Category Archives: The Cause

Governing Selangor: Policies, Programmes & Facts

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Tricia

One of the successful projects we did at the Centre for Public Policy Studies (CPPS) in 2008 was an electronic compilation of Policy Factsheets, putting everything one needed to know about the country’s policies into bite-sizes. These became easy reference … Continue reading →

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The Beautyful Ones Are (still) Not Yet Born

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Tricia

When I started this blog more than four years ago (as a young, fresh wide-eyed newcomer into the working world), one of my first posts was titled “The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born“. In that particular post, I made … Continue reading →

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The Hulu Selangor Saga

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Tricia

A congratulatory note is owed to Barisan Nasional and its candidate, now Hulu Selangor Member of Parliament, Kamalanathan for their victory at today’s momentous by-election. Pakatan Rakyat and its candidate, Zaid Ibrahim, lost by 1,725 votes in the final count. … Continue reading →

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Youth Empowerment and Participation

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Tricia

I was invited to speak at the National Christian Youth Assembly in December 2009, on the theme of “Youth Empowerment and Participation.” You will note that there is nothing religious or theological about my speech, which is in line with … Continue reading →

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CAT in action – Pakatan Rakyat States

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Tricia

First published in the Penang Economic Monthly, February 2010 Issue.  CAT in Action: Competency, Accountability and Transparency in the Pakatan States Tricia Yeoh One of the electoral themes that took the now-governing Pakatan Rakyat states by storm was that of … Continue reading →

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Happy Malaysia Day! (“Looking beyond race” in theSun)

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Tricia

My comment for theSun in commemoration of Malaysia Day was published today, which can be found here. In the article, I make a reference to 1Malaysia. It was meant to be sarcastic in nature, but unfortunately that little quip was … Continue reading →

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NST: Change not for the sake of Changing

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Tricia

Amidst all this talk about “Change” in the United States, here is an opinion article in today’s New Straits Times (Malaysia) about changing times in Malaysian politics. I am quoted somewhere inside, at the article here. NST Online » Columns … Continue reading →

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The White House Race

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Tricia

My latest article in The Nut Graph, comparing the issue of race in the US and Malaysia. Incidentally, it is estimated that 3-5% of people may fall prey to the Bradley Effect – mentioned below here. The White House race … Continue reading →

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Vigil for Sheih Kickdefella

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Tricia

It is strange that there has not been equal hue and cry about the arrest of Sheih Kickdefella, who was taken in yesterday under the Sedition Act. He is a regular blogger, one of us in a sense. He was … Continue reading →

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The Undoing of Gerakan

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Tricia

My article in the Sun which appeared today. It’s a review of Khoo Kay Peng and Neil Khor’s book, “Non-Sectarian Politics in Malaysia: The case of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia”. The review seems rather passe during exciting times such as … Continue reading →

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