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THE HAPPINESS INDEX IS COMING!
What? What is this all about? I don’t know but I’m waiting…with a huge dose of skepticism, may I add?
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Malaysia Chronicle
Friday, 18 October 2013 00:55
Malaysians are TERRIBLY UNHAPPY people, here are some reasons why
Written by Christopher Fernandez, Malaysia Chronicle
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Malaysian Insider
UN report says Malaysians not a happy lot these days
Malaysians are no longer as happy as before, said a report released by the United Nations on Monday.
The country dropped in its ranking from 51st place to 56th in the World Happiness Report 2013 – the second report of its kind. The first report was released last year.
This has put Malaysia behind Southeast Asian neighbours Singapore (30) and Thailand (36), but ahead of Indonesia (76). Last year, Singapore was ranked 33, Thailand (52) and Indonesia (83).
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However, the survey does not give specific details about each country’s results.
UN report says Malaysians not a happy lot these days
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Will the Najib Government use the UNHDI?
THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX 2011
The United Nations Human Development Index 2011 measures happiness in different countries based on factors such as income, education, health, life expectancy, economy, gender equality and sustainability.
Essentially the index implies that if you live longer, earn more money and have access to good schools and healthcare, you’re probably going to be happier than people who don’t.
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IN JUNE 2013, Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah said the Malaysian Happiness Index would gauge how the public and private sectors’ policies has benefited the people.
Husni said the happiness index would encompass observation and monitoring at macro and micro levels.
Macro-level monitoring would involve looking at how policies affected the standard of living while at the micro level, the index would gauge household happiness.
Macro-level monitoring would involve looking at how policies affected the standard of living while at the micro level, the index would gauge household happiness.
Index to gauge people’s happiness – General – New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/index-to-gauge-people-s-happiness-1.305682#ixzz2dRfYqGQt
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Star
Happiness Index to be introduced in Budget 2014, GST in cold storage
KUCHING: The coming Budget 2014 will be introducing the Happiness Index which will be implemented next month.
Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah said the Happiness Index was one of 15 focus groups being worked on for Budget 2014.
Speaking to reporters after officiating at the Finance Ministry Open Day at Customs Academy near Jalan Matang here, he said there were about 100 memorandums in Budget 2014.
“We are in the final process… before completion of the 15 focus groups. One of the focus groups is the Happiness Index, which will be one of the important items we are going to introduce.
“It will be implemented in the middle of September after we complete the draft for the Budget 2014 announcement,” said Husni.
On another issue, Husni said the implementation of the Government Service Tax (GST) would be kept in view at the moment because his ministry was still studying its impact on the country’s economy, especially the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
http://mystar.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
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NST
23 June 2013| last updated at 12:01AM
Index to gauge people’s happiness
PREPARING THE BUDGET: Government wants to see the connection between people’s work and their happiness level
IPOH: FROM next year, the government will introduce a new index to gauge the happiness of Malaysians.
Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah said the Malaysian Happiness Index would gauge how the public and private sectors’ policies has benefited the people.
Until now, policies introduced by the government and the corporate sector had focused largely on economic development, he said.
“The happiness index will gauge how these policies have benefited the masses. We want to see the connection between people’s work and their level of happiness.
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