Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng - Penang Monthly (Page 6)

Penang Continues to Punch Above Its Weight

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PENANG MONTHLY starts a new series, where we, once a year, talk to the Chief Minister of Penang. We met up with YAB Chow Kon Yeow after lunch on Saturday, 4 Mar...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Can We Be Playful About Sport?

3 min read

ALL SOCIALLY-INCLINED animals start life by crying for food. Beyond that, they seek safety and comfort. After that, the need to train their bodies for the futur...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Small Acts of Courage to Make the World a Better Place

5 min read

If he was not a household name before September 2, 2014, he should have become that after he, on that day, became the first academician in Malaysian history to be charged under the Sedition Act of 1948.

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Why the Opposition has a Shot at Toppling the Barisan Nasional with Mahathir at the Helm

5 min read

Malaysia’s Parliament will be dissolved sometime during the first half of 2018. That is a legal certainty.The general election that is to follow within...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Mayor of the World

8 min read

Dato' Maimunah Mohd Sharif with the children of Mathare.On December 22, 2017, the mayor of Penang, Dato’ Maimunah Mohd Sharif, was appointed Executi...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Outraged Enough to Go Vote or Cynical Enough to Stay Home?

12 min read

So many bizarre and inconceivable things have happened in recent years to damage Malaysia’s international reputation and self-image that, for a mortified...

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Listen Up, Malaysians! You Are Now Individually the Agents of Change

4 min read

One of the greatest challenges that faces a society coming out of a period of authoritarian rule and bad governance is the need to break away from looking to political initiatives and to politicians as the way to fix all national – and even individual – dilemmas.

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Malaysia – Where politics must be ethnically inclusive and exclusive at the same time

5 min read

As truly as Malay dominance is an inescapable reality for Malaysia, a central policy direction that is ethnically inclusive is unavoidable for sufficient harmony to be achieved so that its economy can gain the trust of both domestic and international investors, and grow to its full potential.

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Tun Lim Chong Eu: The Past Is Not Passé

4 min read

Tun Lim Chong Eu's reflections on history and politics show that, while we may be shaped by our past, we are not prisoners of it. Penang’s future hinges on learning from history to innovate and adapt.

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Suffolk House-keeping

13 min read

Next to the Methodist Boys School stands what is destined to be one of Penang's most renowned restored heritage buildings, Suffolk House.

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Brain drain, once removed

8 min read

Penangites have been leaving the state to work in other parts of Malaysia and throughout the world, at least since the 1960s. The ties they retain with their home state vary, depending on family and working conditions.

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

Federalism going down the toilet

3 min read

Something that Malaysians have had to realise in recent months is that political power in the country has over the years become so centralised that local governance is in real danger of disappearing altogether.

by Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng