Penang Port in Peril?
By Tricia Yeoh
July 2012 STATES OF REFORM
The social costs involved in privatisation of public goods have been obvious since this lazy man’s method of nation building became the fashion in the 1980s. In Malaysia, despite huge losses to the public, privatisation continues, and under dubious and less-than-transparent conditions. Penang Port is up next.The present controversy about Penang Port Sdn Bhd (Penang Port) saw for once members from both sides of the political divide come together in agreement. Penang Port is 100% owned by the Ministry of...
Tricia Yeoh
has previously worked with the Selangor state government and is now attached to a market research consultancy.
