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Rancangan Malaysia Ke-10, peluang terlepas begitu sahaja

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Written by Jayanath Appudurai
Wednesday, 16 June 2010 21:43
RMK10 menonjolkan prinsip keadilan sosial 1Malaysia, iaitu tiada rakyat terpinggir dan kesamarataan peluang akan disediakan tanpa mengira etnik, latarbelakang dan lokasi. Kata-kata yang sedap telinga tetapi apakah programnya?
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Public intellectuals: Promise and prospects?

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Written by Philip TN Koh
Saturday, 05 June 2010 11:45
The intellectual elites are mostly co-opted within the power structures pay-rolled by the ruling powers of the day. It may be that a particular regime may favour a specific institution elevating it to a think tank......
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A Race Relations Act for M’sia? (Part 1)

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Written by Jeyaseelen Anthony
Tuesday, 15 June 2010 16:49
It is clear from the wordings of Article 153(1) that the drafters of the federal constitution did not envisage that a system where ‘apartheid’-type policies employed against the minorities would be the order of the day.
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A Race Relations Act for M’sia? (Part 2)

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Written by Jeyaseelen Anthony
Wednesday, 16 June 2010 19:58
The current implementation of Article 153 has resulted in reverse discrimination – with Malay domination in the public sector, and unlawful discrimination against non-Malays in education, GLCs, procurement and local authorities.
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Apakah sebenarnya golongan berpendapatan rendah sampai tahap 80% isi rumah?

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Written by Jayanath Appudurai
Wednesday, 26 May 2010 16:27
MEB yang diterajui oleh MTEN ataupun Majlis Tindakan Ekonomi Negara pula mendefinasikan isi rumah berpendapatan kurang daripada RM1,500 sebulan sebagai kumpulan sasaran. ....
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Laporan tahunan hak asasi: Jurang keadilan melebar

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Written by Faisal Mustaffa
Tuesday, 08 June 2010 17:30
Sikap cakap tak serupa bikin kerajaan Malaysia ternyata sekali kerana negara merupakan anggota majlis hak asasi manusia PBB yang meluluskan Resolusi 62/149 mengenai moratorium terhadap hukuman mati.
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Economic tsunami heading our way

CPI Writings
Written by Dr Lim Teck Ghee
Thursday, 27 May 2010 23:11
The phasing out of subsidies should have taken place much earlier in Malaysia but for political reasons and to curry favour with the electorate, that day of reckoning has been postponed several times by the BN government.
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Malaysia: A ‘bankrupt’ nation?

CPI Writings
Written by Dr Lim Teck Ghee
Thursday, 10 June 2010 17:53
Where Idris went wrong is not in his assumptions and projections but in his focus on subsidies as the main culprit in the country’s perilous financial state......
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Sibu churches should give away all ‘that’ money

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Written by Steve Oh
Wednesday, 02 June 2010 09:02
There is nothing wrong in churches receiving money from the government if there are no strings attached. And there is no dilemma for the Methodist churches if they do the right thing with the RM1.5 million to dispel the controversy.
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Isu ‘Allah’: Salahkah orang Melayu beremosi?

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Written by Zaki Samsudin
Thursday, 27 May 2010 18:59
“Salahkah orang Melayu beremosi?” Begitulah keluhan yang dilontar saudara Akramsyah Sanusi ketika berucap di pentas Bloggers Universe Malaysia (BUM 2010) hujung minggu yang lalu.
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Why do clever investors make big money mistakes?

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Written by Koon Yew Yin
Thursday, 03 June 2010 14:30
It is easy to master all the basic fundamental principles in stock selection. The most important criterion, in my opinion is ‘good profit growth prospect’. I will not buy a stock which does not have this quality.
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