August 20, 2008
Do all UiTM students share the same views? If you’ve had any experience with dealing with probability, the answer would certainly be no. To say all UiTM students are insecure or racist or narrow-minded based on the actions of a few thousand students (and their UMNO-loving vice-chancellor) would be over-generalizing. However, it cannot be denied [...]
August 14, 2008
Yesterday, 3000 UiTM (Universiti Teknologi Mundur) students marched to the Menteri Besar’s office to submit a memorandum protesting Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim’s proposal to open the university to 10% non-bumiputeras. (Try to get these 3000 students to protest government wastage, and you won’t get more than 100 tops).
I fully support the Universiti Teknologi Mundur students’ [...]
August 13, 2008
If you’re a government school teacher, I’m sure you’ll know how hard it is to get a transfer to another school. Some might want to transfer to be closer to home to take care of the kids, some might want to transfer back to a more urban setting after years spent in a rural area.
Based [...]
July 30, 2008
The University and University Colleges Act 1971 is a set of laws that govern the life of public university undergraduates in Malaysia. Among the more draconian laws are the restriction on joining any NGO or organization without the express permission of the vice-chancellor. This act has been used to punish students for expressing their political [...]
July 11, 2008
Does Malaysia have a brainwashing organization out to brainwash university students and inculcate hate into their hearts? Apparently, this organization or bureau called the Biro Tatanegara (BTN).
I got the following article via Lim Kit Siang’s blog who got it via the Malaysia Waves blog. My views come after the letter.
(NOTE: This is an email I [...]
June 4, 2008
So who determines what goes into our history books? Is it wise old historians living on mountain tops collating the history of our country?
Or *gasp*, is it determined by politicians, especially those from the ruling party?
Here’s your answer, contained in the latest Malaysiakini report on UMNO Youth’s efforts to ‘build our nation’.
Umno Youth’s secretariat for [...]
