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.
Malaysians struggle as household debt soars
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.
Maintenance challege for low-income housing
The biggest challenge for low-cost housing in the country – apart from actually building enough low-cost homes – is the maintenance of these blocks.
Lynas, can you take a ‘hint’?
Lynas Corp and management team, the people have spoken. In case you have difficulty hearing, listen carefully to the voices in this video by Victor Chin.
Lynas Corp’s website still down
This is the message when you try to access Lynas Corporation’s website. Obviously they had problems securing their website.
Guan Eng: “I feel threatened”
In a police report, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng describes the ugly scenes on Sunday, when thugs disrupted the Stop Lynas event at Speakers’ Square.
Nurul Izzah reports attempted assault
Another incident of thuggish behaviour. A man lunged forward towards Nurul Izzah during her ceramah in Gambang, Pahang on Sunday – just hours after the disruption of the Stop Lynas gathering in Penang.
What kind of development do we want for Penang?
Surely we need a balanced, sustainable model of development that would also preserve our social and cultural heritage.
MPPP councillor Dr Lim Mah Hui made the following address at a full council meeting of the MPPP on 24 February 2012.