Abdullah: There should be no trial by media against sixBy The Sunday StarSunday May 18, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: The Prime Minister said there should be no trial by the media against the six people to be probed as a result of recommendations in report by the Royal Commission of Inquiry on the V.K. Lingam video … Read more
Hop-ing for a better futureBy SUHAIMI AZNAM, The StarSunday May 18, 2008 Last week, speculation of significant crossovers to the Opposition gripped Parliament. But the real issues at stake for Sabah and Sarawak were blurred. NERVES must have been jumping on Wednesday, the day when as many as 17 disgruntled Sabah MPs were expected to … Read more
2020 is 13 years away. If Malaysia is serious about achieving Wawasan 2020, farreaching political and economic reforms are necessary. Publication: MIERScan, 16 July 2007. Download
When talks emerged last year about expanding the air services agreement (ASA) between Malaysia and Singapore, industry observers took this as a sign that the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore route will be finally made available to other airlines, putting an end to the long-held stranglehold by ‘duopoly’, Malaysian Airlines System (MAS), which owns Malaysia Airlines and Singapore … Read more
Malaysia remains attractive to FDI: For a start, tackle the issues of institutional inefficiencies and labour skills mismatch. Publication: MIERScan, 15 January 2007. [Download]
The credit card wars are increasingly making easy the availability of credit to ever-riskier customers. MIERScan, 30 April 2007. Download
Threat of defections to the opposition not over yet, There is still a wait-and-see attitude after Sabah MPs meet AbdullahBy Carolyn Hong, THE STRAITS TIMESSaturday, 17 May 2008 THE Wednesday deadline has come and gone, but the topic of Barisan Nasional MPs defecting to the opposition is still the hottest topic in town. There were strong … Read more
Dr M: No to Merchants of Death in IDRBy rocky’s bru Saturday, May 17, 2008 War Profiteering Halliburton should not be allowed to operate in Malaysia “The Perdana Global Peace Organisation (PGPO) strongly condemns the recent opening of Halliburton’s manufacturing centre in Iskandar Malaysia, Johor. The American oil and gas company which is linked to … Read more
Crossovers a real threat, says DompokBy MAZWIN NIK ANIS, The StarSaturday May 17, 2008 PUTRAJAYA: Another president of a Sabah Barisan Nasional component party has sounded the alarm bell over the “very real??? possibility of crossovers. United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (Upko) president Tan Sri Bernard Dompok said the frustrations of Sabahans and their representatives … Read more
Seminar on Local Goverment in Malaysia: The Search for New DirectionsOrganized by The Centre for Malaysian Chinese Studies Date: Thursday, 22 May 2008Time: 8 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.Venue: Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, Kuala Lumpur (No.1 Jalan Maharajalela, 50150 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)Registration Fee: RM30 For registration, please ring 03-2273 4035 or email: huayan@streamyx.com Speakers: 1. Dr. … Read more