EVER wondered where political parties get their money? And what they use it for? While skeptics may think that political parties just use their money for handouts and bribes, in fact, they also legitimately need money to carry out proper functions. For example, political parties need to maintain their party machinery, conduct voter education and […]
Barry Wain
Autonomy in UM
By Deborah Loh
UNIVERSITI Malaya (UM) has made a comeback by climbing 50 spots to be ranked 180 in the 2009 Times Higher Education – QS World University Rankings under vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Ghauth Jasmon. What does this academician, responsible for restoring UM’s reputation, have to say about university autonomy, the state of Malaysia’s higher education system, […]
Govt action boosts Maverick sales
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 13 May 2010: The five months the Malaysian government took to review Malaysian Maverick: Mahathir Mohamad in Turbulent Times has boosted sales for publisher Palgrave Macmillan. To date, the publisher has sold about 20,000 copies of the book worldwide since its release late last year. The bulk of sales were in Singapore, and […]
Understanding Malaysia
By Deborah LohIT was somewhat of a joke when the Malaysian government finally released the political biography, Malaysian Maverick: Mahathir Mohamad in Turbulent Times, for sale here. Barry Wain (pic courtesy of Barry Wain) In the five months since November 2008 when 800 copies were shipped from Hong Kong to Port Klang and placed on hold, Malaysians […]
