SHAH ALAM, 10 March 2009: Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah of Selangor today urged all parties especially his subjects not to misinterpret the state and Federal constitutions for the benefit of certain groups. Everyone should fully respect the laws of the state and country and adhere to all the provisions, he said when opening the First […]
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Special entity to oversee hillside development
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Feb 2009: The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (Fomca) today called on the government to urgently set up a special accredited agency to oversee and approve all hillside developments. In the meantime all development on hill slopes and hill sides should be temporarily suspended, its president, Datuk N Marimuthu said. He told […]
2008 elections “lesson for Perak BN”
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Feb 2009: The Perak Barisan Nasional (BN) government will treat its defeat in the last general election as a lesson in its effort to create political stability in the state. Newly-appointed BN Menteri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said the new state executive council, comprising both experienced and new leaders, was […]
Rapid development awaits Perak
KUALA KANGSAR, 5 Feb 2009: Wanita Umno chief Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz said the power transition from Pakatan Rakyat to Barisan Nasional (BN) in Perak will bring tremendous benefit to the people. She said this was because so many development projects were put on hold by the Pakatan Rakyat-led government during its tenure in the […]
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 […]
Promises, promises, promises
By The Nut Graph team“Don’t poison the well that you drink from…We must be grateful. If people are good to us, we should return the gesture. This is part of Chinese culture, too.” Datuk Seri Najib Razak, speaking to the Chinese Malaysian electorate of Kuala Terengganu in the Bandar state constituency on 13 Jan 2009. Chinese Malaysian voters were […]
PM: T’ganu development to proceed unimpeded
KUALA TERENGGANU, 15 Jan 2009: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today he wanted the ongoing development in Terengganu to continue unimpeded in fulfilling the aspirations of the people in the state. The prime minister said the government would ensure that all programmes drawn up for the state since the time the Barisan Nasional (BN) […]
No development on slopes more than 35 degrees in FT
PUTRAJAYA, 12 Dec 2008: The Federal Territories Ministry today decided to disallow any development on hill slopes with a gradient of more than 35 degrees in the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan. Its minister, Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique said projects on hill slopes with a gradient of 26 to 35 degrees would […]
No clear proof of human negligence, says Ong
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Dec 2008: There is no clear proof that human negligence was the cause of the landslide in Bukit Antarabanga, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan said. He said that natural factors could be the reason as it had been raining prior to the incident. “If it was due […]
National Slope Masterplan ready in 2009
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 Dec 2008: People in buildings in slope development areas will be asked to vacate their premises if they are found to be on the list of risky slopes under the National Slope Masterplan expected to be ready early next year. Under the masterplan, ongoing development projects will be asked to stop if […]
