Author Archives: Tricia

I am what I believe

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Tricia

I was invited last Friday to speak at an event jointly organised by Empower and SIRD (Strategic Information and Research Development Centre) entitled “I am what I believe”. A rather intriguing topic to begin with, the objective of the forum … Continue reading →

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Selangor Fulfills Commitment on Right to Information

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Tricia

Download the FOI Draft Enactment HERE. The idea for a Freedom of Information Act is not a new one. Many a conference and public forum has called for such an enactment even prior to the March 8th General Election. In … Continue reading →

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Democratising Women

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Tricia

The July edition of the Penang Economic Monthly is out! This time I co-author a piece with gender expert Dr. Cecilia Ng on the issue of Democratising Women. Gender and politics in Malaysia is changing rapidly with the Pakatan Rakyat … Continue reading →

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Selangor’s Freedom of Information Enactment

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Tricia

It’s taken a while, but the Selangor Freedom of Information Enactment will finally be tabled for its first reading at the upcoming State Legislative Assembly sitting! It will be interesting to see how the Federal Government reacts to this, although … Continue reading →

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World Cup Project: Gol?

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Tricia

Amir Muhammad and team always seem to have some project or other up their sleeve. I appreciate their creativity in a Malaysian society that is just too willing to go with the flow, without any initiative on new and fresh … Continue reading →

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Understanding Federalism

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Tricia

I am not sure Malaysians are familiar with the concept of federalism. When the 10th Malaysia Plan referred to the word “Federalism”, I had to stifle a laugh because they simply did not seem to get it right. Instead of … Continue reading →

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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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