Category Archives: Public Administration

Not easy housing Malaysians

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Tricia

Not easy housing Malaysians Photograph: Ong Ee Lynn One of the most controversial subjects in Malaysia is the issue of home ownership. How are Malaysians earning low wages to afford a house of their own? How is the government at … 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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Better Police Deployment

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Tricia

Better Police Deployment (A version of this was published in theSun on 29th June 2012). My previous column on the increasing crime rate proposed that the management of crime should be decentralised. The Royal Malaysian Police responded to this piece … 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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Decentralise Crime Management

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Tricia

Decentralise Crime Management  (A version of this first appeared in theSun on 15th June 2012). A recent spate of events have left urban dwellers reeling and fearing for their safety and those of their loved ones. A woman was reported … Continue reading →

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PTPTN and the lack of Petronas specifics

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Tricia

This was written just as PKR announced its plans to abolish the PTPTN fund. It got me thinking about our national funds. This was published in theSun on 20th April 2012. PTPTN and the lack of Petronas specifics Parti Keadilan … Continue reading →

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4 Years of PR in Selangor

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Tricia

It is now exactly 5 years ago that PR took over 5 state governments! This was written a year ago, on how the first four years of managing the states were, and the reforms that took place therein. This was … Continue reading →

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Malaysians! Know your governments

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Tricia

It’s important to know what the MP, ADUN, and local councillor roles and responsibilities are, or you end up getting them all confused. This is the problem when we don’t really know the structures, much less what our reps are … Continue reading →

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What do the state budgets of Penang and Selangor tell us? (2012)

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Tricia

The 2012 state budgets of Penang and Selangor would speak of brilliant financial performance from both states, an affirmation that Pakatan Rakyat governments have done well in managing their states. This is a case study for what a Pakatan federal … Continue reading →

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What’s in the Budget for State Governments? (Federal 2012 Budget)

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Tricia

Every year when the Federal Government tables the budget in Parliament, the focus tends to be on national benefits. But here in my column for the Penang Monthly in December 2011, I write about what’s in it for state governments … Continue reading →

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