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• ON THE SHELF THREE NEW BOOKS FOR YOUR BOOKSHELF A Conversation with Tan Sri Leo Moggie (Perdana Leadership Foundation Oral History Series) P rice : RM35.00 A must-have book in your collection if you are keen to know more about early Sarawak politics. Perdana Leadership Foundation had the privilege of inter- viewing Tan Sri Leo Moggie as part of its Oral History Series, and this book is a transcript of that interview. Tan Sri is the longest-serving Chairman of TNB, Ma- laysia’s largest electricity utility compa- ny, having helmed the company since 2004. Before that, he was Malaysia’s Minister of Energy, Communications and Multimedia, and Minister of Welfare Services in the Sarawak State Govern- ment in the eras of Tun Abdul Razak, Tun Hussein Onn, and Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. In this book, Tan Sri shares much of what life was like in East Ma- laysia before Sarawak’s Independence, and the complications that arose once it became part of Malaysia. Opinions And Imaginings: A Compilation of Winning Essays, Photos, and Fiction by Young Malaysians for the Maybank Foundation - Perdana Leader- ship Foundation “Empowering Youth For A Better ASEAN” Writ- ing & Photo Contest 2015 P rice : RM35.00 ( hard cover ) RM25.00 ( paperback ) Facing down a formidable army. Re- building homes. Battling fire-breathing dragons. Resisting severe phobias. Rais- ing funds for refugees. Negotiating with an alien species. Helping a dying friend. Within this publication are forty tales and essays of courage and heroism, leadership and volunteerism, as well as photo-essays of youth in action, by young Malaysian writers and photog- raphers, for the Maybank Foundation - Perdana Leadership Foundation Writing & Photo Contest 2015. These showcase the opinions and imaginings of Malay- sian youth, as they interpret the mean- ing of bravery, the essence of leader- ship, and the spirit of self-sacrifice. “The Federal and the States: Fed- eral State Relations in Malaysia” (Perdana Discourse Series 20), featuring the Keynote Address of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia P rice : RM15.00 “When the Malay states became inde- pendent in 1957, it became independ- ent as a federation. The administration of a federation is far more complex than that of a union. There has to be a division of power between the states and the central government”: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in the keynote ad- dress at the 20th Perdana Discourse Series. This book contains the complete text of his speech on federal-state rela- tions in Malaysia as well as the respons- es from panellists Associate Professor Dr Shamrahayu Abdul Aziz, Internation- al Islamic University of Malaysia; Associ- ate Professor Dr Azeem Fazwan Ahmad Farouk, CENPRIS Director, USM; Encik Abdul Rahim Sinwan, Vice-President of the Muslim Lawyers Association, and moderator Professor Dato’ Dr Ahmad Murad Merican, the first recipient of the Perdana Leadership Foundation Honor- ary President Resident Fellowship, and CENPRIS professor, USM. PERDANA MAGAZINE 2017 27