Malaysian Chinese News

By: Loh Sun Jian (translated name) Guang Ming Daily, 24-06-2014 There is a saying in the management: “Resources will turn into rubbish if put in the wrong position.” There is also a popular term: “Treasure when put in the wrong place is waste.” The description is quite applicable to the 51 graduates from the Department …

By: Huang Wei Xing (translated name) Oriental Daily, 25-06-2014 Prime Minister Najib promised on July 11, 2012 to abolish Sedition Act 1948. Two years have passed and as the three bills meant to replace the Sedition Act are being drafted, there are internal problems within the ruling party. As long as a law has not …

By: Lin Ern Teng (translated name) China Press, 24-06-2014 From year 2007 till 2013, these were the most active period for Malaysian social movements. The definition of social movement is an organized group of people with defined intents and well organisational approach towards an agenda. They pocess the organisational capability to make or break the …

By: Wu Yidao (translated name) Kwong Wah Yit Poh, 24-06-2014 Rumours of a conspiracy concerning Muhyiddin who would resign as Deputy Prime Minister was spreading quickly. The rumour was denied by both Prime Minister Najib and his deputy Muhyiddin on the same day. This incident aroused online gestures by two Pro-UMNO former editors–in-chief on the …

By: Zhang Qing Lu (translated name) Guang Ming Daily, 23-06-2014 Selangor state assembly passed a motion tabled by the opposition party state assemblyman, setting a good example for other politicians. It is the first time Selangor state assembly approved the opposition’s motion. The motion tabled by UMNO Jeram state assemblyman Amiruddin Setro, requesting Selangor state …

By: Lin Hao Xiang (translated name) Nanyang Siang Pau, 24-06-2014 For those who have visited to foreign countries or have the chance of staying in abroad may wonder why in modern history the strong nations are in the western countries and Japanese and not the Chinese even though Chinese or those with Chinese descent have …

Nanyang Siang Pau, Editorial, 25-06- 2014 A Chinese adage says: “Those who borrow and pay back are higher class people while those who borrow but do not pay back are of the lower class.” Those who borrow from the government but do not pay back must be a lower class people. At the moment, there …

By: Yang Shan Yong (translated name) Oriental Daily, 24-06-2014 Dr Hew Kuan Yew has a name card which is written like this : PhD. (CUHK), Doctor of Philosophy (Chinese University of Hong Kong). In an article, blogger Lin Fang writes to criticise him: “he calls himself a doctor in history. But why does the name …

Sin Chew Daily, Editorial, 25-06-2014 As the Federal Court has rejected leave to appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision of banning Catholic weekly The Herald to use the word Allah in a majority decision of 4:3, the Roman Catholic Church’s effort to use the word “Allah” through legal channel seems to have ended. Currently, …

By: Lai Teo Kuan (translated name) China Press, 23-06-2014 It is not hard to identify which political party’s agenda was it to establish an Islamic state and impose Hudud law. But it is different story if it would be possible for these political parties to amend the Constitution to form an Islamic state or practice …