All posts tagged 'budget'

Autopsy of a failed government

A civil servant’s worst nightmare takes form in the annual Auditor General’s report, a revealing autopsy of the year’s …

WHAT THE BUDGET DIDN’T ADDRESS…

Malaysia is rich with natural resources including petroleum and natural gas, how could more than half its citizens earn …

Bankrupt by 2020?

The Barisan Nasional government must either be clairvoyant, or in denial. Its 5% – 6% growth projection for 2012 …

Stretching your ringgit: A pre-budget analysis

Thirty-year-old marketing executive Johan’s life hasn’t changed since Prime Minister Najib Razak rolled out BN’s “big is better” Budget …

Parliment as the institution of democracy deserves a bigger budget

By Ivy Kwek Standing at RM214 billion, the 2011 budget is the largest budget that Malaysians have received thus …

No more Arms Procurement in 2011?

By Foo Fei On October 14, Defence Minister Dato’ Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi stated that the Ministry of …

PDRM – More money, more effective?

Malaysians heaved a collective sigh of relief in September over the departure of one of the most notorious policeman …

Budget 2011: Equipping the Workforce

By T.K. Tan October is the month for budgetary number crunching again. It is time to reflect on what …