Tricia Yeoh - Penang Monthly (Page 2)

Taking bigger than baby steps to transform the economy

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PENANG CHIEF MINISTER Lim Guan Eng recently demanded that the Prime Minister Department’s Performance and Management & Delivery Unit (Pemandu) gives a formal presentation on its Economic Transformation Programme’s (ETP) Entry Point Projects (EPPs) as he...

by Tricia Yeoh

The Many Sides of Good City Living

7 min read

ONE OUT OF TWO people in the world already lives in a city today. In 40 years, seven out of 10 will be doing that. Rapid urbanisation around the world has put to past the notion that cities would become sprawling (like many American towns);

by Tricia Yeoh

Selangor Passes Two Key Reform Bills

5 min read

POLICY REFORMS CAN be a drawn-out and laborious process, but once in a blue moon you get a sudden windfall – and this makes it all worth the wait. In the March 2011 Selangor State Legislative Assembly sitting, two significant things took place.

by Tricia Yeoh

Reversing The Brain Drain Requires A Paradigm Shift

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WHEN THE WORLD BANK LAUNCHED its Malaysian Economic Monitor’s “Brain Drain” issue, I received a hurried call from a friend. His contact, the chief author of the report, was concerned...

by Tricia Yeoh

Local Democracy Alive and Kicking in Pakatan States

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IN A PEM column last year, I wrote extensively about local government elections and the laws and policies governing them in Malaysia. At that point, both the st...

by Tricia Yeoh

Keep Solid Waste Local

6 min read

ON A MALAYSIAN online directory listing, Alam Flora Sdn Bhd’s description of itself reads: “We’ve been entrusted by the Government to manage the privatisation of the national solid waste management system for Selangor, Wilayah Persekutuan and Pahang.”

by Tricia Yeoh

Making Housing Affordable In Urban States

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MALAYSIANS LOVE to talk about property. Most opening conversations of late sound something like, “Property prices are so high these days! I am just waiting for the property bubble to burst before making my purchase”;

by Tricia Yeoh