KJ

Framing organisational life Any group of people, once they become a community, get organised to fulfil larger purposes socially and politically agreed to, whether by democratic or other means; including historical realities. When that group or community is called a nation-state; they are recognised by the United Nations (UN) and included as an equal member […]

The Auditor-General’s Report part III was recently released, and it provided fodder to ask some very basic questions – is the government and the head of public services, who holds the rank of a cabinet minister, serious about the financial indiscretions reported, once again, in the Audit Report? My answer – an unequivocal NO! Why? […]

When newly appointed and party-approved Menteri Besar Azmin Ali tweeted, within one month of his appointment, that “the Bibles belong to the Christians”, it told me that he can and will deal with truth matters and set new directions for state governance. I therefore pasted his promise in all my public media postings and was […]

As little boys, we were all naughty; in one way or other. Often, after one throws a stone that breaks glass, what is the point of saying we had no intention to break the glass. We did; regardless of purity of intentions. Therefore, I find the attorney-general’s (AG) statement that there was no intentionality for […]

With the royal commission of inquiry (RCI) report having been released publicly, and with the non-indictment in the Michael Brown case in Missouri, and now in the Eric Garner case in New York; my respect for the American justice system and most public inquiries has taken a serious and severe nose-dive. More importantly, what can […]

I refer to the letter published in The Star of Dec 8, as proposed and promoted by 25 well-accomplished Malays of various backgrounds and cultures. They speak for the rest of Malaysians and have set an excellent example of leadership by example. When anyone puts their name to a subject matter, and states a common public position […]

Malaysia: A federation of three states After Persekutuan Tanah Melayu gained independence from colonial Britain on Aug 31, 1957; it became a federation of 11 states; nine of whom were federated and un-federated states; with another two being former Straits Settlements. This meaning of ‘merdeka’ or independence therefore remains only with/for the Malayans of the […]

In the last 30 years, we have celebrated with a Christmas event in our home about once every ten years or so. The first was when we moved in and invited all neighbours to join our celebration. The second was after we returned from the US after my PhD. The third was after I took […]

Before 1969, we used to have local government elections. In fact, the first ever local elections may have been held in the early 1950s. My dad stood for the elections in Sungai Petani and won a seat against a Malayan Union candidate. Therefore and correspondingly, from about five years of age, I used to hear […]