- Stop the racist politics of suspicion and hate in the country
- The 2013 election results: back to the drawing board for both coalitions
- Spewing a poisonous brew on the Chinese ‘Lack of Multiracial Spirit'
- Vote for a revolutionary kind of development
- Perlunya lebih ramai calon-calon wanita dalam PRU
- BN’s triple cocktail of Race, Hudud and Fear is not working
- Fiscal risks to Malaysia's polls
- Opposition will clinch popular vote in GE13
Mission Statement
The Centre for Policy Initiatives was formally established as a non-profit policy reform organization in June 2007. Its mission is focused on providing the policy interested public, academia, private sector, government and other key stakeholders with accurate information, data and analysis on vital national issues affecting the country’s economy and society. The Centre also aims to act as a independent and uncompromising watchdog on democratization, good governance and public policy reform.
CPI Activities
Since its establishment, the CPI has been active in efforts aimed at raising the level of public awareness and discourse on key national issues. It is also working with other civil society organizations in monitoring our progress towards a strong and resilient democratic system
Besides its website work, the CPI has been actively engaged in
organizing public meetings on important subjects such as restoring local elections and the role of bloggers in promoting civil society
issuing press statements and policy notes on issues of public concern, including those focusing on civil liberties, the judiciary, the mass media, repressive laws and regulations such the Universities and University Colleges Act, academic freedom, local government reform, etc.
disseminating information providing guidance to voters during the March general election.
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25-02-2013 | Elangovan Sittrambaram - Really Good Stuff.
I am delighted to have found your site by accident. Your articles are very informative and substantive. In short it does not insult my intelligence.Keep up the good works.
Elan
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13-02-2013 | doist kuek - Alternative Views
In the absence of public domain media for alternative views, CPI has a rightful place in this internet age. One can classify in whateverway one wishes, it is acsessible to all. I support CPI
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26-11-2012 | Greg Lopez - re: Shame on CPI and its advocatesTrulyMalaysia wrote:This website has nothing except anti-Malay hallmarks printed all over. It doesn’t really contribute to deepen understanding on various core issues but rather sow discord among the Malaysian multi-racial society. Shame on the author and advocates for such racist outlook!
It would be helpful if you could write an article to demonstrate how the articles in this website is anti-Malay. With your article as a basis, perhaps an intellectual discussion could follow on the merits of your arguments.
Malaysia needs to move away from "emotional arguments" to more "evidence/fact based arguments."
You can lead by actually demonstrating how these articles are anti-Malay.
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26-09-2012 | disaster alert - Tak ada makna nya
Bring more disaster cause. Especially the reproduction of Malaysian "moron" off spring.
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12-09-2012 | DR JAMES CHONG MENG SENG
well I am chinese educated . and most of the lower & lowest class poor people are mostly chinese educated. most of them are labourers hawkers etc....no education buta huruf.....I was born in Penang Perak Road...famous for poor people hut where fighting .....as u see how the government managed Malaysia for 55+ years.....who is King in our country? close our eyes we may know....I know a lot of poor Malays as well as poor Indians......they are also suffering ........at nite we can see many poor people sleeping along KL...chow kit....batu road.......I am not rich just a middle class....small hut small old car...little salary enough for single man as me......i hv a great heart want to see Malaysia as rich as Singapore one day!!!!!!
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14-08-2012 | Nahvin Chinaya - How do I get Involved
Hi good day to you,
Could you please advise me on how do I get involved in CPI? I am interested in getting involved and contributing my knowledge and expertise.
I may be contactable via email.
Thank youNahvin
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01-05-2012 | bob teoh - re: Leading Malaysian sociologists and economists
I am interested in statistics. Can we talk?
ThanksStatistician wrote:This site is so far the best site for those who are interested in the country economics and sociology matters. Please contact me if you need analysts/writers. I have strong passion in economics and contribute to The Star column occasionally.
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01-02-2012 | Statistician - Leading Malaysian sociologists and economists
This site is so far the best site for those who are interested in the country economics and sociology matters. Please contact me if you need analysts/writers. I have strong passion in economics and contribute to The Star column occasionally.
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26-11-2011 | Faithful Penangite - Insightful and factual perspectives
Great articles with unbiased views.
I believe the readers understand the reasons why certain group of peoples are not happy with the current affairs. To drill down to the facts, these are all because of the heartfelt concerns over the developments and future of this country - the wastage of public funds, verbal abusive, oppressive and shortsighted politicians, uncertain directions of industrial developments and human capital competitiveness we are heading to.
With all these, is it very questionable on how far can the country or nation leap forward?
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12-08-2011 | vicky - re: EQUAL RIGHTSRYDER wrote:MELAYU BERNIAGA NASI LEMAK TEPI JALAN, CINA BERNIAGA SUDAH SAMPAI KE BULAN!
MELAYU BERNIAGA NASI LEMAK TEPI JALAN, CINA BERNIAGA SUDAH SAMPAI KE BULAN, INDIA PULA TERJUN DALAM LAUT!
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04-07-2011 | pat - Great Site
great website. I thought I'd never see this kind of deep and thoughtful site in Malaysia. Like others, I stumbled onto you from the MT site. Please keep up the contributions as your analysis, observations and objective insights are very welcome. Perhaps you should also consider having regular meetings at various locations with like minded people. Its difficult in Malaysia to engage in such energetic, analytic and fresh discussions properly.
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17-06-2011 | RYDER - EQUAL RIGHTS
MELAYU BERNIAGA NASI LEMAK TEPI JALAN, CINA BERNIAGA SUDAH SAMPAI KE BULAN!
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02-05-2011 | se - re: Just another chinese propaganda
Wow, as if we need another reason why Maths and Science should be taught in English.
For a start, the English subject should be taught in.. well, English.
Melayu asli wrote:This is website that will promote hatred among Malaysian. Why don’t you try promoting to your race for close all the vernacular school if you really want to be truly Malaysian? You guys only know how to twist the fact but in real life see nothing for me if you really want to promote a unity among Malaysian no need to have vernacular school and many languages. You have to make a research how many Malays working in a high rank in non Malays Company. Bull shit what you all knew is money. Nothing else just another Malaysia if you think you is trying to be champion for their race. Don’t forget 13 May my friends.
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01-04-2011 | Melayu asli - Just another chinese propaganda
This is website that will promote hatred among Malaysian. Why don’t you try promoting to your race for close all the vernacular school if you really want to be truly Malaysian? You guys only know how to twist the fact but in real life see nothing for me if you really want to promote a unity among Malaysian no need to have vernacular school and many languages. You have to make a research how many Malays working in a high rank in non Malays Company. Bull shit what you all knew is money. Nothing else just another Malaysia if you think you is trying to be champion for their race. Don’t forget 13 May my friends.
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23-03-2011 | Ritchie
@ Truly Malaysia, i do not see any evidence of "anti--Malay hallmarks' as you stated or any element of racism in CPI. on the contrary, it is heartening to discover a resourse devoted to unbaiased, objective indep research on Malaysian society and governance. Keep up the good research.
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09-03-2011 | TrulyMalaysia - Shame on CPI and its advocates
This website has nothing except anti-Malay hallmarks printed all over. It doesn’t really contribute to deepen understanding on various core issues but rather sow discord among the Malaysian multi-racial society. Shame on the author and advocates for such racist outlook!
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08-03-2011 | chung - keep it up
Great to get to know this site. Great to know an educated community is out there sharing, revealing and telling truth,constructive discourse, correcting what is wrong and distorting.
Civil dept need a mixture of people from different races, otherwise policies are getting ultra racist.
Probably need a policy to enforce certain percentage of civil servant to be non-Mal.Keep it up. Truth shall prevail.
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05-02-2011 | Ahmas - Chinese bring in communism
This website is full of propagandas.... distorted
history to undermine the malays
what's your point?
BE RESPONSIBLE....Where are the history about the CHinese immigrant
from CHina as coolies or shit carriers?The more hate you send out, the more malays become malay nationalist and malay hating chinese in Malaysia....
carry on....
HOPE THAT MORE AND MORE PERKASA organisation appear....
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16-12-2010 | Dark Knight - A Malaysian-made WikiNews
CPI, like its brethren in the form of the new alternative media and reform-minded individuals like Mariam Mokthar, is a breath of fresh air in the Malaysian psyche. Please continue with the good work of disseminating accurate information and analysis.
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14-04-2010 | Coffee Lover - Full support given out from my heart
Good initiative. Keep it up. I will bookmark your website.
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02-04-2010 | Airil Haimi Adnan - How to contribute articles to CPI?
Dear Editor, greetings and 'salam hormat'!
I read with deep interest the many topics you have uploaded onto this site - some I agree with, some I don't, but I would love to contribute to the discourse if I could.
Sebagai seorang individu yang bertugas di akademia Malaysia dan sebagai seorang penyelidik bidang sains sosial dan kemanusiaan, saya ingin berkongsi dapatan penyelidikan saya dan teman-teman akademik yang lain jika diizinkan dan diberikan peluang oleh pihak Tuan.
It would be a great honour to be able to contribute to CPI and let me assure you that I have some things to share regarding national policies and the 'Just Because' clause...
In that 'just because' we have so many policies that look good on paper, this does not detract from the fact that the implementation of policies in the local context has been fully and utterly successful.
Sekian, salam hormat saya kepada Tuan Editor dan para kolumnis CPI yang bijaksana.
-airil-
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05-01-2010 | Kumara.G - A Great Initiative
Gosh,I did`t know of CPI till I connected with Malaysia-Today.
Interesting.You guys have been strolling `quietly on the fringes of Morality!Well done.Keep the bat swinging.It is truly refreshing and delivered neatly,without fear or favour.
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02-01-2010 | Christopher Barch - A Sterling Effort
I only stumbled upon CPI from a link in Malaysia-Today.
We need more websites like CPI.
Keep up the good work. Patience will eventually bear us fruits.
With bodies like CPI my optimism is rising and I believe the ship has turned.
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17-11-2009 | chan huan chiang - research grants in public universities
you might be aware that size of grant is one of the criteria used by the times index for ranking universities and thus even if there is a lot of grant money but less than proportionate research findings say in published form or patents, the ranking numbers can still go up. the argument here is that one is able to impress grant givers to part with their money and give it to one. in the case of government grant to public universities then, the money is allocated (automatically, which means that the argument may not apply.
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29-10-2009 | New Yorker - Feedback
Dear Dr Lim,
I will make use of some data form your paper .
Thanks
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28-10-2009 | The Bottom Line - Malaysia's Competitive Edge
As a Centre which aims to raise awareness and discourse on national issues we'd like to invite you to take part in a discussion regarding Malaysia's competitive edge and what we can do now that other countries are also able to offer cheap manufacturing capabilities. To take part in the dialogue visit www.thebottomline.com.my to put across your thoughts and opinions.
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19-03-2009 | John Siew - Global Malaysian
Your objectives are visionary. I hope you do the most important thing and that is to be objective and rational in your arguments and views.
As far as posible keep records and gather statistics and proof to back up your statements so that your credibility will be built up and more people will read your logs.
If we keep seeking the truth and show we are unbiased, it will prevail.
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11-09-2008 | Steve Oh - Just What Malaysia Needs
A first class effort. Look forward to more constructive contributions.
For 51 long years the country has lived in darkness and intellectual malnutrition. Is it any wonder it can't tell wrong from right, good from evil?
Let's hope truth and knowledge will be the New Enlightenment for the masses who have subsisted on a diet of worms and garbage fed them by an evil system edging toward the precipice and its welcomed and inevitable demise.
I wish you all the best Dr Lim and Dr Azly.
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Thank you for your articles, CPI. I came across your website by accident and have booked-marked your site.
In these times and age, we'll need you to provide the general public with balanced and unbiased views of the country's management and politics.
Understandably, there will always be hostile reactions from party(s) concerned who have vested interests when the untold truth is revealed.
You are doing God's work. Keep up the Works. God Bless.