Category Archives: The Cause

Where values begin

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Tricia

(First published in theSun on 8 January 2015, here). FOR all of our technical analysis of how to improve such-and-such a public policy, the most current of which being the deforestation decisions that may have contributed largely to the flood disaster, … 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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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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Time to Take Stock

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Tricia

Time to Take Stock (From theSun, 28th December 2012) Former President of the United States Bill Clinton would use a Nasa-loaned moon rock, carbon-dated 3.6 billion years old, to help him gain perspective on things, saying, “We’re all just passing … Continue reading →

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Dear Dr. Mahathir, we do seek greater reforms

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Tricia

Dear Dr. Mahathir, we do seek greater reforms (From theSun, 30th November 2012) Dear Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Mahathir Mohamad, In your address to the 2012 Umno General Assembly earlier this week, you stated that the Barisan Nasional has “pandered” … Continue reading →

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Can Overseas Malaysians Contribute?

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Tricia

Can Overseas Malaysians Contribute? (This was first published in Selangor Times on 2nd November 2012). At the Singapore FreedomFilmFest 2012 where the three documentaries were screened (including The Rights of The Dead, on the late Teoh Beng Hock’s story), a … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Selangor show way forward

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Tricia

Lessons from Selangor show way forward (This was first published in Selangor Times, on the 14th of September 2012). It was an entertaining thought that my friend, Keith Leong, would have spent long hours in the very English Cambridge University … 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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Protect against Agitators

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Tricia

Remembering Bersih 3.0 and all that happened, this was my article written following certain violent incidents that took place, not in small part due to the police. A version of this was published in theSun on 4th May 2012. Protect … 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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