Malaysia’s economic growth is based largely on trade with the rest of the world. It is the same formula that made Great Britain, the United States, and now China world economic powers. That approach is paying off, as seen in …
Finally the Green Light for Lynas Rare Earths Mining Plant
The Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) has issued its final report on the Lynas rare earths refinery, putting to an end one of the longest-running, and most shameful, sagas in modern Malaysian politics.
As reported by The Choice, the report exhaustively …
The Populist Measures That Are Protecting Our Economy
It would be a great shame in this country if the word “populist” became an insult. Already it is freely used by politicians to accuse rivals of trying to buy votes and of being economically reckless.
But it has also …
Don’t Ask The British for Advice on Banking Ethics
The British like to celebrate the strength of their institutions. Not just the Parliament they have exported around the world or their cherished legal system, but their revered companies like Lloyds Insurance and the 300-year-old Barclays Bank.
But in recent …
The Opposition’s Lawsuit Addiction Is Not Normal Political Discourse
Take time to read the political sections of serious foreign news websites and you’ll see something unusual from a Malaysian perspective.
In Britain, Australia or India, opposition politicians are not constantly threatening to sue each other.
They are not indignantly …