Archive - 1 September 2006

Menantu Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, telah mencetus kontroversi apabila beliau mengingatkan bahawa masyarakat Cina akan mengambil kesempatan jika Umno lemah.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's third budget draws bouquets and brickbats from parliamentarians.

Bajet 2007 Perdana Menteri yakin ekonomi Malaysia akan tumbuh 6.0 peratus tahun depan daripada 5.8 peratus tahun ini, dengan inflasi diramal pada paras stabil

Several notable NGO leaders express mixed reactions towards the Budget 2007 unveiled by the prime minister today.

The Parliament library is one of the first few institutions to sign up for Malaysiakini's new 'institutional' subscription.

An additional 2,000 police patrol cars will also be deployed to ensure public security and increase public confidence.

Ketua Angkatan Muda Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), Mohd Ezam Mohd Noor berkata, gerakan Reformasi didukung bukan kerana individu tetapi untuk memerangi penyelewengan, rasuah dan penyalahgunaan kuasa.

The government will increase total spending by 16.6 percent to RM159.4 billion for 2007.

Bajet 2007 Berikut adalah fakta-fakta penting dalam Bajet 2007 yang diumumkan oleh Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi di Dewan Rakyat petang ini.

Gerakan delegates confab Harping on racial issues will only lead to temporary popularity but these politicians will lose out in the long run, warns the UmnYouth chief.

Gerakan delegates confab It appears the dust on the racist remarks made by Khairy has yet to settle as Gerakan delegates from around the country meet to discuss the party's future.

The prime minister announces a reduction in corporate tax plus a bag of goodies for the average citizen.

PKR Youth and Wanita Congress PKR deputy president Dr Syed Husin Ali says while the colour of their fur may differ, they bite just the same.

Ketua Pemuda BN itu berkata, apabila naik nanti, imej atau persepsi pemimpin yang suka menggunakan isu perkauman untuk meraih populariti biasanya tidak begitu cerah.

While the division concedes that the former Umno president was expected to secure a high number of nominations, the official results show otherwise, largely due to Dr M's last-minute confirmation.

When our graduates are unable to secure jobs in many of the private sector companies, one begins to wonder as to why this should happen. Aren't there enough jobs...

A lawyer says citizens must understand that the constitution is the supreme law and that they must not forget their rights enshrined in it.

Kongres Angkatan Muda dan Wanita PKR Timbalan Presiden PKR berkata mungkin stail pemerintahan mereka berbeza sedikit tetapi pada asasnya dasar dan amalan mereka sama saja pemerintahan mirip 'kuku besi'.

Bekas pemimpin Parti Komunis Malaya (PKM), Rashid Maidin meninggal dunia pagi ini, kata seorang jurucakap tentera Thailand.

Pencalonan terbanyak diperolehi setiausaha bahagian Umno Kubang Pasu. Manakala Datuk Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir ditempat kedua.

Aids is not just simply a disease, but a fundamental problem of injustice.

Gerakan delegates confab The wing defends the Gerakan deputy president, saying he has done much for the Penang Water Authority and should not be told to step down.

Persidangan Pemuda Gerakan Ia kecewa dengan pihak-pihak tertentu yang mahu Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang itu, yang juga Timbalan Presiden parti itu, meletakkan jawatan sebagai Pengerusi Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang (PBAPP).

Race is a major factor in the political calculus. Better to acknowledge this reality and work on improving it instead of dreaming of some unworkable utopian arrangement.

The government said it will cut its corporate tax rate by 2.0 percentage points in stages over the next two years.

The Finance Ministry tips GDP to expand 6.0 percent in 2007, with growth expected in all sectors, led by services, manufacturing and agriculture.