IPOH, 29 Jan 2009: The Perak state government today announced that Feb 3 would be a state holiday to mark the silver jubilee of the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah. Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin, said the holiday would allow the people of Perak and the country to celebrate the historic day. […]
Archives for January 2009
Police report lodged against S’gor CPO
KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Jan 2009: A police report has been lodged against Selangor Police Chief, Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar who claimed that two deputy ministers and the family of car theft suspect, A Kugan, had barged into the Serdang Hospital mortuary on 20 Jan. Member of Parliament for Kapar, S Manikavasagam and lawyer N Surendran […]
No floor price for rubber: Kohilan
SHAH ALAM, 29 Jan 2009: The Government will only impose a floor price for rubber, should the commodity fall below the cost of production. In which case, Plantation Industries and Commodities Deputy Minister A Kohilan Pillay said, producers and consumers might suffer huge losses in the face of the current world economic slowdown. He said […]
Umno needs drastic change: Muhyiddin
KUANTAN, 29 Jan 2009: Umno vice president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Umno is in need of drastic change and fast, to regain the people’s confidence in the party. “I don’t want to make proposals openly. The supreme council members and incoming president Datuk Seri Najib Razak will have to discuss them after he takes […]
Tajol Rosli to quit as Gerik Umno division chief
KAMPAR, 29 Jan 2009: Perak Umno liaison chairperson Datuk Seri Tajol Rosli Ghazali today announced that he would quit as Gerik Umno division chief on 29 March. He also announced that he would not be contesting a supreme council seat at the party elections from 24 to 28 March. Tajol Rosli, an Umno Supreme Council […]
Tackling FT’s challenges
Bernama reportTHE Federal Territories (FT), which comprises Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan, will be celebrating its 35th anniversary on 1 Feb. For Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique, 14 Feb will mark his third year as Federal Territories Minister. He has strived to give FT a new identity and image by introducing changes with the vision of making […]
MIC’s CWC quashes decision to expel Muthu (Updated)
(Updated 6:15pm, 29 Jan 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Jan 2009: The MIC’s Central Working Committee (CWC) today quashed the decision to expel party veteran Datuk M Muthupalaniappan from the party after accepting his appeal. Party deputy president Datuk G Palanivel, who announced this after chairing a CWC meeting at the party headquarters here, said the […]
Budget deficit to be revised upwards
KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Jan 2009: Malaysia will revise upwards its projected budget deficit for this year, following the introduction of the second stimulus package to be announced soon, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. The quantum of increase in the fiscal deficit would depend on how much the government is going to pump-prime […]
Govt allows cut in working days (Updated)
(Updated 5:12pm, 29 Jan 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Jan 2009: The government will allow companies and factories to shorten their operations to three days a week, provided workers were agreeable to the move, Labour director-general Datuk Ismail Abdul Rahim said today. He said the government’s main concern was to ensure minimal job loss and that […]
Umno will not dissolve wings: Abdullah
KAMPAR, 29 Jan 2009: Umno will not dissolve any of the party’s wings even though the move may help check money politics, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today. He said the three Umno wings — Wanita, Youth and Puteri — were important to the party and should be retained. “Problems related to […]
