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The old world has passed away. The status quo and old politics that we have held on to for the last decade have ceased to exist. A new world is emerging, one where we have the capability to empower the marginalised and exploited of the country

In Malaysia’s case, it’s not the developers that are refusing to plant trees. It’s the council’s refusal to maintain trees, leading to them being cut down. They justify it by saying that it reduces maintenance and minimises liability. All this stems from low taxation.

We should do better as a society. #MalaysiaMadani #PakatanHarapan #KitaSelangor #SubangJayaKitaPunya

here’s a crazy fact: under congestion pricing, NYC subway ridership grew by more than the *total* number of riders on BART last year

People really don't seem to understand that Malaysia is basically a first world economies at this point. Salaries are even higher there for most tech roles than in London + most European cities now. Especially around Penang, which is very notable given its not the main economic engine of the country but is a huge semiconductor/engineering hub, and around Johor, which is Southeast Asia's data hub. The world has transformed massively in the past generation. The Malaysian Century.

@frackingaddict @TrueSlazac People are more likely to be homeless when not enough housing is built, which can be seen in cities from San Francisco to Sydney Just build more housing

@Natcromancer @TrueSlazac So either people become homeless under volatile markets or they struggle to enter the market outright? Sounds like the entire concept of private home ownership is flawed and should be replaced with a more fair system

A wealthy liberal is needlessly cruel to poor people!? Who would have thought 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

@frackingaddict @TrueSlazac It's protects *some* current tenants by keeping rents frozen/lower but in no way guarantees things like routine maintenance and upkeep If you're young and want to move into your own place, looking for a bigger place to start a family, or moving for better work? Good. Luck.

@Natcromancer @TrueSlazac Nobody here is arguing against the fact that building more housing is the best option to get more people into homes. Rent control is good to protect current tenants from volatile markets and keep them in homes

@frackingaddict @TrueSlazac I support tenant protections and some minimum standards. Rent control effectively means prospective low-income tenants either have to wait years on a list, inherit the rent controlled unit, or get a much higher priced market-rate unit It's better to just build more housing

@TrueSlazac I'm a Socialist so I obviously don't think there should be a housing market at all but even under current systems, I think it's absurd to offer zero protections for tenants. I get that too strong of a policy can drive investment away but there are successful ways to compromise

I went to MAFAG and everyone there knew your name

Emerging Asia is sprinting toward electric independence to crush fossil fuel fragility. Fossil fuel wars will only accelerate this trend ➡️Viet Nam: 38% EV sales share, ahead of EU ➡️Singapore: Leading the charge at 50%+ share ➡️Indonesia: 15% share, more than US ➡️Thailand: 21% share, leaving Japan (at 3%) in the rearview mirror ➡️India: Three-wheelers at 57% share, EVs rising rapidly and at 4%, already ahead of Japan ➡️China: Already banking $28b/year in avoided oil imports The era of being held hostage by oil chokepoints is coming to an end in multiple Asian countries, fast ember-energy.org/latest-insight…

the replies are hilarious, they thought "land back" meant teepees and a dog park, rather than a mixed use development so all of their tribe gets subsidized housing in the heart of the city and the market-rate apartments subsidize it, literally across the bridge from downtown

@twotwofourtysix Place name in Chinese REQUIRED? 😭

why is it in chinese?? 😭

The only long-term solution for this is centralization of our jeepney/bus into a nationalized system, where drivers have fixed salary which would in effect prevent overloading and stricter adherance to proper stops and timetable.

NEW | The world installed a record 814 GW of solar and wind capacity in 2025 ☀️⚡️ That's over 1,000 TWh of electricity generation per year... ...enough to displace nearly twice Qatar's annual LNG export volume in gas generation 🔥❌ Fossil fuels crisis? Wind and solar deliver.

Happy Solar Pessimism Chart Update Day to all who celebrate

“The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All” Vol. 4 (Japanese ver.) is now available in our store 💚📚 We also have a special set with a tote bag and keychain available. Visit us in-store and check it out!

India's risks of a fertilizer squeeze.

Several petrol stations in Johor have experienced temporary diesel supply disruptions over the past two days due to delayed delivery vessels. However, Johor KPDN told Sinar Harian that supplies are expected to return to normal shortly, urging the public not to panic or over-purchase. 🧵1 sinarharian.com.my/article/772420…

China has managed to control rising costs for building nuclear plants, unlike most countries. How? "Indigenization—i.e., building a domestic supply chain and skilled workforce—has been key to China’s ability to avoid cost escalation." Great blog post by @shangwei_ : rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/can-china…

Fertility has fallen in the United States. At the same time, housing has gotten substantially more expensive. Are these related? How so? Benjamin Couillard attributes fully half of the fertility decline of the 2000s and 2010s to housing prices, a loss of 13 million children! 1/

India's cooking gas crisis is partly a macro story about dependence on a single source. But it is also a micro story about a distribution system wide open to graft and struggling to get fuel to those who need it most: economist.com/asia/2026/03/1…