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status-publish format-standard category-columns tag-350-org tag-abdul-aziz-kaprawi tag-affirmative-action tag-ali-rustam tag-bill-mckibben tag-black-economic-empowerment tag-bumiputera tag-bumiputera-economic-empowerment-bee tag-hwa-yue-yi tag-john-rawls tag-lee-hwok-aun tag-muhammad-abdul-khalid tag-najib-razak tag-prevention-of-crime-act tag-racist tag-tengku-razaleigh-hamzah tag-verlyn-klinkenborg tag-work-in-progress tag-zaid-ibrahim entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/a-place-for-affirmative-action/">A place for affirmative action</a></h2> <a href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/tag/work-in-progress/"><em>Work in Progress</em></a> by Hwa Yue-Yi<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">October 14, 2013</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/a-place-for-affirmative-action/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Bill-McKibben-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has announced a new set of affirmative action policies under the Bumiputera Economic Empowerment (BEE) agenda. Does Malaysia need race-based development policies?</p> </div></article><article class="post-21208 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-columns tag-barisan-nasional tag-hari-raya-aidilfitri tag-humans-of-new-york tag-hwa-yue-yi tag-najib-razak tag-sedition tag-work-in-progress entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/surviving-the-sedition-season/">Surviving the sedition season</a></h2> <em><a href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/tag/work-in-progress">Work in Progress</em></a> by Hwa Yue-Yi<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">August 12, 2013</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/surviving-the-sedition-season/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/seditionlead-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>It seems sedition season is upon us again, with accusations flying back and forth about insulting religions and destroying national unity. Our leaders seem intent on engaging in divisive rhetoric, but how should Malaysians respond?</p> </div></article><article class="post-21034 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-columns tag-albert-hirschman tag-anwar-ibrahim tag-barisan-nasional tag-ge13 tag-general-election tag-hwa-yue-yi tag-pakatan-rakyat tag-umno tag-work-in-progress entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/moving-on-after-ge13/">Breaking the cycle of polarised politics</a></h2> <em><a href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/tag/work-in-progress">Work in Progress</a></em> by Hwa Yue-Yi<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">July 1, 2013</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/moving-on-after-ge13/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/hirschman-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>GE13 has come and gone, but the partisan blame game continues. How do we “move on”? Are more rallies the answer? The challenge really is for the rakyat to be more democratic than either the government or the opposition – in the hope that, over time, our politicians will follow our lead.</p> </div></article><article class="post-20803 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-columns tag-arab-spring tag-barisan-nasional tag-democracy tag-ge13 tag-gerrymandering tag-hwa-yue-yi tag-ini-kalilah tag-kota-damansara tag-opposition tag-orang-asal tag-pakatan-rakyat tag-postal-voters tag-psm tag-revolution tag-semenyih tag-work-in-progress entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/where-does-malaysia-go-from-ge13/">Where does Malaysia go from GE13?</a></h2> <em><a href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/tag/work-in-progress/">Work in Progress</a></em> by Hwa Yue-Yi<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">May 20, 2013</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/where-does-malaysia-go-from-ge13/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/tahrirsq-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>SOME countries move from relatively democratic systems to more authoritarian ones such as Malaysia in the 1970s. Others from authoritarianism toward democracy. What can the experiences of these other countries tell us about where we go from GE13? And what choices lie ahead of those who want change?</p> </div></article><article class="post-20335 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-columns tag-bersih-2-0 tag-bersih-3-0 tag-ge13 tag-general-election tag-hwa-yue-yi tag-malaysia tag-parti-keadilan-rakyat tag-penang tag-teach-for-malaysia tag-voting tag-work-in-progress entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/why-every-vote-matters/">Why every vote matters</a></h2> <a href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/tag/work-in-progress"><em>Work in Progress</em></a> by Hwa Yue-Yi<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">April 26, 2013</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/why-every-vote-matters/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ballotbox042013-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>IT’S more than just a numbers game. Votes don’t just count at the ballot box. Voting is also a symbolic affirmation of your right to participate in your country’s politics, writes Hwa Yue-Yi.</p> </div></article><article class="post-19614 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-columns tag-allah tag-bahasa-malaysia tag-bahasa-melayu tag-ban tag-barisan-nasional tag-chiristians tag-hwa-yue-yi tag-lim-guan-eng tag-mahathir-mohamad tag-pas tag-sikhs tag-work-in-progress entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/allah-issue-the-battle-over-bahasa/">“Allah” issue: The battle over Bahasa</a></h2> <em><a href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/tag/work-in-progress/">Work in Progress</a></em> by Hwa Yue-Yi<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">January 21, 2013</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/allah-issue-the-battle-over-bahasa/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ArabicEnglishMalayBibles-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>The “Allah” issue is likely to spark partisan jockeying and deep division until we build consensus on a fundamental question. Is our national language of Bahasa Melayu – or is it Bahasa Malaysia – the language of all Malaysians or does it just belong to those who profess Islam and practice Malay customs?</p> </div></article><article class="post-19307 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-columns tag-anwar-ibrahim tag-barack-obama tag-bersih-2-0 tag-elections tag-hurricane-sandy tag-hwa-yue-yi tag-mitt-romney tag-najib-razak tag-us-presidential-elections tag-work-in-progress entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/making-elections-better/">Making elections better</a></h2> <em><a href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/tag/work-in-progress/">Work in Progress</em></a> by Hwa Yue-Yi<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">November 5, 2012</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/making-elections-better/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Lead0511202-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Underneath the team colours and the performance, the cheering and the competition – whether in the US or in Malaysia – what are elections good for? And how can they be improved?</p> </div></article><article class="post-18673 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-columns tag-anwar-ibrahim tag-barisan-nasional tag-chart-thai tag-chua-soi-lek tag-dap tag-debate tag-free-malaysia-today tag-hwa-yue-yi tag-lim-guan-eng tag-malaysiakini tag-mca tag-new-straits-times tag-oskar-kurer tag-pakatan-rakyat tag-silvio-berlusconi tag-work-in-progress entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/looking-beyond-the-chua-lim-debate/">Looking beyond the Chua-Lim debate</a></h2> <a href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/tag/work-in-progress"><em>Work in Progress</em></a> by Hwa Yue-Yi<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">July 16, 2012</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/looking-beyond-the-chua-lim-debate/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ChuaSoiLek-whitebg-1-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>MUCH has been said about the 8 July debate between DAP secretary general Lim Guan Eng and MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek. The debate, titled “Whose policies benefit the country more?”, drew conflicting responses. For example, theSun reported that “Lim went on the offensive”, while Malaysiakini said it was Chua who took […]</p> </div></article><article class="post-18523 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-columns tag-hwa-yue-yi tag-national-higher-education-fund-corporation tag-national-union-of-students tag-ptptn tag-unisel tag-work-in-progress entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/18523/">Refocusing the PTPTN debate</a></h2> <a href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/tag/work-in-progress"><em>Work in Progress</em></a> by Hwa Yue-Yi<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">June 18, 2012</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/18523/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Williams-College-rzitowsk-flickr-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>The National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans debate will not get far until we move beyond the polarised back-and-forth between maintaining it and abolishing student fees. Hwa Yue-Yi adds looks at broader issues: a wider range of policy solutions to higher education financing and more thorough consideration of national educational aspirations.</p> </div></article><article class="post-18297 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-columns tag-benedict-anderson tag-bersih-3-0 tag-democracy tag-election-commission tag-facebook tag-fru tag-global-bersih tag-hwa-yue-yi tag-internet tag-police-brutality tag-the-spectre-of-comparisons tag-twitter tag-work-in-progress entry has-post-thumbnail"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/the-stories-of-bersih-3-0/">The stories of Bersih 3.0</a></h2> <a href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/tag/work-in-progress"><em>Work in Progress</a></em> by Hwa Yue-Yi<p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">May 14, 2012</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><a class="entry-image-link" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/the-stories-of-bersih-3-0/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.thenutgraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Bersih_14052012a-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft post-image entry-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>IF you’re a Malaysian reading this, you will have seen what happened at Bersih 3.0. Whether or not you were in Kuala Lumpur on 28 April, or glued to Facebook or Twitter, you must have encountered images, videos, or reports of the colossal rally that started as a festive sit-in and ended in tear gas. 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