Tunku Abidin Muhriz

Hooray for the judiciary

Opinion By admin|May 12, 2017 |0

First published in Borneo Post Online by Tunku Abidin Muhriz ON recent occasions where I’ve been asked to speak on our Federal Constitution, I have quoted five legal luminaries from our history: Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Tunku Abdul Rahman, Sultan Azl [...]

The business of nation-building

Opinion Tunku Abidin Muhriz By admin|June 8, 2016 |0

First published in the Malay Mail. By Tunku Zain Al-’Abidin, (c) 2016, Malay Mail Online (c) 2016 Last Monday, I spoke at the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) Social and Economic Research Council (SERC) Glo [...]

SERC Global Economic Conference 2016

Events Previous Events Tunku Abidin Muhriz By admin|May 25, 2016 |0

SERC Global Economic Conference 2016 Date: 30 May 2016 Time: 9.30 – 11.00 a.m. Venue: One World Hotel, Bandar Utama, Selangor. Director Tunku Zain Al’-Abidin will be speaking with political analyst Mr. Alastair Newton, discussing geopo [...]

Sunway University Centre For American Education Guest Speaker Series

Events Previous Events By admin|April 18, 2016 |0

Date: 30 May 2016 Time: 5.30- 7.00pm Venue: JC 3, Level One, New University Building, Sunway University. Our founding president Tunku Abidin Muhriz is invited to the Sunway University Centre For American Educatio [...]

Kenyataan media: Kesatuan tidak bermaksud bersatu dalam satu parti

News Press Statements By admin|March 3, 2016 |0

KENYATAAN MEDIA Untuk Siaran Segera Kesatuan tidak bermaksud bersatu dalam satu parti Georgetown, 3 Mac 2016 – YAM Tunku Zain Al-‘Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz, Presiden Institut Demokrasi dan Hal Ehwal Ekonomi (IDEAS), telah menyampaikan ucapta [...]

Looking for Principled Leadership

Opinion By admin|February 26, 2016 |0

by Tunku ‘Abidin Muhriz, Founding President of IDEAS. First published in the Malay Mail 26 February 2016 Last Saturday IDEAS celebrated its 6th anniversary and the 113th anniversary of the birth of the Father of Independence and Malaysia Tun [...]

Justifying scholarships

Education Opinion By admin|February 5, 2016 |0

by Tunku ‘Abidin Muhriz. First published in The Malay Mail 4 February 2016 The recent scaling down of government scholarships has renewed debate about how and why an individual’s education is funded. I was violently introduced to the i [...]

Bridging our diaspora

Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|January 9, 2016 |1

by Tunku ‘Abidin Muhriz. First published in The Malay Mail 9 January 2016 Two years ago I wrote in a magazine run by Malaysians in Melbourne about my visit to Sydney as part of the Australia-Malaysia Cultural Exchange Programme. My highlight [...]

Voting for whose interests?

Governance Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|December 11, 2015 |0

by Tunku ‘Abidin Muhriz. First published in The Malay Mail 11 December 2015 Since last week three representative chambers have made noteworthy votes. The first was on 3 December, when the British House of Commons approved by 397 to 223 votes [...]

Press Statement: Need to rethink race-based affirmative action policies

News Press Statements By admin|December 4, 2015 |0

For Immediate Release Kuala Lumpur, 3 December 2015 – During a forum organised today by the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), Mmusi Maimane, the first black leader of South Africa’s opposition Democratic Alliance party and well [...]

The politics of reality

Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|November 20, 2015 |0

by Tunku ‘Abidin Muhriz. First published in The Malay Mail 20 November 2015 Once in a while I’m invited to speak to students about politics, and usually I will start with a question on political philosophy: I ask them to imagine that t [...]

Clarion call for action

Governance Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|October 9, 2015 |0

by Tunku ‘Abidin Muhriz. First published in The Malay Mail 9 October 2015 The Rulers rarely make public collective statements. There was one in October 2008 which condemned those who disputed provisions in the Federal Constitution based on a [...]