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Water crisis – The price of populism
Malaysia’s water industry is in “dire straits”! So says the Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister. The country is expected to see its water resources reduced by 20-25% between 2025 and 2030. The minister added that despite that looming threat,
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Malaysia’s most secret Task Force Terms of Reference
CAGED continues to be dismayed by the secrecy surrounding the Terms of Reference of the “task force” formed by the Home Ministry to investigate Suhakam’s conclusion that the Special Branch, Bukit Aman abducted social activist Amri Che Mat and Pastor
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We need focus, not flip-flops on language policy
It is truly amazing that we are still flip flopping over the language medium to teach maths and science in 2019. We hear that the Education ministry now wants to revert to using the English-medium to teach these subjects. It
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Solve the independent power producer mess
Recently, Putrajaya announced its plan to liberalise the retail electricity market from Tenaga Nasional Berhad. Putrajaya should instead focus on dismantling the fixed Independent Power Producer (IPP) contracts with TNB for Peninsular Malaysia. The current IPP known as IPP 2.0
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Why don’t Malaysians complain about one of every six cops?
In England and Wales, in 2017, the public complained about 1 of every 6 cops. For convenience, I will (wrongly) refer to the two states as “UK.” Please feel free to scroll down to “Three observations and some concluding thoughts.”
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You’re a public servant, not a third world despot, Hannah Yeoh
PUCHONG: Yesterday, Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh issued an ultimatum to Federal Territories Minister Khalid Samad in regards to the Taman Rimba Kiara development controversy. In her ultimatum, Yeoh said Khalid should only touch the longhouse land area to build the
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The Litmus of The Sandakan Video
WHEN you are a writer and are as old as I am, you carry with you the benefit of knowledge and the baggage of history. You can choose to be arrogant and reckless because you know other people’s skeletons or
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Friday’s IPCMC Bill offers a short-changed, face-lifted EAIC
Over the weekend I read the Independent Police Complaints of Misconduct Bill which was tabled in Parliament on Friday. The Bill has the acronym IPCMC, thus allowing it to be mistaken for the IPCMC proposed in 2005 by the Royal
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Sedic managed funds based on govt guidelines
The Unit for the Socioeconomic Development of the Indian Community (Sedic) started its operations in September 2014 with the main aim of supporting and funding strategic intervention programmes to uplift the B40 in the Indian community. In 2014, SEDIC evaluated
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Sex video: Are your hands tied by politicians, IGP?
PUCHONG: With the circulation of the viral gay sex video implicating Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali last month, there are a few things that we need to take note of. Firstly, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
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