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Popularity of Tan Sri Muhyddin Yassin: Feedback from Facebook

Posted on 26/03/2021 by DAH IKHWAN

The current unstable political scenario has made the job of assessing the popularity of the Prime Minister difficult. Without a firm backing from UMNO, this has made his  political coalition precarious and his Parliamentary majority being questioned by the opposition … Continue reading →

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Muhyddin Yassin: One Year of Success as PM of Malaysia

Posted on 05/03/2021 by DAH IKHWAN

He came in at an extraordinary time, only welcome by a new pandemic that by now has ravaged the world at such a speed, including Malaysia. The last time the world saw such a phenomenon was one hundred years ago … Continue reading →

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Malaysian Civil Service Over-sized? An Analysis

Posted on 30/05/2020 by DAH IKHWAN

There are currently 1.71 million Malaysians on the payroll of the government services in the country. The size of the Malaysian bureaucracy has been a major issue for over a decade now, with most analysts in agreement that it is … Continue reading →

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COVID 19 And The Economic Stimulus Package

Posted on 05/04/2020 by DAH IKHWAN

Many of us may be familiar with this widely viralled anecdote: ( It is a slow day in the small Saskatchewan town of Pumphandle, and streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody is living on … Continue reading →

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How did Tun Mahathir Get This Solid Support.. So Far.

Posted on 23/02/2020 by DAH IKHWAN

The press and the public had expected a showdown at the Pakatan Harapan Presidential Council’s Thursday night meeting two day ago. Instead, it was a let down, though there were some attempts to prolong the heated discussions which lasted for … Continue reading →

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A Dark History of Sarawak that Few People Know (continuation)

Posted on 17/02/2020 by DAH IKHWAN

The Chinese had no intention to remain in Kuching. By morning of the third day they were ready to pull back upriver to Bau, their community settlement, where over 3,000 of them had been living. They were in a quandary … Continue reading →

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A Dark History of Sarawak that few People Know

Posted on 08/02/2020 by DAH IKHWAN

The Chinese of Sarawak in the era of James Brooke were rich and powerful from working the gold and antimony mines in Bau. They were ferociously nationalistic to China and lived in seven to eight communities scattered below Kuching, with … Continue reading →

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Come 2020, Oil and Gas Royalty Still Remains a Thorny Issue

Posted on 29/12/2019 by DAH IKHWAN

In the Sarawak’s Oil and Gas issue, the promise for 20% Petroleum Royalty is yet to be fulfilled; and Sarawak is extremely zealous in pursuing it, now that the state government is no longer burdened by the Barisan Nasional yoke … Continue reading →

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Mixed Reactions in Sarawak on Tun Mahathir’s Offer to Sell PETRONAS

Posted on 12/12/2019 by DAH IKHWAN

Tun Mahathir was reported by Reuters a few day ago to have said that the Federal Government was considering selling off stakes in PETRONAS to states where the giant Petroleum company was operating. Though this most recent announcement was said … Continue reading →

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Sarawak State Budget 2020: A Summary

Posted on 07/11/2019 by DAH IKHWAN

The Sarawak State Budget for 2020 involves a total Expenditure of RM 9.891 bil of which RM 6.597 bil (67%) is for Development Expenditure and RM 3,294 bil (33%) is for Operating Expenditure. This is indeed a healthy budget as … Continue reading →

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