Can we save Malaysia, please! / Kee Thuan Chye ; cover by Lynn Chin Nyuk Lin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kee, Thuan Chye, author.

Contributor:

Lin, Lynn Chin Nyuk, cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Malaysia--Politics and government--20th century.

Malaysia.

Malaysia--Politics and government--21st century.

Malaysia--Social policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

After the 13th general election (GE13) in May 2013, Malaysians hoped that the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition would respond humbly and positively to the public cry for change and reform, especially since it lost the popular vote. But instead, the BN Government has continued to be arrogant, autocratic and bent on further politicising the issues of race and religion. Despite paying lip service to the need for national reconciliation, it has launched policies, pushed through laws, and committed acts of persecution that have succeeded in dividing the people even more. Its own supporters

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; preface; NATION OF THE ABSURD; NAJIB HASSET US BACK 40 YEARS; SHOW US YOUR INCOME TAX RETURNS, NAJIB; HOW DARE NAJIB DISCREDIT MANDELA; NAJIB DESERVES HIS RATINGS DROP; WHEN HE'S ALONE, WHAT DOES NAJIB THINK ABOUT?; REBUTTING NAJIB'S NEW YEAR MESSAGE; NAJIB WRONG TO BLAME MALAYSIANS; RACISM RULES; A DECADES-OLD SAD STORY; UMNO LEADERS AND THEIR RACIST HATE SPEAK; WHAT NOW AFTER THE UMNO ELECTIONS?; LKY IS RIGHT ABOUT RACE-BASED POLICIES; WHAT OUR LEADERS CAN LEARN FROM MANDELA; SHUT THE MOUTHS THAT THREATEN MAY 13; GOD ALMIGHTY!; GOVERNMENT IS PLAYING POLITICS WITH 'ALLAH'

THE 'ALLAH' ISSUE IN PERSPECTIVE -PART 1 THE 'ALLAH' ISSUE IN PERSPECTIVE -PART 2; ISLAM IS NOT UNDER THREAT, BUT PENANG IS; STUPID PRANK AND DOUBLE STANDARDS; WHY NOT DEFINE OURSELVES BY LOVE?; FISCAL FIX; THE WAY FORWARD FOR THE OPPOSITION; GOVERNMENT NOT TAKING CORRUPTION SERIOUSLY; WHAT CAN WE DO TO SHAKE GOVERNOR TAIB?; SAVE SABAH; WILL THERE BE JUSTICE FOR SABAH?; SABAH ILLEGAL ICS: THE BUCK STOPS WITH MAHATHIR; ERRANT LAWS; NOT YET THE REAL MERDEKA; THE IGP IN DEEP SHIT; CRIME IS UP, COPS ARE DOWN; MIND YOUR 'TRANSFORMATION', PLEASE!; HAS SUARAM DONE WRONG IN SEEKING THE TRUTH?

JUSTICE IN JEOPARDY DEATH OF A TRUE SON OF MALAYSIA; WE WANT TO KNOW WHO KILLED ALTANTUYA; SODOMY II RULING CREATES NEW EXCITEMENT; HEAT ON THE MEDIA; IT'S A RIGHT, NOT A PRIVILEGE, SO SCRAP PPPA; FOR NEW STRAITS TIMES TO BE TRULY REPENTANT ...; IGP, WHAT IS SEDITIOUS IN MARIAM'S ARTICLE?; 'THE HEAT' HITS HOME; WILL 'THE HEAT' WILT FROM GOVERNMENT HEAT?; JOURNALISTS, FIGHT FOR YOUR FREEDOM!; INI KALI LAH! PRESS FOR FREEDOM!; 'THE HEAT' BOUNCES BACK AS THE MEDIA TAKES A BEATING; MAYDAY FOR MH370 AND MALAYSIA; CAUCASIAN NAMES ...ASIAN FACES ... NO, THEY'RE BLACKS!WHAT'S GOING ON?

WHO CAN BELIEVE MALAYSIA NOW?APA LAGI MALAYSIA MAHU?; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 8, 2014).

ISBN:

981-4561-89-4

OCLC:

881571258