PETALING JAYA, 27 April 2009: Politicians on both sides of the divide agree with the government’s suggestion to scrap Approved Permits (AP) for imported vehicles. Gerakan vice-president and head of its central economic bureau, Datuk Mah Siew Keong, said the AP scheme should be stopped immediately as it was “protectionist”, “monopolistic”, and had only benefited […]
Archives for April 2009
Mansor Othman, PKR’s choice for Penanti?
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 April 2009: Is Penang Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) deputy chief Dr Mansor Othman the party’s choice for the upcoming Penanti by-election? PKR is expected to announce its candidate in Penanti at 9pm tomorrow. Party insiders said that Mansor, 56, a former Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) lecturer who once served as Datuk Seri […]
Ramasamy: Poverty cannot be eradicated
PENANG, 27 April 2009: Penang Deputy Chief Minister II, P Ramasamy today admitted that poverty could not be eradicated in the state but the number of poor could be reduced. He said that so far 728 families had been registered as hardcore poor in the state and that they were being given assistance. Ramasamy said […]
Nizar seeks to challenge Article 63
PUTRAJAYA, 27 April 2009: Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin today filed a notice of motion to obtain a court declaration that Article 63 of the Perak state constitution null and void for being in conflict with the Federal Constitution. Nizar, 52, filed the notice through legal firm Messrs Leong & Tan at the Federal Court […]
Only the people can assess me: Ahmad Said
HULU TERENGGANU, 27 April 2009: Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said said today only the people could make an assessment of his success or failure in administrating the state because their evaluation reflected their sentiments. “If I fail, replace me. But in the near term, give me a chance to prove my sincerity and commitment […]
Pork imports should stop immediately
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 April 2009: In light of the swine-flu outbreak in Mexico, the Federation of Livestock Farmers’ Association of Malaysia (FLFAM) has strongly urged the government to stop pork imports until the situation is resolved. FLFAM market development manager and veterinarian Dr Kaw Eng Sun today advised the government to temporarily stop importing any […]
Swine flu: Monitoring stepped up at entry points (Updated)
Updated 8:13pm, 27 April 2009 JOHOR BARU, 27 April 2009: The government has stepped up monitoring at all entry points of the country in view of the swine flu outbreak in Mexico, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today. “The Health Ministry will work closely with other government agencies, including the Agriculture and […]
Homemade bomb found in garbage bin
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 April 2009: A sweeper was shocked when she found a homemade bomb and fireworks in a garbage bin at 10am near condominiums in Sri Petaling here today. Brickfields district police chief ACP Wan Abdul Bari Wan Abdul Talib said a bomb disposal team rushed to the scene to detonate the device measuring […]
Najib continues with reforms
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 April 2009: Though it has been only three weeks since he took office as Malaysia’s sixth prime minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak has been busy crafting out reforms, especially in relation to the economy. In a short spate of time, he has revised several policies and announced the liberalisation of some sectors […]
Equity limit for investment, Islamic banks raised
PUTRAJAYA, 27 April 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today announced a significant package of measures to liberalise the financial sector including raising the equity in investment and Islamic banks, and insurance and Takaful firms to 70%. Other measures include issuing nine new licenses to foreign participation in both conventional and Islamic banking. Najib, […]
