Malaysia without 1MDB
“Malaysia Didn’t Go Back to the Future for Najib’s 1MDB Verdict” “1MDB scandal: Najib Razak handed 12-year jail sentence”
Revisiting freedom of speech in Malaysia
Free discourse is a cornerstone of healthy democracy but we see many mature democracies struggle with ineffective legislation, widespread dissemination of fake news and increasing polarization of society. How much free speech is too much? In this edition of CEKU Originals, Rosanna Nizam explores.
Our higher education system in the new decade
With the current Covid-19 pandemic taking up the majority of the news, it is easy to forget that Malaysia’s 11th Economic Plan, which began in 2016, is set to end this year. Among its other pillars, one of the main pillars in the former legisative’s mid-term review was the focus on “empowering human capital”.
Dear MPs, stop promoting the misogynist and seniority mindset in our society
Many youths believe that an MP should respect everyone regardless of their sex, age and race. At times, however, we are sorely disappointed. The recent parliamentary sitting on 13th July exemplifies the problematic misogynist and seniority mindset in our society.
Source: Mohd Ezairi Mohd Amiruddin
Malaysia’s centrist economic model: Achieving equitable growth with free markets
Imagine the Malaysian economy as a vehicle. Then the private sector is the engine, but the government takes the wheel. This leads Malaysia to embrace a duality of capitalistic markets and a generous social welfare state.
The Rohingya Crisis: Detained during a Pandemic
Having to already battle a xenophobic system, the uphill battle refugees face just got steeper with the spread of COVID-19. In her opinion piece to CEKU, Adilla shines a torch on this pressing issue.
Racism at Home
In her opinion piece to CEKU, Adilla urges everyone to recognise their own individual tendencies to be racist, saying, “we cannot call for racial equality while upholding any form of racial supremacy.”
Source: Daily Pioneer
The New ‘new’ Normal
The journey towards recognising one’s own privileges is a humbling, but necessary. In her touching article, Zoey Cheah not only encourages us to empathise with races that face discrimination, but to look deeper within.
Moment or Movement?
Black squares on Instagram doesn't bring tangible changes, critics argue, brushing off #BLM and #blackouttuesday as a trend. History is likely to prove them wrong, argues Hakim Manan and Maryam Sofia.
Battling Systemic Racism and Intergroup Biases
Place racism on a surgical table. Dissect it and you will find the concept of intergroup biases creeping about in its system. How to be anti-racist? Yi Kang Choo urges us to recognise our in-built biases.