NEP will only lead to self-destruction Ahmad Akmal Nov 9, 06 5:49pm I refer to the letter “Economist’s basis of calculation – erroneous”. Well, it seems like that cat is out of the bag. Numbers, as they say, do not lie. Having lived a major part of my life trading commodities here in Chicago, that … Read more
Although the population in Malaysia is still not considered elderly in Asia, the number of elderly population has recorded a steady increase since the early 1990’s. Findings from the Department of Statistics’ 2000 Census reveal an increase in the percentage of elderly from 5.9 per cent in 1991 to 6.2 per cent (about 1.5 million) … Read more
http://jaffpoint.blogspot.com/2008/05/storm-brewing-sabah.html By Jaff Point Wednesday, May 14, 2008 The political maneuvers between PR and BN are still very active despite the result of recent election. The hot topic is on the BN members of parliament jumping ship to PR. The hottest state under speculation is Sabah, maybe due to its past records on changing alliances. … Read more
Following the hike in fuel prices, interest rates and, more recently, electricity rates, there has been growing concern about the return of the inflation spectre. They crimp consumer confidence, while businesses attempt to balance their books by passing the burden of higher costs to the consumers. Download
Maintaining a low and stable inflation rate has become one of the challenges in the macroeconomic management of most countries. Among others, Malaysia has a very unique experience in terms of inflation. The economy has experienced episodes of high (1973-1973, 1980-1981) and low (1985-1987) regimes of inflation, and was able to contain low and stable … Read more
Freedom on the marchReflecting on the lawBy Shad Saleem Faruqi, The Star Wednesday May 14, 2008 The Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 has had a stifling effect on the growth of the media and on the creativity of media practitioners. Now there is an increasing number of voices calling for change. THE Printing Presses and … Read more
The need to choose an optimal strategy at this juncture in history has exigencies that are more pressing now than they have been before. We do not have to choose one strategy to the exclusion of others, but one strategy would tend to have a dominating flavour. The cost of a wrong choice (or the … Read more
The 2007 Budget was drafted against the background of an increasingly uncertain macro-economic environment. Acknowledgingthat, the government has revised its 2006 estimates for real GDP growth down a tad to 5.8% from 6.0% previously. Publication: MIERScan, 11 September 2006. Download
Razaleigh bent on unseating Abdullah By S JAYASANKARAN, Business Times 13 May 2008 He’ll contest presidency in December party polls; says Umno must look beyond its own race for peace, stability WHEN Malaysia’s second premier Abdul Razak Hussein died in 1976, his successor, Hussein Onn, looked for a deputy from among the three elected vice-presidents … Read more
National Service call to parentsBy Prof. Dr Mohamad Tajuddin Mohamad RasdiMay 13, 2008 I have been calling for a public inquiry on all the National Service deaths since six letters ago. Yet nothing has come out from our unconcerned Lee Lam Thye or Abdul Hadi Awang Kechil, the director-general of National Service, Ministry of Defence. … Read more