BRAVO ZAID IBRAHIM, MALAYSIA NEEDS THIS KIND OF LEADERS

BRAVO ZAID IBRAHIM,
MALAYSIA NEEDS THIS KIND OF LEADERS
Mlaysiakini news.
NOTE:I have to censor some sentences for my safety because they are watching me and I am a soft spot to crush.
 
Former de facto law minister Zaid Ibrahim in an incisive speech at the LawAsia 2008 conference in Kuala Lumpur this morning.

“It has resulted in waste [...]

The famous Burmese Muslim actor, Maung Maung Ta

The famous Burmese Muslim actor, Maung Maung Ta
 
 
Dr. Maung Maung Ta (January 9, 1926-) is a Burmese
 

Maung Maung Ta

Born
Maung Maung Ta
January 9, 1926 (age 82)
Mandalay, Upper Burma

Residence
Yangon, Myanmar

Nationality
Myanmar

Ethnicity
Myanmar Shia Muslim

Citizenship
Myanmar

Occupation
President of the All Myanmar Shia Muslim Organization

Religious beliefs
Islam

Children
ten

Money remitted by the Migrant workers from Malaysia

Money remitted by the Migrant workers from Malaysia

COMMENT: Then, allow the migrant workers to bring in their families, dependents, long term job security or longer stay permit, allow their children to stay here, they will spend all their money in your country. No need to send back home.

 

 

While the World Bank has recorded that the [...]

PRINCE: Governments must not discriminate

PRINCE:
Governments must not discriminate
   Raja Nazrin: Governments must not discriminate 
 
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 – The Raja Muda of Perak Raja Nazrin Shah said today that governments should not set down discriminatory laws or policies but must ensure inclusive development through empowerment.
“No segment of society must be disrespected, discredited and disenfranchised,” he said in his address [...]

Gist and notes about lessons of Asia’s 1997 economic crisis

Today’s policymakers should consider what worked — and what didn’t — during Asia’s 1997 crisis 
 Gist and notes about lessons of Asia’s 1997 economic crisis
Ten years ago, much of Asia suffered an economic wipeout that makes today’s crisis seem like a rounding error. Asia’s crisis holds lessons for today.
 
Most important: leadership matters.
Leadership can foster a belief that we’re all [...]

Famous Burmese Indians

Famous Burmese Indians
Bahadur Shah Zafar, the exiled Moghul Emperor
Suk Bahadur, the Pelé of Burmese football
Daw Tint Tint @ Usha Narayanan
 Helen of Bollywood
Bahadur Shah Zafar, the exiled Moghul Emperor
The last Muslim Moghul Emperor of India, Abu Za’far Saraj al-Din Bahadur Shah and his family members and some followers were exiled to Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) by the British. 

Rise of Karl Marx?

   Rise of Karl Marx? 
The Malaysian Insider
 
OCT 29 – Isn’t life strange? In 1989, Francis Fukuyama, wrote “The End of History?”, published in the national Interest.
In this famous  essay, Fukuyama argues that the march of Western liberal democracy may signal the end point of mankind’s ideological evolution and thus, liberal democracy (American’s kind) has won [...]

Asean in disarray?

Asean in disarray?
COMMENT: How about Asean’s failed con-structive engagement of exploiting Burma?
OCT 29 – Asean has come a long way. Last year, it celebrated its 40th anniversary. This month, the Asean Charter was ratified by Indonesia – the last of the Asean member states to do so. Asean should have good reasons to be confident [...]

Constitution

Constitution
 
A constitution is a system for government, often codified as a written document, that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity. In the case of countries, this term refers specifically to a national constitution defining the fundamental political principles, and establishing the structure, procedures, powers and duties, of a government. Most national constitutions also guarantee certain rights to the people. Historically, before the evolution [...]

AP:Feds disrupt skinhead plot to assassinate Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two white supremacists allegedly plotted to go on a national killing spree, shooting and decapitating black people and ultimately targeting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, federal authorities said Monday.
In all, the two men whom officials describe as neo-Nazi skinheads planned to kill 88 people — 14 by beheading, according to documents unsealed [...]

Country Data Report for MYANMAR, 1996-2007

Country Data Report for MYANMAR, 1996-2007
Apology: Graphics and tables are defective here, so please read original web space linked above. 
Relevant links: 
www.govindicators.orgwww.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/ 
The data and research reported here do not reflect the official views of the World Bank, its Executive Directors, or the countries they represent.  The WGI are not used by the World Bank Group to [...]

Governance Indicators

Governance Indicators
Based on a long-standing research program of the World Bank, the Kaufmann-Kraay-Mastruzzi Worldwide Governance Indicators capture six key dimensions ofgovernance (Voice & Accountability, Political Stability and Lack of Violence, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of Corruption) between 1996 and present. Sometimes referred to as the “KK“, “KKZ” or “KKM“ indicators, they measure the quality of governance in over 200 countries, based [...]

Good governance

Good governance
 
The terms governance  and  good governance are increasingly being used in development literature. 
Governance describes the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented (or not implemented). Hereby, public institutions conduct public affairs, manage public resources, and guarantee the realization of human rights.
Good governance accomplishes this in a manner essentially free of abuse and corruption, and with due regard [...]

Good government

Good government
 
Good government is a normative description of how government is supposed to be constituted. It has been frequently employed by various political thinkers, ideologues and politicians.

Thomas Jefferson and Good government
Thomas Jefferson often referred to the term good government. In his opinion, the Government ought be judged by how well it meets its legitimate objectives.
For him, good [...]