Press Statement Accompanying Paper on “A Further Note on CPPS Corporate Equity Study” Issued by Lim Teck Ghee and Edmund Terence Gomez Following the publication of a study on Corporate Equity Distribution: Past Trends and Future Policy by the Centre for Public Policy Studies (CPPS) of ASLI there has been public debate on the … Read more
Plugging leaks in fuel subsidies By S JAYASANKARAN KL CORRESPONDENT Business TimesMay 05, 2008 KL can take steps to beef up revenue, stop leakages to rich KUALA Lumpur is between a rock and a hard place. Last year, when global oil prices averaged around US$70 a barrel, the government spent almost RM$53 billion (S$22.8 billion) … Read more
The plight of the Malay-Muslims in southern Thailand is no different from the appeal of non-Malay and non-Muslim minorities in Malaysia and Indonesia: “Listen to us, respect us, recognise our culture, language and identity. And then we will be citizens like any other.” Farish Noor reports for Aliran from southern Thailand. Author 1 Farish Noor. … Read more
Bye-bye Web 2.0, and hello Web 3.0By OON YEOH, The StarThursday May 29, 2008 Mainstream media publications seeking to grab the numbers back from bloggers should leapfrog into the new quality-assured content platform. WEB 2.0 is a phrase that gets bandied about quite a bit these days. If you ask three people what … Read more
Ignoring Human Rights comes with a price By Rathi Ramanathan, the Sun Wed, 28 May 2008 PETALING JAYA (May 28, 2008): Amnesty International Malaysia campaigns co-ordinator K.Shan warned today that Malaysia ignores the call for human rights protection at its own peril. “Groundswell to demand for the protection for human rights is evidenced by … Read more
Let’s Get Engaged By Marina MahathirWednesday May 28, 2008 GOVERNMENT TO ENGAGE BLOGGERS IN CYBERSPACEBy SHAHANAAZ HABIB KUALA LUMPUR: The Government will take on bloggers in cyberspace and respond to wild and baseless allegations raised in blogs. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said remaining silent was no longer an option. … Read more
Govt to take on bloggers By Ahirudin AttanWednesday May 28, 2008 Government to engage bloggers in cyberspaceBy SHAHANAAZ HABIB KUALA LUMPUR: The Government will take on bloggers in cyberspace and respond to wild and baseless allegations raised in blogs. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said remaining silent was no longer an option. … Read more
Why should migrant workers undergo mandatory health testing by private firm Fomema when expatriates and other classes of foreigners are not tested? Isn’t this discriminatory, dehumanising and a violation of migrants’ rights, asks CARAM Asia. Author: CARAM Asia. Publication: Aliran, 27 May 2008. Download
Govt to respond to issues raised in new media, says NajibBy SHAHANAAZ HABIB, The StarMay 27, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: The Government will respond to issues raised in the new media and post replies to the wild and baseless allegations made on blogs and websites, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. “We have decided that being … Read more
Expert: Economy can bear 40-sen rise in petrol price By Chong Pooi Koon, NST 27 May 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia can raise petrol prices by 30 to 40 sen a litre in the short term without hurting economic growth, an expert with the London School of Economics and Political Science said. Malaysian-born Professor Danny Quah, … Read more