KUALA LUMPUR, 16 April 2009: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will revise growth forecast for the year if the economy improves in the second half, its governor, Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akthar Aziz said today. The central bank has projected the gross domestic product (GDP) for this year to be between -1% and 1%. She said […]
IGP warns Harakah Daily
KUALA LUMPUR, 16 April 2009: The police will not compromise with any group that goes against the law by creating upheaval or issuing statements which can disrupt public order. Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Musa Hassan said such statements could cause confusion and threaten national security and public order. He was commenting on a […]
Eli Wong’s full statement
By Elizabeth WongPETALING JAYA, 15 April 2009: Following is the full statement from Bukit Lanjan assemblyperson and Selangor executive councilor Elizabeth Wong about staying on in both capacities: “These past two months have been more than an ordeal, one which I would never have wished for any citizen to have to suffer through. I have been stripped […]
Better forecast for second half, says Zeti
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 April 2009: The effects of the fiscal stimulus package and the supportive monetary environment will put the country’s economy in a better position in the second half of the year, Bank Negara Governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz said today. She said even though external economies were contracting, the domestic economy […]
Muhyiddin: MCA not upset with his remark (Updated 4.05pm)
By Deborah LohUpdated 14 April 2009 at 4.05pm PUTRAJAYA, 14 April 2009: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the MCA leadership has no problems with the recent comment he made about Chinese Malaysian voters not being appreciative. “I talked to (MCA president Datuk Seri) Ong Tee Keat, and he said there was nothing wrong with […]
Terengganu BN in turmoil (Updated 6.40pm)
By Deborah LohUpdated 6:40pm, 14 April 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 14 April 2009: As Barisan Nasional (BN) puzzles over its losses in two recent by-elections, it now has to deal with a fresh political crisis brewing in Terengganu, where attempts to oust the BN menteri besar have been launched by his own state assemblypersons. Today, 10 BN assemblypersons boycotted […]
Bangkok calm (Updated)
Updated 2:01pm, 14 April 2009 BANGKOK, 14 April 2009:Leaders of the anti-government protesters who turned the streets of Bangkok into a war zone and caused the recent Asean +6 Summit in Pattaya to be cancelled, have agreed to end their rally and disperse from the Government House. Natawut Saikua told thousands of supporters of ousted […]
Eli a no-show but support remains
By Chan Kok LeongKUALA LUMPUR, 13 April 2009: It has been almost two months since she wrote a farewell note to her constituents. With a hint of resignation in her last press statement, which is posted on her blog, Bukit Lanjan assembly[person] Elizabeth Wong bade her supporters adieu as she took a leave of absence to go overseas […]
77 injured in Thai clash
BANGKOK, 13 April 2009: Thais woke up today to celebrate their traditional new year or Songkran in a sombre mood after at least 77 protestors and troops were injured in a crackdown ordered by embattled Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. Soldiers fired shots and used tear gas in the early morning clash. Speculation has been rife […]
Six die in bus crash
RAWANG, 13 April 2009: Five passengers and the driver of an express bus died while two others were injured after the bus skidded, hit the divider and overturned at Km443 of the North-South Expressway near here this morning. Police said the accident occurred at about 5.30am after the double-decker bus, carrying 34 passengers from Changlun, […]
