FOR the week of 13 to19 April 2009, the Chinese media focused on Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s controversial statement about the Chinese Malaysian community; reactions to the increasingly racist slant in articles published in Utusan Malaysia; and a Media Prima directive concerning the Altantuya Shaariibuu case. On 13 April, all the Chinese […]
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Najib committed to Iskandar Malaysia
JOHOR BARU, 20 April 2009: The federal government is committed to the continued development of Iskandar Malaysia to turn the special economic corridor in southern Malaysia into a new growth centre in the country. In giving the assurance, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said his administration’s development policy on Iskandar Malaysia was a continuation […]
Over 5 bil ASM, ASW 2020 units for sale (Updated)
Updated 6:58pm, 20 April 2009 JOHOR BARU, 20 April 2009: Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB), the country’s biggest fund manager managing RM76 billion worth of funds, will offer 3.33 billion new units of Amanah Saham Malaysia (ASM) and two billion Amanah Saham Wawasan 2020 (ASW 2020) units. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who announced this […]
Terengganu may not be all bad for Najib
By Abd Ghani HamatPETALING JAYA, 20 April 2009: The leadership crisis in Umno Terengganu has surfaced at the wrong time for new party president and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. Or has it? Think again. With reform on his mind and PAS party polls around the corner, the timing of the “crisis” cannot be all that bad […]
Govt wants solution to toll hike issue
KLANG, 17 April 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has directed the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) in the Prime Minister’s Department to find a comprehensive solution to address the perennial issue of having to raise toll rates every three years. “I’ve directed the EPU to suggest to the government a comprehensive solution to tackle […]
Money wasted on unnecessary by-elections (Updated)
Updated 4:40pm, 17 April 2009 KLANG, 17 April 2009: Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today too much time, energy and money have been spent on by-elections that need not be held. The prime minister said that a by-election should only be held when the elected representative died. He said this when asked to comment […]
MIC will not pull out reps from cabinet (Updated 6.40pm)
Updated 6.40pm, 16 April 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, 16 April 2009: The MIC said today it has no intention of withdrawing its minister and two deputy ministers from the government as had been speculated in the media recently, purportedly over the lack of deserving treatment. Party president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu said the party wanted […]
Khazanah Nasional to draw up KPI system
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 April 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said Khazanah Nasional had been assigned to assist the government in drawing up a Key Performance Index (KPI) system within the next one month. The first evaluation on the performance of all ministers and ministries would be carried out in November this year, he […]
MECD functions absorbed into eight ministries
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 April 2009: Functions and agencies under the abolished Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Ministry (MECD) will be absorbed into eight ministries, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today. He said the move was to ensure the main roles and functions played by the scrapped ministry were continually given attention by the government, […]
Barring the media
By Zedeck Siew“If we are truly to build a democracy that is responsive to the needs of all the people, we need a media – both old and new – that is empowered to responsibly report what they see, without fear of consequence, and to hold governments and public officials accountable for the results they achieve or […]
