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…
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…
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…
FOCUSPAPER NOV 29 , 2011 Open Tender Policy in Penang: Nurturing Capable Malay Contractor Barisan Nasional bedmates UMNO and MCA both cried foul when the new Pakatan Rakyat government in Penang mandated that all state procurement would be via open…