Archive | December, 2011

Race relations

Posted on 30 December 2011 by TK Tan

As I considered the recent spat over Article 153, and especially Perkasa’s high-handed pronouncements, I thought that it would be useful to actually try to read and understand the Article. Otherwise we would be merely reacting, rather than being better informed. The first clause states: “It shall be the responsibility…

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Micro-credit hype

Posted on 30 December 2011 by Vinoth Ramachandra

I return to Ha-Joon Chang’s debunking 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism. In one of his chapters, Chang argues that people in poor countries are generally more entrepreneurial than those in rich countries. Most citizens of rich countries work for a company, doing highly specialized jobs. As a…

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49. The other side of Christmas

Posted on 30 December 2011 by Peter Young

Matthew 2:1-20, NIV 1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have…

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It’s only words

Posted on 30 December 2011 by TK Tan

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today that Malaysia has taken World Bank loans since 1958, but the former prime minister said he had never personally written a letter or verbally requested for such funds. http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/dr-m-says-took-but-never-sought-world-bank-loans/ So was he was completely in the dark, never informed, and if informed would…

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Of three who died

Posted on 30 December 2011 by Goh Keat Peng

This past week, two heads of state died. But that’s where the similarities end. Indeed, the contrasts between these two heads of state scream so loudly that the whole world must but hear. It is this constrast between them that we must pay serious heed to if we as nations…

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The power of the powerless

Posted on 30 December 2011 by Administrator

“The manager of a fruit-and-vegetable shop places in his window, among the onions and carrots, the slogan: “Workers of the world, unite!” Why does he do it? What is he trying to communicate to the world? Is he genuinely enthusiastic about the idea of unity among the workers of the…

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48. A message from my Christmas cards

Posted on 30 December 2011 by Peter Young

I am quoting the Scriptures given in five of the Christmas cards which I have received. They portray the key events concerning the coming of Jesus Christ into the world. 1. The Prophecy of Isaiah around 740 BC Isaiah 9:6, NIV 6 For to us a child is born, to…

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Rear-guard action

Posted on 22 December 2011 by Tan Soo Inn

The Malaysian civil service wage bill was 20.9 billion ringgit in 2001. It was RM30.2 billion in 2006. It is expected to be RM64.1 billion by next year. Any rational and responsible government will have to look at how it can legitimately trim the civil service. Tony Pua, opposition MP…

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The biggest threat?

Posted on 21 December 2011 by Vinoth Ramachandra

The average human today lives longer, travels further, burns more carbon and eats more food than in any generation before us. The unsustainable consumption habits of Europe, the USA and Japan have been promoted worldwide and are now being emulated by hundreds of millions in China, India, Brazil and Indonesia.…

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47. Blotted out

Posted on 12 December 2011 by Peter Young

There may be times in our lives when this message is very relevant. 1. God’s Command This was given to us through the apostle, Peter, in Acts 3: 19, King James Version: 19Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing…

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46. In memory of Betty Young

Posted on 08 December 2011 by Peter Young

Betty Young June 1, 1922 – Dec 8, 2009 God’s rosebud A new minister was walking with an older, more seasoned minister in the garden one day. Feeling a bit insecure about what God had for him to do, he was asking the older preacher for some advice. The…

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PSC must adopt all Bersih’s demands

Posted on 03 December 2011 by Administrator

Bersih 2.0 • Dec 2, 11 3:32PM Bersih 2.0 welcomes certain reforms adopted by the interim report of the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) on Electoral Reform. However, based on news report, out of Bersih 2.0’s 8 demands, only one is fully adopted while two others are partially adopted but five…

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