Author Archives: Tricia

Towards Better Urban Public Transport

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Tricia

Again, first published in the Penang Economic Monthly.. I think the March 2010 issue. Towards Better Urban Public Transport Tricia Yeoh The image of a CEO with a full business suit opting to hop on an LRT or monorail instead … Continue reading →

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Federal-State Relations in Malaysia

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Tricia

First published in the Penang Economic Monthly. Revisiting the Federalist System: Federal-State Relations in Malaysia Tricia Yeoh Although Malaysia is officially a federalism, over the years the central government has responded to the opposition by tightening their terms of power … Continue reading →

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The “Allah” Debate – from 11th Jan 2010

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Tricia

“Allah” Debate: Dealing with False Insecurities 11th Jan 2010 (Published in Malaysiakini here) Tricia Yeoh News of the recent series of attacks against churches across Malaysia has sent shockwaves to all. Although there have been tensions in the past few … Continue reading →

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Welcome Back to Blogosphere

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Tricia

Hello. It’s been many moons I have not written, due to a multitude of factors, of which I shall not bore you. To re-begin, I shall now post articles I’ve written for random publications in recent months. They may be … Continue reading →

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Water management: Selangor can borrow buckets from Penang

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Tricia

Water management: Selangor can borrow buckets from Penang (First published in Penang Monthly’s inaugural issue in December 2009). The new political situation in Malaysia means greater diversity in how problems are perceived and how they can be solved. Policy competition … Continue reading →

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For ordinary Men and Women

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Tricia

I wrote a review recently in the Sun on Liew Chin Tong’s book…  Here it is! For ordinary men and women Tricia Yeoh SPEAKING for the Reformasi Generation by Liew Chin Tong (Bukit Bendera MP) compiles the author’s writings between … Continue reading →

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Happy Malaysia Day! (“Looking beyond race” in theSun)

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Tricia

My comment for theSun in commemoration of Malaysia Day was published today, which can be found here. In the article, I make a reference to 1Malaysia. It was meant to be sarcastic in nature, but unfortunately that little quip was … Continue reading →

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In Memory of Teoh Beng Hock

Posted on July 18, 2009 by Tricia

Much has already been said about the death of the late Mr. Teoh Beng Hock, political aide to Selangor State Government Exco member YB Ean Yong, and I understand the great anger and sadness being expressed by the public to … Continue reading →

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1Malaysia and all Reformist speeches all down the drain

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Tricia

This is Sivakumar being forcefully dragged out of the Speaker’s Seat from the Perak State Assembly House by the Police; before Zambry is put on the seat like a little puppet of BN (not like, but is) and Raja Nazrin … Continue reading →

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Reforming Institutions and Separation of Powers

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Tricia

I was invited to speak at the Perdana Leadership Foundation’s Discourse Series. The title of the day was “The Role of the Judiciary, Executive, Legislative and Constitutional Monarchy in the Governing of Malaysia”. Some people thought I was too oppositionist … Continue reading →

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