johnlee_my Speech of Dato’ Syed Ahmad Idid at BUM (Bloggers Universe Malaysia) 2008 held at the Lake View Club, Subang Jaya on 1st May, (Labour Day) 2008. (in conjunction with World Press Freedom Day) With compliments from Dato’ Syed Ahmad Idid (Former Judge of High Courts for Borneo & Malaya. An Invited Guest at BUM 2008.) … Read more
In his speech Dr. Lim paid tribute to the community of political bloggers who have provided important information, analysis and feedback on key issues and developments taking place in the country. He noted that the great majority of analysts – local and foreign – are agreed that bloggers have helped to influence and shape public … Read more
Change in Malay political psyche By ZAINUL ARIFIN, first published in The New Straits Times 30th April 2008. MUCH has been said about the recent transformation in Malaysian politics, namely the rejection of race-based politics, and the adoption, presumably, of one that is based on ideology and ideals. This came about following the strong showing … Read more
Author: Local Government Department, Ministry of Housing & Local Government. Publication/Conference: Seminar On Solid Waste Management (SWM) System, SERI, Penang, 4 December 2003 [Download]
Bloggers Should Thread With Caution A Kadir JasinFriday, April 25, 2008 MANY commentators have been extremely critical of the RTM’s handling of the first blog programme on its TV1 prime time news on April 20. As I have stated in the previous posting, we should give the station time to improve the show and to … Read more
This paper attempts to make a contribution to the recent search for a suitable assessment of the economic feasibility of a higher degree of monetary cooperation in East Asia. By using a structural vector autoregression approach as well as a generalized purchasing power parity approach, we find that a larger group of appropriately selected East … Read more
Educational development and reform in Malaysia have always been characterized by the government’s efforts to adapt education to national development needs. The essence of educational development and reformation, as in other developing countries, has always been (and is) curriculum development, to provide education for human resource development to meet the needs of the social, economic … Read more
Abstract: Purpose – The present paper seeks to examine the recent changes in public management in Malaysia in relation to new public management and assess their impacts on administrative performance and service delivery. Design/methodology/approach – The scope of the paper is limited to the period of 1981 till the present date. The paper is mainly … Read more
BUM2008 TO PROMOTE CIVIL SOCIETY ON MAY 1 Yes, on the First of May – the Bloggers’ Hap Event of the Year in Malaysia will take place at Lake View Club, Subang Jaya, Selangor. The BUM2008 Organising Committee selected this day to also celebrate Labour Day worldwide in giving recognition to the dignity of man’s … Read more
Malaysia has been experiencing rapid economic and social transformation over the past three decades. Its economy grew 6.7 per cent per annum during 19711990, Malaysia, 1991) and currently Malaysia is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Its gross domestic product (GDP) has been growing by more than 8 per cent consecutively for … Read more