| Ang Jian Wei is a writer for the CEKU magazine, a United Kingdom and Eire Council for Malaysian Students (UKEC) publication, which serves as a platform for Malaysian students to contribute to intellectual thought while advocating for common hopes and beliefs (www.ceku.org) |
What can one man do?
May 23, 2012MAY 23 — I ask myself that question because in the recent turn of events — the butt exercise exhibition, pelting of eggs and another Bersih 4.0 to clean all previous Bersih(s) — I am reminded of how easy it is to get disillusioned with things back home.It isn’t the “I’m done with you!” sort of disappointment, but rather a thinly-veiled fear that comes with … Read More
As long as people still care
April 24, 2012APRIL 24 — My mother once told me that if someone still makes the effort to correct my ways, it’s a good sign. That’s because he or she still cares. Those who stay silent either don’t see me as their concern or have given up hope altogether. When I see the momentum garnered by Bersih 3.0 and how quickly electoral legislative amendments were shoved through … Read More
How to shut down vernacular schools
March 27, 2012MARCH 27 — Let’s assume for a moment that the debate pertaining the existence of vernacular schools is settled — this hypothetical government has decided that it’s time to shut them down. Taking into account the current political climate, how do you think we should go about it?That was just a thought exercise. But seriously, has anybody really given it much … Read More
It’s an election handout
February 28, 2012FEB 28 — I was in Nevada when I woke up to the news that the Malaysian-born Thai community has been assured that they are still entitled to Bumiputera benefits and everything that it implies. Though this is something that has been decided since the Tunku’s time, the timing of this reiteration still struck me as somewhat odd.According to The Star, it has … Read More
Debate already!
January 31, 2012JAN 31 — I was in my university library when I heard that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (DSAI) was acquitted by the High Court of the charges associated with Sodomy 2.0. Truth be told, I was more relieved than overjoyed.Finally, our nation can turn the page and focus on more urgent issues rather than the question of did-he-shove-it-up-god-knows-what. Pundits who … Read More
Designed to make us free
January 04, 2012JAN 4 — Upon returning from the New Year’s countdown, the last thing I expected to read was news of a clash between the police and the student body that decided to hold a sit-in outside Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI). The latter did so to champion academic freedom.The result of that clash is a terrible way to start the year. The reaction of a … Read More
There are no angels here, only incentives
December 06, 2011DEC 6 — As Malaysians conduct their post-mortem of the recently-concluded Umno annual general assembly, allow me to draw your attention to the government scholars — a total of 28,291 of them in 37 countries as of 2010, according to the Higher Education Department.A fraction of them will be graduating this coming summer and most likely a subset of the … Read More
Three cheers to teachers
November 08, 2011NOV 8 — Up till the beginning years of my secondary school, I never really thought much about myself. I was convinced that I was destined to remain an average person.Having gotten 4As and 1B for UPSR while the rest of my classmates got their perfect string of As was enough to cap any form of greater expectation I had for myself. Ironically, I come from a … Read More
Who will say it?
October 11, 2011OCT 11 — With both the government and the Pakatan Rakyat having unveiled their budgetary commitments, I feel like we’re missing something here. It’s clearly an election budget for both sides — designed around questionable projections to win the hearts and minds of the electorate. That’s part and parcel of the game — almost every democracy does it in one way … Read More
Battles of reality
September 14, 2011SEPT 14 — The recently held Malaysian Public Policy Competition [MPPC] was extremely timely and much needed. Timely because Malaysia is at a junction where she can use a little hand from one of her largest growing demography and if harnessed properly, the effects could be disproportionately positive.It’s a much-needed one because there is a sense that … Read More
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