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Crocs, I know they’re ugly. Now leave me alone!

No matter which way you look at them, they’re not pretty.
By SHANNON TEOH
Crocs have taken the world by storm!
This is no news at all and in fact, you might be sitting there looking absolutely ridiculous in your own pair of Crocs Beach, the first and as yet, most ubiquitous model of the clogs that have […]

Don’t fool us, you are not the “Malaysian Google”

By NG KHAI LEE
You may have chosen a good PR spin. You may have a decent search engine for business users.
But if you’re targeting a global market, at least use proper English!
I’m referring to AsiaEP, a Malaysian technology company, which according to The Star BizWeek is our “Malaysian Google.”
I found this quote on their website […]

We need you, young Malaysians abroad!

By FABIAN OOI
I graduate from the University of Melbourne in a week or so. Soon I will return home and it will be a time for one too many goodbyes.
The overwhelming majority of my Malaysian coursemates will be remaining in Australia to seek employment and permanent residence. I know that I am going to […]

How consumerism has enslaved us

By RACHEL CHAN

Just take a stroll to the nearest mall on a weekend and what do you see? Hordes of shoppers pushing their way through a gigantic stampede of other shoppers lulled by the power of the brand name and the discounted price tag. Count yourself lucky if you can complete that shopping trip unmauled by the forces of consumerism. Shades of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land of Makkah flash before one’s eyes as one struggles to meander the unnavigable terrain of merciless consumers hunting for yet another generic Osim chair or “that new outfit by Forever 21 that I simply must have”.

PART V: The unheard story behind the New Economic Policy

In Part Five of our special six-part series, TAN SRI RAMON V. NAVARATNAM ponders the state of national unity and takes a careful look at why Malaysian society is becoming increasingly polarised. He also takes a stab at determining some ways we might be able to put our country back on track towards a true […]

Fragmented ASEAN relations won’t help to beat success of China and India

By STEFANIE KHAW
The leaders of Malaysia and Singapore have raised concerns over how rising giants India and China have undermined foreign investors’ interest in other developing economies, particularly in South East Asia. These two economic superpowers have quickly dominated the manufacturing and electronics market with their skilled and abundant workforce. Both countries boast a rapidly […]

PART I: The unheard story behind the New Economic Policy

You have been directly affected by Malaysia’s New Economic Policy. How so?
In this six-part special series, theCICAK invites Transparency International Malaysia President TAN SRI RAMON V. NAVARATNAM to give us the lowdown on the NEP. Where did the NEP gone wrong?
You will learn about the impact of the NEP on national unity; the non-Bumiputera view […]

State-sponsored companies in sad state

By JAY MENON

Petronas has set a new annual profit record, somewhere in the region of 12 Billion Dollars. Being Malaysia’s only Fortune 500 company, the 22% growth that the company is posting should set an example to the rest of the so called state supported organizations that are two steps short of tatters as we speak. What are our major state supported companies doing now? The ones that come to mind, apart from Petronas are, Proton, MAS, Tenaga Nasional and TM etc.

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