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The 1982 movie with the above title took place in Jakarta during the political turmoil in Indonesia in 1965; a period that saw President Sukarno eventually ousted and the emergence of the Orde Baru in Indonesia. The phrase itself was taken from Sukarno’s 1964 National Day speech where he used the Italian phrase ‘vivere pericoloso’ (living dangerously) to describe the coming year. The alleged coup attempt by the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) and the anti-communist purge by the Indonesian military that followed was a bloody episode with estimates of deaths ranging from a hundred thousand to many more.

This report aims to generate a grounded understanding of the structural and institutional factors shaping the development of technology and technical (T&T) talent in Malaysia.

President Trump’s snide barbs against his appointee, Fed Chair Jerome Powell, have revived support for central bank independence – long used by powerful financial interests against growth and equity.

As we celebrate Merdeka on 31 August and Malaysia Day this coming16 September, I am brought to reflect on the historical conditions that led to the polities now comprising our beloved Malaysia falling under the yoke of colonialism in the first place. The reasons for their downfall were undoubtedly multifaceted.

It is troubling that the main purpose of housing as shelter has been undermined in favour of a far more problematic conceptualization of housing as a commodity, both in the policy discourse on housing as well as our wider, more general conversations on the matter.