I struggle to see how PR can ever look to run the federal government based on the ‘one bus-one driver-one fuel’ model, given their ideological differences. But if they offer the ‘tag-team’ model, then it might be an interesting proposition to consider. Suflan Shamsuddin, The Malaysian Insider
Jeremy Corbyn to meet Anwar Ibrahim on Friday and more Members of Parliament to sign the EDM tomorrow MALAYSIA AND ANWAR IBRAHIM 15.03.2010 Corbyn, Jeremy
Jeremy Corbyn to meet Anwar Ibrahim on Friday and more Members of Parliament to sign the EDM tomorrow MALAYSIA AND ANWAR IBRAHIM 15.03.2010 Corbyn, Jeremy
In the past, there was only a Team A vs Team B; now there are Teams X, Y and Z. With the party already so split, will the March 28 elections lead to unity? There would be animosity even if Ka Ting becomes president again. Kee Thuan Chye, Free Malaysia Today
In the past, there was only a Team A vs Team B; now there are Teams X, Y and Z. With the party already so split, will the March 28 elections lead to unity? There would be animosity even if Ka Ting becomes president again. Kee Thuan Chye, Free Malaysia Today
Elections do not have to be held until 2013, but it is increasingly likely that they could be held either in conjunction with state polls in Sarawak, expected in the first quarter of 2011, or shortly afterwards. By David Chance & Razak Ahmad, Free Malaysia Today
Elections do not have to be held until 2013, but it is increasingly likely that they could be held either in conjunction with state polls in Sarawak, expected in the first quarter of 2011, or shortly afterwards. By David Chance & Razak Ahmad, Free Malaysia Today
Longer term, failure to implement fiscal reform leaves the country, Asia’s third-most trade dependent economy, vulnerable to external economic and commodity price shocks. State oil company Petronas provides almost half of all government revenues. Reuters
Longer term, failure to implement fiscal reform leaves the country, Asia’s third-most trade dependent economy, vulnerable to external economic and commodity price shocks. State oil company Petronas provides almost half of all government revenues. Reuters
A second and third generation in the schemes are now seriously alienated, face numerous social problems and are starting to see the Felda schemes as “prisons” from which they have to escape often into drugs, crimes and migrate to the cities to become ‘mat rempits’. News Analysis by Baradan Kuppusamy, The Malaysian Insider
A second and third generation in the schemes are now seriously alienated, face numerous social problems and are starting to see the Felda schemes as “prisons” from which they have to escape often into drugs, crimes and migrate to the cities to become ‘mat rempits’. News Analysis by Baradan Kuppusamy, The Malaysian Insider
Pakatan Rakyat coordinator, Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, stands with Ibrahim. He voiced strong concerns about the feasibility of recall elections when Malaysia doesn't even have a solid framework for basic elections at the municipal and government levels. By Stephanie Sta Maria, Free Malaysia Today
Pakatan Rakyat coordinator, Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, stands with Ibrahim. He voiced strong concerns about the feasibility of recall elections when Malaysia doesn't even have a solid framework for basic elections at the municipal and government levels. By Stephanie Sta Maria, Free Malaysia Today
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz's objection to local elections on another point: intergovernmental conflict. According to Nazri, the people would suffer if the elected local government does not agree with the state government. He argued that the "winner-takes-all" nature of the current appointment system makes management and fund allocation easy. By Wong Chin Huat, The Nut Graph
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz's objection to local elections on another point: intergovernmental conflict. According to Nazri, the people would suffer if the elected local government does not agree with the state government. He argued that the "winner-takes-all" nature of the current appointment system makes management and fund allocation easy. By Wong Chin Huat, The Nut Graph
Voters will be less risk averse in voting their choices. Since councillors are not about to run the state or country, their concern about overall stability in the country is placated by the extent of the powers councillors hold. Praba Ganesan, The Malaysian Insider
Voters will be less risk averse in voting their choices. Since councillors are not about to run the state or country, their concern about overall stability in the country is placated by the extent of the powers councillors hold. Praba Ganesan, The Malaysian Insider
Premier Najib needs an economic policy that unfortunately will offend a major part of his constituency The country has also been afflicted by both a problem with capital flight and a brain drain as reported by Asia Sentinel, with Najib acknowledging that anywhere from 300,000 to 500,000 professionals are working abroad, about 40 percent of them in Singapore, which actively recruits ethnic Chinese students in Malaysia. Asia Sentinel
Thus far, Khalid said that he has not been hauled up by the police although there have been 60 police reports lodged against him by various Malay and Muslim-based NGOs on the matter. By Rahmah Ghazali, Free Malaysia Today
Washington Post UN chief Ban Ki-moon calls for Israel .. - Washingtonpost CHINA Pedestrians bear the brunt of a sandstorm that hit Lanzhou in Gansu province. Northern China has been hit by the strongest sandstorm so far this year, causing flight delays at Beijing's international airport.
