REFSA - Research for Social Advancement
Malaysia
Malaysia
Malaysia REFSA
 
 
Our Books

Tempurung Series

In a nutshell...

To advance its objective of educating and encouraging discussion, REFSA has established itself as a political literature publishing house, having published a number of highly reviewed books. REFSA has now embarked on its first range of books: the Tempurung series.

The name of the series is taken from the Malay proverb “seperti katak di bawah tempurung” (like a frog beneath a coconut shell) which is an analogy for a sheltered or naive person. The Tempurung series aims to uncover the coconut shell and explain the facts of the institutions and issues that beset government and society in a simple and straightforward manner.

The first book in the series uncovers and deconstructs the Malaysian Budget and is entitled The Budget: How the Government is Spending OUR Money.

The Budget: How the Government is spending OUR money
   
The BUDGET: What the Government is doing with our money

Every year, come Budget time, there is plenty of speculation about what “goodies” the Government will “give” the Rakyat. And every year, after the Budget is announced, there are the usual proclamations of “it’s a people’s budget”, “it’s people-friendly”, “it’s a growth-budget.”.

You may be happy with a small income tax cut, or the fact that cigarette and beer taxes have not gone up. But there is much more to the Budget than just those few ringgit you saved...

 
Other Books

Arrested Reform
Malay Politics: An Expose
LIM GUAN ENG: Dari Penjara ke Tampuk Kuasa
Najib's Challenge: Glory or Oblivion
Speaking For the Reformasi Generation
Straight Talk
     
Time Bombs in Malaysia
Unmasking Najib
Selak
     

 

 
 

For all book and publishing inquiries, contact:

Faisal Mustaffa
Tel: 603 7980 6571
Email: faisal [at] refsa.org

 
Click here for book reviews.

 

 
 

Home | Donate to us | Links | Contact Us

REFSA - Research for Social Advancement © Copyright Protected.