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Analysis: Najib’s Transformation Plans Continue
When he first became prime minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak saw problems not merely for Umno and Barisan Nasional, but in the relationship between the government and the rakyat. He made clear when he launched the Economic Transformation Programme, the Government Transformation Programme, and the 1Malaysia concept, that these projects were important enough to endure be...
Disconnected Anwar is Disappearing into the Darkness
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is lost in space. He is drifting into the ether on his own, disconnected from the people he once thought loved him, estranged from the coalition machine he...
Then, Now and Looking Ahead: The Economy Continues to Grow
Since April 3, 2009, when Datuk Seri Najib Razak took over as Prime Minister of Malaysia, there has been one issue at the forefront of the agenda – our economy.
Against a...
The Iconoclast
The Anwar Paradox: Gains At GE13 Have Ruined His Year
His Pakatan Rakyat coalition ate into BN's majority at GE13, an outcome that would have put a spring into the step of just about any politician worth his salt, but not Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
He could have emerged smiling on May 6, congratulating his team, promising to reshuffle his front bench so that he had the best possible line-up ready to take to the Dewan Rakyat and engage the Government benches who had just suffered at the ballot box.
...The Great and the Good
A Political Amateur in a Veteran's Body
Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang is going about this the wrong way.
The PAS President has had a rough go of it lately, if by 'lately' one means 'over the two years'. From the 'welfare state' debacle; to the spectre of hudud and the battles inside the party and out; to the intra-party skirmish with Datuk Dr Hasan Ali; to the aborted attempt at retirement; to the public relations debacles of Alor Setar and the images of PAS thugs attacking police at Be...
Vanities
Cowell has Been a Naughty Boy; Liverpool Need Lessons in Not Being Idiots
Simon Cowell Expecting Child with Best Friend's Wife
According to reports, music mogul Simon Cowell is expecting his first child but, typically, there's a catch – the mother is the wife of his best friend.
Cowell, 53, is set to become a parent with Lauren Silverman, wife of real-estate mogul Andrew Silverman.
"Lauren and Andrew have been unhappy in their marriage for some time, and their divorc...
Fly on the wall
Fly on the wall
FLY ON THE WALL: Text Messages and The Courage of Principle
Editor's Note: We all wonder what kind of conversation goes on in the halls of power, among our leaders and their families. What did Nelson Mandela say to Winnie at dinner back in the old days? What does Aung San Suu Kyi say to her closest friends after breakfast? And what about our own Official National Martyr, the de facto Opposition Leader? What kind of conversation can we imagine he has, with the President of PKR, as the excitement of GE13 is...
Poll
Malaysia is in negotiations to lower trade barriers across a bloc to rival the European Union. The deal would lower tariffs and trade controls between members. Economists agree that the result will be lower prices for goods, but some contend that this wil
- We are an export-based economy, and one of our foremost concerns is the price of goods. We should accept any deal that aids our export capacity and lowers living costs. - 58.3%
- The deal appears to be in negotiations, so it would not be reasonable to take a position until a final deal is outlined. - 29.2%
- No matter what the gain, this deal is not worth it. Our products cannot compete with others’, and the effect on our economy would be ruinous. - 12.5%
The voting for this poll has ended on: 27 Aug 2013 - 07:35
Choice Editorial
Anwar's Final Act Showing Signs Of Early Fizzle
There is a very real likelihood that when the history of Malaysia is written, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's story will not merely be a cautionary tale, but a footnote as well. His tale, since his unsuccessful attempt to finally leap over Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, has been a series of almost-successes, with each one less eventful than the one before.
It is also a symbol of Anwar's own, continuing fall, the self-destruction of a man who was once a future Prime Minister in waiting, and is now a shadow of the Opposition leader he once was.
Just on Friday, Pakatan Rakyat was promising no fewer than 300,000 Malaysians for the rally – held in violation of the Peaceful Assembly Act – a force to match or exceed the Bersih 3.0 crowd. They promised those numbers despite the the haze, what would become the main excuse for the lacklustre turn-out 24 hours later.
- See more at: http://www.thechoice.my/malaysian-news/64945#sthash.WzGjJ9XT.dpufThe 'Black 505' rally at Padang Merbok was peaceful, unmarred by the violence that marked the Bersih 3.0 rally in April 2012 and an utter waste of time. The scant crowd of 20,000 was the greatest sign yet that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's protest movement over his coalition's ineptitude and failure to capture Putrajaya is now very close to reaching its very bottom.
It is also a symbol of Anwar's own, continuing fall, the self-destruction of a man who was once a future Prime Minister in waiting, and is now a shadow of the Opposition leader he once was.
Just on Friday, Pakatan Rakyat was promising no fewer than 300,000 Malaysians for the rally – held in violation of the Peaceful Assembly Act – a force to match or exceed the Bersih 3.0 crowd. They promised those numbers despite the the haze, what would become the main excuse for the lacklustre turn-out 24 hours later.
- See more at: http://www.thechoice.my/malaysian-news/64945#sthash.WzGjJ9XT.dpufThe 'Black 505' rally at Padang Merbok was peaceful, unmarred by the violence that marked the Bersih 3.0 rally in April 2012 and an utter waste of time. The scant crowd of 20,000 was the greatest sign yet that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's protest movement over his coalition's ineptitude and failure to capture Putrajaya is now very close to reaching its very bottom.
It is also a symbol of Anwar's own, continuing fall, the self-destruction of a man who was once a future Prime Minister in waiting, and is now a shadow of the Opposition leader he once was.
Just on Friday, Pakatan Rakyat was promising no fewer than 300,000 Malaysians for the rally – held in violation of the Peaceful Assembly Act – a force to match or exceed the Bersih 3.0 crowd. They promised those numbers despite the the haze, what would become the main excuse for the lacklustre turn-out 24 hours later.
- See more at: http://www.thechoice.my/malaysian-news/64945#sthash.WzGjJ9XT.dpufThe Issues
After Political and Economic Reform, Najib Must Reform Umno
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's reform credentials are second to none. But after his widely-praised political and economic reforms of the past 18 months, he faces a challenge closer to home that is no less daunting – reforming Umno. This, Najib says, is the "final part of the journey."
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Malaysia's Deeper Pockets
7 – The number of times that Foreign Direct Investment has increased since 2009 from RM5 billion to RM36.6 billion under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. The BMI has risen 29 per cent, GDP is likely to reach RM 1 trillion by the end of 2013 and Malaysia's international rankings are shooting up.
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