Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Baradan Kuppusamy KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 , 2010 (IPS) – As the tabling in Parliament of a proposed law affecting their ancestral land draws near, Malaysia’s Orang Asli or ‘original people’ are gearing up anew for moves to challenge it. Earlier this year, about 5,000 Orang Asli, [...]
MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE: Divided Over the Death Penalty
October 13, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Gregory Xavier SINGAPORE, Oct 13, 2010 (IPS) – South-east Asian neighbours Malaysia and Singapore have had several political spats over the years, including long-running arguments over water supply and a territorial dispute over the Pedra Branca islets at the eastern entrance to the Straits of Singapore. But [...]
ENVIRONMENT-MALAYSIA: Tougher Wildlife Laws Not Enough, Say Activists
September 28, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Baradan Kuppusamy KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 28, 2010 (IPS) – After years of losing the war against animal traffickers and poachers, Malaysia has finally responded with the passage of a new wildlife conservation law. But experts say it might be too late for some of this South-east Asian [...]
MALAYSIA: Let Information Flow, State Tells Federal Gov’t
July 28, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Baradan Kuppusamy – Asia Media Forum* KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 28, 2010 (IPS) – The freedom of information bill pending in opposition-ruled Selangor state may be just at the state level, but it throws a direct challenge to the federal government of Malaysia and its strict controls on [...]
MALAYSIA: Debate on Sex Education Rises with Teen Pregnancies
July 21, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Baradan Kuppusamy KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 21, 2010 (IPS) – The prospect of motherhood filled 17-year-old Fatimah’s heart with dread. This, the Muslim youngster told the magistrate she appeared before in March, is why she left her newborn baby to die in a garbage bag here in the [...]
MALAYSIA: Planned Subsidy Cut Draws Fire, Seen to Hurt the Poor
June 8, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Anil Netto PENANG, Malaysia, June 8, 2010 (IPS) – The government’s proposal to remove and rationalise subsidies on essential goods and services continues to provoke a storm of criticism from ordinary Malaysians. Idris Jala, who leads the government’s Performance and Management Delivery Unit (PEMANDU), has put it [...]
MALAYSIA: Gov’t Urged to Explore Alternative Energy Sources
May 12, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Baradan Kuppusamy KUALA LUMPUR, May 12, 2010 (IPS) – Instead of going nuclear, the Malaysian government should be harnessing alternative energy resources, which are adequate in supply, said the country’s anti-nuclear lobby. In a move that surprised many, among others for lack of public consultations, minister for [...]
MALAYSIA: Demand Rises for Independent Body to Check Police Force
May 6, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS By Baradan Kuppusamy KUALA LUMPUR, May 6, 2010 (IPS) – Aminulrasyid Amzah was just a normal 15-year-old schoolboy who hung out with friends, watched football and occasionally took his sister’s car for a spin. On Apr. 28 his life came to a sudden and tragic end – shot dead [...]
Tougher Days Ahead for Ruling Coalition, Opposition
April 28, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Analysis by Anil Netto KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 28, 2010 (IPS) – A closely contested by-election over the weekend, which saw victory for the ruling coalition, shows that the political terrain in multi-ethnic Malaysia remains divided and raises searching questions for the opposing sides. The by-election for a seat in [...]
MEDIA-MALAYSIA: Censorship Taking A Religious Turn, Critics Say
March 23, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS By Baradan Kuppusamy* KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 23 , 2010 (Asia Media Forum) – For many Malaysian journalists these days, it has become very tricky to draw a clear line between commenting critically on an issue and offending a particular community and thus threatening social order. It has also become [...]
