ASLI director quits over controversial findings

KUALA LUMPUR: Dr Lim Teck Ghee, director of Centre for Public Policy Studies (CPPS), has resigned as a director of Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (Asli). 

Dr Lim said he could not agree with Asli president Mirzan Mahathir's statement that a report on bumiputra corporate equity did not fairly reflect the true picture of the equity ownership by bumiputras in Malaysia. 

Mirzan had said that on re-examining the methodology and conclusions of the report, Asli had concluded that there were shortcomings in assumption and calculation that led to conclusions that cannot be justified. 

He also said that Asli deeply regretted the hurt and confusion felt by all Malaysians following the report by its CPPS on the bumiputra corporate equity ownership. 

"Since I cannot agree with Mirzan's statement and because of the need to defend the position and integrity of independent and non-partisan scholarship, I regret to inform that I will be stepping down from my position as director at the end of the month," Dr Lim said in a press statement. 

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