Ronald Benjamin

Unilateral minor conversions an assault on families

Unilateral minor conversions an assault on families

LETTER | Families are broken up with dire consequences for the wellbeing of children.

Simplistic to criticise Kula for Industrial Court's timeframe

Simplistic to criticise Kula for Industrial Court's timeframe

LETTER | Justice and administrative efficiency move in tandem, and Minister M Kulasegaran is in charge of administration.

MEF's myopic view on paternity, maternity leave

MEF's myopic view on paternity, maternity leave

LETTER | See the broader picture rather than merely looking at it from a profit and loss angle.
Hindraf's myopic view on foreign workers

Hindraf's myopic view on foreign workers

LETTER | 'The real issue here is not about a particular community being sidelined, but a socioeconomic structure that is tilted towards capitalists.'

Confront security threat in 'new Malaysia'

Confront security threat in 'new Malaysia'

LETTER | We have to learn from countries that have experienced terrorism first-hand.

Common values should shape industrial relations

Common values should shape industrial relations

LETTER | There is a lack of consensus on values among business elites, workforces and governments.

Expose the 'deep state'

Expose the 'deep state'

LETTER | Gov't must confront the challenge, or continue to be held hostage.

'End justifies the means' politics is immoral

'End justifies the means' politics is immoral

LETTER | It is time that the politics of race and religion is replaced by the politics of service.

Good politics is at the service of peace

Good politics is at the service of peace

LETTER | When people’s rights are respected, then they will feel their own duty to respect the rights of others.
Time to end employer-employee master-servant relationship

Time to end employer-employee master-servant relationship

LETTER | Inequitable income necessitates a new partnership in industrial relations.
Dedicated job portal for the disabled needs a supportive mechanism

Dedicated job portal for the disabled needs a supportive mechanism

LETTER | The move to create favourable employment opportunities for the disabled needs a mechanism or organisation to support it.

Mental illness is not merely a psychological problem

Mental illness is not merely a psychological problem

LETTER | There is an absence of analysis of the materialistic cultural dimension of work in the discourse about mental illness.

Address workers’ democracy from a larger perspective

Address workers’ democracy from a larger perspective

LETTER | The state must intervene in worker issues to reconcile conflicts of interest or stand up to corporate greed.

Ramasamy has a myopic view of democracy for workers

Ramasamy has a myopic view of democracy for workers

LETTER | It is obvious the Penang DCM II failed to address some of the basic issues affecting workers.

Time to do away with master-servant relationship

Time to do away with master-servant relationship

LETTER | Industrial relations needs a fresh air beyond minimum wage

Address structural unemployment holistically

Address structural unemployment holistically

LETTER | There are two aspects being policy and human capital development that need to be part of the dialogue process.

Let’s go back to our moral and spiritual foundations

Let’s go back to our moral and spiritual foundations

LETTER | New ideas of hope could emerge that will help the nation to reflect on common good.

Malaysian legislators and neo-liberal economics

Malaysian legislators and neo-liberal economics

LETTER | What exactly is their stand on this matter?

The chameleon-like nature of M'sian political culture

The chameleon-like nature of M'sian political culture

It seems that any means can be justified as long the enemy is defeated.

Malaysia needs to define extremism

Malaysia needs to define extremism

The Barisan National government’s decision not to adopt PAS’s motion for enhancing the punitive role of Syariah Courts dubbed as Act 355 is a relief not only for the common good of the nation, but also for the politics of consensus.

Tunnel vision of competing Indian M’sian leaders from DAP and MIC

Tunnel vision of competing Indian M’sian leaders from DAP and MIC

It was quite interesting to read an article by Professor P Ramasamy, the Deputy Chief Minister II of Penang, about the tunnel vision of MIC leaders and the subsequent response to the letter by Dr M Saravanan, a member of Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC). To my understanding both of them have a tunnel vision for the Indian Malaysians as their argument takes an ethno-political slant rather than facing up to the real issues that face Malaysians as a whole.

The failure of civil society and the rise of populist movements in the West

The failure of civil society and the rise of populist movements in the West

It is puzzling to watch the irrational behavior of certain civil society movements in the United States since the election of Donald Trump, and parts of the world which include Malaysia on their understanding and focus of human rights.

Malaysia lacks a balance of substantive political leadership

Malaysia lacks a balance of substantive political leadership

At the latest Bersih rally, thousands of Malaysians went to the streets to demand for a clean and accountable government, even though the inner objectives may vary among a diverse population. The plus point from this rally is that different segments of civil society leadership collaborated to make the event successful to proclaim truth to the Barisan National leadership on the universal principles of good governance.

Umno needs to learn accountability from China, Singapore

Umno needs to learn accountability from China, Singapore

Malaysian leaders are facing a crisis of confidence not only in its moral sphere but also justice system that is more tilted towards safeguarding the regime at all cost. The Latest acquittal of National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) alleged culprits and the illogical reasoning of the attorney-general in its dealing with the 1MDB issue has dented the professionalism of those who are supposed to protect public interest through the justice system.