Month: May 2008

Why Governments Fail to Capture Economic Rent: The Unofficial Appropriation of Rain Forest Rent by Rulers in Insular Southeast Asia Between 1970 and 1999

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Doctoral Dissertation by Brown, David Walter.  Introduction: The world’s tropical rain forests are important socially and environmentally as well as by virtue of their contributions to economic growth. As these forests are logged, their social values as generators of rural incomes and their environmental services as biodiversity reserves, carbon sinks, soil reserves, and watersheds tend to … Read more

Gearing Up For A Busy Tourism Year

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2007 promises to be an exciting year for the tourism industry. In an effort to further promote Malaysia’s image as a popular international tourist destination, the government has declared 2007 as Visit Malaysia Year (VMY). This is the third time that authorities have embarked on this campaign, following two previous successful efforts in the early … Read more

Bright Prospects for the Biotech Product Industry

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The Biotechnology industry is expanding at an exciting and brisk pace. Like no other industry today, biotechnology offers the market potential for highly attractive products that have economic as well as environmental benefits. Biotechnology is poised to reduce the use of pesticides, increase farmers’ revenues, and improve the nutritional quality of food. Author: Musalmah Johan. … Read more

Benefits of EcoTourism for Local Communities

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The benefits of ecotourism for local communities can be broadly categorized as economic, socio-cultural and physical. The most  direct economic benefits are the improvements in employment and income. The National Ecotourism Plan recognises that local communities living at ecotourism site have generally low incomes. Hence, ecotourism provides a viable economic option for such communities. Author: … Read more

Shabery: Free Press is the Future

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Shabery: Free press is the futureBy : Nisha Sabanayagam and Farah Zamira Farush Khan May 15, 2008 Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek (second from left) taking a tour of the New Straits Times newsroom yesterday. With him are NSTSB group editor Datuk Syed Nadzri Syed Harun (left) and NSTP group editor-in-chief Datuk Hishamuddin Aun (second from … Read more

The mysterious pamphlet in Parliament

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The mysterious pamphlet in ParliamentBy malaysianinsider.com reporterMay 15, 2008  UPDATED: DPM Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s reaction to pamphlet — the prime minister’s position is governed by the Federal Constitution and he cannot be dismissed in such a cavalier fashion.KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — Someone went through a lot of trouble in Parliament today. Not just … Read more