Lim Teck Ghee

Why punish the children, Mr Prime Minister?

Why punish the children, Mr Prime Minister?

COMMENT We must purge any racial, political or other  bias out of the budget.
Is Azmin Ali THE man?

Is Azmin Ali THE man?

COMMENT His performance will be a key factor to retaining Selangor in GE14.
Missed opportunity to defend religious freedom

Missed opportunity to defend religious freedom

COMMENT The position taken by all seven judges should raise alarm bells.
Malaysia’s greatest Islamic warriors, not

Malaysia’s greatest Islamic warriors, not

COMMENT Having two heroes, Abdullah Zaik and Mohd Ridhuan Tee, at one go...
Isma is a child of the NEP

Isma is a child of the NEP

COMMENT Privileged children of the NEP need to help preserve harmony.
Why the Hindraf MOU was doomed

Why the Hindraf MOU was doomed

COMMENT To bring about social re-engineering, a strong PM is needed.
Waytha honours his pledge; redeems his name

Waytha honours his pledge; redeems his name

On Feb 9, following the news that P Waythamoorthy had resigned from his position in the government, I was asked via email for comments on the resignation. The excerpts below are from my response reproduced in toto:
NUCC off to good start but can it be sustained?

NUCC off to good start but can it be sustained?

COMMENT NUCC must ensure it’s not used as a tool by an authoritarian regime.
Plagiarism is much more than a storm in a Tee-cup

Plagiarism is much more than a storm in a Tee-cup

NONE COMMENT The penalty is severe so as to punish the offender and to discourage others, but nothing has been done in this case.
Rafizi on Titas 'smacks of crude political opportunism'

Rafizi on Titas 'smacks of crude political opportunism'

COMMENT Public who see him as a future leader expect him to take on and not surrender to Malay right-wing opinions based on irrational thinking.

Implausible nonsense - Malaysia's political theatre

Implausible nonsense - Malaysia's political theatre

COMMENT Can the Umno politicians who have the political centrestage put on a better show to bring comic relief for us the rakyat?
Spewing poison on Chinese lacking 'multiracial spirit'

Spewing poison on Chinese lacking 'multiracial spirit'

COMMENT If professor Khoo Kay Kim claims he has been misquoted by Utusan, then where is the printed clarification to correct this?
Post-GE13, back to the drawing board for both sides

Post-GE13, back to the drawing board for both sides

COMMENT The present and next generation of voters want good governance and will reject all who espouse racial and religious extremism.
Will Hindraf and Indians fall for BN election bait?

Will Hindraf and Indians fall for BN election bait?

COMMENT I am confident Hindraf will not betray the cause of equal rights, non-discrimination and justice it has been valiantly fighting for.
Facing the truth on Sabah's illegal immigrants

Facing the truth on Sabah's illegal immigrants

immigrant with passport COMMENT ‘All these migrant streams - past and recent - have contributed to our country and deserve their place in the sun.’
Time for a Ministry of Minority Affairs

Time for a Ministry of Minority Affairs

COMMEN T Indian, Orang Asli and other minorities need a helping hand to escape from the straitjacket of impoverishment and stagnation.
Misplaced focus in critiquing Budget 2013 subsidies

Misplaced focus in critiquing Budget 2013 subsidies

NONE COMMENT The Refsa-Ideas contention of the debilitating effects of subsidies on our economic health needs to be challenged.
Education blueprint: Don't stampede us into approval

Education blueprint: Don't stampede us into approval

school student COMMENT Rushing it will also adversely impact our students through implementation of its policies in key areas.
Tweaked crime statistics: Who should respond

Tweaked crime statistics: Who should respond

COMMENT The home minister has a lot to explain - or lose the confidence of the people, while the police should never try to cover up true figures.
Why he will not return to Malaysia

Why he will not return to Malaysia

COMMENT Excerpt from a letter by a former MCA insider tells why he lost faith in the party and Chinese Malaysians will never have a say.
May 13 film: Dishonest or truthful reconstruction?

May 13 film: Dishonest or truthful reconstruction?

Wanted: A fair, trustworthy and effective police force

Wanted: A fair, trustworthy and effective police force

COMMENT The support of Malaysians has to be earned by the redoubling of efforts to fight crime and to protect life and property.
Why police are impotent in dealing with growing crime

Why police are impotent in dealing with growing crime

NONE COMMENT Instead of focusing attention on fighting crime, our police are all too often ordered to perform political work.
Gov't pay rise debacle: More heads should roll

Gov't pay rise debacle: More heads should roll

NONE COMMENT Even with the latest attempt at salary revision, the problems besetting the civil service remain unresolved.