Here is a famous article about China written by the famous New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman. This article was written 12 years ago in 2008 but it is going around WhatsApp again. 2008 was the year of the Beijing Olympics. Beijing After attending the spectacular closing...

Did you know that the PAS government has never banned the sale of alchohol in Kelantan? Licenses are  issued to some non-Muslim businesses to sell alchohol. They have to pay fees to the Pas state government for the licenses. Two jokers are now involved in the ban on alchohol...

  Here are some graphs on the GDP and GDP growth rates for Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. There is little doubt that Indonesia (and to a slightly lesser degree the Philippines) are on an upward trajectory in their economic development.  Indonesia is now the largest economy in...

  New economic development in old societies should emancipate people or make people more independent – physically, emotionally and psychologically – from traditional social support systems like extended families, clan and tribal systems, dependence on “village” or community support, dependence on religious support groups and  also free the...

 

 

Lately (for the past 20 years) there has been plenty of talk about Indonesia getting up and moving forward. And Indonesia is now sitting squarely on the radar of foreign investors. Indonesia occupies a super strategic location in the world and in Asia. Indonesia is neighbours with mainland...

My comments : The following is actually written by Azmi Anshar. Because it is not my favourite subject I have made ‘adjustments’ which you may or may not detect.  Meaning I have changed some of the words used by Azmi Anshar. Do read my conclusion at the end. ...

Dalam setiap Kabinet dan setiap Kerajaan mesti ada Menteri, Timbalan Menteri, Ahli Parlimen dsbnya yang membuat kenyataan yang dunggu dan tidak masuk akal.  Kekadang Menteri atau YB hanya tersilap cakap atau kurang faham satu atau dua perkara saja.  Menteri atau YB dalam kategori ‘dunggu setahun sekali’ ini adalah...

Yang berikut ini adalah berita yang bersejarah juga bagi negara kita.  University of Cambridge, khususnya Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, telah melantik ASTI atau Association of Science Technology and Innovation (Pertubuhan Sains Teknoloji Dan Inovasi) yang beralamat di Petaling Jaya, Selangor sebagai partner untuk menjalankan projek sains...