TUHAN telah memberitahu kita apa yang baik.
Perkara yang dituntut oleh TUHAN daripada kita adalah supaya kita berlaku adil,
selalu mengamalkan kasih, dan dengan rendah hati hidup bersatu dengan Allah kita.
- Mikha 6:8Perkara yang dituntut oleh TUHAN daripada kita adalah supaya kita berlaku adil,
selalu mengamalkan kasih, dan dengan rendah hati hidup bersatu dengan Allah kita.
Archive | June, 2011
Brain drain: can tax incentives do the trick?
Posted on 28 June 2011 by Lee Hwok Aun
Drains, by design, flow one way. So although I have never been enthused about the brain drain catchphrase, I find it fitting for this reason. It is hard to reverse the flow.
And it gets harder when we get opinionated while possessing little information on this complex national dilemma. There…
Christian responsibility to be involved in politics
Posted on 28 June 2011 by Administrator
By Angeline Lesslar
There seems to be confusion among Catholics as to whether Church and Politics do mix and if so to what extend. Many are of the opinion that the role of the Church is solely to focus on our spiritual wellbeing oblivious to what is affecting us physically…
Help requested by researcher
Posted on 27 June 2011 by Administrator
In her own words:
I am conducting a research study to gather Malaysian Christians’ perception of the extent to which their religious practices, personal relationship with God, and support networks impact their well-being.
Online survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/sheilatan
For an interview, please contact Sheila: smtan39 [at] student.monash.edu
God bless,
Sheila Tan
Setting up of another new Malaysian record – pride or shame?
Posted on 27 June 2011 by Peter Young
The last record that I mentioned was the caning of three women under Syariah Law on February 9, 2011. This record refers to AN INJUNCTION TO STOP TWINS’ CONVERSION as reported in the New Straits Times on Saturday, June 25, 2011.
A 29-year-old mother had filed a case in…
Biblical advocacy
Posted on 20 June 2011 by Peter Young
The following is an extract from an article by Wong Young Soon, executive director of Malaysian Care, in the 3rd quarter 2011 issue of Care Contact. (www.malaysiancare.org):
There is an old but familiar saying that goes, ‘Give a man a fish and you feed him for one meal, but if…
Reversing the brain drain requires a paradigm shift
Posted on 18 June 2011 by Tricia Yeoh
When the World Bank launched its Malaysian Economic Monitor “Brain Drain” issue, I received a hurried call from a friend. His contact, the chief author of the report, was concerned that the matter would be kept under wraps by the Malaysian government, and hoped that it could be disseminated far…
“Malaysian” – A positive void?
Posted on 15 June 2011 by Alwyn Lau
Can there be a truly ‘Malaysian’ identity that transcends ethnicity?
The idea that we should be “Malaysians first, Chinese/Indian/Malay second” may be symbolically empowering, but it sounds conceptually hollow. Even Opposition giant, Lim Kit Siang, appears to skirt the issue of what a Malaysian is in his interview with Nut…
Setting up of a new Malaysian record – pride or shame?
Posted on 15 June 2011 by Peter Young
On February 9th, 2011, the setting up of a new record could be entered into the Malaysian Book of Records. On February 17th, Home Minister, Hishammudin announced that three women and four men who had been found guilty of illicit sex under Syariah law had been caned on February 9th.…
A matter of power
Posted on 12 June 2011 by Tricia Yeoh
AS FAR as I can tell, the economy is a matter of national significance. And in turn, anything with such far-reaching implications, impacting keenly upon the pockets of every man in the street in Malaysia, cannot be kept under a thick shroud of secrecy.
Currently, the power purchase agreements between…
Illegal welfare homes (2)
Posted on 07 June 2011 by Peter Young
Last week, we learnt from the Selangor Times, May 27th – 29th 2011, that of the 865 known welfare homes in Selangor, only 82 are registered with the Social Welfare Department and local authorities. The paper also gives the proper procedures to set up a welfare home.
Inform the Social…
Response to MP Zulkifli
Posted on 04 June 2011 by Joshua Woo Sze Zeng
Zulkifli Noordin, the Member of Parliament for Kulim Bandar Baru, participated the forum ‘Islam Under Siege: What Can We Do?’ organized by the Muslim Organisation in Defence of Islam (Pertubuhan Pembela Islam) on 7th May 2011.
Here is an excerpt of his speech, with English translation provided (the video is…
Nickel and dimed
Posted on 04 June 2011 by Vinoth Ramachandra
It is tempting to read Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s alleged rape of a hotel maid as paradigmatic of the IMF’s attitude towards poor nations and their citizens. It is also tempting to see the incident as typical of the abuse and harassment of women that are taken for granted in corridors of…
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