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- Bitter election creates long-term headache for Najib
- Should the PM take the hardline stance and crackdown on the opposition or should he undertake reforms to win back the votes?
- Malaysia's 'class war' fuels opposition election hopes
- The paradox of Malaysia's election is how Najib’s coalition is struggling to turn growth and cash into votes, giving the opposition real hope.
- Rainforest graft a major focal point in GE13
- Graft scandals bid to undermine one of Najib's central messages - that he is making the economy more transparent and competitive.
- PM expands handouts as delayed election nears
- In recent days, Najib Abdul Razak has expanded a slew of handouts to include thousands of workers at state-linked firms
- M'sia may issue tax-free crude palm oil export quota
- 'There are already some protests. Some of the planters are asking the government to reconsider,' says a source.
- Malaysia to scrap crude palm oil export quota
- Malaysia, the world’s No 2 producer of palm oil, will scrap a tax free export quota for the crude grade from 2013 in a bid to reduce feedstock prices for refiners who have lost market share to top supplier Indonesia.
- FGV eyes Philippines after peace deal with rebels
- Conflict-wracked Mindanao has the most suitable land in the Philippines for oil palms, says FGV chief executive Sabri Ahmad.
- Migrants and church may end BN vote bank in Borneo
- 'I am part of Project Mahathir. I was told to turn up at an office with two photographs and some money,' says Fawziah Abdul.
- Gov't seen delaying polls, eyes new cash handout
- ANALYSIS The new handout under consideration would be distributed to over 5 million households ahead of Hari Raya.
- Dr M confident BN will win, but Umno needs new blood
- 'I think Najib will win more. It should be more than 2008. If he does not win more, Najib's position will become insecure.'
- 'Cowgate' might cloud PM's reform pledges
- The charges come a day after his wife Shahrizat Jalil said she would resign as a minister on April 8.
- Indonesia palm tax may hurt M'sia refineries
- Indonesia last year cut export taxes on refined grades that helped its domestic processors restart their factories and offer discounts to overseas buyers.
- Upcoming GE may force delay in Felda IPO
- This could anger BN's vote bank of settlers as the listing will see their key assets clubbed with struggling units.
- Gov't delays tax-free crude palm oil export quotas
- UPDATED 4PM The delay comes at a time when demand for Malaysian refined oil has fallen due to the cheaper prices of Indonesian edible oil.
- Sugar subsidies more than doubled ahead of polls
- UPDATED 5.40PM A source says subsidies were raised to 54 sen, from 20 sen to offset higher prices for imported sugar.