National Unity

Calling young Malaysians for National Unity!

Uncategorized By admin|January 6, 2016 |0

The National Unity Youth Fellowship 2016 is an exciting youth lead initiative which empowers the young to become champions of national unity and moderation. Youths between the ages of 18-25 will have the opportunity to reach out to grassroot commu [...]

Do not trust politicians who talk about unity

Governance Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|September 29, 2015 |0

by Wan Saiful Wan Jan. A version of this article was published by The Star 29 September 2015 I was giving a keynote speech at a conference in Bologna, Italy, on 16 September 2015. I missed IDEAS’ national conference on unity that was held on that [...]

Unity between red and yellow

Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|September 18, 2015 |0

by Tunku ‘Abidin Muhriz. First published in The Malay Mail 18 September 2015 After the much-anticipated Malaysia Day redshirt rally, comparisons are eagerly being made with Bersih 4: the numbers (difficult when estimate ranges are so wide an [...]

Challenges in nation building

Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|September 17, 2015 |0

This keynote address was delivered by YBM Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah at the “Nation Building, Unity and the Malaysian Dream: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” Conference organised by IDEAS and Merdeka Centre for Opinion Research Ladies and g [...]

5 September 2015: Public Forum: A New Imagination of Unity

Previous Events By admin|September 4, 2015 |0

Public Forum: A New Imagination of Unity Speakers: Ibrahim Sufian, Merdeka Center Wong Chin Huat, Penang Institute Cynthia Gabriel, Center to Combar Corruption & Cronyism (C4) Moderator: Tricia Yeoh, IDEAS Date & Time: Saturday, 5th Septe [...]

Freedom in tradition

Opinion Other By admin|July 24, 2015 |0

Written by Tunku ‘Abidin Muhriz. First published in The Malay Mail on 24 July 2015 AS the first day of Syawal 1436 fell on a Friday – the day of the weekly congregational prayer – some adjustments were made to the established Raya itinerary. [...]

A thief is a thief

Opinion Other By admin|July 21, 2015 |0

By Tunku ‘Abidin Muhriz. First published in The Malay Mail on 17 July 2015. I used to frequent Low Yat Plaza quite regularly during the school holidays to obtain computer software and hardware for friends in England, before the days when fas [...]

IDEAS Press Statement : Look to Sabah for Lessons on National Unity

News Press Statements By admin|April 21, 2015 |0

IDEAS PRESS STATEMENT For immediate release 21 April 2015 **** Look to Sabah for lessons on national unity In a frank closed-door dialogue that IDEAS held on Saturday, 18 April 2015 in Kota Kinabalu, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Departme [...]

National Unity Fellowship – News in brief

National Unity News Newspaper By admin|February 16, 2015 |0

Youth unity programme THE Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) invites youths and young professionals aged 20 to 30 years old to apply for a special National Unity Youth Fellowship Programme. The programme is run by IDEAS with the [...]