Rapera - the thinking and compassionate citizen

Without the slightest of doubt we are going in for higher and higher costs of living. The BLR has increased to something like 6.6%.  What ...

I went to a function today and had a chat with a few Malaysian businessmen who are doing businesses abroad.  We were also joined by a Malays...

This is absolutely frightening news. Is it for real? TheStarOnline reported: “Malaysia will be bankrupt by 2019 if it does not cut s...

Let’s take ten of you. 5 years ago you were earning RM1,000.00 a month. So, per month all 10 of you were earning RM10,000.00 per month or R...

Boom-Bust Business Cycle – democapitalists lie on the people. Ancient Chinese warfare discipline has good advice – before you want to c...

I thought it is good if  I post a few videos (if we can find them!) related to the topic under discussion (economy) before I post the articl...

The Fundamental approach verses the current vested interest approach by Jahaberdeen MOhamed Yunoos. Prologue:- the vested interest group...

by Jahaberdeen Mohamed Yunoos It is almost a truism to say that there will always be problems in life. I would add “in all aspects of life...

The following is a comment by a reader of this blog: "Salam, Bro Jay. I visit your blog often and like your postings for they are very ...

People are already having a tough time earning a living in these tough times. The whole day yesterday was a loss of business day for all th...

I think the Governor of Negara, Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz got it right when she said that the main issue now (in the face of the global ec...

The true test of citizenship is when the country is facing a crisis. I believe that the country is now facing an economic crisis. At this ti...

The Journey Towards Crude Oil Independence By AMIR FAIZAL NAIDU BIN ABDUL MANAN This was an article i submitted to NST last year, but didnt ...

PERCEPTIONS as any economist will tell you can be lethal causes that unleash behaviors that will adversely affect the economy. If the busin...

There is enough news already to create an economic slowdown even if there was none impending in the first place - news of 40.000 layoffs, ne...

It is important for Raperas to understand some basic facts about how the economy works. In a free market (which ours is to a large extent), ...

A major player in our economic system are the banks. Obviously because they ensure liquidity (meaning money)in the economy - both on the pro...