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Crisps of the Week (11-17 May)

Grilling Bersih

brought to you by Foong Li Mei REFSA Rojak is our weekly take on the goings-on in Malaysia. We trawl the newsflow, cut to the core and focus on the really pertinent. Full of flavour, lots of crunch, this is the concise snapshot to help Malaysians keep abreast of the issues of the day. Burgers and [...]

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Internal Party Disagreements are Like Ginseng-Bitter, but Natural and Rejuvenating

Internal party disagreements are like Ginseng - feature

This is an opinion published by not-for-profit research institute REFSA (Research for Social Advancement) on Wednesday, 9 May 2012. The Malaysian media encourages the misguided view that differences of opinion among members of political parties are unhealthy. Differing views are often portrayed as ‘squabbling’ or ‘spats’ or ‘rifts’ between members of the fraternity and indicative [...]

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Special Feature (8 May)

The illegitimacy of the Peaceful Assembly Act

Picture credit: jeremy1choo | Creative Commons On April 28, hundreds of thousands of Malaysians stood up for free and fair elections. Many may not have realised it, but just by gathering in groups of 3 or more without a permit they were already contravening the the draconian Peaceful Assembly Act. Guest writer Zairil Khir Johari [...]

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Crisps of the Week (27 Apr-3 May)

Bersih 3.0: Cops gone wild

brought to you by Foong Li Mei [Picture source: Unknown] REFSA Rojak is our weekly take on the goings-on in Malaysia. We trawl the newsflow, cut to the core and focus on the really pertinent. Full of flavour, lots of crunch, this is the concise snapshot to help Malaysians keep abreast of the issues of the [...]

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Crisps of the Week (13-19 Apr)

PTPTN Loans - the great divide (feature)

brought to you by Foong Li Mei REFSA Rojak is our weekly take on the goings-on in Malaysia. We trawl the newsflow, cut to the core and focus on the really pertinent. Full of flavour, lots of crunch, this is the concise snapshot to help Malaysians keep abreast of the issues of the day. PTPTN : [...]

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REFSA evaluated PEMANDU on its DEEDS at PJ forum. Get the slides here!

Kg Tunku ADUN ETP forum - for slides

During the “Najib’s Economic Transformation Record: Are we on the right track?” forum, organised by the Kampung Tunku ADUN’s office,  REFSA’s executive director Teh Chi-Chang evaluated the Economic Transformation Roadmap (ETP) based on its DEEDS. Click below for Chi-Chang’s insights! Alternatively, you can click here for the slides.

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Crisps of the Week (6-12 Apr)

Repeal of ISA - For better or worse

brought to you by Foong Li Mei Picture credit: aka-sha | Creative Commons REFSA Rojak is our weekly take on the goings-on in Malaysia. We trawl the newsflow, cut to the core and focus on the really pertinent. Full of flavour, lots of crunch, this is the concise snapshot to help Malaysians keep abreast of the [...]

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Public Forum: Najib’s Economic Transformation Record

ETP forum - Kg Tunku ADUN (feature)

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“Evaluating the ETP” forum in Penang-Join Us!

ETP Public Forum in Penang (feature)

Location map to Wawasan Open University (WOU), Penang. To reserve a seat, please RSVP to ivykwek@penanginstitute.org before 5.00pm, 5 April 2012 (Thursday).  If you have reserved a seat but cannot attend, please also inform Penang Institute (ivykwek@penanginstitute.org) so that your seat can be allocated to somebody else. You may also nominate another individual to take your seat - please reply [...]

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UndiMsia! & REFSA presents: Get Educated! It’s Your Right.

Get educated - feature

(click to enlarge) Download the PDF version of the infographic. You may also view and download the Bahasa Melayu version here. Know your rights without the lengthy text. Check out the other vibrant and educational infographics by UndiMsia!

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