Prime ministers make promises. Prime ministers sell to the nation the future into which they want to lead the country. Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has in fact promised and set us on a different route, with an improved trajectory through his leadership. Usually, if such change is begun at the centre, even if the …
The English-language daily The Star two Sundays ago quoted the minister of education as saying that the Malaysian education system is world class and implied that parents and citizens have little or nothing to worry about. Worse still, the chief editor of the same newspaper continued the argument for a non-integrated education system which is producing large …
My regular followers and readers know that I use this column to develop and express my views about a pet ‘Theory R,’ which I am developing about leadership living in the public arena. I call such a general topic and concern ‘Public Leadership’ and there is much literature on this topic on the net. It …
My last column called upon the Kuala Lumpur mayor to review how he could make decisions on the plan to use Dataran Merdeka for Bersih 3.0. The land is public space that belongs to the people of Malaysia. Unfortunately, for the so-called neutral public service officer, he too collaborated to produce the chaos we saw …
I am boiling mad! I am really angry with the police force, that they willingly and voluntarily inflicted wanton abuse and injury to so many civilians. One does not need more evidence. Just scan the YouTube uploads and it will become evident to any observer. Abuse is abuse of the law and the special privilege and the …
When the Federation Military College (FMC) was first set up in September 1952, it was designed and developed to be the “the training ground for a new generation of leaders for independent Malaya.” That was the joint vision of the then-general officer commanding (GOC) for British Malaya and the new defence minister after independence in …
I am no lawyer; but claim to be a keen student of the laws of this nation. Good governance of any nation is premised upon a framework of democratic institutions which safeguard the rule of law in Malaysia. Laws exist to support and facilitate the achievement of good democratic governance. Unfortunately though for us in …
Sometimes Malaysiakini readers get offended when I agree with BN ministers or BN individuals with their arguments or logic systems. For them, I appear to be supportive of the government against the opposition, at least in their small mind’s heart. Such readers are actually quite immature. To me, in any developed community, one of the critical factors …
In 1985, I bought a house from SPPK Sdn Bhd located at Lot PT16589, mukim of Damansara, district of Petaling Jaya. At that time, we had sought the views of a valuation company which undertook the valuation of the land, and reviewed the surrounding properties and values. They also attached an overview map which showed …
Why do ministers not stop to think before they speak? I am glad that the health minister has resolved that he will forgo his perk with the personalised number plate; since they “goofed” in a simple and fairly well-established process of bidding. In fact, I would add that the Road Transport Department (RTD) director-general must …
