In our cover story, Subramaniam Pillay looks at the worrying trend of rising federal government debt and wonders if Malaysia will go bankrupt. At our current rate of borrowing, it won’t take long before we become another Greece.
BN leaders don’t seem to have a clue about the grim outlook of the global economy and how it will affect Malaysia. Jeyakumar Devaraj laments that policy makers also seem incapable of thinking outside the neoliberal box.
In our back-page story, Zaharom Nain notes that as long as the rigid feudal politically and racially-tainted civil structure remains, there is little hope of stemming the rot in higher education.
More bad news comes in the form of worrying sexual crime statistics. Prema Devaraj highlights the importance of providing opportunities for victims to articulate their needs and have their rights secured. This will go some way in empowering the victims.
On a brighter note, there is a contagious mood of people power in the air as ordinary folks stand up for their rights. University students have protested and demanded the reinstatement of Prof Aziz Bari. We feature a photo story by Anil Netto on the MTUC’s nationwide picket against amendments to the Employment Act. That’s not all: 115 groups from across the region have endorsed a memorandum opposing the amendments.
- Sign up for Aliran's free daily email updates or weekly newsletters or both
- Make a one-off donation to Persatuan Aliran Kesedaran Negara, CIMB a/c 8004240948
- Make a pledge or schedule an auto donation to Aliran every month or every quarter
- Become an Aliran member
More inspiring images come from the Bersihkan Malaysia protest rally in Australia calling for electoral reforms. And we round off the issue with extraordinary scenes from the Occupy movement’s protests in the United States.
A new world is possible!
AGENDA RAKYAT - Lima perkara utama
- Tegakkan maruah serta kualiti kehidupan rakyat
- Galakkan pembangunan saksama, lestari serta tangani krisis alam sekitar
- Raikan kerencaman dan keterangkuman
- Selamatkan demokrasi dan angkatkan keluhuran undang-undang
- Lawan rasuah dan kronisme
BN has almost run out of ‘piggy banks’to borrow money locally, after clearing the PETRONAS money ($600 billion) and the only coffer left is the EPF. It won’t be long before this rakyat’s money will end up with the same fate, just to satiate the ultra-excessive spending habit of BN. What happens next is inevitable-INSOLVENCY!!!
Yes, it sure will be the first country in this part of the world to become another Greece or Italy. Just keep borrowing just like the EU or U.S. until it is too late so sad and so bad !