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Speaking freely

Posted on 26 July 2010 by TK Tan

When I read the report of what Penang Chief Minister said about Penang state development officer (SDO) Nik Ali Mat Yunus, I remember being taken aback by the directness of his criticism. But I also remember that he very clearly outlined the issues that he had with the SDO. I…

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Kad Pengenalan Malaysia – 1Malaysia?

Posted on 26 July 2010 by Peter Young

I am not well-versed in modern technology but I understand that our identity cards contain an embedded microchip. This provides all the information displayed on our MyKad – but it also has the details of our religion. Religious beliefs are only publicised on the identity cards of Muslims, where the…

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The East-West Divide

Posted on 26 July 2010 by Christopher Chong

It is very rare for a church to organize any public event that even hints at a political theme. Indeed the very idea of organizing a public talk that centred around educating Christians on the political challenges that confront the Christian community would probably not go farther than being discussed…

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Transparency

Posted on 19 July 2010 by TK Tan

There were many issues this past week that I had wanted to comment upon. The Deputy Prime Minister’s assertion that UMNO’s struggle not over until 30pc Bumi target met implied commitment until you realize that UMNO had decades with the target as official government policy and still (according to them)…

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Religious groups in schools

Posted on 18 July 2010 by Peter Young

On Monday 12th July 2010, Citizen Nades of the Sun reported that he had visited his alma mater, Klang High School, after a receiving a complaint that the Education Department had issued instructions that the Kelab Agama Hindu, Kelab Agama Buddhist and the Christian Union have to be dissolved immediately.…

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It Is Getting Too Expensive To Live In Malaysia

Posted on 17 July 2010 by Allen Tan

Prime Minister Najib caught Malaysians unaware by cutting subsidy on five items: sugar, cooking gas, Ron 95, Ron 97, and diesel. The country will save RM750 million subsequently. Najib said money saved will be used on education and health. Najib also claimed that the opinions of people were sought, and…

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BN and money

Posted on 12 July 2010 by TK Tan

When I first read the news that the BN administration will give an additional RM500,000 (over and above the usual RM1 million allocation) to each BN member of Parliament to spend on development, my first thought was “well, it always come down to money where BN is concerned.” It seems…

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To take or not to take – that is the question (postscript)

Posted on 11 July 2010 by Peter Young

Believe it or not, the Council of Churches of Malaysia (CCM) held the 13th Triennial General Assembly from 21 – 23 June 2010 in SIBU!!! The theme of the Assembly was “Upholding the Truth in Love”. The CCM renewed the mandate given to them which includes : “To be truthful…

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Symbiotic or parasitic?

Posted on 05 July 2010 by TK Tan

When I saw the article entitled “Malays can become a minority, warns Dr M” a few days ago in Malaysian Insider, I did not even bother to click on the link to read the article. TDM has been making outrageous remarks to make the Malay community feel insecure about themselves…

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Kingdom Believers Make Love A Verb

Posted on 05 July 2010 by Xavier Gomez

AN OLD college professor of mine had a unique way of giving the class pop-quizzes. In fact he graded us collectively by questions he asked randomly. Whenever someone tried to ‘wing’ it, he would calmly say…”when you assume and presume, you shall be consumed.” And after a few sessions we…

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Weekly Bible Challenge by Peter Young

1 Corinthians 2:16

“For who has known the mind of the Lord
that he may instruct him?”
But we have the mind of Christ. (1 Corinthians 2:16, NIV)

May the mind of Christ my Saviour
Live in me from day to day,
By His love and power controlling
All I do and say.
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