Author Archives: Tricia

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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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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