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Nurturing a Bold and Articulate Population as Part of the ‘Madani’ Agenda

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By OOI KEE BENG, for The Edge Malaysia, Picking on the Present column, 2-9 November 2024. THERE IS SOMETHING very exclusive about research institutes and think tanks in Malaysia. This stems from the control over the academic world that was deemed necessary in the early stages of nation building. The need felt by early leaders … Continue reading →

Kuala Lumpur – Still Best at Being Middling?

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By Ooi Kee Beng For THE EDGE, Kuala Lumpur, 26 March 2012 I am sitting at a dear friend’s apartment in Hong Kong’s Wanchai district, looking across to Kowloon. Well, that’s not totally correct. I can actually not see Kowloon at all. The mist is so dense that even the vessels floating in the straits … Continue reading →