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"Together We Lead"
SEDAR plays the role of an Independent Think-Tank to conduct research and to monitor key socio-economic issues of strategic importance to our national and societal progress, growth and stability. Its intent is to be recognized as a thought leadership centre in Malaysia as well as at the ASEAN level.
SEDAR provides a platform to facilitate & encourage a healthy exhange of ideas, views and opinions on a wide range of national & regional issues. |
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SEDAR is organising a convention on Bangsa Malaysia
Sedar Institute, Friedrich Naumann Stiftung and Gerakan Youth are jointly organising a convention on managing inter-ethnic relations in Malaysia. The theme of the convention is: 'Anak Malaysia: Reality or Myth?'
The convention will be held at the Grand Seasons Hotel on 13th August starting from 9.30 am to 5.00pm. Participation is free.
Speakers and participants at the convention include members of parliament, politicians, foreign dignitaries, civil society organisations, academicians, students and interested public.
Those who are interested to participate in the forum can contact Khoo Kay Peng at: kpkhoo@yahoo.com. Places are limited, please sign up as soon as possible. Visit www.malaysiakini.com for more details. |
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| The CIVIL SERVICE is a critical catalyst to economic and social progress. A landmark study of 40 countries over a 130-year period, for example, has found that "the single most important explanatory variable (of development) is political organization and the administrative competence of government." This conclusion also applies to Malaysia, a countries where the government's role in facilitating development is crucial because its results in both communal peace and harmony, and continued support for the Barisan Nasional (BN). |
| By Nik Noriani Nik Badli Shah |
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Sisters in Islam acknowledges that the Qur’an has prescribed punishment for the crimes of theft (sariqah), robbery (hirabah), adultery (zina) and slanderous accusation of zina (qazaf). However, Hudud Allah in the Qur’an is a much broader concept, which is neither confined to punishments nor to a legal framework, but provides a comprehensive set of guidelines on moral, legal and religious themes. “The bounds or limits set by God” (2:229) which should not be transgressed, embody all that God orders or forbids, and are not limited to certain punishments as in the Hudud law. The Qur’an uses the term hudud in relation to fasting, inheritance and family laws, in addition to using the word in its general and wider meaning, which embodies all God’s teachings and laws. |
| By Prof. Dr. Shad Saleem Faruqi |
| “The Constitution of Malaysia in Article 3 (1) declares that “Islam is the religion of the federation”. The Supreme Court in a 1988 case ruled that the effect of Article 3 (1) is primarily symbolic. Article 3 imposes no limits on the legislative power of Parliament. Islamic law is not the general law of the land. |
| In ethnically divided societies, the issue of bureaucratic representativeness usually forms a major and, to an important degree, also contested policy issue facing the government. This is not surprising as the issue implicates virtually all other major issues of concern in the public administration of plural societies. This is clearly the case in Malaysia. |
| By Dato' Seri Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, President of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia cum Advisor of SEDAR |
| Education is one of the most crucial challenges and issues facing Malaysia. We have seen many emotions ignited in debates over the direction of Malaysian education and the lack of educational opportunities. . . |
| By Datuk Dr. Toh Kin Woon |
| Malaysia has embarked on a plan to establish a knowledge-based economy. This intention is not unique to Malaysia; however it is a part of the global movement towards knowledge-based economies.... |
| By Dato' Mohamed Jawhar Bin Hassan |
| For all middle-income economies, with high-level of industrialization like Malaysia, the next stage of economic development lies in the progression of a knowledge-based economy... |
| By Prof. Jomo Kwanme Sundaram |
| Views and opinions from Prof. Jomo Kwanme Sundaram as panel speaker in SEDAR's K-Economy forum on 26/08/2002. |
| Views and opinions from YB Chia Kwang Chye as a panel speaker in SEDAR's K-economy forum on 26/08/2002. |
| By Tan Sri Abdullah Ahmad |
Views and opinions from Tan Sri Abdullah Ahmad as panel speaker in SEDAR's K-economy forum on 26/08/2002. |
Last week, I proposed that a proportional representation(PR) voting system would result greater representative for the voters. This is not the only benefit of PR. |
| This article is to show the inadequacy of the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) voting system in terms of representation. Several examples and figures were shown as to support this view. |
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Paper by Dato’ Dr. Michael Yeoh, Chief Executive Officer, Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI) presented to the National Economic Action Council’s Consultative Group on Globalization on 5th December 2001. |
This report is to evaluate the performance of MSC against its stated objectives, goals and milestones.
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| On Islamic State & Its Citizens |
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