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Patto won with a 118-vote majority. However he passed away three months later causing a by-election being held. <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2025/01/06/bagan-should-lead-the-global-way/#more-48300" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p> <!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on the_content --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2025/01/06/bagan-should-lead-the-global-way/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --> </div> <p class="postcontrols"> <a class="no comments" href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2025/01/06/bagan-should-lead-the-global-way/#respond">No Comments</a> </p> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <!-- /post --> <!-- post1 --> <div id="post-48298" class="post-48298 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-malaysian-dream category-nation-building"> <h3 class="title"><a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2025/01/05/i-am-born-in-malaysia-not-in-china-or-cambodia/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: I am born in Malaysia, not in China or Cambodia">I am born in Malaysia, not in China or Cambodia</a></h3> <!-- story header --> <div class="postheader"> <div class="postinfo"> <p>Posted by <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/author/kit-2/" title="Posts by Kit ">Kit</a> in <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/malaysian-dream/" rel="category tag">Malaysian Dream</a>, <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/nation-building/" rel="category tag">nation building</a> on Sunday, 5 January 2025, 9:59 am </p> </div> </div> <!-- /story header --> <div class="postbody entry clearfix"> <div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2025/01/05/i-am-born-in-malaysia-not-in-china-or-cambodia/"></div><p>One of the hottest topics in the Malaysian social media through WhatsApps and other devices is the following:</p> <p>“Lim Kit Siang yg lahir di Funan negara China datang ke Tanah Melayu dgn bapak dia ditahun 1957.;…. Lim Kit Siang masa tu 16 tahun.” <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2025/01/05/i-am-born-in-malaysia-not-in-china-or-cambodia/#more-48298" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p> <!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on the_content --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2025/01/05/i-am-born-in-malaysia-not-in-china-or-cambodia/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --> </div> <p class="postcontrols"> <a class="no comments" href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2025/01/05/i-am-born-in-malaysia-not-in-china-or-cambodia/#respond">No Comments</a> </p> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <!-- /post --> <!-- post1 --> <div id="post-48293" class="post-48293 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-nation-building"> <h3 class="title"><a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/12/21/the-next-three-years-will-be-critical-not-only-for-the-anwar-premiership-but-also-for-pakatan-harapan-and-dap/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: The next three years will be critical not only for the Anwar premiership, but also for Pakatan Harapan and DAP">The next three years will be critical not only for the Anwar premiership, but also for Pakatan Harapan and DAP</a></h3> <!-- story header --> <div class="postheader"> <div class="postinfo"> <p>Posted by <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/author/kit-2/" title="Posts by Kit ">Kit</a> in <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/nation-building/" rel="category tag">nation building</a> on Saturday, 21 December 2024, 9:35 am </p> </div> </div> <!-- /story header --> <div class="postbody entry clearfix"> <div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/12/21/the-next-three-years-will-be-critical-not-only-for-the-anwar-premiership-but-also-for-pakatan-harapan-and-dap/"></div><p>I thank the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for relaunching Kee Thuan Chye’s two-volume biography of me and volume 2 of the Chinese translation.<br /> I can still remember the bicycle trip I made from Batu Pahat to Malacca in Form One with two classmates, and during the 62-mile trip, we were discussing the hopes and aspirations of the recently held Afro-Asian Leaders Conference in Bandung.</p> <p>Next year is the 70th anniversary of the Afro-Asian Conference in Bandung. <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/12/21/the-next-three-years-will-be-critical-not-only-for-the-anwar-premiership-but-also-for-pakatan-harapan-and-dap/#more-48293" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p> <!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on the_content --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/12/21/the-next-three-years-will-be-critical-not-only-for-the-anwar-premiership-but-also-for-pakatan-harapan-and-dap/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --> </div> <p class="postcontrols"> <a class="no comments" href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/12/21/the-next-three-years-will-be-critical-not-only-for-the-anwar-premiership-but-also-for-pakatan-harapan-and-dap/#respond">No Comments</a> </p> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <!-- /post --> <!-- post1 --> <div id="post-48288" class="post-48288 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-civilisational-dialogue"> <h3 class="title"><a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/11/17/malaysia-must-aim-to-be-a-model-state-to-the-world-in-unity-in-diversity-by-promoting-global-inter-civilisational-dialogue-understanding-tolerance-and-harmony/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Malaysia must aim to be a model state to the world in “Unity in Diversity” by promoting global inter-civilisational dialogue, understanding, tolerance and harmony">Malaysia must aim to be a model state to the world in “Unity in Diversity” by promoting global inter-civilisational dialogue, understanding, tolerance and harmony</a></h3> <!-- story header --> <div class="postheader"> <div class="postinfo"> <p>Posted by <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/author/kit-2/" title="Posts by Kit ">Kit</a> in <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/civilisational-dialogue/" rel="category tag">Civilisational Dialogue</a> on Sunday, 17 November 2024, 2:58 pm </p> </div> </div> <!-- /story header --> <div class="postbody entry clearfix"> <div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/11/17/malaysia-must-aim-to-be-a-model-state-to-the-world-in-unity-in-diversity-by-promoting-global-inter-civilisational-dialogue-understanding-tolerance-and-harmony/"></div><p>Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is in Peru for the APEC Summit and we are joining BRICS.</p> <p>Malaysia must aim to be model state to the world in “Unity in Diversity” by promoting global inter-civilisational dialogue, understanding, tolerance and harmony in the world. <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/11/17/malaysia-must-aim-to-be-a-model-state-to-the-world-in-unity-in-diversity-by-promoting-global-inter-civilisational-dialogue-understanding-tolerance-and-harmony/#more-48288" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p> <!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings 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<h3 class="title"><a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/10/01/anwar-ibrahim-has-served-as-prime-minister-longer-than-three-of-five-pms-in-the-last-six-years-and-headed-to-be-one-of-the-three-longest-of-ten-prime-ministers-in-malaysian-history/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Anwar Ibrahim has served as Prime Minister longer than three of five PMs in the last six years and headed to be one of the three longest of ten Prime Ministers in Malaysian history">Anwar Ibrahim has served as Prime Minister longer than three of five PMs in the last six years and headed to be one of the three longest of ten Prime Ministers in Malaysian history</a></h3> <!-- story header --> <div class="postheader"> <div class="postinfo"> <p>Posted by <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/author/kit-2/" title="Posts by Kit ">Kit</a> in <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/civilisational-dialogue/" rel="category tag">Civilisational Dialogue</a>, <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/nation-building/" rel="category tag">nation building</a> on Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 8:26 am </p> </div> </div> <!-- /story header --> <div class="postbody entry clearfix"> <div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/10/01/anwar-ibrahim-has-served-as-prime-minister-longer-than-three-of-five-pms-in-the-last-six-years-and-headed-to-be-one-of-the-three-longest-of-ten-prime-ministers-in-malaysian-history/"></div><p>The results of the Makhota by-election in Kluang on Saturday, following the victory of the Unity Government in Nenggiri by-election in Kelantan, signifies three things:</p> <p>Firstly, Malaysians want stability as nobody benefits from a chaotic and unstable Malaysia – with no investor, particularly a foreign investor, wanting to invest in such a Malaysia.</p> <p>Secondly, there is only one end result for a chaotic and unstable Malaysia – a failed state. It is not the road for Malaysia to rise again to become a great world-class nation.</p> <p>Thirdly, the end of the Green Wave in Malaysia, where extremism, hatred, lies, misinformation and disinformation ruled the day. <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/10/01/anwar-ibrahim-has-served-as-prime-minister-longer-than-three-of-five-pms-in-the-last-six-years-and-headed-to-be-one-of-the-three-longest-of-ten-prime-ministers-in-malaysian-history/#more-48284" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p> <!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on the_content --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" 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href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/09/21/penang-and-malaysia-can-contribute-to-global-civilization-dialogue-and-harmony-to-ensure-that-there-is-no-war-between-united-states-and-china-which-will-be-world-war-iii/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Penang and Malaysia can contribute to Global Civilization Dialogue and Harmony to ensure that there is no war between United States and China which will be World War III">Penang and Malaysia can contribute to Global Civilization Dialogue and Harmony to ensure that there is no war between United States and China which will be World War III</a></h3> <!-- story header --> <div class="postheader"> <div class="postinfo"> <p>Posted by <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/author/kit-2/" title="Posts by Kit ">Kit</a> in <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/civilisational-dialogue/" rel="category tag">Civilisational Dialogue</a> on Saturday, 21 September 2024, 8:50 pm </p> </div> </div> <!-- /story header --> <div class="postbody entry clearfix"> <div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/09/21/penang-and-malaysia-can-contribute-to-global-civilization-dialogue-and-harmony-to-ensure-that-there-is-no-war-between-united-states-and-china-which-will-be-world-war-iii/"></div><p>I thank the Federation of Malaya Orchid Society for the great honour of having an orchid named after me.</p> <p>I have retired from DAP frontline politics but it is not possible to retire from life unless you go to another world. <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/09/21/penang-and-malaysia-can-contribute-to-global-civilization-dialogue-and-harmony-to-ensure-that-there-is-no-war-between-united-states-and-china-which-will-be-world-war-iii/#more-48279" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p> <!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on 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href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/09/02/malaysia-can-contribute-to-global-efforts-at-civilizational-harmony-which-will-also-be-part-of-national-effort-for-malaysia-to-rise-again-as-a-great-world-class-nation/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Malaysia can contribute to global efforts at civilizational harmony, which will also be part of national effort for Malaysia to rise again as a great world-class nation">Malaysia can contribute to global efforts at civilizational harmony, which will also be part of national effort for Malaysia to rise again as a great world-class nation</a></h3> <!-- story header --> <div class="postheader"> <div class="postinfo"> <p>Posted by <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/author/kit-2/" title="Posts by Kit ">Kit</a> in <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/civilisational-dialogue/" rel="category tag">Civilisational Dialogue</a> on Monday, 2 September 2024, 12:41 pm </p> </div> </div> <!-- /story header --> <div class="postbody entry clearfix"> <div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/09/02/malaysia-can-contribute-to-global-efforts-at-civilizational-harmony-which-will-also-be-part-of-national-effort-for-malaysia-to-rise-again-as-a-great-world-class-nation/"></div><p>I am happy to be here at this celebration to commemorate my friend Rev. Dr. Sumana Siri’s 60th anniversary of his monkhood since he was eleven years old six decades ago.</p> <p>Dr. Sumana, who took post-graduate studies in Christian Theology at Oxford University, is an “activist” monk. <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/09/02/malaysia-can-contribute-to-global-efforts-at-civilizational-harmony-which-will-also-be-part-of-national-effort-for-malaysia-to-rise-again-as-a-great-world-class-nation/#more-48275" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p> <!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on the_content --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" 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href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/08/18/the-nenggiri-by-election-in-kelantan-has-ignited-the-hope-tha-malaysia-can-rise-again-to-become-a-great-world-class-nation-and-not-doomed-to-become-a-failed-state/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: The Nenggiri by-election in Kelantan has ignited the hope that Malaysia can rise again to become a great world-class nation and is not doomed to become a failed state">The Nenggiri by-election in Kelantan has ignited the hope that Malaysia can rise again to become a great world-class nation and is not doomed to become a failed state</a></h3> <!-- story header --> <div class="postheader"> <div class="postinfo"> <p>Posted by <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/author/kit-2/" title="Posts by Kit ">Kit</a> in <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/malaysian-dream/" rel="category tag">Malaysian Dream</a>, <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/nation-building/" rel="category tag">nation building</a> on Sunday, 18 August 2024, 10:41 am </p> </div> </div> <!-- /story header --> <div class="postbody entry clearfix"> <div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/08/18/the-nenggiri-by-election-in-kelantan-has-ignited-the-hope-tha-malaysia-can-rise-again-to-become-a-great-world-class-nation-and-not-doomed-to-become-a-failed-state/"></div><p>The Nenggiri by-election in Kelantan has ignited the hope that Malaysia can rise again to become a great world-class nation and not doomed to become a failed state.</p> <p>Anwar Ibrahim as Prime Minister has outlasted the three previous Prime Ministers – Ismail Sabri, Muhyiddin Yassin and Mahathir Mohamad in his second tenure as Prime Minister of Malaysia. <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/08/18/the-nenggiri-by-election-in-kelantan-has-ignited-the-hope-tha-malaysia-can-rise-again-to-become-a-great-world-class-nation-and-not-doomed-to-become-a-failed-state/#more-48269" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry 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<!-- /post --> <!-- post1 --> <div id="post-48265" class="post-48265 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-civilisational-dialogue category-nation-building"> <h3 class="title"><a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/08/09/malaysia-can-and-must-contribute-to-world-civilisation-dialogue-and-understanding-because-malaysia-is-at-the-confluence-of-various-world-civilisations/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Malaysia can and must contribute to world civilisation dialogue and understanding because Malaysia is at the confluence of various world civilisations">Malaysia can and must contribute to world civilisation dialogue and understanding because Malaysia is at the confluence of various world civilisations</a></h3> <!-- story header --> <div class="postheader"> <div class="postinfo"> <p>Posted by <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/author/kit-2/" title="Posts by Kit ">Kit</a> in <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/civilisational-dialogue/" rel="category tag">Civilisational Dialogue</a>, <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/nation-building/" rel="category tag">nation building</a> on Friday, 9 August 2024, 10:41 am </p> </div> </div> <!-- /story header --> <div class="postbody entry clearfix"> <div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/08/09/malaysia-can-and-must-contribute-to-world-civilisation-dialogue-and-understanding-because-malaysia-is-at-the-confluence-of-various-world-civilisations/"></div><p>I thank the DAP Secretary-General Sdr. Anthony Loke and DAP MPs for this dinner to mark the conferment of DUPN on me by the Governor of Penang.</p> <p>In the United States, a great campaign is going on to decide in the next 90 days who will be the President of United States. Until some three weeks ago, there was nothing to watch was it was a battle between two old men. Now there is hope and vision for America, and the Democratic Candidate Kamala Harris has coined the slogan “We are not going back. We are going into the future.” <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/08/09/malaysia-can-and-must-contribute-to-world-civilisation-dialogue-and-understanding-because-malaysia-is-at-the-confluence-of-various-world-civilisations/#more-48265" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p> <!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on the_content --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/08/09/malaysia-can-and-must-contribute-to-world-civilisation-dialogue-and-understanding-because-malaysia-is-at-the-confluence-of-various-world-civilisations/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --> </div> <p class="postcontrols"> <a class="no comments" href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/08/09/malaysia-can-and-must-contribute-to-world-civilisation-dialogue-and-understanding-because-malaysia-is-at-the-confluence-of-various-world-civilisations/#respond">No Comments</a> </p> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <!-- /post --> <!-- post1 --> <div id="post-48261" class="post-48261 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-civilisational-dialogue"> <h3 class="title"><a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/07/30/encore-melaka-theatre-with-its-2000-seat-revolving-auditorium-a-marvel-in-south-east-asia-and-must-be-experienced-by-every-malaysian-and-global-citizen/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Encore Melaka Theatre with its 2,000-seat revolving auditorium a marvel in South-East Asia and must be experienced by every Malaysian and global citizen">Encore Melaka Theatre with its 2,000-seat revolving auditorium a marvel in South-East Asia and must be experienced by every Malaysian and global citizen</a></h3> <!-- story header --> <div class="postheader"> <div class="postinfo"> <p>Posted by <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/author/kit-2/" title="Posts by Kit ">Kit</a> in <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/civilisational-dialogue/" rel="category tag">Civilisational Dialogue</a> on Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 7:44 am </p> </div> </div> <!-- /story header --> <div class="postbody entry clearfix"> <div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/07/30/encore-melaka-theatre-with-its-2000-seat-revolving-auditorium-a-marvel-in-south-east-asia-and-must-be-experienced-by-every-malaysian-and-global-citizen/"></div><p>I am very impressed by Encore Melaka Theatre, with its 2,000-seat revolving auditorium, which is a marvel in South-East Asia and must be experienced by every Malaysian and global citizen.</p> <p>I had not expected to be immersively assaulted by the sights, sounds, lights and colours of the Encore Melaka Theatre, and although the story-line can be improved further, it is an experience not to be missed. <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/07/30/encore-melaka-theatre-with-its-2000-seat-revolving-auditorium-a-marvel-in-south-east-asia-and-must-be-experienced-by-every-malaysian-and-global-citizen/#more-48261" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p> <!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on the_content --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/07/30/encore-melaka-theatre-with-its-2000-seat-revolving-auditorium-a-marvel-in-south-east-asia-and-must-be-experienced-by-every-malaysian-and-global-citizen/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content 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class="postinfo"> <p>Posted by <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/author/kit-2/" title="Posts by Kit ">Kit</a> in <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/anwar-ibrahim/" rel="category tag">Anwar Ibrahim</a>, <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/civilisational-dialogue/" rel="category tag">Civilisational Dialogue</a>, <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/ph-government/" rel="category tag">PH Government</a> on Sunday, 28 July 2024, 3:22 pm </p> </div> </div> <!-- /story header --> <div class="postbody entry clearfix"> <div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/07/28/can-the-thucydides-trap-be-avoided-or-will-there-be-world-war-three-between-united-states-and-china/"></div><p>Two years before Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim published his book “The Asian Renaissance” in 1996, he responded to Samuel Huntington’s theory of “Clash of Civilisations” at the Georgetown University convocation in Washington in October 1994 and called for civilisational dialogue between East and West.</p> <p>He said: “The question , however. is not whether civilizations will necessarily clash, rather whether civilizations ought to clash”. <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/07/28/can-the-thucydides-trap-be-avoided-or-will-there-be-world-war-three-between-united-states-and-china/#more-48259" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p> <!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on the_content --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/07/28/can-the-thucydides-trap-be-avoided-or-will-there-be-world-war-three-between-united-states-and-china/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via 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mindsets to influence civilisational dialogues to prevent any war between the great powers and to build international peace and development</a></h3> <!-- story header --> <div class="postheader"> <div class="postinfo"> <p>Posted by <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/author/kit-2/" title="Posts by Kit ">Kit</a> in <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/civilisational-dialogue/" rel="category tag">Civilisational Dialogue</a>, <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/impian-malaysia/" rel="category tag">Impian Malaysia</a> on Thursday, 18 July 2024, 9:19 am </p> </div> </div> <!-- /story header --> <div class="postbody entry clearfix"> <div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/07/18/malaysians-must-be-encouraged-to-have-global-mindsets-to-influence-civilisational-dialogues-to-prevent-any-war-between-the-great-powers-and-to-build-international-peace-and-development/"></div><p>I thank Dato’ Seri Chan Kong Yew and Sdr Tony Pua for Impian Malaysia Gallery.</p> <p>I am retired from DAP politics but I agree with a PKR Member of Parliament that the Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has three years left from suffering the same fate as former UK Premier Rishi Sunak. <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/07/18/malaysians-must-be-encouraged-to-have-global-mindsets-to-influence-civilisational-dialogues-to-prevent-any-war-between-the-great-powers-and-to-build-international-peace-and-development/#more-48255" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p> <!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on the_content --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/07/18/malaysians-must-be-encouraged-to-have-global-mindsets-to-influence-civilisational-dialogues-to-prevent-any-war-between-the-great-powers-and-to-build-international-peace-and-development/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --> </div> <p class="postcontrols"> <a class="no comments" href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/07/18/malaysians-must-be-encouraged-to-have-global-mindsets-to-influence-civilisational-dialogues-to-prevent-any-war-between-the-great-powers-and-to-build-international-peace-and-development/#respond">No Comments</a> </p> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <!-- /post --> <!-- post1 --> <div id="post-48249" class="post-48249 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-civilisational-dialogue"> <h3 class="title"><a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/07/08/proposal-for-a-seven-nation-committee-including-malaysia-to-plan-the-implementation-of-chinas-proposal-that-june-10-every-year-should-be-designated-international-civilisational-dialogue-day/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Proposal for a seven-nation committee including Malaysia to plan the implementation of China’s proposal that June 10 every year should be designated International Civilisational Dialogue Day">Proposal for a seven-nation committee including Malaysia to plan the implementation of China’s proposal that June 10 every year should be designated International Civilisational Dialogue Day</a></h3> <!-- story header --> <div class="postheader"> <div class="postinfo"> <p>Posted by <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/author/kit-2/" title="Posts by Kit ">Kit</a> in <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/civilisational-dialogue/" rel="category tag">Civilisational Dialogue</a> on Monday, 8 July 2024, 2:14 pm </p> </div> </div> <!-- /story header --> <div class="postbody entry clearfix"> <div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/07/08/proposal-for-a-seven-nation-committee-including-malaysia-to-plan-the-implementation-of-chinas-proposal-that-june-10-every-year-should-be-designated-international-civilisational-dialogue-day/"></div><p>I am disappointed by the Sungai Bakap by-election result yesterday, as I had hoped that following the Unity Government’s victory at the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election, we can also win in Sungai Bakap and embark on the task of making Malaysia a great world-class nation again.</p> <p> <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/07/08/proposal-for-a-seven-nation-committee-including-malaysia-to-plan-the-implementation-of-chinas-proposal-that-june-10-every-year-should-be-designated-international-civilisational-dialogue-day/#more-48249" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p> <!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via 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<!-- /post --> <!-- post1 --> <div id="post-48244" class="post-48244 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-civilisational-dialogue category-ph-government"> <h3 class="title"><a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/07/02/romen-bose-was-writing-hogwash-when-he-said-i-was-trying-to-rebuild-the-chinese-population-during-the-pakatan-harapan-administration-and-even-claimed-that-i-was-quite-succes/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Romen Bose was writing hogwash when he said I was trying to “rebuild the Chinese population” during the Pakatan Harapan administration and even claimed that I was “quite successful”">Romen Bose was writing hogwash when he said I was trying to “rebuild the Chinese population” during the Pakatan Harapan administration and even claimed that I was “quite successful”</a></h3> <!-- story header --> <div class="postheader"> <div class="postinfo"> <p>Posted by <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/author/kit-2/" title="Posts by Kit ">Kit</a> in <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/civilisational-dialogue/" rel="category tag">Civilisational Dialogue</a>, <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/ph-government/" rel="category tag">PH Government</a> on Tuesday, 2 July 2024, 9:25 am </p> </div> </div> <!-- /story header --> <div class="postbody entry clearfix"> <div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/07/02/romen-bose-was-writing-hogwash-when-he-said-i-was-trying-to-rebuild-the-chinese-population-during-the-pakatan-harapan-administration-and-even-claimed-that-i-was-quite-succes/"></div><p>Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s former political consultant Romen Bose was writing hogwash when he said I was trying to “rebuild the Chinese population” during the Pakatan Harapan administration from 2018-2000 and even claimed that I was “quite successful” in my endeavour.</p> <p>The DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke was right to dismiss Romen Bose’s claims as the thought that Najib’s ex-aide attributed to me never occurred to me, and I do not know what he was talking about with his further claim that my endeavour was “quite successful”. <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/07/02/romen-bose-was-writing-hogwash-when-he-said-i-was-trying-to-rebuild-the-chinese-population-during-the-pakatan-harapan-administration-and-even-claimed-that-i-was-quite-succes/#more-48244" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p> <!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on the_content --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" 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href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/06/29/anwar-should-fully-support-bujang-valley-as-a-world-heritage-site-and-chinas-revival-of-civilisational-dialogue-theme/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Anwar should fully support Bujang Valley as a world heritage site and China’s revival of Civilisational Dialogue theme">Anwar should fully support Bujang Valley as a world heritage site and China’s revival of Civilisational Dialogue theme</a></h3> <!-- story header --> <div class="postheader"> <div class="postinfo"> <p>Posted by <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/author/kit-2/" title="Posts by Kit ">Kit</a> in <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/civilisational-dialogue/" rel="category tag">Civilisational Dialogue</a>, <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/karpal-singh/" rel="category tag">Karpal Singh</a> on Saturday, 29 June 2024, 3:34 pm </p> </div> </div> <!-- /story header --> <div class="postbody entry clearfix"> <div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/06/29/anwar-should-fully-support-bujang-valley-as-a-world-heritage-site-and-chinas-revival-of-civilisational-dialogue-theme/"></div><p>Karpal Singh has left many legacies — the rule of law, justice, good governance, and diversity of Malaysia as a land of many peoples, religions, and cultures.</p> <p> <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/06/29/anwar-should-fully-support-bujang-valley-as-a-world-heritage-site-and-chinas-revival-of-civilisational-dialogue-theme/#more-48238" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p> <!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on the_content --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/06/29/anwar-should-fully-support-bujang-valley-as-a-world-heritage-site-and-chinas-revival-of-civilisational-dialogue-theme/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --> </div> <p class="postcontrols"> <a class="no comments" href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/06/29/anwar-should-fully-support-bujang-valley-as-a-world-heritage-site-and-chinas-revival-of-civilisational-dialogue-theme/#respond">No Comments</a> </p> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <!-- /post --> <!-- post1 --> <div id="post-48234" class="post-48234 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-nation-building"> <h3 class="title"><a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/05/22/can-malaysia-make-a-distinctive-contribution-to-global-inter-religious-inter-cultural-and-inter-civilisational-dialogue-understanding-and-harmony/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Can Malaysia make a distinctive contribution to global inter-religious, inter-cultural and inter-civilisational dialogue, understanding and harmony?">Can Malaysia make a distinctive contribution to global inter-religious, inter-cultural and inter-civilisational dialogue, understanding and harmony?</a></h3> <!-- story header --> <div class="postheader"> <div class="postinfo"> <p>Posted by <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/author/kit-2/" title="Posts by Kit ">Kit</a> in <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/nation-building/" rel="category tag">nation building</a> on Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 3:10 pm </p> </div> </div> <!-- /story header --> <div class="postbody entry clearfix"> <div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/05/22/can-malaysia-make-a-distinctive-contribution-to-global-inter-religious-inter-cultural-and-inter-civilisational-dialogue-understanding-and-harmony/"></div><p>I welcome the “warmest greeting” of the Association of Churches in Sarawak to the Buddhist Community on Wesak Day 2024.</p> <p>In his message, the Chairman of the Association, the Rt. Rev Datuk Danald Jute said: <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/05/22/can-malaysia-make-a-distinctive-contribution-to-global-inter-religious-inter-cultural-and-inter-civilisational-dialogue-understanding-and-harmony/#more-48234" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p> <!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on the_content --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/05/22/can-malaysia-make-a-distinctive-contribution-to-global-inter-religious-inter-cultural-and-inter-civilisational-dialogue-understanding-and-harmony/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --> </div> <p class="postcontrols"> <a class="no comments" 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href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/dap/" rel="category tag">DAP</a>, <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/karpal-singh/" rel="category tag">Karpal Singh</a>, <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/nation-building/" rel="category tag">nation building</a> on Monday, 20 May 2024, 2:53 pm </p> </div> </div> <!-- /story header --> <div class="postbody entry clearfix"> <div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/05/20/to-improve-malaysias-ranking-on-the-social-progress-index-is-to-further-karpals-legacy/"></div><p>Malaysia needs more towering Malaysians like Karpal Singh to save the nation from the fate of a failed, divided and kleptocratic state.</p> <p>Karpal has inspired Malaysians on justice, the rule of law, human rights and good governance as seen by the large crowds at two events to commemorate the tenth anniversary of his untimely passing a decade ago — the Karpal Singh Legacy Walk at Persiaran Karpal Singh and the Honouring Karpal Singh Forum — both in Penang yesterday. <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/05/20/to-improve-malaysias-ranking-on-the-social-progress-index-is-to-further-karpals-legacy/#more-48226" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p> <!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on the_content --><div class="at-below-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/05/20/to-improve-malaysias-ranking-on-the-social-progress-index-is-to-further-karpals-legacy/"></div><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --> </div> <p class="postcontrols"> <a class="no comments" 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<!-- /story header --> <div class="postbody entry clearfix"> <div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/05/12/history-was-made-in-kkb-yesterday/"></div><p>History was made in Kuala Kubu Baharu yesterday.</p> <p>The two memorials for former Selangor State Assemblywoman Lee Kee Hiong — one last Monday by the cultural group in KKB and the other by the people of all races and religions in KKB on Thursday night — were history-making, as well as the two DAP branches in Hulu Selangor formed by Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) veterans.</p> <p> <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/05/12/history-was-made-in-kkb-yesterday/#more-48220" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p> <!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on 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class="postheader"> <div class="postinfo"> <p>Posted by <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/author/kit-2/" title="Posts by Kit ">Kit</a> in <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/karpal-singh/" rel="category tag">Karpal Singh</a> on Thursday, 18 April 2024, 2:38 pm </p> </div> </div> <!-- /story header --> <div class="postbody entry clearfix"> <div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/04/18/karpal-singh-a-towering-malaysian-malaysia-needs-more-towering-malaysians/"></div><p>Karpal Singh is a towering Malaysian whose commitment and dedication to justice, the rule of law and good governance must be borne by the new generation of Malaysians.</p> <p> <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/04/18/karpal-singh-a-towering-malaysian-malaysia-needs-more-towering-malaysians/#more-48213" class="more-link">Read the rest of this entry »</a></p> <!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Advanced 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href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/2024/02/09/the-next-three-to-four-years-will-decide-whether-malaysia-will-rise-again-to-become-a-global-role-model-and-a-great-world-class-nation-or-whether-we-are-condemned-to-be-a-divided-failed-and-kleptocr/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: The next three to four years will decide whether Malaysia will rise again to become a global role model and a great world-class nation or whether we are condemned to be a divided, failed, and kleptocratic state">The next three to four years will decide whether Malaysia will rise again to become a global role model and a great world-class nation or whether we are condemned to be a divided, failed, and kleptocratic state</a></h3> <!-- story header --> <div class="postheader"> <div class="postinfo"> <p>Posted by <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/author/kit-2/" title="Posts by Kit ">Kit</a> in <a href="https://blog.limkitsiang.com/category/nation-building/" rel="category tag">nation building</a> on Friday, 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