Written by Dr. Francis Ngu Dr. Francis Ngu, is a member Parti Keadilan Rakyat, Sarawak. Responsible critique to spur constructive public debate As the most serious nation-building document that has emerged for some time, the document now deserves responsible critique from the Malaysian community, partisan allegiance aside. This critique hopes to spur constructive public debate on the policies in the new found spirit of democratic participation ushered by the birth of Pakatan Rakyat. Bringing Reform This is an attempt to bring about far reaching reforms which the people are now anticipating. A fresh new national consensus is sought by Pakatan Rakyat which will be ...
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Posted by: Dr. John Brian Anthony 4. Federal-State Relationship and Foreign Policy A. The Federal System The rights of states to make decisions according to their own requirement on development strategy must be respected. The foundation of this right is an adequate financial allocation to states that is based on their contribution to the Federation and the people’s needs. Pakatan Rakyat will: i. Guarantee to the state governments, a royalty of 20% from petroleum income with an aim to eradicate poverty. ii. Return part of the tax collection from each state based on an equitable distribution. iii. Increase the capitation grants for states. B. ...
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KOTA KINABALU, Nov 21 —DAP Sri Tanjung assemblyman Jimmy Wong has described as a waste of time and public funds the move by the Sabah government to set up a special committee to investigate allegations on his possession of the Sijil Anak Negeri (SAN) or Native Certificate. He said the state government should instead focus on forming a special committee to resolve the perennial problem of tens of thousands of illegal immigrants in the state, particularly those who obtained the MyKad through dubious means. Wong said that based on reports, some of the illegal immigrants who managed to obtain dubious MyKad had subsequently applied ...
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Just a quick post to let Garmin users in Malaysia (or anywhere else in the world) know that Malsingmaps (MSM) has released a brand new Malaysia Singapore (includes Sabah, Sarawak & Brunei) map and here’s the good news; it is free and comes unlocked for everybody! :) Read on for more. Free and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my awesome blog for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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