Marcus Lee

Towards religious and ethnic harmony

Towards religious and ethnic harmony

On May 5, 2017, a driver was attacked by several men outside a surau just after Friday prayers concluded at Taman Austin Perdana, Johor Baru. This was because, the driver found cars blocking his path and he kept honking. Several men hit him with traffic cone, helmet and bare hands.

An open letter to the higher education minister

An open letter to the higher education minister

Dear Higher Education Minister Idris Jusoh, please allow me to address you on a matter of public importance in an unusual manner.

‘Universiti Malaya should respect the rule of law’

‘Universiti Malaya should respect the rule of law’

For the past two weeks, I have been receiving updates on how Universiti Malaya (UM) conducts its business. By ‘business’, I mean students are the clients and the UM Student Affairs Division (HEP) is the education service provider.

Should Jamal ‘merah’ be a case under Sosma?

Should Jamal ‘merah’ be a case under Sosma?

“Just another day” was what Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli said after he was found guilty under the Official Secrets Act (OSA). What happened was, he leaked one page from the 1MDB audit report and that page is classified as a government secret. There you go, moral of the story - we have to play by the rules, OSA is the law and so you have to play smart; the law says no leaking of government secret and if you leak it you go to jail, period.

A recap of the 1MDB town hall forum in Universiti Malaya

A recap of the 1MDB town hall forum in Universiti Malaya

On Oct 11, 2016, the UM Students’ Representative Council (MPPUM) and Department of Special Affairs (Jasa) organised a 1MDB town hall forum in Universiti Malaya. The speaker was Arul Kanda Kandasamy, the president and executive director of 1MDB. The forum was scheduled to be held at 8pm, but started at 9pm instead.

A recap of the Universiti Malaya campus elections

A recap of the Universiti Malaya campus elections

‘Pilihanraya Kampus Universiti Malaya (UM)’ or Campus Election of the Universiti Malaya (‘PRKUM’) is an annual election which allows UM students to choose their representatives. Much like the general election, there is a ‘pro-government’ party which is called Penggerak Mahasiswa (‘Penggerak’). Also, there are five opposition parties this year. The campus election is held by UM.