From L.S.E
International Relations department public lecture
Date: Thursday 18 March 2010
Time: 5-6pm
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Speaker: Anwar Ibrahim
Chair: Professor John Sidel
Anwar Ibrahim is a former Deputy Prime Minister (1993-1998) and Finance Minister (1991-1998) of Malaysia. He was dismissed from office in 1998 and imprisoned after a trial condemned by many critics as a “sham” orchestrated by the government led by Dr Mahathir Mohamed. After serving six years in prison, Anwar was released after the Malaysian courts overturned his conviction. Anwar taught and lectured at Oxford University, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and Georgetown University, lecturing extensively on issues of governance, democracy and contemporary politics in Southeast Asia.
In the 12th Malaysian General Elections in March 2008, Anwar forged a political coalition called the Pakatan Rakyat, encompassing the People’s Justice Party (PKR), the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), and the Democratic Action Party (DAP). This coalition won a sizeable minority of seats in the national parliament and gained control of six of Malaysia’s fourteen states and territories. A by-election held in August 2008 gave Anwar the opportunity to recapture the parliamentary seat which he had held for 18 years until his imprisonment in 1998. He is currently the leader of the Opposition in the Malaysian Parliament.
The World are so divided over Money,when the Rich gets Richer…is on the expand of the Poor !
If Religion have created so much problem and divided the World,why should we human believed in it.
And where is God ? The Human who have money and power,he is the God…in Todays World !
The Rest are all Politic !
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Everything we do in life has everything to do with our ego. It is what drives us to accomplish the best that we could. Self-interest though is not equated to being selfish.
But some says, it’s not so bad to be selfish. It can be healthy in some ways for it also seeks to fulfill one’s rational self-interest. But selfishness also leads to despair and loneliness.
I sometimes wonder what we believe in and we fight for is indeed worth it in the long run. Coz no one can never determine how long we live. At the end of the day, it is sickening to realize that what we have achieved, what we believe in for so long, is not worth the sacrifices we made.
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“Follow your GREED and you will divide, but follow your RELIGION teachings, you will unite.”
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Politics is a tool to acheive a goal by any means…that politic changed anwar….what did he achieve?nothing…
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