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The Other Half of 2018

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The remaining half of 2018 is highly anticipated. The First 100 Days pledged by the new Pakatan government would be one of them. Thus, we will see several, if not many changes ahead. First and most importantly, the GST will not apply any longer effective June 1 st . This, however, will be replaced by the previous SST (Sales & Service Tax). That’s one good news. Secondly, many anticipated the abolished of tolls collections especially in West Malaysia. Tolls collections have been a pain in the pockets to Malaysians living in West Malaysia. This may be a great relieve to us but it will cost the government a massive amount. I see changes may come in the education sector. I really hope the new highly educated Minister of Education foresee these changes are needed to our already eroded education system. I would suggest a scrap on some of the exams, which took tolls on young students. Schools should be made a learning playground, where knowledge are shared. Allocations of tea...

Looking Back GE14

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This year has been a very auspicious year for many Malaysians as the political landscape of the country change drastically after the last GE14. Prior to May 9 th and the eve of May 10 th , never in the minds of many Malaysians though thought it could happened, regardless of which political divide you sided. But the intensity of the night of May 9 th kept many Malaysians awake until the wee hours of May 10 th . Malaysians tuned in to the local channels switching back and forth trying to get the best coverage of the election results, but the situation remains stagnant as the EC reluctant to announce the majority winners. Results came so slow that many sat restlessly on the couch waiting for that unbelievable moment, the moment that many Malaysians couldn’t believed it happened in their lifetime. Clearly though, that very day of May 10 th is a very historical day in the history of modern Malaysia. Although it was clearly shown that the Pakatan Harapan won the election, unlik...