Article: PSD Scholarships, Malaysia’s Bad Investment
With the PSD’s new scholarship policy due to kick in this year, it’s a good time to take a look at what has been a bad bet for Malaysia. A Bad Investment Take a look at some figures Tony Pua extracted by posing a question in Parliament: “Bagi tempoh 5 tahun lepas iaitu 2003-2007, seramai...
Article: A More Humane Education
I am an advocate of educational reformation. There are several questions I ask almost daily in the classroom. Do we need exams? For most if not all schools and employers, the easiest way to access a student’s potential is to look at a student’s grades. Academic inflation notwithstanding, this is an insult to the diverse...
Prose: Someday
Futility. Simply put, there was just no point. The heart-wrenching realisation of that came with a particular word… She never truly knew the meaning of it and how much it could hurt until now; that the seemingly harmless combination of eight select letters came with a sensation of one’s heart being twisted into a painful...
CEKU Article: Walk4Freedom – Hidup Himpun! Hidup Rakyat!
By Yen Ne Foo I wish I didn’t have to do this. I stepped out of the taxi and walked towards the entrance of Lake Gardens. A slight tap on the shoulder and I was welcomed by a staff member of the Bar Council Secretariat handing me a badge which says “Walk for Freedom to Walk”...
Prose: Run
He ran. Against the hurt, the pain, the abuse. He ran. From the anger, the hatred, the past. He ran. * It took him a long time to summon enough courage to flee. To defy his parents. To leave behind what was familiar and strike out on his own. In search of a better...
Article: Running the Rat Race
I once read a story; an email to be exact. There are plenty of versions circulating in the Internet but the gist remains the same: A fisherman is relaxing on the beach when a businessman passes by and questions the fisherman. Claiming to be able to improve the fisherman’s life, he then presents possible...
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