Category Archives: General Politics

An election by manifesto

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Tricia

An election by manifesto   Photograph: Kwong Wah Yit Poh Debates on policy became a major focus of Malaysian public discourse after March 8, 2008. Although there is much still to be desired, this shift has helped move political concerns … Continue reading →

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What will a second term mean for Penang and Selangor?

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Tricia

What will a second term mean for Penang and Selangor?   Selangor State Assembly. Photograph: roketkini.com Selangor and Penang are strongly expected to remain in the hands of opposition coalition. A relevant question is, what should a secondterm Pakatan state … Continue reading →

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A Review of ‘A People’s Politics’ by Goh Keat Peng

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Tricia

‘A People’s Politics’ by Goh Keat Peng: A Review (A version of this was first published in Selangor Times in March 2013). One of the people I consulted before joining the Selangor state government back in 2008 was Goh Keat … Continue reading →

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A Manifesto on the Back Foot

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Tricia

A Manifesto on the Back Foot (A version of this was published in theSun on Wednesday, 10th April 2013. The below is the slightly different, unedited version). The term back foot refers to being at a disadvantage, and forced to … Continue reading →

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GE13 Malaysia – from New Mandala

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Tricia

GE13 Malaysia – Tricia Yeoh (I was asked a common series of questions on the upcoming 13th General Elections. Here are my answers, as posted on the New Mandala website! Thanks goes to Greg Lopez of the Australian National University … Continue reading →

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Peaceful Transitions

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Tricia

Peaceful Transitions (theSun, 29th March 2013) PRIME MINISTER Datuk Seri Najib Razak said this week that a weak government owed to a reduced parliamentary majority would mean instability and uncertainty, in a bid for greater support for his Barisan Nasional coalition. Surely … Continue reading →

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Economic Management under Political Transition: Radio interview

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Tricia

I was invited to speak on inspire.fm (an online radio) on what transpired during Institut Rakyat’s inaugural event on “Economic Management under Political Transition”. This is what I said, which can be listened to here on their website. The synopsis of … Continue reading →

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The Elusive Election

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Tricia

The Elusive Election (from theSun, 8th March 2013) RESOLVING the water saga in Selangor epitomises the frustration of the nation in waiting for an election that is ever elusive – just round the corner, but yet never quite visible. The Selangor … Continue reading →

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A Neutral Public Service

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Tricia

A Neutral Public Service  (From theSun, 11th January 2013) As a public policy researcher, filmmaking was the last thing I thought I would venture into. But having received a grant and opportunity from a local NGO, Pusat KOMAS, last year … Continue reading →

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The Personal and the Professional

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Tricia

This article first appeared in Selangor Times in January 2013. Yet another Malaysian incident has made it into international news. The Wall Street Journal, amongst other newspapers since, has reported on Bank Islam’s suspension of Azrul Azwar Ahmad Tajudin after … Continue reading →

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