Permadu Malaysia

Beberapa penganalisis memberi amaran langkah kerajaan mengurangkan perbelanjaan mengurus kira-kira RM10 bilion, termasuk anggaran sekitar RM3 bilion bagi Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM), berisiko mewujudkan penjimatan jangka pendek yang membawa kos lebih tinggi pada masa depan. Begitulah hasil dapatan Malaysiakini selepas menerima maklum balas daripada tujuh orang para penganalisis yang berkepakaran dalam bidang masing-masing. Provos dan Dekan Institut Pengajian Siswazah, Universiti Sains dan Teknologi Malaysia, Prof Emeritus Dr Barjoyai Bardai memberitahu portal itu bahawa isu utama fiskal negara bukan semata-mata perbelanjaan operasi, tetapi struktur subsidi yang tidak seimbang. Menurutnya, kos subsidi negara dianggarkan mencecah RM58.4 bilion berdasarkan harga pasaran semasa, namun peruntukan dalam Belanjawan 2026 hanya sekitar RM15 bilion melalui pendekatan subsidi bersasar. “Dalam pada itu, Kementerian Kewangan (MOF) mencadangkan penjimatan sekitar RM10 bilion merentas kementerian me...

Madani Press Freedom Difficult  1. We are living in the Madani Era. What Madani does will be judged.  2. When Madani came to power in late 2022, the expectation on press freedom was high.  3. Understandably so. For five decades, starting with his student rebellion in the early 1970's, the Madani leader, Anwar Ibrahim, has presented himself as freedom fighter and renaissance man. 4. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) was among world's ranking organizations that bought into the mantra.  5. So, for 2023, Anwar's first full year in office, RSF bumped up Malaysia's rating to 73 out of 180 - the best ever. 6. In the beginning, the taste of power was sweet and making promises was easy. The majority of the people were willing to dream along. 7. Alas, the honeymoon up the garden path didn't last very long. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the Royal Malaysian Police started to knock on the doors of the over-excited journalists and netizens.  ...