M’sia plans to stop S’poreans, Thais from buying cheap fuel Business Times May 25, 2008 (KUALA LUMPUR) Malaysia yesterday said that it was considering using its chip-based national identity card to prevent visitors from Singapore and Thailand from buying cheap subsidised fuel meant for locals. Its latest plan comes as the government begins radically reviewing … Read more
BENAR’s Journo-Rakyat walk for media freedom By Haris Ibrahim of The People’s Parliament May 25, 2008 In ‘The BENAR message to journos : rakyat jaga sama you, you jaga sama rakyat post’, I had written: ‘To the journalists out there who continue day in day out to try and do an honest day’s work, I … Read more
The 2Ms attempted it 25 years ago. They launched the Bersih, Cekap dan Amanah initiative. They tried their best, but they did not succeed. Though the situation in Malaysia was much better than in most of the rest of the world, corruption continued unabated. Many even think that the problem grew worse. [Download] MAKING … Read more
Decision resolves 28-year-old disputeBy The StarSaturday May 24, 2008 PETALING JAYA: The 28-year dispute over the ownership Pulau Batu Puteh is over with the International Court of Justice awarding it to Singapore. However, the court in The Hague awarded Malaysia the ownership of Middle Rocks, a group of rocks located 0.6 nautical miles (1.1km) south … Read more
The don with a large heartBy New Straits Times May 24, 2008 Datuk Dr Abdul Hamid Abu Sulayman at the convocation ceremony on May 20. KUALA LUMPUR: How many of us would sacrifice every cent of our hard-earned money for the needy? Datuk Dr Abdul Hamid Abu Sulayman is one of those who did. … Read more
Malaysia’s relations with Taiwan are firmly based on the principle that there is but one China and that Taiwan is a part of it. In May 1974, when the Malaysian government began diplomatic exchanges with the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the Republic of China (ROC) had to close its consulate in Kuala Lumpur. This … Read more
After thirteen years in existence, the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) is attracting a review by its founders. Fresh from its ASEAN Charter exercise, this is an opportune time for ASEAN to evaluate and where necessary overhaul the ARF process so that it can better serve the needs of contemporary and future security in the Asia … Read more
Great danger lies in wait if UMNO fails to summon enough ingenuity in remarketing itself. The recent use of dubious sedition charges against major critics like blogger Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin, journalist and author Syed Akbar Ali and DAP MP Karpal Singh does not bode well for the country. The less the party succeeds in … Read more
This paper examines the major factors leading to the recent revival of interest in agriculture in many Asian countries, Malaysia included, after a lull of almost two decades. It then underscores the increasing relevance and impact of the development and management of agri-food supply chains and international networks at the global, regional and Malaysian levels … Read more
Now, whether Malaysia benefits from these interplay depends on the net benefits to producers and consumers through better prices, time costs, and food safety as well as on access to markets and on employment generated, skills and wage effects in the whole agrifood supply chain. It will also depend on how well Malaysia develop and … Read more