Lim Mah Hui and Kevin Gallagher warn that the Trans-Pacific Partnership could make it difficult for participating nations to regulate speculative capital flows to protect their economies from financial crises.
Why did AK sell his power assets to 1MDB?
Ananda Krishnan’s sale of his power generation assets at this time raises a number of questions and concerns – more so as the assets are being sold to 1MDB, whose debt is guaranteed by the federal government.
The secret meeting on 11 March 2008
Khalid Samad, the MP for Shah Alam, had a bad throat and was sucking lozenges. He had been barn-storming the ceramah trail, countering criticism from his one-time Pas ally, Hasan Ali, that there was a “parasite” group within the party.
Penang hands over keys for 720 low-cost homes
The Penang state government has handed over the keys for a RM80m low- and medium-cost housing project developed by PDC in Sungai Dua.
Interview with Ambiga
BFM Uncensored interviews Bersih chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan on the (dirty) state of Malaysian politics and what she expects in the coming general election.
KL-Singapore high-speed rail link for ‘under RM30bn’?
Reports in the media have suggested that plans for a multi-billion ringgit high-speed rail service from Singapore to KL are being resurrected.
Malaysians struggle as household debt soars
It is not just household debt as a percentage of GDP that we should be concerned about, but household debt compared to disposable income is even more crucial. Take a look at the yellow bar to see where we stand.
First, brain drain … and now, street food drain?
Are hawker maestros in the street food haven of Penang being lured to neighbouring cities and countries? Should we be worried?
More rowdy behaviour
Another commotion on 1 March, when three Kajang municipal councillors and several others tried to attend the ground-breaking ceremony of SRJK (C) Bandar Sungai Long, Selangor, minutes before PM Najib arrived.
MAS in crisis after posting biggest loss in history
MAS is in crisis after it posted a loss of RM2.5bn for 2011 while its short-term liquidity faces serious challenges with net current assets plunging deeper into the red to the tune of RM4.4bn.
