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Himpunan Hijau 2.0: New environmental consciousness blossoms

 Civil society, Development issues, Environment, Sustainable development  8 Responses »
Feb 262012
 

Today’s gathering of some 15000 people in Kuantan was probably the biggest environmental protest in Malaysian history.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 1.23pm  Tagged with: Bukit Merah, environment, Himpunan Hijau, Lynas, protest

How Anwar performed as Finance Minister

 M'sian politics, Malaysian finance/business, Neo-liberal economics  32 Responses »
Feb 232012
 
How Anwar performed as Finance Minister

Whatever you may think of Anwar, he did manage to reduce the country’s budget deficit (as a percentage of GDP) and later even presided over surplus years.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 1.03pm  Tagged with: anwar, budget, Finance Minister, fiscal deficit

Rising oil price, global slowdown cast shadow over Najib’s polls plan

 Energy resources, Malaysian elections  10 Responses »
Feb 222012
 

Uncertainty over the rising price of oil and a looming global economic slowdown could prompt the Prime Minister to bring forward the date of the general election.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 1.11pm  Tagged with: economic slowdown, elections, Oil price

The richest Malaysians

 Malaysian finance/business  15 Responses »
Feb 172012
 

How sad – the combined wealth of the 40 richest Malaysians has dropped by 7 per cent since last year.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 11.56am  Tagged with: business, income

Meryl Streep does a Rafidah

 Arts, culture and sports, Economy, Europe, M'sian politics, Neo-liberal economics  9 Responses »
Feb 152012
 

Now this reminds me of the time when Rafidah Aziz broke the heel of her shoe while scrambling frantically on stage to ask Mahathir why he was stepping down.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 8.29pm  Tagged with: mahathir, Margaret Thatcher, Meryl Streep, Rafidah Aziz
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