KUALA LUMPUR, 30 Jan 2009: The “get-rich-quick” schemes are causing a negative impact on the civil service as more than 50,000 government employees are believed to be actively involved in promoting it. Most worrying is that many senior officers and heads of departments are encouraging their subordinates to participate in such schemes. Cuepacs secretary-general Ahmad […]
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3.53mil tourist arrivals in Terengganu
KUALA TERENGGANU, 30 Jan 2009: Terengganu recorded 3.528 million in tourist arrivals during the Visit Terengganu Year last year, a 24% increase compared to 2.8 million in 2007. State executive councillor for tourism, culture, arts and heritage Datuk Za’abar Mohd Adib said the increase was due to the various programmes held throughout the year. These […]
Amir Muhammad’s latest film restricted
By Zedeck SiewMalaysian Gods poster (pic courtesy of Da Huang Pictures) PETALING JAYA, 30 Jan 2009: Amir Muhammad‘s latest film, Malaysian Gods, has been barred from wide release by the censors. The National Film Censorship Board has decided that the roughly 60-minute movie cannot be shown on TV or in cinemas. The board gave no reasons for […]
Najib appointed Perak Umno liaison head (Updated)
(Updated 2:59am, 30 Jan 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Jan 2009: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has been appointed chairperson of the Perak Umno Liaison Body and Perak Barisan Nasional (BN) chairperson. He succeeds Datuk Seri Mohd Tajol Rosli Ghazali who has resigned from both positions with immediate effect. Minister in the Prime […]
Umno Youth and Putera members submit memo
KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Jan 2009: About 30 members of the Youth and Putera wings of Umno tonight handed a memorandum of protest to the party leadership on the intervention by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in party matters. In the memorandum, the members also protested against the proposal by the chairperson of the Umno Diciplinary […]
Patrolling civil servants get four hour break
KUANTAN, 29 Jan 2009: Civil servants who join the Volunteer Patrol Scheme (SRS) are allowed to clock-in four hours later the next day. National Unity and National Integration director general (JPNIN) Datuk Azman Amin Hassan said the Public Service Department (JPA) had issued circulars on the matter to government departments and agencies effective 1 Jan. […]
Perak announces Feb 3 as state holiday
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. […]
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 […]
