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More reforms must follow
DATUK Seri Najib Abdul Razak’s economic liberalisation is real, profound and courageous; one wishes such zeal was seen in other areas in need of reform as well. Nonetheless with two swift strokes of the axe he has decapitated within his first 100 days as prime minister some of the most odious economic policies that his predecessors failed to repeal.
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A quiet revolution
WE’VE come to the middle of the year. July 2 means that we’re right smack at the midpoint of 2009. It’s been an interesting six months.
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Lessons on race relations
PROFESSOR Dr Aneez Esmail from Britain wears many hats. As a former Asian refugee from Uganda, he became an accomplished racial equality campaigner, medical trade unionist, medical practitioner, lecturer (teaches senior medical students) and a researcher on public health and race. He has also advised the British court system and government on public health issues. His official title is professor of medicine and head of equality & diversity at the University of Manchester.
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What speed justice?
IN OUR line of work, meeting with the police seems to become a routine affair. In just over a year, CitizenNades and I have had three visits from the men in blue questioning us over allegations made in our reports and columns on abuse of power, corruption and embarrassing pictures.
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Kampung Buah Pala holds its breath
THERE is an old well, said to have been dug some 100 years ago in Penang’s Kampung Buah Pala, a charming settlement of cowherds and planters, which still provides fresh groundwater for many villagers. So remarkable is this well that during the national water crisis of the late 1990s, it became the lifeline for thousands of Penangites who made a bee-line to collect its water when all other supplies failed.
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‘My England not powderful one’
IN September 1996, I argued profusely with the authorities at the Anglia Ruskin University in Chelmsford, England, who wanted me to sit for an English proficiency test after which they would decide if I had to attend language classes. By that time, I already had 24 years of journalism in English newspapers under my belt and I vehemently protested to no avail.
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