Archive - 30 September 2005

The deputy prime minister and several of his colleagues are confident that the budget contains the right ingredients to spur the nation's economic growth next year.

BAJET 2006 PDRM diperuntukan RM3.5 bilion, sebagai tambahan kepada RM2.5 bilion yang disediakan bagi membina kuarters anggota polis.

They say it is a cautious budget and only 'partially caring' of the people besides having no bold measures to steer the economy clear of potentially turbulent times ahead.

The embattled Iron Lady turns up at Parliament in a jovial mood but apparently all will have to wait until next Tuesday to hear her explain the AP issue.

BAJET 2006 Bagi melahirkan rakyat yang berpengetahuan, kemahiran dan nilai murni untuk menjadi tenaga kerja yang menghayati budaya kerja berprestasi tinggi.

Mawi berkata tidak pernah terfikir untuk menarik diri daripada membuat persembahan di negeri yang diperintah kerajaan PAS.

BAJET 2006 RM1 bilion daripadanya untuk menyediakan 21,600 rumah kos rendah meliputi Program erumahan rakyat dimiliki, program perumahan rakyat disewa serta program perumahan rakyat bersepadu.

BAJET 2006 Nilai faedah bagi setiap pilihan saham daripada Skim Opsyen Saham Pekerja (ESOS) akan ditentukan berdasarkan kepada perbezaan antara harga pasaran pada tarikh ia dilaksanakan dengan harga terdiskaun yang ditawarkan oleh majikan.

Material achievements alone will not help the nation achieve its Vision 2020 goals. The premier says this must be balanced with good social values.

BAJET 2006 Kakitangan berpendapatan sehingga RM1,000 sebulan, mereka diberi bonus satu setengah bulan gaji. Mereka berpendapatan melebihi RM1,000 sebulan, bonus satu bulan gaji atau minimum RM1,500.

The annual economic report states that a significant development during the year was the removal of the seven-year old ringgit peg against the US.

BAJET 2006 Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi berkata, kerajaan akan mengeluarkan belanja yang lebih untuk keselesaan hidup rakyat dan melaksanakan langkah proaktif bagi mempercepatkan lagi kemajuan ekonomi negara.

Additional benefits for the civil servants and the police force, and measures to cushion the people from the oil price hike are key policies announced by the PM in a 90-minute speech in Parliament today.

The government will spend a total of RM136.8 billion for next year, up five percent from this year.

As a result of the profound contradiction between ambition and mandate, the UN often seems to impede the advance of human rights goals as much as it realises them.

Upset with their native land being handed to outsiders, the villagers' spokesperson says they will stop supporting the BN if the ruling coalition does not look after their welfare.

Scoring a historic win, the faction is now in control of all the public universities in the country amid boycotts and allegations of irregularities.

As soon as she set foot on Malaysian soil, reporters pounced on the AP scandal, and Rafidah was far from happy.

While a common language is always desirable, making it compulsory will not dismantle the ethnic divide and mistrust so long as racist politics is alive and kicking.

If Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi wants to be respected by Malaysians as a man who lives up to his promise to rid the government of corruption, he should do the obvious...

Residents say this is creating numerous inconveniences and posing a traffic hazard. The council, on the other hand, notes that there are no short-term remedies.

Penasihat Agama kepada Perdana Menteri berkata, pengisytiharan Kota Bharu sebagai Bandaraya Islam boleh menjejaskan nama baik agama sekiranya pengurusan bandaraya itu tidak menepati kehendak Islam.

Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang says Rafidah Aziz should take full responsibility for all her ministry's affairs and not put the blame on her staff.

Bagaimanapun beliau keberatan untuk bercakap dengan pemberita yang menunggu selama dua jam berhubung perkembangan terbaru mengenai isu AP.

Civil servants earning below RM1,000 a month will get a bonus worth six weeks salary, while those earning more than RM1,000 received a one-month bonus.

'To encourage Malaysians to adopt a healthy lifestyle, the government proposes that tax on liquor and cigarettes be increased.'

In its annual economic report, the Finance Ministry says the economy continues to face greater external challenges.