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What an embarassment. The differences between the two are like night and day. I say, no wonder it is not difficult for us to be put down. But all the same, pride leaps before a fall and arrogance has its time … Continue reading →

Malaysia's politicians have to seriously stop making embarrassing comments. We are slapping shame upon ourselves this way! Preposterous. I'm glad that this time, the women's groups were unanimous and quick in their responses. See this extract from Malaysia-today.net below, and … Continue reading →

Scanning through the Singapore Straits Times on the plane home, I breezed past the header, reading "Fiction 2006" by mistake. I took a double take, refocused my sleepy eyes and reread the word. It said "Election 2006". Perhaps my first … Continue reading →

It's out online! Click here.  In particular, let me direct your attention to Chapter 16, which talks about Achieving Growth with Distribution. Go ahead and scroll down to point 16.18, which highlights the fact that the Gini coefficient has increased … Continue reading →

The true princes of Malaysian earth, the community of the Orang Asli, is by large the most marginalised group in our country. While our country goes through major efforts in its attempt to ensure the rights of the Bumiputera are … Continue reading →

In 15 hours, the 9th Malaysia Plan is going to be announced in Parliament. Is it going to be any different from its predecessors? Will it live up to calls for a meritocratic, non-racially biased society? How will it address … Continue reading →

The number of diabetics in Malaysia might grow to 22% by year 2020, reports today said. So, we will have a developed and advanced nation of fat and sweet-blooded people. We'll therefore have the facilities of a great healthcare system, … Continue reading →

The unaudited accounts of local councils are not open to public scrutiny as these are confidential.Malaysian Association of Local Authorities said local councils are like any other government agency or private organisation whose books are not open to inspection by … Continue reading →

Last weekend a Forum was held on the Federal Constitution: Protection for all. How many of us Malaysians know for a fact that the written Constitution in itself guarantees certain fundamental rights? Loads of things were brought up during the … Continue reading →

If you drop a buttered piece of bread, it will fall on the floor butter-side down. If a cat is dropped from a high and towering place, it will land on its feet. But what if you attach a buttered … Continue reading →