The article originally published in the Sun: http://www.thesundaily.my/news/65746 IN THE Malaysian water story, two things took place this week which reminded me of the need for public utilities – particularly the water industry – to be governed efficiently without vested interests. I am not sure we have achieved this standard in Malaysia quite yet.

Originally published in Malaysiakini: http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/166289 Non-profit think tank Research for Social Advancement (REFSA) notes the recent debate between the Barisan Nasional government and the Opposition about the substantial gas subsidies offered to the power sector and the viability of restructuring the power purchase agreements (PPAs) with the independent power producers (IPPs). On one hand, DAP [...]

Originally posted in The Malaysian Insider: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/subsidies-masking-ipp-inefficiencies-says-think-tank/ KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 — Independent Power Producers (IPPs) would have to charge much more than their Singapore counterparts if natural gas were sold to them at market rates, due to their bloated and inefficient cost structures, claimed Research for Social Advancement (Refsa) today. The think tank estimated [...]

Originally published in the Sun Daily KUALA LUMPUR: A two-party system could be the solution to the problems faced by the nation, especially in promoting national unity, said former Transparency International (Malaysia) president and DAP vice-president Tunku Abdul Aziz Ibrahim yesterday. Tunku Abdul Aziz was speaking to reporters after launching his book, “Someone had to [...]