Update (22 Jun 2011): Online news portal, Free Malaysia Today, used the information from this blog entry in their article “Tambatuon dam is unnecessary” (published Jun 14, 2011). Journalist, Stephanie Sta Maria, also conducted an interview with me regarding my views on rice production in Malaysia. After having read Asian Geographic’s excellent rice edition (No. 74,…
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From July, 2010
Rice edition of Asian Geographic
The latest issue of Asian Geographic (Issue 5, no. 74, 2010) caught my eye recently. This issue was dedicated solely on rice, and one of the main feature articles was on the work by IRRI (International Rice Research Institute), located Los Banos, Philippines. IRRI is of course very well known among agriculturists as one of the…
Malaysia’s reading habit
Update (30 Oct. 2013). Added two photos, updated some information, and slightly reformatted the article. It is well known, even among Malaysians, that Malaysians hardly ever read. So, imagine my surprise when the Information, Communication and Culture Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Rais Yatim, recently said that “Reading has become an enveloping habit for Malaysians…
