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Adam was African, and we are all cousins-lah

 Africa, Asean, Malaysian history  13 Responses »
Jan 202012
 

I was intrigued to read about a local academic claiming that proto-Malays from the Sunda Shelf had fanned out into the world to become the ancestors to the human population. 

 Posted by Anil Netto at 3.40pm  Tagged with: Africa, history, Orang Asli, proto-Malays

Taman Tun Dr Awang: Not quite Straits Quay

 Development issues, Housing, Poverty  14 Responses »
Jan 202012
 
Taman Tun Dr Awang: Not quite Straits Quay

Taman Tun Dr Awang on mainland Penang faces Straits Quay across the channel on Penang Island – and they are just as far apart in terms of quality of life.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 12.06pm  Tagged with: Housing, Taman Tun Dr Awang

After Proton, will KTM be next?

 Malaysian finance/business, Neo-liberal economics, Public transport  14 Responses »
Jan 182012
 

After Khazanah sells its 43 per cent stake in Proton to DRB-Hicom (owned by Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary), will the government privatise KTM next?

 Posted by Anil Netto at 12.42pm  Tagged with: Al-Bukhary, KTM, mmc, proton

Mahathir’s national car policy a big mistake

 Public transport, Sustainable development  29 Responses »
Jan 162012
 

Khazanah’s sale of its 43 per cent stake in Proton to DRB-Hicom will close an unhappy chapter for the government’s foray into the production of a so-called ‘national car’.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 10.28pm  Tagged with: Khazanah, mahathir, proton

It’s raining money II: The RM500 is distributed

 Malaysian elections, Poverty  19 Responses »
Jan 152012
 
It's raining money II: The RM500 is distributed

This was the scene at Dewan Panorama in Taman Tun Dr Awang, Butterworth this morning, when RM500 each was given to the first batch of successful low-income applicants in the area.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 11.57pm  Tagged with: cash handouts, Poverty, Tasik Gelugor
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