PUTRAJAYA, 28 May 2009:The government has revised downwards the country’s GDP (gross domestic product) forecast for 2009 to between -4% and -5% for 2009 from earlier projection of -1% to 1% after 1st quarter GDP shrank a worst-than-expected 6.2%. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said on 28 May the wider contraction projection was due […]
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Manoharan will not lobby for exco post
KLANG, 27 May 2009: Kota Alam Shah assemblyperson M Manoharan said today that he is not interested to lobby for any post in the Selangor executive council (exco) lineup as he wants to concentrate on looking after his constituency. “I am not vying for an offer to be included in the state exco lineup. I […]
Govt must be serious in toll issue
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 May 2009: The government must view proposals to reduce toll rates substantially very seriously or even abolish toll so as to avoid criticism from the people, said former Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo. “Some are saying that if the government had the interest of the people at heart, […]
Nurin’s dad wants decision on autopsy pictures
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 May 2009: The father of Nurin Jazlin today filed an application for the High Court to decide whether the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and three others (defendants) were responsible for distributing her autopsy pictures on the internet. Jazimin Abdul Jalil, 35, filed the application after the IGP, Selangor police chief, Petaling Jaya […]
Kit Siang drops suit against cops, govt
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 May 2009: Lim Kit Siang today withdrew his civil suit against the police and the government to declare as invalid a court order obtained by the police disallowing the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) activists from assembling at the Parliament grounds. Deputy Registrar Norazlin Othman struck out the suit in […]
Fed govt will work with S’gor on water restructuring
SHAH ALAM, 29 April 2009: The federal government has agreed to work with the Selangor government to find the best solution for the restructuring of the state’s water services industry. A press statement from the Selangor menteri besar’s office said a joint taskforce would be set up to find an amicable solution to all pending […]
Penang receives reports on quarry issue
PENANG, 22 April 2009: The Penang government today received investigation reports on Seberang Perai Tengah’s three quarry companies allegedly involved in under-declaration of royalty. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng received the reports from state agriculture and agro-based industry, rural and flood mitigation committee chairperson Law Choo Kiang, who led the investigation team. Lim said, however, […]
Syabas freezes water pipe project on govt orders
KUALA LUMPUR, 21 April 2009: Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) today said it had been directed by the federal government to freeze a RM2.6-billion project to replace old mains and communication pipes in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. The freeze is in view of the restructure of the water management sector in these […]
Insufficient women in decision-making posts
KUALA LUMPUR, 20 April 2009: Women in the country are under-represented at the decision-making level, indicating that not many make it to the top of the occupational hierarchy, a seminar was told today. The ‘glass ceiling’ in the corporate world and to a lesser extent, in the public sector, blocked women’s access to top positions, […]
Fearless reporting needs free environment
By Gayathry VenkiteswaranIN response to Prime Minister (PM) Datuk Seri Najib Razak‘s 6 April 2009 speech on encouraging a national dialogue through the media, the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) asks for a more concrete set of commitments in realising the PM’s vision. Najib Razak (Pic courtesy of theSun)To foster a transparent “national discourse” that leads to […]
