Crisps of the Week 5-11 Apr
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…
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Crisps of the Week 29 Mar – 4 Apr
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…
Crisps of the Week 22-28 Mar
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…
A big fat ‘F’ for Fail (Part 2)
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…
Cabinet & Parliamentary Rebalancing (Part 3): A weightier Parliament and a slimmer Cabinet
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…
Dissecting the ETP Annual Report: Part 5
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…
Dissecting the ETP Annual Report: Part 4
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…
Dissecting the ETP Annual Report: Part 3
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…
Dissecting the ETP Annual Report: Part 2
FOCUS PAPER JUN 8, 2012 Dissecting the ETP Annual Report (Part 2): The mystery of the disappearing EPPs If something seems too perfect to be true, it usually is. This adage succinctly describes PEMANDU and its rhaposdic reports on the…
Dissecting the ETP Annual Report: Part 1
FOCUS PAPER JUN 1, 2012 Dissecting the ETP Annual Report (Part 1): Grade A+ for Obfuscation! REFSA’s diagnosis of the ETP Annual Report 2011 finds it unfit for the surrounding fanfare. Pretentious words, slick presentation, and selective representations of data…