This blog is dilapidated for the last one month (or so). Things took the turn for the worse when one after another event came along the way, that this blog has ended in utter neglect. But just like everything else in life, all it takes is an adjustment. I recalculate the time I spend every … Continue reading More Discipline With Blog (ha ha)
The 5 sen price hike imposed on RON95 fuel is a second successive increase in 6 months. The announcement made by Dato’ Seri Idris Jala also included subsidy removal on other essential household items such as sugar (20 sen increase), diesel (5 sen increase) and LPG (5 sen increase). While Barisan Nasional claims the quantum … Continue reading NEM & Subsidy Removal: Proof Of BN’s Double Standard And Flagrant Inconsistency
NOV 8 — It is no surprise to hear that Datuk Zaid Ibrahim has dropped out of the race for the PKR deputy presidency. Or quit all party posts. It is no surprise that he feels “that any political party with such hypocritical and false values will not be able to offer meaningful reforms to … Continue reading No surprise here, Zaid — The Malaysian Insider
(This is the second part of a 3-part articles published in The Edge addressing the challenges facing Malaysia in attaining a high income nation, in spite of the blue-print spelled out in NEM, ETP and various documents presented by Barisan Nasional so far) The national target to achieve a high income nation status is not … Continue reading The technology challenge of a high income nation
I will write my views about what the result of Batu Sapi by-election means to PKR and Pakatan, but for the time being Clara has done a good job to start the discussion. Poor turnout dampens BN’s Batu Sapi victory ANALYSIS, Nov 5 — Despite the euphoria, Barisan Nasional’s (BN) comfortable victory in Batu Sapi … Continue reading PRK Batu Sapi: Good Analysis by Clara Chooi (Malaysian Insider)