Change in Malay political psyche By ZAINUL ARIFIN, first published in The New Straits Times 30th April 2008. MUCH has been said about the recent transformation in Malaysian politics, namely the rejection of race-based politics, and the adoption, presumably, of one that is based on ideology and ideals. This came about following the strong showing… Continue reading Change in Malay political psyche
Month: April 2008
Overview of Solid Waste Management in Malaysia
Author: Local Government Department, Ministry of Housing & Local Government. Publication/Conference: Seminar On Solid Waste Management (SWM) System, SERI, Penang, 4 December 2003 [Download]
Bloggers Should Thread With Caution
Bloggers Should Thread With Caution A Kadir JasinFriday, April 25, 2008 MANY commentators have been extremely critical of the RTM’s handling of the first blog programme on its TV1 prime time news on April 20. As I have stated in the previous posting, we should give the station time to improve the show and to… Continue reading Bloggers Should Thread With Caution
Is East Asia Fit For An Optimum Currency Area? An Assessment Of The Economic Feasibility Of A Higher Degree Of Monetary Cooperation In East Asia
This paper attempts to make a contribution to the recent search for a suitable assessment of the economic feasibility of a higher degree of monetary cooperation in East Asia. By using a structural vector autoregression approach as well as a generalized purchasing power parity approach, we find that a larger group of appropriately selected East… Continue reading Is East Asia Fit For An Optimum Currency Area? An Assessment Of The Economic Feasibility Of A Higher Degree Of Monetary Cooperation In East Asia
Educational development and reformation in Malaysia: past, present and future
Educational development and reform in Malaysia have always been characterized by the government’s efforts to adapt education to national development needs. The essence of educational development and reformation, as in other developing countries, has always been (and is) curriculum development, to provide education for human resource development to meet the needs of the social, economic… Continue reading Educational development and reformation in Malaysia: past, present and future
Public management reform in Malaysia: Recent initiatives and experiences
Abstract: Purpose – The present paper seeks to examine the recent changes in public management in Malaysia in relation to new public management and assess their impacts on administrative performance and service delivery. Design/methodology/approach – The scope of the paper is limited to the period of 1981 till the present date. The paper is mainly… Continue reading Public management reform in Malaysia: Recent initiatives and experiences
BUM2008 – 1st May 2008
BUM2008 TO PROMOTE CIVIL SOCIETY ON MAY 1 Yes, on the First of May – the Bloggers’ Hap Event of the Year in Malaysia will take place at Lake View Club, Subang Jaya, Selangor. The BUM2008 Organising Committee selected this day to also celebrate Labour Day worldwide in giving recognition to the dignity of man’s… Continue reading BUM2008 – 1st May 2008
Urban development and urban poverty in Malaysia
Malaysia has been experiencing rapid economic and social transformation over the past three decades. Its economy grew 6.7 per cent per annum during 19711990, Malaysia, 1991) and currently Malaysia is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Its gross domestic product (GDP) has been growing by more than 8 per cent consecutively for… Continue reading Urban development and urban poverty in Malaysia
Malaysia’s Islamic Party on road to change?
Judging by Pas’s pragmatic record and successes in the past, the Islamist party may yet surprise the sceptics by adapting its Islamistolitics to suit the needs and aspirations of the younger generation of Malaysian voters who voted for the party, observes Farish Noor. These voters opted for Pas not because they wanted to see an… Continue reading Malaysia’s Islamic Party on road to change?
Linguistic supremacy and hegemony: The roads not taken post-1969
One of the most glaring failures of the Malaysian nation-building project is our failure to develop a national language that is actually used as the lingua franca of all Malaysians, writes Farish Noor. While the laborious debate over whether BM should be termed ‘Bahasa Malaysia’ or ‘Bahasa Melayu’ has been raging for decades, it is… Continue reading Linguistic supremacy and hegemony: The roads not taken post-1969