| Filed under: News | Tags: art + government, bread and butter, funding, government, national budget 
by ARTERI
National Budget 2010: The allocation for ‘Creative Industries’ is one of the biggest ever – RM 200million. Short on time and resources, we’re putting here the relevant excerpts from the budget speech. We urgently invite debate, comment and any extra information you may have.
| Filed under: Essays, News | Tags: arts organisations, government, Nominated Member of Parliament, Singapore, vote 
By June Yap
May Day 2009 saw an unexpected sort of situation, one that in a way has been spurred by the government who on April 6 announced in the state paper that submissions of nominations to the government for Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) may be made by the people.