Infernal Ramblings is a Malaysian website focusing on current events and sociopolitical issues. Its articles run the gamut from economics to society to education.
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Vernacular Schools Exact High Price in National Unity
Categories: Malaysian Education, Malaysian Society
For all the good the vernacular school systems do, we cannot afford to let the national school system fail.
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Individual enterprise can only flourish when the government refuses to directly intervene in economic decision-making.
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Why the elections of March 8 represent a turning point in the history of Malaysia.
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The political turmoil unleashed by the SAPP decision to pursue a vote of no confidence against the Prime Minister is a reminder of the tension we have always had concerning federalism; we are a federation in name, but not in practice. It's time to change that.
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The Barisan Nasional government's refusal to acknowledge the prerogative of the Malaysian people to choose their own leaders is nothing more than another form of colonialism. It is tyranny, pure and simple.
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Mahathir gets a lot of undue credit for Malaysia's successes. But he gets a lot of undue blame for his ethnic background. Can we please be fair to the man, and judge him on his merits alone?
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Subsidising petrol is not the best way of spending our limited oil money; it is wiser to save it for a rainy day, and rebate part of it to the people as part of a general negative income tax policy.
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Too often we fall into the trap of taxing who has the most money. Whenever possible, tax policy should look to discouraging harmful economic activities and encouraging positive ones, which is why the best solutions are not always the obvious ones.
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Let's not be misled here: the ruler reading the speech from the throne is reading a speech written for him by the government. We are obligated to constructively criticise that speech, rather than hold back for fear of disrespecting the monarchy, because we must see to it that the government governs well; we must criticise the message, which is distinct from the messenger.
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After examining some arguments of those who believe we should have kept Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Putih, I can only say that it is of minuscule significance, and that relative to other problems we face, is worth nothing. Let's focus on something actually relevant to the 27 million Malaysians who don't live on this uninhabited rock, shall we?
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How can we talk of respecting the dignity of every human being and of race-blind politics when politicians from every side of the political divide unite to tar a whole ethnic group as evil?
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All this nonsense about Anwar, Abdullah, Najib, Ku Li, Mahathir, and what-have-you is really peanuts. Interesting as it is, the most pressing question is not who will form the next government, but what that next government will do.
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There is no such thing as "Malay rights" or "non-Malay rights". Under the supreme law of Malaysia, there are only Malaysian rights.
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Amidst the anger at the jailing of Raja Petra over sedition charges, it is time to look again at one of his life's causes: abolishing the Internal Security Act. Why do we let this repugnant law make a mockery of our liberties and our democracy?
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On Sunday the 4th of May, we will officially launch Religion Under Siege? at the Central Market Annexe. Please try to attend, or at least buy a copy online — it is a good book, well worth your time.
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