Author Archives: DAH IKHWAN

About DAH IKHWAN

Born in Kuching in 1948; obtained Bachelor of Economics (Hons) from University of Malaya(1972) and MBA from KU Leuven Belgium(1978); worked in senior management positions in Government Service until retirement in 2003; business entrepreneur for over 20 years in the field of property development and headed Dewan Usahawan Bumiputera Sarawak as its President for the past 17 years. Appointed member of Economic Action Council(EAC) in 2020 until 2022, under Prime Minister of Malaysia, besides being EAC member in the Sarawak State Government; also served as board member of a number of GLCs and government agencies. Started DAH IKHWAN Blog in 2008 writing on Political, Economic and Social affairs. Real name is Datu Abang Helmi bin Tan Sri Ikhwan. Date: 7 June 2026

Masyarakat Melayu dan Budaya Niaga

Posted on 16/11/2008 by DAH IKHWAN

Tidak dapat dinafikan kemajuan setiap kaum dalam bidang ekonomi bergantung banyak dengan wujudnya masyarakat usahawan(entrepreneurs) yang mantap dan dinamik. Ini kita nampak didalam masyarakat kaum yang maju didunia ini seperti masyarakat kulit putih di Amerika Syarikat dan di Eropah Barat, … Continue reading →

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Personality Traits of the Malaysian Prime Ministers

Posted on 08/09/2008 by DAH IKHWAN

In Malaysia these days, hardly a day goes by without any mention of issues regarding our Prime Minister, be it the present PM or the previous one. My impression after going through various published articles and the internet is that … Continue reading →

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Muzakarah UMNO dan PAS : Suatu komen dan Analisis

Posted on 05/08/2008 by DAH IKHWAN

[An English version of this article is available under ‘Dialogue between UMNO and PAS: A commentry and Analysis’ dated 4 August, 2008] Pendahuluan   Muzakarah sulit diantara UMNO dan PAS telah menjadi isu hangat di akhbar akhbar baru baru ini. … Continue reading →

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Dialogue between UMNO and PAS: a commentry and analysis

Posted on 04/08/2008 by DAH IKHWAN

[Versi Bahasa Melayu terdapat di bawah ‘Muzakarah UMNO dan PAS: Suatu ulasan dan Analisis’ bertarikh 5 Ogos 2008] [Conclusion : The Barisan government should have no problem in gaining back at least half of the lost malay votes. After all … Continue reading →

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Malaysia’s General Election 2008: a comprehensive analysis

Posted on 10/05/2008 by DAH IKHWAN

(Please also see update and correction dated 17 September 2009 at bottom of this article) Welcome to this first article on my blog.This blog is mainly focused on analysis of political events in Malaysia, especially the recently concluded 12th General … Continue reading →

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