Category Archives: General Politics

Time Malaysians Moved On

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Tricia

Time Malaysians Moved On (A version of this was first published in theSun on 10th August 2012). The country was glued to their television and computer screens on Sunday night, where cheers of excitement and hope resounded across the streets. … Continue reading →

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Penang Port in peril?

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Tricia

Penang Port in peril? Photograph: Ong Ee Lynn The social costs involved in privatisation of public goods have been obvious since this lazy man’s method of nation building became the fashion in the 1980s. In Malaysia, despite huge losses to … Continue reading →

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Walking the narrow path

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Tricia

Walking the narrow path (This was first published in Selangor Times, on the 20th July 2012). I had the privilege of speaking to a group of young interns under the Otak-Otak Internship Programme this week. Otak-Otak recruits and places 50 … Continue reading →

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A tale of two water supply systems

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Tricia

A tale of two water supply systems The Teluk Bahang Dam in Penang. Photograph: Daniel Lim By Tricia Yeoh  (First published in Penang Monthly in the June 2012 issue). In the days before the world’s governments went mad about privatisation, … Continue reading →

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Decentralisation the way forward?

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Tricia

Decentralisation the way forward? (First published in Selangor Times, on 15th June 2012). At the launch of my book, “States of Reform: Governing Selangor and Penang” last Saturday, three esteemed panelists YB Liew Chin Tong (Member of Parliament, Bukit Bendera), … Continue reading →

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Seeds of Reform

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Tricia

Seeds of Reform (A version of this was published in theSun on 1st June 2012). Politics creeps into our lives like a steady, stealthy creature, and before you know it, it envelops you. This is a matter of fact – … Continue reading →

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Early election: Can Penang and Selangor get the ball rolling?

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Tricia

Early election: Can Penang and Selangor get the ball rolling? Photograph: Kwong Wah Yit Poh Rules surrounding elections in Malaysia are intricate. Now when some states are governed by parties opposed to the federal government, things get even more complicated–and … Continue reading →

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That Religious Issue: Faith, Space and Justice

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Tricia

Religion just keeps coming back to haunt us. This time, it was Hasan Ali (yes, the former Selangor EXCO) who went on a warcry on supposed conversion of Muslims. This was published in Selangor Times in April 2012. That Religious … Continue reading →

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Malaysia after regime change

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Tricia

Malaysia after regime change  (First published in New Mandala, March 24th 2012). Crony capitalism in Malaysia: Breaking the business and political nexus The intricate nexus between the worlds of business and politics has been an age-old tradition in Malaysia. Crony … Continue reading →

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Election Fever

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Tricia

It seems ironic now that I wrote about “Election Fever” a year ago! This is because the government seems to have had cold feet for all this time, not willing to call for an election it probably expects to do … Continue reading →

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