Our Economist At The UN
By Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
September 2011 PENANG PROFILE
August is the only time of year when Penang’s son, Jomo KS, can get away from his office at the United Nations in New York. While passing through South-East Asia, he gave talks in Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. I managed to squeeze a couple of hours out of his busy schedule, and had a good chat with him at the Mandarin Orchard.I first met Jomo KS in late 2004. This was also in Singapore, just after I had relocated...
Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
is the Executive Director of Penang Institute. His latest book is Signals in the Noise: Notes on Penang, Malaysia and the World (Singapore: Faction Press) Homepage: wikibeng.com.
