REFSANEWSLETTER APR 25 , 2014 GE13: REFSA chooses transformation On Sunday, May 5, Malaysians go to the polls. For the first time in our history, in the 56 years since Merdeka, we have a real choice in choosing who to…
REFSAROJAK APR 19, 2013 Crisps of the Week 12-18 Apr 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…
REFSAROJAK APR 12, 2013 Crisps of the Week 5-11 Apr by Sandra Rajoo 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…
REFSAROJAK APR 5, 2013 Crisps of the Week 23 Mar-4 Apr by Sandra Rajoo 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…
REFSAROJAK MAR 29, 2013 Crisps of the Week 22-28 Mar 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…
REFSANEWSLETTER APR 25 , 2014 A big fat ‘F’ for Fail (Part 2): The ETP has failed ordinary Malaysians This is a statement by not-for-profit research institute REFSA (Research for Social Advancement) released on Thursday, 21 March 2013. The perception…
FOCUSPAPER FEB 27 , 2013 Cabinet & Parliamentary Rebalancing (Part 3) : A weightier Parliament and a slimmer Cabinet Imagine that you are the owner of a restaurant. Would you ask a waiter to oversee the manager’s performance? No? But…
FOCUSPAPER JUL 13, 2012 Dissecting the ETP Annual Report: Part 5 – The EPPs do not seem to be creating high-income jobs Stripped of the MRT and RAPID mega-projects, the capital investment per employee (CIPE) in ETP projects is a…
FOCUSPAPER JUL 6, 2012 Dissecting the ETP Annual Report: Part 4 – 45% of GNI and 20% of jobs disappeared in ‘recalibration’ Recalibration is, simply put, ‘a subsequent correction or adjustment’. It’s a common procedure in our daily lives, as…
FOCUSPAPER JUN 22, 2012 Dissecting the ETP Annual Report (Part 3): It was only RM12.9 billion of ACTUAL investment Going in the right direction isn’t the same as having reached your destination. Commitment isn’t the same as achievement. PEMANDU trumpeted…