All posts tagged 'issues'

Housing woes –ticking time bomb for the nation

The inflation woes don’t just end for Malaysians at the food and necessities paying counter. Added to that is …

Freeing Education from Politics – by Zairil Khir Johari

There is one particular issue in this country that never fails to incite fierce debate, with passionate arguments – …

Yang Berhormat at Your Service – by Ivy Kwek

As a child, I used to look up to those with titles in front of their names.“Yang Berhormat, Dato’, …

Mr. Speaker, make up your mind!

By Ivy Kwek The recently concluded House of Representatives sitting has seen to be a season of cutting salaries. …

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 …

Orang Asli – The Neglected Sons of the Soil

After 53 years of independence, the Orang Asli or Orang Asal (OA) community of today are not much better …

Slow Death for MSM Papers

By T.K. Tan Recently, the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) of Malaysia released the half yearly circulation figures as …

Gender Justice

A recent conference organised by the Good Governance and Gender Equality Society (3Gs), a Penang-based non-governmental organisation examined the …

PKFZ: How Many Task Forces Do We Need?

Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak’s “performance now” government is fast becoming a farce, as yet another special task force has been set up to “investigate” the RM12.5 billion Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) super-scandal.