All illustrations of Alice in Wonderland characters by Peter Newell, 1890(source: public domain | Wiki Commons) NO doubt about it. Some days, I think I’m Alice. In Wonderland. Because reading the news on some days, I just want to blurt out, “Curiouser and curiouser!” The latest news that made me feel like Alice was reported […]
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New cabinet has “higher degree of integrity”
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 April 2009: The Centre of Public Policy Studies (CPPS), part of the Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (Asli), has welcomed the new cabinet announced today by the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. In a statement, the chairperson of Asli-CPPS, Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam said there is a relatively higher degree of […]
Big political parties should lead in battling corruption
KUALA LUMPUR, 30 March 2009: Big political parties should take their own initiative to stamp out corruption in their respective organisations, said Tan Sri Bernard Giluk Dompok, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department today. This will leave the government and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) to deal with the menace of corruption in the government […]
Asli projects 4% GDP growth
KUALA LUMPUR, 22 Jan 2009: The Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (Asli) is projecting a 4% gross domestic product (GDP) growth for Malaysia this year. Asli’s senior research fellow in economics, Datuk Gan Khuan Poh, said the domestic economy would accelerate if there were proper policy responses, more lending from banks and a quicker roll-out […]
