CPI Introduction This is the second part of a three-part CPI series on Malaysian debt. The first part, entitled, ‘Investigate Malaysia’s debts now’ , surveyed the overall debt situation. This part examines the trend in government debt. The upcoming part, Malaysia’s debt: the misleading debt-to-GDP ratio will concern Malaysia’s total debt. Statistics reveal that in… Continue reading Malaysian government’s debt to approach RM1 trillion by 2020
Month: February 2013
Investigate Malaysia’s debts now
This is the first part of a three-part CPI series on Malaysian debt. It analyses former PM Mahathir Mohamad’s claim that Malaysia’s debt is healthy. The following parts will consider respectively the trajectory of government debt and the shortcomings of the debt-to-GDP ratio used to appraise Malaysia’s debt level. Part 2 – ‘Malaysian government debt… Continue reading Investigate Malaysia’s debts now
Mining firm, ex-teacher battle over rare earths
KUANTAN, Malaysia—In the Internet era, even a 64-year-old retired math teacher can become a threat to a large company. That, at least, is the experience of Lynas Corp. For over a year, the Australian rare-earths mining company has come under fire from Tan Bun Teet and his band of tech-savvy campaigners on Malaysia’s South China… Continue reading Mining firm, ex-teacher battle over rare earths
MACC must not endorse election bribery
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) heretical interpretation of the Election Offences Act 1954 (the Act) on corruption is most alarming, and warrants an emphatic rebuttal. In the front page headline story of Sin Chew Daily yesterday (Feb 13), MACC’s deputy chief commissioner (Prevention) Sutinah Sutan was quoted as saying that for corruption offences committed during… Continue reading MACC must not endorse election bribery
Efforts by the state to make the minorities halal
CPI Introduction One of our readers sent this lament from an anonymous source of the way in which the racial factor works in this country and has been exploited by those that wield power. Although it may be read as an alarmist, biased and exaggerated analysis of how racial and religious dynamics are pushing the… Continue reading Efforts by the state to make the minorities halal
MCA: Last chance at changing history for the Better
As the curtain comes down on the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and its demise as a force in Malaysian politics, Malaysians are being treated to demonstrations of desperate behaviour by the MCA top brass to show that they are still relevant. The latest is the attempt by MCA’s Deputy President Liow Tiong Lai to reach… Continue reading MCA: Last chance at changing history for the Better
E-book kian menggantikan buku berbentuk fizikal
Usaha membudayakan tabiat membaca dalam masyarakat telah disemarakkan lagi baru-baru ini dengan program yang dianjurkan oleh Kelab Peminat Novelis Ramlee Awang Murshid (RAMFC) sempena meraikan kelahiran novel ke-25 novelis berkenaan. Kelab tersebut telah menganjurkan sesiBaca@LRT bersama Ramlee Awang Murshid (RAM) pada 19 Januari 2013 yang bermula di Stesen LRT Gombak hingga ke hentian Taman Jaya. Lebih… Continue reading E-book kian menggantikan buku berbentuk fizikal
Is Malaysia’s monarchy “above politics”?
Speaking at the launch of a book on the Malaysian monarchy, Malaysian prime minister Najib bin Razak said that the Malay Rulers “are above politics” (see ‘ Najib: Constitutional monarchy fosters stability, prosperity ’, The Malaysian Insider, 30 Jan 2013). He said that the Malaysian monarchy “provides a solid foundation” for turning Malaysia into a… Continue reading Is Malaysia’s monarchy “above politics”?