Category Archives: Selangor

Rights of the natives

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Tricia

First published in theSun on 22 December 2016, here. A VIDEO went viral at the end of November on social media, portraying the Temiar Orang Asli community singing Negaraku as the blockade they had set up to protest logging at … Continue reading →

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Much ado about Selangor

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Tricia

(First published in theSun on 30 January 2014, here). NOT half a year has gone by since the 13th general election, and already interesting developments are taking place in the state of Selangor. Just this week, Kajang assemblyperson Lee Chin … Continue reading →

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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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Pakatan rule of Selangor – how has it fared?

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Tricia

Pakatan rule of Selangor – how has it fared? Thanks goes to the newly formed Radio Free Malaysia (RFM) for interviewing me recently on the  record of the Selangor state government over the past five years. The interview was conducted … Continue reading →

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Ensuring growth to ensure sustainability

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Tricia

Ensuring growth to ensure sustainability  (First published in the Penang Monthly’s March 2013 issue) Photograph: My Train Pix / Flickr While Singapore’s government tries to convince its citizens of the wisdom of its population plans, Malaysia suffers instead from the lack … Continue reading →

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Fresh Water Offers

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Tricia

Fresh Water Offers (from theSun, 22nd February 2013) Over the recent weeks, the water wars between the Selangor government and water distribution company Syabas have intensified. Following the Wangsa Maju water pump breakdown, eight-page A4-sized booklets titled Selangor Water Crisis! – … Continue reading →

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Don’t Muddy the Water Issue

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Tricia

Don’t Muddy the Water Issue (From theSun, 25th January 2013) The water saga between the Selangor government and water operator Syabas took another turn in the latest episode of the Wangsa Maju pump station fiasco that affected more than 27,000 … Continue reading →

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State Budgets 2013: The last for now

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Tricia

State Budgets 2013: The last for now Photograph: Benson Kua It was a fairly significant moment when the Selangor and Penang Pakatan state governments tabled and passed their final budgets of their first five-year term in power for the year … Continue reading →

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The AES in Pakatan Rakyat states

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Tricia

The AES in Pakatan Rakyat states (From Penang Monthly, December 2012 issue) The Automated Enforcement System (AES) has emerged as another issue which the Pakatan-led states, namely Penang, Selangor, Kedah and Kelantan, have come to a common policy agreement not … Continue reading →

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