WauBebas.org kini sebahagian daripada 'Atlas Global Initiative'
WauBebas.org kini sebahagian daripada 'Atlas Global Initiative for Free Trade, Peace and Global Prosperity'' Baca Lanjut
Demokrasi merupakan darah daging kita
Tunku 'Abidin Muhriz
Negeri Sembilan merupakan antara simbol tertua tradisi demokratik di dunia. Rekod rasmi menyatakan bahawa Raja Melewar mula mentadbir pada tahun 1773, tapi ada yang mengatakan 1730. Sekiranya tahun 1773 sekalipun, itu masih lagi tiga tahun sebelum Pengisytiharan Kemerdekaan Amerika Syarikat. Tarikh yang tepat tidak penting dalam hal ini kerana kerajaan di Negeri Sembilan merupakan kesinambungan daripada kerajaan Minangkabau yang bermula pada abad ke-14 apabila Adityawarman memulakan dinasti tersebut. Baca Lagi
Perak: Akan Berakhirkah Peluang Keemasan?
Wan Saiful Wan Jan
Tanggungjawab membentuk institusi pembangkang yang sihat bukan terpundak di bahu parti pembangkang sahaja. Parti-parti yang memerintah mempunyai tanggungjawab yang sama besar dalam memperkasa institusi pembangkaang negara kita. Pembangkang yang sihat dan kuat akan memastikan negeri dan negara ditadbir dengan baik. Bukankah matlamat mana-mana parti pun, sepatutnya, ialah untuk mentadbir dengan baik demi kebaikan rakyat? Baca Lagi
Boleh Sepak Malaysia Boleh Dimajukan
Noor Amin bin Ahmad
Kemerosotan prestasi bola sepak Malaysia dibincangkan sekali lagi. Selepas beberapa waktu, pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan ternyata tidak menunjukkan prestasi yang boleh dibanggakan. Justeru, sasaran Malaysia untuk berjaya buat kali pertama melangkah ke pusingan akhir Piala Dunia pada tahun 2018 dipandang sinis oleh banyak pihak. Kedudukan semasa pasukan Malaysia di tangga ke-158 dalam ranking FIFA tentu saja memalukan kita apatah lagi melihat kepada prasarana yang gah di mata dunia. Baca Lagi
Akademi Merdeka January 2009 - a reflection
Wan Fadzrul Wan Bahrum
We were honoured by the presence of some of the most prominent proponents of the global libertarian movement - Professor Julian Morris from the International Policy Network, London; Barun Mitra from Liberty Institute, India; and Feng Xingyuan of the Cathay Institute of Public Affairs, Beijing. Local flavour was provided by none other than Khalid Jaafar of the Policy Studies Institute, Malaysia. Baca Lagi
Malaysian Liberty first, Malaysian Obama later
Tunku 'Abidin Muhriz
Barack Obama uttered "liberty" twice and "freedom" thrice in his Inaugural Speech, which showcased his masterful oratory skills once again. Tun Dr Ismail's son Tawfik at a recent book launch joined many other Malaysian optimists in saying that we need our own Obama. I'm a bit cautious about the ostentatious fawning towards the new President. Yes, he is a brilliant speaker and his election will be highly symbolic for probably the rest of time, but let's remember that a new President has policy to contend with too. His silence on Israel's atrocities in Gaza was deafening. In his speech he said he would seek "a new way forward" with the Muslim world, "based on mutual interest and mutual respect". Let's see how much respect he gives to Palestinians the next time the tanks roll in. My observation from living in Tony Blair's Britain is that charismatic leaders of centre-left parties which erroneously enjoy the support of many Muslims can in fact be disastrous to Muslim communities, both foreign, as exemplified by the foolish foray into Iraq, and domestic, by designing policies to specifically target what the government deems to be ethnic minorities (such as expanding state-funded religious schools), thus impeding genuine integration. Baca Lagi
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