Jho Low as a video game, no exams, middle-class tax woes and horrible horror movies
I answer all your burning questions in my Talking Edge column at Options, The Edge.
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Tag Archives: economy
RMK11 – better governance, but still racist
Haven’t we moved away from racist policies and discriminatory actions? This is one of the reasons many Malaysians voted out BN – because they were so entrenched in race-based politics.
Kim’s fashion, the danger of drones and a comfortable life
I answer all your burning questions in my Talking Edge column at Options, The Edge.
Do we need to fix the economy to be happy?
At the end of the day, reality will set in – if we are living hand to mouth, and God forbid something happens, like a car accident or a hospital visit, and we can’t find the funds to fix it, intrinsic motivators do not mean much.
What’s the average cost of living these days?
When I started working in 2000, the starting pay for a fresh graduate with a college degree was about RM2,000. Within five years, I managed to buy an affordable local car and a medium-cost walk-up apartment.
Just Chit Chat Lah (Ep 6) – Anas Alam Faizli
I talk to Anas Alam Faizli the author, thinker and generalist.
Increase the starting salary for graduates ASAP!
I would not expect a graduate starting to work today to survive on the starting salary that I received almost two decades ago.
Compromising on education means sacrificing the nation’s future
The reason for cutting the budget for public universities is so can be more sustainable and independent from the government. That may sound like a good idea but it isn’t.
Massive 2015 toll hike in Malaysia: Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
Massive 2015 toll hike in Malaysia: Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide By Zan Azlee Eighteen highways raised toll rates by a significant amount last week, and you can imagine […]
Still waiting for a straight answer on 1MDB
Still waiting for a straight answer on 1MDB By Zan Azlee I was at the recent Economic Update organised by the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) at Sasana Kijang. The panelists […]
Can we create equal opportunities for social mobility?
Can we create equal opportunities for social mobility By Zan Azlee I come from a comfortable middle-class family. Not wealthy, but comfortable. We had enough good food and could afford […]
