Author Archives: Tricia

Found in Malaysia

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Tricia

The Nut Graph was kind enough to interview me for their section on “Found in Malaysia“, where they interview public personalities about their paths and histories. (I thought, hmm, am I one?) Anyways, here is the interview. Enjoy! Precisely Malaysian … Continue reading →

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Governing Selangor: Policies, Programmes & Facts

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Tricia

One of the successful projects we did at the Centre for Public Policy Studies (CPPS) in 2008 was an electronic compilation of Policy Factsheets, putting everything one needed to know about the country’s policies into bite-sizes. These became easy reference … Continue reading →

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Safety in the Cities

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Tricia

As usual I have been very undisciplined in keeping my blog active. Sorry, peeps. Well here is my column from the Penang Economic Monthly 🙂 This time, on safety in the cities… They’ve also put it up on The Malaysian … Continue reading →

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Locating the Demos in Democracy

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Tricia

Hot off the press, the latest Penang Economic Monthly has my take on Local Council Elections. Go grab one off the stands today!  Locating the Demos in Democracy Local government elections were abolished by the Malaysian federal government in 1976 … Continue reading →

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The Beautyful Ones Are (still) Not Yet Born

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Tricia

When I started this blog more than four years ago (as a young, fresh wide-eyed newcomer into the working world), one of my first posts was titled “The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born“. In that particular post, I made … Continue reading →

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The Hulu Selangor Saga

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Tricia

A congratulatory note is owed to Barisan Nasional and its candidate, now Hulu Selangor Member of Parliament, Kamalanathan for their victory at today’s momentous by-election. Pakatan Rakyat and its candidate, Zaid Ibrahim, lost by 1,725 votes in the final count. … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Cities: Environment Issues in Penang and Selangor

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Tricia

First Published in the Penang Economic Monthly, hmm.. either the February or March 2010 issue, I forget. One of those 😀  Sustainable Cities in Penang and Selangor: Are We?  (On Environmental and Sustainability Issues) Much has been said about the … Continue reading →

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Youth Empowerment and Participation

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Tricia

I was invited to speak at the National Christian Youth Assembly in December 2009, on the theme of “Youth Empowerment and Participation.” You will note that there is nothing religious or theological about my speech, which is in line with … Continue reading →

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Second Malaysia: Economic Reform for a New Malaysia

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Tricia

Sometime last year (I think it was the first quarter of 2009), I was asked to write a piece on economic reform for a “Second Malaysia”. It was for (at the time) a new and upcoming Chinese alternative website called … Continue reading →

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CAT in action – Pakatan Rakyat States

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Tricia

First published in the Penang Economic Monthly, February 2010 Issue.  CAT in Action: Competency, Accountability and Transparency in the Pakatan States Tricia Yeoh One of the electoral themes that took the now-governing Pakatan Rakyat states by storm was that of … Continue reading →

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