Monthly Archives: July 2008

Resource Curse leads to Wastage

Star Biz did a feature of a commentary I had sent in. Would have been good to have the commentary published in full, but it’s good to have it covered here.    Wednesday July 23, 2008, Star Biz ‘Resource curse’ … Continue reading

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Recruitment of Foreign Workers – change the system!

Here’s another press statement released by the CPPS today… on foreign workers and how the Immigration Department needs to revamp its policy. Recruitment System of Foreign Workers needs to be Urgently Revamped The Centre for Public Policy Studies welcomes the … Continue reading

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Roadblocks undermine National Productivity!

This is a recent press statement that the CPPS released… CENTRE FOR PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Centre for Public Policy Studies disagrees with the set-up of Police roadblocks in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor as a … Continue reading

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Can Anwar Change the NEP?

This came out in a book on the Elections, “Tipping Points”, published by the Edge. I distributed it to some contacts recently but forgot to post it here (due to my irresponsible management of my Egalitaria blog, shame on me!).. … Continue reading

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“Govern”ments in our country

This is the second piece I wrote for Malaysian Today – again, that free paper distributed around town. Mainly I write this because it’s probably the thing closest to politics that the young readers picking up this entertainment paper would be … Continue reading

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Review of “Lost in Transition”

This review came out a bit late, but nevertheless documents my reflections of Ooi Kee Beng’s latest book… The makings of political Malaysia Tricia Yeoh LOST in Transition: Malaysia under Abdullah by Ooi Kee Beng is a rich addition to … Continue reading

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Idealism

A piece I wrote for Malaysian Today, (not Malaysia Today) a free newspaper that is distributed in universities and fastfood chains around. Idealism by Tricia Yeoh Young people have always been the most idealistic group in any society – and … Continue reading

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Analysis of the MidTerm Review of the 9MP

I do such a crappy job of upkeeping my blog, sometimes I wonder if it’s worth having at all! Anyway, it’ll just be an avenue to store all my various writings elsewhere I suppose. Here goes… More info needed on … Continue reading

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