Biases in technology – The case of the bicycle
By Ooi Kee Beng [PEM August 2011 Editorial] Most of us are prepared to accept the notion that Science is objective. The application of Science, however, is another story. Technology is driven not only...
View ArticleIn Malaysia, reforms take a staggered path
By Ooi Kee Beng, 3 December 2011, in TODAY, Singapore The leader of the Youth Wing declared at the United Malays National Organisation’s (UMNO) annual assembly held this week that the opposition...
View ArticleAnwar acquittal boosts Malaysia’s opposition
By Dr Ooi Kee Beng (9 January 2012) for BBC Online To the great surprise of many of his followers, Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was found not guilty of the sodomy charge brought against...
View ArticleA grave injustice avoided
By Ooi Kee Beng For TODAY, Singapore│10 January 2012 The High Court verdict on Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy trial must be seen as a big triumph for the three-member opposition coalition, Pakatan Rakyat (PR)....
View ArticleMarks of a Sincere Malaysian Leader
By Ooi Kee Beng In Penang Monthly [December 2012] and in New Mandala, Australia National University, 26 September 2012 There is an anecdote told among close acquaintances of the late Tun Dr Ismail...
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