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By Ooi Kee Beng For The Edge, Malaysia, 25th August 2012 ELECTIONS are on the way, and an endless stream of promises will be forthcoming. The good thing is that Malaysians are such a politically savvy people — and this is paradoxically a sad reflection on the state of politics in the country’s recent history … Continue reading
Interview with Ambiga Sreenevasan: Penang Monthly editor Ooi Kee Beng talks to Bersih icon Ambiga Sreenevasan between sessions at the inaugural ASEAN Coalition for Clean Governance conference on civil society and asks why she thinks “Malaysians are a great people”. Ooi Kee Beng: Let’s discuss the recent rise of civil society activism in Malaysia. … Continue reading
By Ooi Kee Beng [Editorial for Penang Monthly August 2012] The so-called Arab spring that began with the public suicide on 17 December 2010 of a miserable Tunisian vegetable seller whose cart was towed away by the police is often denoted a pro-democracy movement. That latter term is technically correct, seeing how it quickly led … Continue reading
By Ooi Kee Beng For The Edge, 30 July 2012 One fantastic thing about globalization is the knowledge easily available to us about how best to do things in any specific field. This can be about managing a company, educating a child, running a kindergaren, organizing a kitchen, growing a garden, or maintaining your car. … Continue reading
By Ooi Kee Beng [Editorial in Penang Monthly July 2012] The conference organized by Penang Institute and held on 25th June 2012 at the famed Eastern & Oriental Hotel is interesting for many reasons outside of all the fascinating things said by the impressive row of speakers. The participants were certainly an impressive lot, and … Continue reading
By Ooi Kee Beng [Editorial in Penang Monthly June 2012] I am sure it has not escaped anyone’s notice. Even at a long distance away, it cannot be ignored. Penang is buzzing – more and more. And this year, the third George Town Festival in a row is taking place. Typically of Malaysian adaptability, instead of … Continue reading
By Ooi Kee Beng For New Mandala’s series “Malaysia after regime change, 30 June 2012 A dialogue about something as serious as regime change in Malaysia must examine at least two vast subjects. Firstly, a thorough and open discussion about the historical conditions under which the Federation of Malaya, and then Malaysia, was constructed is … Continue reading
By Ooi Kee Beng, for The Edge, 28 June 2010 One of the first things that any undergraduate learns is that when writing a scientific text, he or she must provide references. In fact, without such references, a text is not considered scientific. This referencing behaviour is meant to show that the student has been … Continue reading
By OOI KEE BENG [Editorial for PENANG MONTHLY, May 2012] We can read books on Malaysia’s history by scholars of various persuasions all we want. In the end, the solution to the ills suffered by the country over the last half century will have to come from discussions about principles, not about contested facts. We … Continue reading
By Ooi Kee Beng For The Edge, May 28, 2012 Undoubtedly, the self-image of a nation includes the memory of key events from the past. These may include those whose impact on the course of events was so strong that no narrative, either by historians or by the layman, can ignore them. And then there … Continue reading
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