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Refsa on subsidies: Still off the mark

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Published: Wednesday, 24 October 2012 05:41
Posted by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee

letter-replyShould my initial proposal of a cutback in the civil service be seen as politically unpalatable or incorrect, then they may want to research on the capitalist and rentier captains who have adroitly manipulated the subsidy system

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Response by Refsa on subsidy contentions

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Published: Friday, 12 October 2012 02:13
Posted by Teh Chi-Chang

letterWe write to rebut Dr Lim Teck Ghee?s assertion that “There is little empirical research to back up what has become an increasingly popular line of argument” that blanket subsidies such as for cheap petrol and sugar “benefit upper-class Malaysians who consume much more than their poorer cousins.

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Hindraf awaiting Najib’s, Anwar’s response

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Published: Thursday, 06 September 2012 03:52
Posted by By Dr V.S. Paraman

contributor-hindrafUpon his return from exile, P. Waytha Moorthy managed to mobilize and register 10,000 Indians within the span of a week through his roadshows taken across the peninsula. Which political coalition will seize the moment and engage Hindraf which still has the ear of the Indian ground?

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Bruno Manser Fund asking for global bank freeze on Taib assets

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Published: Tuesday, 25 September 2012 08:39
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taibThe BMF findings, which describe in detail the business activities and personal wealth of 20 members of the Taib family, have been given attentive coverage by our local internet media, though the mainstream and official media have responded with a deafening silence.

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PAS dan Umno, hudud dan perlaksanaan: realiti semasa

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Published: Friday, 31 August 2012 01:30
Posted by Pak Sako

hududPAS perlu memberi tumpuan kepada matlamat dan bukan kaedah semata-mata. Kalau dilihat di dalam konteks asalnya, matlamat hudud ialah untuk mengatasi jenayah-jenayah tertentu yang berlaku di Tanah Arab yang khusus kepada budaya dan zaman tersebut.

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