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A 2008 follow-up to an earlier fuel-subsidy post, discussing statements and documents cited in the debate over how fuel subsidies appeared in government accounts and budgets.
This is a very good and informative read. Digest the facts and numbers: WHAT IS NEVER MENTIONED IN Mainstream Media like NST/TheStar/Utusan Malaysia/Berita Harian are these facts…. Malaysian Per Capita Income USD 5000 VS Singaporean Per Capita Income USD 25000 Furthermore, The Star made a comparison of prices in Thailand , Singapore and Indonesia .…
Honestly I am not supportive of subsidy scheme, because I think it reduces competitiveness, creating false impression and sense of security to the receivers. In extreme term, subsidy can be equated as opium. It is addictive, and it is hard to shed especially if you are having it for more than 20 years. (Oil subsidy…
Word of the day: *Lanciao lan ciao is Hokkien dialect (one of many clans of chinese) 1. lan ciao = dick, penis 2. lan ciao = also can mean “blue bird” lan = blue, bird is ciao 3. lan ciao = expression of disagreement with an opinion Popular use of the word and combination use…
I have nothing much to say regarding the removal/revision of oil subsidy by the Malaysia government starting today, but I totally agree with this guy. For years, Malaysians are paying for farking expensive cars and now with the fuel price increase, Average Joe like me probably need to eat grass and walk on foot anytime…
A 2008 election-period post questioning an apparent inconsistency found while comparing identity details with an electoral-roll record.
Malaysia’s government rejects call for American-style political debate ahead of election AP By EILEEN NG,Associated Press Writer AP – Sunday, March 2 http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/fc/my-election08.html “KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysia’s government has rejected an Islamic opposition party’s challenge to hold an American-style public debate between their leaders ahead of March 8 general elections, news reports said Sunday.…