Author Archives: Tricia

Allah, Tuhan, God, Shang-Ti, Dio!

Posted on December 23, 2007 by Tricia

Welcome to Malaysia, where leaders confuse culture and religion. This issue is not new, and has arisen yet again. Alerted to me by Malaysiakini here, The Herald, a Catholic newsletter, will not get its publishing license renewed if it does … Continue reading →

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Yeo Yang Poh’s response to the NST

Posted on December 23, 2007 by Tricia

Yeo Yang Poh responded to the NST recently on its comments on Government reaction against recent arrests. It is worth publishing it in full here. Sharp comments. But NST has refused to print it. Someone is afraid of his words! … Continue reading →

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Civilisations

Posted on December 23, 2007 by Tricia

The rise and fall of civilisations is an interesting topic to discourse. Ancient civilisations of the Aztecs and Mayans ruled in splendour. The ancient Chinese, Moghul, Indians. The Roman Empire, the British Empire. Now the hegemony of America and its … Continue reading →

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Blessed Christmas!

Posted on December 22, 2007 by Tricia

 A Very Blessed Christmas to everyone… 2007 was a roller coaster year for many of us. Malaysia has been going through some troubling times, and sometimes it is difficult for us to wish ourselves a “Happy New Year”, but let … Continue reading →

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GK3 Event On The Future

Posted on December 22, 2007 by Tricia

Despite my initial wariness of yet another big conference, this one turned out to be more than just the fluff I expected it to be. Organised by the Global Knowledge Partnership, which has international members wanting to develop ICT for … Continue reading →

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Islam: A Blessing to Malaysians?

Posted on December 22, 2007 by Tricia

Co-organised by the Centre for Public Policy Studies and Malaysia Think Tank London, we had a seminar on Tuesday night on “Islam: A Blessing to Malaysians?”, with main speaker Wan Saiful Wan Jan, and co-panelists Rev. Dr. Hermen Shastri from … Continue reading →

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Further thoughts on Ombudsman

Posted on December 22, 2007 by Tricia

What impressed me most during my recent Young Leaders’ Program trip to Australia in early December 2007 – sponsored by the Australia-Malaysia Institute under Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade – was the briefing by the Ombudsman representing New … Continue reading →

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Face to Face with Malaysia

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Tricia

This is a draft paper I’ve written for ROH (Revolution of Hope), a Christian group I belong to. It’s still in the process of being refined, but I would welcome any feedback from you guys before I develop it further … Continue reading →

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Indians Dialogue with the Chief

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Tricia

When all’s said and done, this dialogue should have come much earlier now, shouldn’t it? The Malaysia Hindu Sangam public statement read out to the PM was well presented, fair and unbiased. Of course we all know that such an … Continue reading →

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Politics & Injustice: What’s Faith Gotta do with it?

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Tricia

I’m speaking at a youth camp this weekend on the topic of “Politics & Injustice: What’s Faith Gotta do with it?” This is obviously a topic that I’m pretty familiar with already, but I’ve only ever spoken to crowds made … Continue reading →

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