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Joseph de Maistre (or Alexis de Tocqueville, depending on what Google says) is said to have penned the infamous words: "The people get the government they deserve". In the context of Malaysia, this quote should perhaps be extended--the people get the ... more »

In Malaysia, most of our brouhahas tend to break out online these days, especially on Facebook. Just in the last two months, we've had people start Facebook campaigns to boycott bread, rally against a new national healthcare program called 1Care, and ... more »

Last week’s political storm in the teacup was the subject matter of prepaid users and service tax. Having swallowed the 5 percent service tax for prepaid customers since it was imposed, the telcos have decided that the hike to 6 percent ... more »

I'm not an obsessive tweeter nor am I an obsessive tweet reader either. My primary interactions with Twitter are mainly event driven--the last time I remember heavily and regularly turning to Twitter was the BERSIH 1.0 rally and the Sarawak Elections. ... more »

I got back from Hong Kong yesterday and had an opportunity to take the YES 4G services for a spin when I took the train from KLIA to Sentral.

(YES is owned by YTL, which also operates the KLIA express).

To be honest, ... more »

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