Archive - 31 July 2010

Gov't to liberalise more services sub-sectors

Gov't to liberalise more services sub-sectors

The government will further liberalise the services sub-sectors that will have a positive impact on Malaysia's economy by year end.
16y ago
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Najib gets seal of approval from Mubarak

Najib gets seal of approval from Mubarak

The Council of Ex-elected Representatives (Mubarak) has recorded its undivided support to the PM.
16y ago
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Law conference: Anwar hails Bar Council for invitation

Law conference: Anwar hails Bar Council for invitation

NONE He applauds the Bar Council enduring the ‘slings and arrows of outrageous fortune’ to get him to close the conference. [VIDEO INSIDE]
16y ago
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Miti: Gov't not in denial

Miti: Gov't not in denial

The Miti Minister plays down the issue, denying it is caused by waning investor confidence but rather 'confusion' over investment policies.
16y ago
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Party expels 'rogue' DAP councillor Tee

Party expels 'rogue' DAP councillor Tee

UPDATED 8.51PM In addition to losing his party membership, Tee Boon Hock may also lose his position as Klang councillor.
16y ago
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Abu Kassim vows action or 'he'll go down'

Abu Kassim vows action or 'he'll go down'

Abu Kassim Mohamed said he would step down if any complaint made to the MACC, including against cabinet ministers, went uninvestigated.
16y ago
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Minister target of two-sided attack at student summit

Minister target of two-sided attack at student summit

The minister receives a less than warm reception amounting to a rude awakening to a changing world that refuses to be ignored.
16y ago
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Education must change together with economy

Education must change together with economy

The DPM says educational reforms would improve schools and enable the young to unleash their true potential in facing the increasingly competitive global economy.
16y ago
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Karpal proposes death penalty for child rapists

Karpal proposes death penalty for child rapists

This follows outrage over reports that a man was caught by by-passers while allegedly trying to rape a 10-year-old girl in a school bus.
16y ago
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MACC's heavy burden - negative public perception

MACC's heavy burden - negative public perception

NONE Legal eagle and head of anti-graft body spar in the open, as the latter pleads being hamstrung by lack of prosecutorial powers.
16y ago
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We need permission to engage in politics?

We need permission to engage in politics?

COMMENT The move to allow only certain teachers into politics shows the government’s ignorance of basic rights for all.
16y ago
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No flashes of insight at Penang's NEM forum

No flashes of insight at Penang's NEM forum

Idris Jusoh was all over the place; Awang Adek was focused and combative; Sivarasa was deft and pointed; and Teck Ghee was scholarly and analytical.
16y ago
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We were once 'Malaysians'

We were once 'Malaysians'

tengku razaleigh 'Our inability to grow up in our race relations is the chief reason why investors no longer have confidence in our economy.'
16y ago
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Lonely at the top for women in Penang government

Lonely at the top for women in Penang government

'If you only keep saying ‘I want, I want’, but do not offer yourself to help, then nothing can help us,' says Penang exco Lydia Ong.
16y ago
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Khalid: Information belongs to the people

Khalid: Information belongs to the people

People’s power is beginning to take shape in the country with this piece of legislation. The warning bell has sounded for politicians.
16y ago
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Umno: SDO left Komtar before renovation

Umno: SDO left Komtar before renovation

Umno comes to the defence of civil servant Nik Ali again, questioning how the state obtained the information on the renovation costs.
16y ago
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Mustapa not telling the truth on FDI: Ku Li

Mustapa not telling the truth on FDI: Ku Li

Razaleigh ticked off Miti Minister Mustapa Mohamed for not telling the truth on the unprecedented 81 percent plunge in FDI.
16y ago
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More help for smallholders under Bakun resettlement

More help for smallholders under Bakun resettlement

The government will set up a cooperative and build farm roads to help smallholders in the Sungai Asap resettlement area.

16y ago
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Ananda Krishnan launches RM4.7 bil power firm buyout

Ananda Krishnan launches RM4.7 bil power firm buyout

ananda krishnan The tycoon has made a RM4.7 billion buyout offer for power and gambling firm Tanjong, the second major deal in a week.

16y ago
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Restore Lim Lian Geok's citizenship

Restore Lim Lian Geok's citizenship

lim lian geok COMMENT Umno always asks what the Chinese want during elections. How about justice for one of Malaya’s great patriots?
16y ago
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92% top Chinese students enter public varsities

92% top Chinese students enter public varsities

'The number is higher than last year when only 80 percent of the students found places in the public universities,' says a MCA veep.
16y ago
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Perak sitting: Volcano eruption in the offing

Perak sitting: Volcano eruption in the offing

The opposition has listed demands which are likely to trigger another round of verbal fisticuffs with the BN government.
16y ago
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Understanding changes to Singapore's Provident Fund

Understanding changes to Singapore's Provident Fund

COMMENT Those who worked in the republic and have money in the CPF should be aware of six key areas governing their funds.
16y ago
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Burmese rank highest in detention camp deaths

Burmese rank highest in detention camp deaths

Thirty-two Burmese detainees died while in custody in immigration detention centres, the highest number of foreign detainee deaths.
16y ago
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Battle in Penang - Round 2

Battle in Penang - Round 2

NONE free 'Only in Malaysia is the state government impotent towards renegade SDOs who vandalise state property.’
16y ago
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Ling fits the bill in Najib's plan

Ling fits the bill in Najib's plan

NONE free 'It so happens that the present new regime finds Ling dispensable in their uncanny scheme...’
16y ago
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Jakim in midst of drafting Halal Act

Jakim in midst of drafting Halal Act

The Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) is in the midst of drafting a Halal Act to enable it to carry out enforcement on the halal certificate and logo.
16y ago
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