Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow.

By the time you are reading this, I have already arrived at Nikko Hotel to participate in a 2 day conference covering many heavy, provocative and sensitive topics organized by United Kingdom and Eire Council for Malaysian Students (UKEC). The topics covered include:

• Malaysian Student Activism
• Freedom of press
• Government role in the economy: Free Market vs. BIG Government
• Religion and the state
• Education System in Malaysia
• Race relation & National Unity
• Separation of power in Malaysia

The speakers for the conference are:

• Y.A.B. Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia
• Dato’ Seri Khaled Nordin, Minister of Higher Education Malaysia
• Y.B. Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, Education Minister of Malaysia
• Zainah Anwar, Executive Director of Sisters in Islam
• Ruben Gnanalingam, Executive Director, Westport Malaysia
• Karim Raslan, Founder, Karim Raslan Associates
• Tengku Zafrul Aziz, CEO, Tune Money
• Dr. Denison Jayasooria, Executive Director, Social Strategic Foundation
• YB Senator Dato’ Zaid Ibrahim, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department - Law and Judicial Reform
• Royal Professor Ungku Abdul Aziz bin Ungku Abdul Hamid, former Vice Chancellor of Universiti Malaya
• Khoo Kay Peng, Executive Director, SEDAR
• Dr. Mazeni Alwi, Chairman, Muslim Professional Forum
• Datuk Justin Leong, Head of Strategic Investments & Corporate Affairs, Genting Berhad
• Dato’ Ooi Sang Kuang, Deputy Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia
• Ibrahim Suffian, Director, Merdeka Centre
• Dato’ VC George, former Court of Appeal judge
• Mr Yeo Yang Poh, Former President of the Malaysian BAR Council
• YB Khairy Jamaluddin, MP, Rembau
• YB Tony Pua, MP, PJ Utara
• Dr. Siva Ananthan, CEO, LTT Global Consultants
• Nithiyananthan Muthusamy, Officer, Northeast (USA) Malaysia Forum
• Afandy Sustrino Tanjung, Chairman, MPPK

This is the first time I get up close with all those people constantly appearing in headlines recently. What to expect? Are we going to dig out all those “sensitive” topics? Will this be another parliament circus? I really don’t know. Therefore I’m looking forward to experiencing something mind blowing that would help me formulate a better way to really serve the country.

I’ll give you all the updates once I return from KL. Till then, wish the four of us (AZL, Cloud, Daniel & I) good luck! =)

P/S: Finally I can put my RM10 Federal Constitution bought from MPH to good use…

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