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This debilitating election fever – the heat is on in the latest REFSA Rojak.
18 March 2013 |
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How the Cabinet can be trimmed down to a svelte 16 ministers and 18 ministries.
15 March 2013 |
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High car taxes, BN’s American propaganda ring, and loopholes in Sabah’s defence.
14 March 2013 |
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To aid digestion of REFSA’s in-depth focus papers on Cabinet & Parliamentary Rebalancing.
9 March 2013 |
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A focus paper on how to restore a balance of powers between our Parliament and Cabinet.
8 March 2013 |
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The Lahad Datu debacle, chronicles of Bala and Deepak, and political thingymajigs.
6 March 2013 |
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Of Xenophon, Lahad Datu, Sabah, ‘Sapu Malaysia’ and legitimate vote-buying.
27 February 2013 |
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How our bloated Cabinet can be trimmed down to a svelte 16 ministries and 18 ministers.
26 February 2013 |
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Federal government flouting the law, court deciding legality of AES, and ‘bribes’ for votes.
17 February 2013 |
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Our Defence Minister’s myriad excuses, Syabas leaks, gloom for migrant workers, and Psy for CNY.
8 February 2013 |
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On ballooning deficits, press freedom and the contentious Education Blueprint.
1 February 2013 |
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The first part of REFSA’s all-new Focus Paper series examines the inefficiencies of a bloated Cabinet.
30 January 2013 |
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Murky findings: Sabah RCI, dubious doctorates, hidden crime statistics & pre-election manoeuvres.
27 January 2013 |
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![[#Infographic] Tackling the Trouble of Public Transportation [#Infographic] Tackling the Trouble of Public Transportation](https://i0.wp.com/loyarburok.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/m_03Trains.jpg?resize=140%2C78&ssl=1)
Is there hope for the Malaysian public in this tangled web of inefficiency?
23 January 2013 |
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REFSA : A View to Kill, Universities are not the place for opinions
20 January 2013 |
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![[#Infographic] Aid to entrepreneurs no remedy for ailments in biz culture [#Infographic] Aid to entrepreneurs no remedy for ailments in biz culture](https://i0.wp.com/loyarburok.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/pills.jpg?resize=140%2C78&ssl=1)
Suitable medicine, or akin to handing out crutches to cure cancer?
15 January 2013 |
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![[#Infographic] Will the race to raise household incomes uplift the poor? [#Infographic] Will the race to raise household incomes uplift the poor?](https://i0.wp.com/loyarburok.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/house.jpg?resize=140%2C78&ssl=1)
Both coalitions’ proposals, pitched against each other to explore their feasibility.
13 January 2013 |
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Overview of the week: elections, handouts, and – of course! – the People’s Uprising Rally.
13 January 2013 |
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![[#Infographic] The PTPTN Dilemma – To Pay or Not To Pay? [#Infographic] The PTPTN Dilemma – To Pay or Not To Pay?](https://i0.wp.com/loyarburok.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/money.jpg?resize=140%2C78&ssl=1)
BN says yes, PR says no. Who is right, who is wrong, or are they both missing the point?
10 January 2013 |
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![[#Infographic] Formula to Failure: Our plunging Maths and Science standards [#Infographic] Formula to Failure: Our plunging Maths and Science standards](https://i0.wp.com/loyarburok.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/small-Dumbfounding-numbers-infographic-20122012.png?resize=114%2C78&ssl=1)
Dumbfounding numbers! As revealed by an international study.
20 December 2012 |
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