http://www.my2sen.com Views and comments on current events in Malaysia Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:02:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Finally, the PM is making a bold move. Firstly introducing the GST and now the removal of subsidies. Read here . I have no problems with GST or the removal of ALL subsidy. However, I’m asking for the totally ridiculous import duties on cars, which was first ... http://www.my2sen.com/?p=215 The PM has been looking for a New Economic Model, and having hired some of the best and the brightest in the country, the Government still does not apparently have the answers. click here. Well, maybe I can make a few suggestions: We have to stop the bleeding. ... http://www.my2sen.com/?p=214 Can you believe this ? “Had we decided to call for an open tender, we would have exposed our defence secrets to enemies. …” Come on, someone give this person a slap… what rubbish is he talking about? Are we at war with any nation? Who ... http://www.my2sen.com/?p=213 Another accident. A few more deaths. Read here. Isn’t this an obvious area for the government and the police to focus their efforts on? Everytime one of these crashes happen, many innocent lives are lost. How much innocent blood much be spilled before the ... http://www.my2sen.com/?p=212 Barely a week all, and the new defence minister is already made up his mind that he should be spending his way to more votes for the government. Reading his priorities as the defence minister, it’s incredible that the security of the nation is not among his top 3 considerations! ... http://www.my2sen.com/?p=211 The whole world has announced stimulus packages to minimise the impact of the impending global depression on their economies. Being the only country in the world not affected by the global crisis, Malaysia is taking her own sweet time to announce the second stimulus package, after a confident finance ... http://www.my2sen.com/?p=210 The “Approved Permit” (AP) system must be one of the most lucrative money making scheme created for a privileged few, even by Malaysian standards. So how does it work? 1) Get the government to restrict the import of cars to those with APs 2) Get the government to issue the APs exclusively to ... http://www.my2sen.com/?p=209 according to the results of the recent PMR exams …. our students are becoming more proficient in English. I have not done any formal survey but there’s a lot of anecdotal evidence to suggest otherwise. New graduates these days can hardly express themselves in writing or speech… So how ... http://www.my2sen.com/?p=208 Quote from the Star: Najib: No more fuel rebates if you don’t appreciate them By ROSLINA MOHAMAD PEKAN: The Government might consider not issuing any rebates in the future if the people continued not to appreciate the initiatives taken to help reduce their financial burden due to high oil and food prices, said ... http://www.my2sen.com/?p=207 While everyone is suffering from the higher fuel prices, we have some of the richest bankers in Malaysia saying they should be shielded from the impact and not share the pain. Read Here. Do you have any sympathy for them? The Malaysian government’s policies have been very ... http://www.my2sen.com/?p=206