Johan Saravanamuttu reviews a book by Ooi Kee Beng on the political life and times of former deputy premier Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman and provides his own insights.
Aug 072007
2007: 3
Aug 012007
The Northern Corridor Economic Region, aimed at transforming the agriculture sector, was unveiled on 30 July 2007. With the invasion of large corporations into the sector and the introduction of hightech methods and biotechnology, rice farming is set to become more an industry than a way of life. Jennifer Mourin and Anne Haslam discuss the threat of genetically engineered rice in an interview with Fomca's Indrani Thuraisingham.
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Jul 312007
The indigenous group wants the government to gazette their village forest reserves as Communal Forests and to stop logging companies from encroaching into their land, says Ajang Kiew.
Jul 282007
The plan to raise the number of police personnel by 60,000 could bloat the ranks of those who revel in “hunting” down undocumented migrants, warns Angeline Loh.
Jul 252007
There are growing trends restricting the freedom of movement of foreigners working in Malaysia and Thailand, observes Caram Asia. Both governments should take concrete action to grant foreign workers freedom of association.
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Jul 192007
Demonising and splattering metaphoric dirt over international agencies such as the UNHCR and foreign nationals only serves to lower the respect and esteem in which the international community holds Malaysia, observesAngeline Loh.
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Jul 122007
‘Waving the keris is very normal in Malay culture,’ so stated an Umno MP defending Umno Youth leader Hishammuddin, who had unsheathed and wielded his keris at the last Umno general assembly. Another Umno leader had also chastised the MCA leader for having stated publicly that Hisham’s histrionics might have contributed towards the drop in support among Chinese in the recent Ijok by-election.
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Jul 112007
P Ramakrishnan looks back at the Ijok by-election (‘buy election”?) and its implications for Keadilan. If the by-election had been fought on a level playing field, the opposition would have made mince-meat of the BN candidate, he observes. But have Keadilan and Anwar been destroyed by the result?
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Jul 102007
Women’s groups in the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality have demanded a public apology from delinquent MPs and an end to sexism and gender discrimination in Parliament.
May 252007
In our cover story, P Ramakrishnan looks back at the Ijok by-election (‘buy election”?) and its implications for Keadilan, which didn’t stand a chance with all that media, money and machinery pumped into the constituency during the campaign. Have Keadilan and Anwar been destroyed by the result?
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