Archive for September, 2011

Curbing profiteering on affordable homes

Selangor is considering two rules to prevent profiteering from its affordable home schemes. They include restricting the transfer of …

Historic Village Chief Elections Sets 2 Firsts

  In July, two historic precedents were set for the nation. Local government elections returned to Malaysia after a …

EC Petition Grant To Challenge Electoral Irregularities

  The Selangor PR state government announced that it will set aside RM1 million for the public to challenge …

BN leaders Question Penang’s Open Tender System

  Penang MCA Women Wing chief Tan Cheng Liang open questioning of why the Penang state Irrigation and Drainage …

The Economist Praises Penang

  Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng’s open tender policies are helping Penang regain its lustre as a ‘global …

Hishammuddin compromises Malaysia’s national security

by Teresa Kok  Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein’s callous support of the refugee swap between Malaysia and Australia is appalling …

MAS-Air Asia cartel: Punishing the rakyat

by Liew Chin Tong  The MAS-Air Asia Comprehensive Collaboration Framework announced on 9 August is terrible news for Malaysian …

Grasshoppers vs giants

Is your constituency a grasshopper or a giant? Not all votes in Malaysia are created equal. Some constituencies, though …

Delivering the goods: Kedah’s achievements under PR

Years of incompetency and corruption under BN’s rule has resulted in the state government being broke financially; in 2008 …

Perlis – Sleepy No More?

Perlis was spared in the 2008 political tsunami. However things are set to change with the series of events …