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…
Tag: Dr Jeyakumar
We should rethink banning vape
By Jeyakumar Devaraj. Call to ban vape, though well-intentioned is seriously misguided.
The likely impact of Trump’s tariffs on ordinary citizens
by Dr. Jeyakumar Devaraj.
Govt must take the possibility of a global recession seriously
The march of the General Practitioners
by Dr. Jeyakumar Devaraj. Healthcare should not be a commodity that can be traded in the marketplace.
Public-private partnership in healthcare
By Dr. Jeyakumar Devaraj. Strengthening Collaboration for a Healthier Future.
The Party That Highlights the Relevant Questions.
by Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj. PSM consistently asks the relevant questions
The distinctive role of PSM in Malaysian politics
Parti Sosialis Malaysia’s (PSM’s) recent announcement that we intend to field a candidate in the Ayer Kuning by-election in Perak, has elicited several comments from journalists, political analysts and netizens. Some have opined that as there is absolutely no possibility of winning, it is a pointless exercise. These critics overlook the fact that the PSM…
PMX’s Lopsided Defense of the Urban Renewal Act
PMX’s statement regarding the Urban Renewal Act (URA), as reported in Malay Mail 19/3/2025, has several significant inaccuracies. The first is that there are no clauses in the URA mandating that the original residents will beresettled in the new property developed at that site. Neither are there any specific clauses statingthat the ethnic composition of…
Upholding Malaysia’s public health system
Memo from PSM to Minister of Health
Re-thinking “Food Security” in the Malaysian context.
by Dr. Jeyakumar Devaraj. Can we feed ourselves if there is disruption in food supply chains?