Plantations workers, detached government, misdirected funds

I read with frustration the views by Mitra officers in Malaysiakini and would like to add on the plight of three generations of plantation workers. On 13th August, hundreds of plantation workers gathered at Parliament urging the government to enact a sunset law that would legally compel plantation owners including government-linked companies (GLCs) like Sime…

Is the MITRA Fund addressing Indian Poverty?

There appears to be quite some angst among Indian NGOs and politicians about how the MITRA fund of about RM 100 million per year has or has not been disbursed. I think we need to also ask ourselves whether the Mitra Allocation is addressing the problems faced by the poorest 20% of the Indian population…