Monthly Archives: October 2011

The Vicious Cycle

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Tricia

Economics and Education – why one needs and contributes to, the other. First published in theSun on the 21st October 2011. The vicious cycle  For the last two weeks, all eyes have been focused on the 2012 budget (themed “National … Continue reading →

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Malaysia the Welfare State?

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Tricia

Are we a welfare state, or are we not? I’m not sure even our government knows how to classify us, since there have been conflicting remarks on the matter in the past. This was first published in the Penang Monthly … Continue reading →

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Same rules of the game

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Tricia

In October 2011, the Occupy Wall Street movement was rife, infecting many other cities in the US and England. We had a similar movement, although ours started even before theirs began, interestingly enough. A version of this was published in … Continue reading →

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Of schooling and the budget

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Tricia

Education is something almost all Malaysians worry about, for good reason – it affects their children’s future, after all! This was published in Selangor Times in October 2011, on what the 2012 Budget would say about education policy. Of Schooling … Continue reading →

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