Author Archives: Tricia

Malaysian opposition presents younger array of leaders, amid unhealthy political culture

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Tricia

First published on Channel NewsAsia on 3 March 2018, here. Commentary: Malaysian opposition presents younger array of leaders, amid unhealthy political culture Tricia Yeoh Where political culture traditionally favours seniority and age, the opposition has demonstrated efforts to groom and … Continue reading →

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A new civil society-political relationship?

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Tricia

First published in theSun on 1 March 2018 here. OVER the last few weeks, speculation has been rife that several prominent civil society leaders will be making the leap into active politics. This was first prompted by Wan Saiful Wan Jan’s … Continue reading →

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Independent Institutions Needed Now

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Tricia

First published in theSun on 15 February 2018, here. AS the nation gears itself up for the 14th general election, it is inevitable that political parties will try to woo their electorate with promises. And try they should, to display policies … Continue reading →

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Sustaining public healthcare

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Tricia

A version of this article first appeared in theSun here, on 18 January 2018. IT is said that you get what you pay for. The more expensive the product or service, conventional wisdom assumes that the quality of the product or … Continue reading →

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Policy and Persuasion

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Tricia

First published in theSun here, on 21 December 2017. OVER the last few months, I had the privilege of teaching a class of final year undergraduate students at Nottingham University the 101 of public policy. This seemed to be a perfect … Continue reading →

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Are civil servants the biggest winners in Malaysia’s 2018 budget?

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Tricia

First published on Channel NewsAsia’s website here, on 19 November 2017. Many say Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s 2018 budget brought cheer to Malaysian civil servants who form an important voting bloc in an election year. Tricia Yeoh discusses how much … Continue reading →

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A wider asset declaration scheme

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Tricia

First appeared in theSun here, on 23 November 2017. IT is encouraging that 30 opposition parliamentarians recently agreed to declare their assets under a programme initiated by PKR body Invoke, many declarations of which can already be downloaded by the public … Continue reading →

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Reducing illicit trade

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Tricia

First appeared in theSun here, on 9 November 2017. WHILE it is positive that Malaysia is projected to be the world’s 24th most powerful economy in the world by 2050, as Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak announced two months … Continue reading →

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Why the budget speech is not enough

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Tricia

First published in theSun on 26 October 2017 here. THE prime minister presents the budget each year in Parliament with great fanfare. Although the speech – and its accompanying budget documents – does lay out a roadmap of what the country’s … Continue reading →

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Malaysia’s general elections, an uphill battle for the opposition

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Tricia

Commentary: Malaysia’s general elections, an uphill battle for the opposition (First published on Channel NewsAsia, 22 October 2017, here). Najib Razak has yet to call the elections. Tricia Yeoh explores the challenges and likely strategies the ruling Barisan Nasional party … Continue reading →

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