Ensuring Growth to Ensure Sustainability
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The Singapore government recently faced public outcry following the release of a white paper on its country’s projected population growth rate. The paper...
How Far can Indonesia's Consumption-Driven Growth Go?
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The economic boom is visible in Jakarta, where construction leads the capital city's entry into a 21st century economy; the drive from the airport into the cent...
GE 13 can Cement Malaysia's Two-Coalition System
6 min read
Voters, you have to decide soon. The 13th general election (GE13) has to be held, at the latest, within two months of April 28, when the current government&rsqu...
One Party Rule Fades Away
7 min read
It’s now the fifth anniversary of the political tsunami of March 8, 2008. It’s also the 50th anniversary of Malaysia, the 67th year of Umno and the...
The Simple Life
2 min read
To any islander, travelling to the mainland can almost be like travelling to another state or country. In a place like Permatang Pauh, everything seems simpler, as photographer Ong Ee Lynn discovers.
A Perfect Italian Lunch
3 min read
It’s always hard to find a great place for a business lunch. Somewhere not too stuffy, but still with good ambience. Somewhere with great food, and servic...
Nowhere to Run – Victims of Domestic Violence Need Our Help
7 min read
At one point during the interview, Dr Prema Devaraj shakes her head in dismay and this makes me consider if the question I just asked her was off-limits. &ldquo...
What Will a Second Term Mean for Penang and Selangor?
5 min read
Over the last five years, Selangor and Penang have experienced significant changes under new state governments. But despite the innovative policies implemented,...
Penang Paradigm
9 min read
The present stagnation of the Malaysian economy cannot in truth be blamed on the Global Financial Crisis that broke out in September 2008 and on the slow recove...
One Billion and Rising
3 min read
In Malaysia, police statistics in 20101 show that eight reports on domestic violence and 17 on sexual violence are made daily. These shocking numbers show that...
Gurney Drive Must be Improved
4 min read
Gurney Drive came into being in 1934. The surrounding real estate was a choice area for the affluent to live; the sea water was clean and the sandy beach, invit...
Is Malaysia Prepared? The ASEAN Economic Community is at Hand
14 min read
For the last two decades, Asean has been working on deepening the economic integration process among its 10 member countries. In 1992, it signed the Asean Free...