang. Kepada Anwar, berkatalah benar walaupun ianya pahit!

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Invictus asalnya sebuah sajak yang ditulis oleh seorang penyair Inggeris, William Ernest Henley. Di tangan Clint Eastwood, Invictus menjadi sebuah filem yang hebat. Kehebatannya bukan pada sinematografi atau barisan pelakon yang jelita. Tetapi pada mesej dan jalan cerita.Filem ini mengisahkan cabaran yang dihadapi oleh bekas Presiden Afrika Selatan, Nelson Mandela, dalam perjuangannya meruntuhkan

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In my previous posting, I argued that the brand of politics that Anwar is espousing now can only survive on three main pretexts, i.e. : (i) promoting unbridled human rights and freedom; (ii) sheer disregard of ethnicity and religion as the main marker of group identity and solidarity; and (iii) full acceptance of western secularism.These three main pretexts underpin Anwar’s new political “

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Since the past few weeks, my fingers have been itching to put my thought to paper on the current issue of Kalimah Allah. I only have a window of opportunity tonight, and I will do so without qualms.To begin with, as a Muslim, I do not subscribe to the argument which says that it is correct for non-Muslims to use the word Allah to refer to the Christian god simply because the Christian Arabs have

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P. Gunasegaram dalam ruangan “Question Time” di akhbar The Star bertarikh 28 Ogos 2009 mengkritik hukuman sebat ke atas peminum arak di bawah undang-undang jenayah syariah di negara ini. Kononnya undang-undang ini adalah lapuk dan perlu dihapuskan.Untuk menguatkan pandangannya, dia memetik hujjah "ilmuwan Islam" yang mengatakan tiada dalil al-Qur’an yang menetapkan hukum sebat ke atas peminum

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Pengumuman YAB Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Timbalan Perdana Menteri merangkap Menteri Pelajaran untuk memansuhkan Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Matematik dan Sains dalam Bahasa Inggeris (PPSMI) mulai 2012 disambut baik oleh ramai pihak. Para pejuang bahasa terutama sekali menarik nafas lega dengan pengumuman ini.Namun begitu, ada juga pihak yang tidak sabar menunggu sehingga 2012 untuk memansuhkan

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Berikut adalah pandangan saya mengenai had 10 matapelajaran SPM yang disiarkan di ruangan rencana Utusan Malaysia pada 10 Jun 2009.BANYAK yang telah diperkatakan tentang keputusan Kementerian Pelajaran untuk mengehadkan jumlah 10 mata pelajaran yang boleh diambil oleh para pelajar dalam peperiksaan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM). Dalam sistem terbuka yang diamalkan sebelum ini, tiada had tertentu

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I was at the Perak State Legislative Assembly on an official duty on 7 May only to witness the ugliest scene in Malaysia's legislative history. It was expected that some kind of ruckus would happen in the DUN on that fateful day but what I witnessed was beyond my imagination. I was shocked to see DAP and PKR assemblymen crossed the aisle (a very unparliamentary act) to harrass BN and Independent

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In my final days at ANU, Rudyard Kipling's beautiful poem "If" was a source of inspiration to me. As thesis submission deadline was approaching, and I as was not so sure what the future holds for me, the poem's soothing words calmed my nervous self. I shared the poem with my wife and friends. Here is the poem,IfIf you can keep your head when all about youAre losing theirs and blaming it on you,If

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One of the most pertinent legal questions to be answered in relation to the recent change of government in Perak is whether the loss of confidence in former Pakatan's Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin can only be expressed through vote of no confidence in the State Legislative Assembly.Two local cases on the same issue are relevant here. First is Stephen Kalong Ningkan v. Tun Abang Haji

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I like the following posting by Rocky Bru. You can either read it here or visit his blog.Is this the Ketuanan Rakyat that we've been promised?The right to give the Sultan your middle finger and pelt his prince's official car when you don't agree with them. Is that your idea of Ketuanan Rakyat? The right to accuse the HRH of "failing in thinking as a Ruler of his subjects"? [Who the duck is K.

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Berikut ialah kertas kerja bertajuk "Nilai dan Kepimpinan Politik Melayu" yang dibentangkan di Seminar Kepimpinan Melayu anjuran Universiti Teknologi MARA pada 19 November 2008 bertempat di Sime Darby Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur. Nilai dan Kepimpinan Politik Melayu*Marzuki Mohamad[1]Ibrahim Suffian[2]Kertas ini mengkaji nilai dan kepimpinan politik Melayu berdasarkan dapatan kajian kuntitatif

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Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin merupakan calon pilihan bagi jawatan Timbalan Presiden UMNO. Selepas BN mengalami pencapaian paling teruk dalam pilihanraya umum yang lalu, Muhyiddin merupakan pemimpin UMNO yang paling tegas memperkatakan tentang perlunya perubahan dalam UMNO/BN sekiranya parti itu mahu terus mendapat mandat rakyat.Kunci kepada perubahan ini ialah perubahan kepimpinan. Ketika

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Berikut ialah tulisan saya mengenai Kontrak Sosial yang disiarkan di Utusan Malaysia hari ini 31 Oktober 2008. John Locke, Thomas Hobbes dan Jean Jaque Rousseau merupakan antara pelopor teori kontrak sosial dalam tradisi pemikiran politik Barat. Walaupun tidak lebih daripada satu fiksyen sejarah, teori kontrak sosial menjadi asas falsafah kepada pembentukan masyarakat dan negara moden. Kekuatan

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Berikut adalah tulisan saya mengenai pemilihan UMNO 2009 yang disiarkan di Utusan Malaysia hari ini 21 Oktober 2008. Selain memilih pemimpin di peringkat bahagian, mesyuarat bahagian UMNO yang sedang berlangsung pada Oktober dan November ini penting kerana para perwakilan akan turut menamakan calon-calon bagi jawatan tertinggi parti dalam pemilihan pada Mac tahun depan. Lebih penting lagi,

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Pemilihan Datuk Seri Dr. Chua Soi Lek, yang dikaitkan dengan video seks, sebagai Timbalan Presiden MCA tidaklah menghairankan saya. Ini kerana bagi sebahagian masyarakat Cina, nilai moral dan politik adalah dua perkara yang berbeza.Yang lebih menarik perhatian saya ialah ke manakah haluan MCA selepas ini? Kecenderungan Presiden baru MCA, Datuk Seri Ong Tee keat, ialah untuk menjadikan parti itu

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Shannon Teoh, in an article posted in The Malaysian Insider on October 9, quoted a poll by Merdeka Center for Opinion Research which suggests that a majority of Malaysians wants NEP to end. The poll found that seventy-one percent of Malaysians surveyed agree with the statement that Barisan Nasional's "race-based affirmative action policy is obsolete and must be replaced with a merit-based policy"

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In a spate of heightened racial slurs in the wake of the March 8 general elections, the cabinet agreed to introduce Race Relations Act in order to promote racial harmony in multiracial Malaysia. But so far no details are made available for public scrutiny. Although most commentators are still in the dark as to what the proposed law actually entails, it does not deter them from giving either

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There are at least two views about the ways by which PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim could realize his attempt to topple the BN government without having to go to ballot boxes. International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) law professor, Dr. Abdul Aziz Bari, preferred the out-of-parliament method. According to Aziz, Anwar can just seek an audience with the Agong and show him the proof that

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Pak Lah is Defence Minister. Is this a prelude to something "bigger"? Hopefully not.When I wrote my earlier posting “Restore Political Stability” what I had in mind was leaders’ commitment to democratic stability. That those who govern or want to govern will not resort to undemocratic means in order to retain power or gain power.In some neighboring countries, democratic stability is lost when

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September 16 has gone and BN is still in power. There is this serious question of whether PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim really has the numbers. In a press conference yesterday, Anwar insisted that he had in access of 31 BN MPs who are ready to cross-over but refused to name them. As there have been mounting pressures on Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to resign, there have also been

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I found this posting by Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad in his blog http://www.chedet.com/ interesting. Enjoy reading.1. Malaysia has a multi-racial population but is quite unique in that the division is not just by race alone but by religion, language, culture and economic situation. Unity in such a diversity is extremely difficult to achieve. 2. If we study other nations where people of different

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I had a chance to interview Tun Dr. Mahathir in early July. It’s a chance interview. I just accompanied a Thai friend who is researching on Malaysia-Thai relations for her Phd thesis. After she completed her interview, I asked Tun Dr. Mahathir this question: What should UMNO and Barisan Nasional do in order to regain its strength after losing two-thirds majority in the March general elections? He

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Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah and Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin are two big names from UMNO who were rumoured to jump ship to Pakatan Rakyat. Yesterday, Muhyiddin denied that he is defecting to the Opposition and described the rumour as "fitnah jahat". Today, Muhyiddin confirms that he persuaded Tun Dr. Mahathir to rejoin UMNO and the latter agreed. Tengku Razaleigh were also present at the meeting with Dr.

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It is strange to find that in the midst of the so-called shift toward non-communal politics, as many political pundits claim, ethnic outbidding continues to spiral up. Why do I say this?1. There has been high expectation among the non-Malays that if the Pakatan Rakyat takes over the federal government, one or more deputy prime ministers will be appointed from among the non-Malay legislators.

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I received a text message from a friend this morning. It reads “13 days to go to form a new government”. Yes, the message is about September 16, the day on which PKR Supremo Anwar Ibrahim incessantly indicated that 30 or more BN MPs will cross over to Pakatan Rakyat to enable the fledgling coalition to form a new government.Will this happen? Nobody knows for sure. A number of PKR politicians whom

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Dato’ Ahmad Ismail, Ketua UMNO Bahagian Bukit Bendera, dilapor mengeluarkan kenyataan berunsur perkauman ketika berceramah di Permatang Pauh. Beliau dilaporkan berkata "kaum Cina adalah pendatang di negara ini dan (oleh sebab itu) adalah mustahil untuk mencapai persamaan hak antara kaum".Seksyen 3(1) Akta Hasutan menyenaraikan beberapa perkara yang jika dipersoalkan boleh dikira sebagai menghasut

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Seorang sahabat lama saya mengatakan bahawa politik Malaysia pada hari ini sudah tidak lagi berasaskan kaum. Politik bukan komunal (non-communal politics) katanya. PRU 2008 dan Pilihanraya Kecil Permatang Pauh menunjukkan penolakan rakyat terhadap politik perkauman ala BN. Justeru, parti-parti politik berasaskan kaum dalam BN seperti UMNO, MCA, Gerakan dan MIC sudah tiada masa depan lagi. Ini

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Berikut adalah pandangan saya mengenai "Hala Tuju Politik Negara Pasca Pilihanraya Kecil Permatang Pauh" yang disampaikan dalam forum Sembang Politik Utusan Malaysia. Forum tersebut diadakan di Ibu pejabat Kumpulan Utusan di Kuala Lumpur pada 27 Ogos 2008. Ahli panel lain ialah Ahli Parlimen Pasir Mas YB Datuk Paduka Ibrahim Ali dan Ahli Parlimen Batu Pahat YB Dr. Mohd. Puad Zarkashi. Penolong

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Berikut adalah kertas kerja yang dibentangkan di Seminar Pemikiran Islam Peringkat Kebangsaan 2008 anjuran Persatuan Ulama' Malaysia pada 24 Ogos 2008. MANIFESTASI ISLAM LIBERAL DI MALAYSIA: DIMENSI POLITIK DAN UNDANG-UNDANG*PengenalanKertas ini bertujuan untuk melihat manifestasi Islam liberal di Malaysia dalam dimensi politik dan undang-undang. Dari segi politik, penyebaran faham Islam liberal

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Former Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Deputy President, Dr. Chandra Muzaffar, described attempt by Pakatan Rakyat de facto leader, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, to become Prime Minister through “back door” by instigating massive cross-over as both unethical and undemocratic.Following are excerpts from The Star news report dated 9 August 2008:“A Cabinet established through such an avenue will lack moral

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Berikut adalah kertas kerja yang dibentangkan di Wacana Bulanan Kumpulan Prihatin yang diadakan di Shah Village Hotel, Petaling Jaya pada 12 Julai 2008. Kumpulan Prihatin ialah sebuah kumpulan intelektual Melayu yang dianggotai oleh tokoh-tokoh budayawan Melayu, ahli akdemik, golongan pendidik dan aktivis masyarakat. Turut menganggotai Kumpulan Prihatin ialah Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM)

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I have been trying to write on Olivier Roy’s Secularism Confronts Islam since the past few weeks but was too occupied with some other things.In the meantime, latest political development in relation to the much talked about “cross-over” of BN MPs to Pakatan Rakyat took an interesting turn. I was on a short research trip to Sabah in the final week before Yong Teck Lee’s showdown with the BN.

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Selangor health, plantation workers, poverty and caring government committee chairman, YB Dr Xavier Jayakumar, announced last week that non-Muslim places of worship in Selangor will have a higher annual allocation and the current 930 sq m limit on the land size removed. He was reportedly said that the current RM3mil allocation from the state government was too small compared to large population

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Utusan Malaysia hari ini melaporkan bahawa Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi tidak bimbang populariti kerajaan pimpinannya terjejas ekoran kenaikan harga minyak sebanyak 40 peratus kepada RM 2.70 seliter. Pungutan suara oleh Merdeka Center for Opinion Research pada bulan Ogos 2005 mendapati populariti kerajaan menjunam daripada 85 peratus kepada 74 peratus ketika harga minyak

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One of my students who read my previous posting asked me about Malaysia Today. What is it all about? Who’s behind it?I briefly explained that Malaysia Today is one of the most popular internet news portal in Malaysia. Raja Petra Kamaruddin is the one who is running it. Then he asked me about Raja Petra. I told him that Raja Petra was former Director of Free Anwar Campaign, a website which was set

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The Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (ABIM) was recently assaulted by Raja Petra Kamaruddin in his Malaysia Today column "No Holds Barred". A response is in order, with the expletives he has resorted to not included. At threshold, one should note that Muslims and all civilized people are encouraged to rationally and responsibly discuss issues, and discouraged from using inappropriate language.

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Is it racist to talk about race? Yes, it is. And for Muslims, not only are they racists, but also “fasiq” and “munafiq”. [See Raja Petra Kamaruddin's posting here]. As Muslims, they have to be fair and just and treat others equally. They cannot talk about themselves being Muslims, assert their identity or fight for their rights. As majority of Muslims in this country are Malays, they also cannot

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2 June 2008PETALING JAYA: Increasing the quota for non-bumiputras for Public Service Department (PSD) scholarships without increasing the actual number of scholarships has drastically affected the bumiputras, the Umno Youth Education Bureau said.Its chairman Ahmad Ikmal Ismail said while the bureau agreed with the Government to give more scholarships to non-bumiputras, it did not agree with the

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Raja Petra in his today's posting “Bullshit Islam from Bullshit Muslims” writes:“Umno and ABIM are enemies of the community. Umno and ABIM are enemies of Islam. Umno and ABIM serve the party and their own race. Umno and ABIM are not true Muslims. Umno and ABIM are bullshit Muslims. Umno and ABIM are practicing bullshit Islam”.What made Raja Petra went beserk were two recent developments. First

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I sincerely thank Professor Clive Kessler and Mavis C Puthucheary for attending my book review session last night. I was humbled by their presence not only because it was their book “Sharing the Nation” that I reviewed, but also because they are the authors of many other works on Malaysian politics and society that I enjoyed very much. I also thank Khalid Jaafar for sharing his views on the

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Sharing the Nation: Faith, Difference, Power and the State 50 Years After MerdekaNorani Othman, Mavis C. Puthucheary, Clive KesslerStrategic Information and Research Development Centre, Petaling Jaya, 2008-05-29m.s. xiii + 99, RM 20.00 pb, ISBN 978-983-3782-43-7Pembinaan bangsa dalam sebuah negara majmuk bukanlah suatu tugas yang mudah. Lima puluh tahun selepas merdeka, rakyat Malaysia masih

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Teka-teki mengenai kedudukan Sdr. Ezam Mohd Noor, bekas Ketua Angkatan Muda PKR dan Setiausaha Politik Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, akhirnya terjawab hari ini. Beliau secara rasmi menyerahkan borang keahlian UMNO kepada Presiden UMNO Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi di bangunan Parlimen petang tadi. Penyertaan semula Ezam ke dalam UMNO diumumkan ketika khabar angin mengenai beberapa orang Ahli

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Tulisan Oon Yeoh dan Ong Kian Ming di Malaysiakini sejak dua hari lepas menumpukan kepada Anwar dan masalah dalaman Pakatan Rakyat. Dalam dua tulisan sebelum ini, kedua-dua penulis menimbulkan persoalan samada Anwar merupakan seorang ”changed man” - daripada seorang politikus yang memanfaatkan sistem untuk kepentingan politiknya kepada seorang reformis tulin - dan boleh diharap untuk melaksanakan

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Other Malays: Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism in the Modern Malay WorldJoel S KahnSingapore, Asian Studies Association of Australia and Singapore University Press, 2006, pp. xxv + 228, RM 48.00 pb.Professor Joel S Kahn in this book debunks the idea of less Islamic (secular) Malaysian past. He argues, "Malay intellectuals in the colonial period, and indeed the British rulers themselves, were

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Jocelyn Tan dalam ruangan ekslusif di The Star hari ini (22 Mei 2008) melaporkan bahawa bekas Ketua Angkatan Muda Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), Sdr. Ezam Mohd Noor, akan menyertai semula UMNO. Menurut Jocelyn, Ezam telah mendapat lampu hijau daripada Presiden UMNO Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dan Timbalan Presiden Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak untuk berbuat demikian. Pengumuman

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Yesterday, I presented a paper on post-electoral development at the "National Seminar on Elections 2008: Democracy At Work" organized by Electoral Studies Unit, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). In my paper "Has Communalism Withered Away?" I argue that, contrary to pronouncements made by some academics and politicians that communal politics is breaking down, communalism remain at

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Pada 13 Mei yang lalu, saya diundang untuk membentangkan kertas kerja mengenai ”Dunia Siber: Fakta atau Fitnah” di Konvensyen Belia Kebangsaan anjuran Majlis Belia Malaysia (MBM) dan Kementerian Belia dan Sukan (KBS). Panelis lain yang turut mengambil bahagian dalam pembentangan itu ialah mantan Menteri Besar Selangor, YB Datuk Seri Dr. Mohd. Khir Toyo, dan blogger Puan Nisah Haron.Dalam

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Dasar Ekonomi Baru (DEB) sudah berakhir 18 tahun yang lalu. Tetapi ianya masih diperkatakan oleh ramai orang. Para pengkritik melihat dasar yang bertujuan untuk menstruktur semula masyarakat dan membasmi kemiskinan ini sebagai satu bentuk diskriminasi terhadap kaum-kaum bukan Melayu. Ramai juga yang melihat dasar ini sebagai batu halangan kepada persaingan bebas dan pemesatan ekonomi pasar. Bagi

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Malam tadi saya sempat hadir dalam satu acara diskusi bersama Sdr. Ezam Mohd. Noor, Pengerusi Gerak Malaysia yang juga bekas Ketua Angkatan Muda Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR). Yang menarik perhatian saya ialah bicara Ezam mengenai “politik baru”.Sudah ramai orang membicarakan tentang perkara-perkara baru dalam pilihanraya umum ke 12 yang lalu. Tetapi bagi saya Ezam agak istimewa. Beliau merupakan

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Negara dengan kuasa "represif" dilihat sebagai negara yang kuat. Banyak negara di dunia ketiga menggunakan kuasa represif untuk mengekalkan kestabilan politik yang diancam samada oleh pertentangan sesama elit penguasa, kegiatan komunis atau perbalahan kaum. Di Malaysia, ancaman komunis dan potensi perbalahan kaum telah menjadi justifikasi bagi pemerintah mengekalkan kuasa represifnya. Tetapi pada

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Dalam membicarakan soal "politik baru" dan pembentukan pakatan ke arah perubahan politik, teringat saya kepada ulasan saya mengenai buku Meredith Weiss, "Protest and Possibilities: Civil Society and Coalitions for Political Change in Malaysia", yang diterbitkan dalam Journal of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics (Vol. 45, No.2, April 2007). Di bawah ini saya petik beberapa perenggan penting

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Keputusan pilihanraya umum 8 Mac yang lalu disifatkan oleh banyak pihak sebagai sesuatu yang tidak dijangka. Istilah “tsunami” politik menggambarkan seolahnya telah berlaku satu gempa besar dalam “zon terbenam” politik Malaysia, yang seterusnya menghasilkan satu gelombang mega menumbangkan kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN) di Kedah, Pulau Pinang, Perak dan Selangor; mengekalkan kerajaan PAS di

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