TUHAN telah memberitahu kita apa yang baik.
Perkara yang dituntut oleh TUHAN daripada kita adalah supaya kita berlaku adil,
selalu mengamalkan kasih, dan dengan rendah hati hidup bersatu dengan Allah kita.
- Mikha 6:8Perkara yang dituntut oleh TUHAN daripada kita adalah supaya kita berlaku adil,
selalu mengamalkan kasih, dan dengan rendah hati hidup bersatu dengan Allah kita.
Reversing the brain drain requires a paradigm shift
Posted on 18 June 2011 by Tricia Yeoh
When the World Bank launched its Malaysian Economic Monitor “Brain Drain” issue, I received a hurried call from a friend. His contact, the chief author of the report, was concerned that the matter would be kept under wraps by the Malaysian government, and hoped that it could be disseminated far…
A matter of power
Posted on 12 June 2011 by Tricia Yeoh
AS FAR as I can tell, the economy is a matter of national significance. And in turn, anything with such far-reaching implications, impacting keenly upon the pockets of every man in the street in Malaysia, cannot be kept under a thick shroud of secrecy.
Currently, the power purchase agreements between…
Moderates and extremists: That thin line
Posted on 02 June 2011 by Tricia Yeoh
IT was a rare moment when I nodded my head in agreement on reading an excerpt of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s speech at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies recently: “The real divide is not between East and West or between the developed and developing worlds or even…
Selangor passes two key reform bills
Posted on 18 May 2011 by Tricia Yeoh
Policy reform can be draggy and laborious, but once in a blue moon you get a sudden windfall – and this makes it all worth the wait. In the March 2011 Selangor State Legislative Assembly sitting, two significant things took place. First, the Freedom of Information (FOI) Enactment Bill (Selangor)…
Tighter co-operation between Pakatan Rakyat-run states
Posted on 19 January 2011 by Tricia Yeoh
Politics overwhelms the public opinion space and is the more exciting of the two when compared with state administrative and policy matters, although it is the latter that actively determines the welfare and livelihood of people ultimately. The measure by which people decide on the strength of political coalitions may…
Pakatan Rakyat governing policies: A look at 2011 state budgets of Penang and Selangor
Posted on 30 December 2010 by Tricia Yeoh
Amidst the noise and clamour of Malaysia’s political landscape, it is often easy to forget that daily responsibilities and tasks of administering continue. The Pakatan Rakyat coalition has especially suffered several recent shocks, namely the twin by-election losses of Galas and Batu Sapi, followed by the damage control Parti Keadilan…
Islamic matters in Pakatan states
Posted on 22 November 2010 by Tricia Yeoh
Political competition between the Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat coalitions is predicated on numerous fronts, the more sensitive of which involves that of religious matters. There is certainly a long history which has set a fertile ground for political parties to continually outperform the other in attempting to be more…
The Relationship between Faith and Politics
Posted on 19 July 2010 by Tricia Yeoh
I was invited last Friday to speak at an event jointly organised by Empower and SIRD (Strategic Information and Research Development Centre) entitled “I am what I believe”. A rather intriguing topic to begin with, the objective of the forum was to bring a diverse range of youth together to…
Selangor’s Freedom of Information Enactment
Posted on 12 July 2010 by Tricia Yeoh
It’s taken a while, but the Selangor Freedom of Information Enactment will finally be tabled for its first reading at the upcoming State Legislative Assembly sitting! It will be interesting to see how the Federal Government reacts to this, although they should not be too concerned since only state-related documents…
Sustainable Cities: Environment Issues in Penang and Selangor
Posted on 05 June 2010 by Tricia Yeoh
Much has been said about the little that emerged from the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen last December 2009. Well, the Copenhagen Accord was finally signed by major economies including the US and China, committing to limit the rise in global temperatures to two degrees Celsius. However, there…
Locating the Demos in Democracy
Posted on 22 May 2010 by Tricia Yeoh
Local government elections were abolished by the Malaysian federal government in 1976 despite suggestions to the contrary by the body set up to study them. Thirty-five years later, the State governments of Penang and Selangor are asking for federal support in reintroducing them. If local councillors were elected instead of…
Why We Remember Teoh Beng Hock
Posted on 09 September 2009 by Tricia Yeoh
It has been a strange year of Death for many Malaysians, culminating personally in that of Teoh Beng Hock, political aide to a Selangor Exco Member – a colleague and acquaintance of mine.
Several weeks had passed since his death, but still it is shrouded in mystery. As the inquest…
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