Live discussion of the implications of the US presidential elections. Ordinary Americans now have to build movements to put climate change, sustainable development, universal healthcare and workers’ rights at the top of the agenda.
When a politician resigns …
The last prominent Malaysian minister to announce his/her resignation was Shahrizat Abdul Jalil. That may have been unusual in the Malaysian context but hey, it happens in other countries as a matter of course.
Government debt soars – and that excludes contingent liabilities
Update: So with this in mind, the Malaysian government wants to send a second ankasawan on a junket to space (which would cost hundreds of millions of ringgit) – if funds permit. Well, do you think the state of our funds will ‘permit’ this?
Malaysian government debt has been steadily rising in recent years and is expected to touch RM502bn this year or 53.7 percent of GDP on the back of a rapid rise in issues of quasi-government bonds and securities. (The legal threshhold is 55 percent.) But this does not include sizeable contingent liabilities or off-balance sheet items.
Click to enlarge the following general government gross debt data from the International Monetary Fund:
‘Tens of thousands’ brave rain as Negri Sembilan awakens
Thousands braved the rain today in Seremban Jaya in a show of support for political change in the country.
MPSP responds to Penang Forum 5 participants’ queries
The MPSP has responded to questions raised by participants at Penang Forum 5.
Penang Structure Plan being reviewed; what about Local Plan?
The Penang government has begun a review of the Penang Structure Plan 2020 five years after it was gazetted in 2007. But what is happening to the draft Local Plan?
Penang Botanic Garden: The other lily pond
This is the other lily pond at the Penang Botanic Garden and it shows what the Garden could be like if it is designed properly.
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Frankenstorm Sandy: A climate change wake-up call
Superstorm Sandy that is slamming the United States is a warning about the perils of climate change. It is time to wake up and think more seriously about how our unsustainable economic model is worsening climate change and leading to rising sea levels.
Penan blockade highlights rich-poor gap
By now you may be aware of the peaceful blockade by the Penans along the road to the Murum Dam site in Sarawak – despite a virtual blackout in the mainstream media.
