Dr M: No to Merchants of Death in IDRBy rocky’s bru Saturday, May 17, 2008 War Profiteering Halliburton should not be allowed to operate in Malaysia “The Perdana Global Peace Organisation (PGPO) strongly condemns the recent opening of Halliburton’s manufacturing centre in Iskandar Malaysia, Johor. The American oil and gas company which is linked to … Read more
Crossovers a real threat, says DompokBy MAZWIN NIK ANIS, The StarSaturday May 17, 2008 PUTRAJAYA: Another president of a Sabah Barisan Nasional component party has sounded the alarm bell over the “very real??? possibility of crossovers. United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (Upko) president Tan Sri Bernard Dompok said the frustrations of Sabahans and their representatives … Read more
Seminar on Local Goverment in Malaysia: The Search for New DirectionsOrganized by The Centre for Malaysian Chinese Studies Date: Thursday, 22 May 2008Time: 8 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.Venue: Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, Kuala Lumpur (No.1 Jalan Maharajalela, 50150 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)Registration Fee: RM30 For registration, please ring 03-2273 4035 or email: huayan@streamyx.com Speakers: 1. Dr. … Read more
The Dilemma of National Service Training Program By Dr Chua Soi LekFriday, May 16, 2008 Every time there is a death among the participants of the National Service (NS) program, it generates a lot of publicity, sympathy and anxiety among parents. The issue should be viewed more rationally. Last year, a comparison was made between … Read more
Using fieldwork data from Taiwanese-owned factories in Malaysia and Vietnam, the authors argue that the labour regime based on ethnic division of labour is a function of the degree of proletarianization, which depends on the state’s policies and one’s social capital. State policy protects native Malay and Vietnamese, and excludes the rights of migrant workers, … Read more
This article examines efforts to create binding international rules regulating public procurement and considers, in particular, the failure to reach a WTO agreement on transparency in government procurement. The particular focus of the discussion is the approach taken by Malaysia to these international procurement rules and to the negotiation of an agreement on transparency. Rules … Read more
Of the countries hit by the Asian economic crisis in 1997, Malaysia was the least hurt. The government was thus initially able to reject neo-liberal prescriptions, instead administering capital controls and corporate bailouts. However, despite short-term success, different kinds of foreign investors, top politicians and business elites, and mass-level constituencies gradually forced wide policy swings. … Read more
Source Democratization, Vol.13, No.3, June 2006, pp.421–441. Abstract: This study uses the history of Malaysian democracy to explore questions about the relationship between changing social structures and Islamic discourses in shaping the prospects for further democratization in the Muslim world. Social and historical factors have created incentives for a less authoritarian and more economically successful … Read more
The Malaysian government must take a cautious approach when negotiating the USMFTA. Furthermore, the government must consult all relevant parties, especially Parliament and the workers before making any decisions.Publication: MIERScan, 29 January 2007. Download
The existing fiscal structure in Malaysia is antiquated and in need of reform. One objection to the present fiscal structure rests on the fact that the federal government has undue control over fiscal policy and relegates the demands of state governments to a subsidiary position. Another objection with the existing fiscal structure rests on the … Read more