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Aliran Monthly 26: 2 editor’s note
Our cover stories focus on the recent oil petrol price hike and the crushing impact it is having on Malaysians. Anil Netto takes a look at Petronas’ enormous profits and how they are being used. P...
View ArticleIt’s not just 30 sen, Mr PM!
The cumulative effect of fuel price increases is having a crushing and crippling effect on Malaysians. by P Ramakrishnan The recent hike in petrol price is being justified as unavoidable and necessary...
View ArticleWe have cars but no petrol…
Many Malaysians may still have cars, but they are now being forced to buy petrol on "hire purchase" – because they can no longer afford a full tank. Meanwhile, the public transport system in many parts...
View ArticlePublic fumes over oil price hike
The hike in the domestic oil prices continues to be a major cause of dissatisfaction. The government appears to be taking the easy way out by passing on the cost of its failures to the people. by Ong...
View ArticleBus rapid transit
With oil prices reaching the stratosphere, many are crying out for good public transport. Look no farther than the efficient, cheap and profitable bus rapid transit system in Curitiba. Malaysian urban...
View ArticleIntegrity: Prove commitment with action
Half a dozen Aliran exco members spoke before a Parliamentary Select Committee on National Integrity chaired by Bernard Dompok. Find out what they had to say. The Government of Datuk Seri Abdullah...
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Where have all the (decent) buses gone?
It’s a sad commuters tale from Penang. Half-decent City Council buses have given way to ramshackle bone-shakers and cowboy-style coaches (mini-buses) passing themselves off as buses. Angeline Loh has...
View ArticleWhat human rights culture?
In 1974 a group of people concerned with human rights set up The Human Rights Organisation of Malaysia under the chairmanship of national poet Usman Awang. The pro-tem committee included such...
View ArticlePetronas’ oil profits slip away
Let us not allow future generations to blame us for frittering away the nation’s rich oil resources, says Anil Netto. In the wake of the recent oil price hikes, Petronas has come under increasing...
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