Posted in Humor on May 4th, 2009 1 Comment »
Mr. Cohen: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. If that point of order was an allusion to me, I can tell the hon. Gentleman that I was here for the opening speeches, and for some of the speeches that followed. May the fourth is an appropriate date for a defence debate. My researcher, who is a [...]
Posted in Economics, Environment on June 17th, 2007 No Comments »
Finally, on the surface at least, sensible new policies: People who waste more will have to pay more and every household will have to start separating recyclable items from other waste. These are two of the implications of the Solid Waste Management and Public Clean-Up Bill, which the Housing and Local Government Ministry expects to [...]
Posted in Photography on April 23rd, 2007 3 Comments »
I am unsure why I have not posted this photo at this blog. Anyway, presenting to you, probably, the most famous photo of the Malaysian Houses of Parliament on the web, courtesy of Wikipedia, by me: What? You do not trust me? The claim is true! Try Googling it! Hahahahahahaha…!
Posted in Economics, Politics & government on February 28th, 2007 13 Comments »
I thought yesterday was scary when Shanghai’s benchmark fell about 9%. Yet, I thought it was a mere blip, some sort of a random walk that usually occurs for no good reason. The Dow Jones followed suit later but I thought it was a reaction to the Chinese performance. As of noon, today, the KL [...]
The name is Hafiz Noor Shams. I am a libertarian, a fellow at the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs and a columnist at The Malaysian Insider. For more about me, go here.