
Ling sends quit letter to PM, ready to step down any time
In a shock announcement, MCA chief Ling Liong Sik said he has submitted an undated resignation letter as transport minister to Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad. However, it is not clear whether this has been accepted.
Tension surrounding the breach of discipline of two MCA Penang elected representatives lifted today, as the Barisan Nasional supreme council decided they had been punished enough.
In May 2001, the Chinese community had protested MCA's takeover of two Chinese newspapers for fear that this would create a monopoly. Is the fear about to be realised?
Feuding Malaysian Trades Union Congress leaders Zainal Rampak and Mohamad Shafie BP Mammal may have to slug it out at an emergency general meeting for the top post.
High-profile businessman Soh Chee Wen had 'a good day' at the Shah Alam sessions court, where he won preliminary applications in the build-up to defending charges of shares fraud.
Malaysia's ports need investment of more than RM3.8 billion to raise capacity and win a greater share of global trade, says Transport Minister Dr Ling Liong Sik, adding that the cash infusion will also ensure we have trained staff to move additional volume.