Economy
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Bumiputeras to tender for the industry?
I am confused by these two headlines in the media yesterday: ‘Muscle for MACC’ – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) was launched...
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Government must learn from past privatisations
I refer to Malaysiakini report Cabinet hits pause button on IJN sale. As reported, the cabinet has postponed the privatisation of Institut Jantung Negara...
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Where did we go wrong
In 1970, when NEP was first introduced, our GDP was at par with Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea. Today, after...
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Go diesel to save billions
Many analysts have mixed views on fuel subsidies. Some think the fuel subsidy should be withdrawn for several reasons. Subsidy has been...
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Bumi achievements something to be proud of
I refer to an important speech by Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah have as part of the in the 2007 Za’ba Lecture Series on...
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Heed Raja Nazrins advice, open tenders in NCER projects
I refer to Dr Raja Nazrin Shah’s speech on ‘Towards a decent social order for all‘. The Perak Raja Muda’s inspiring speech...
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Replacing pipes no reason for tariff increase
Kindly allow me to comment on the recently announced water tariff hike. Imagine that the next increase will be 37% in three...
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NEP: Time for a change of mindset
AFTER the publication of Asli’s finding of bumiputeras’s equity of about 45%, many Umno leaders including Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi objected...
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Diesel solution to high oil prices
With regards to the government saying ‘there is no other way’ but to reduce the oil subsidy, with due respect, I say...
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True path to Vision 2020
The best present I received on the first day of the new year was reading (former police chief) Hanif Omar’s article ‘Let’s...