Strategic Information and Research Development (SIRD) will host a book launching “Sharing The Nation: Faith, Difference, Power and The State, 50 Years After Merdeka”. Date: 24th June (2008) Tuesday Time: 8 p.m. – 10 p.m. Venue: Rumah Universiti, University Malaya For further details, please contact Mr. Zul or Mr. Loo at 03 – … Read more
‘Laser mouths’ leave minister speechlessBy SIRA HABIBU, The StarSunday June 15, 2008 ALOR STAR: Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaakob was left speechless at a dinner meeting after several leaders started questioning him on his call for Datuk Mokhzani Mahathir to step down as Sepang International Circuit (SIC) chairman. The youths, most of … Read more
Dr M: Why cut subsidies and then reduce toll ratesBy CHRISTINA KOH, The StarSunday June 15, 2008 TELUK INTAN: There is no point in reducing toll rates when the Government has already cut fuel subsidies, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Responding to reports that toll rates would likely be reviewed to lighten the burden of … Read more
Single mothers and the poor to benefit from housing loan schemesBy The StarSunday June 15, 2008 KUALA KANGSAR: With no pay slip, income tax or bank statements, single mothers and the poor are usually not eligible for loans to buy houses. That will no longer be the case, as the Government will step in to … Read more
PM announces incentives for ECER, slams detractors By Rosli Zakaria and Sean Augustin , New Straits TimesJune 15, 2008 KUALA TERENGGANU: Announcing incentives to spur development in the east coast, the prime minister urged the people to stop believing the lies of detractors of the East Coast Economic Region (ECER). Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad … Read more
‘Petronas accounts must be public’ By Jaswinder Kaur , New Straits TimesJune 15, 2008 KOTA KINABALU: Petronas should reveal in detail its accounts as the people have a right to know where the national oil company gets its revenue from, Rembau Member of Parliament Khairy Jamaluddin said yesterday. Stating that he will raise the matter … Read more
Koh wants Fed Govt to bridge credibility gapDiana Chin, The SunSat, 14 Jun 2008 GEORGE TOWN (June 13, 2008): Gerakan Acting President Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon says the federal government suffers from a “credibility gap” and needs to fix it to restore public confidence in its policies. Koh said the federal government should … Read more
After fifty years under BN, why can’t most Malaysians afford petrol at RM2.70 per litre?By Jed YoongJune 14, 2008 Barisan Nasional has preached its politics of development and prosperity all these years. The panic and street protests that followed the recent fuel price hike show most Malaysians are still poor as they can’t pay RM2.70 … Read more
S-E Asian economies stuck in old mindsetBy FINTAN NG, The StarSaturday June 14, 2008 PETALING JAYA: South-East Asian economies are still stuck in the old mindset, with family-owned businesses a symptom of a failed political-economic culture based on relationships forged in the colonial era. Joe Studwell, editor of China Economic Quarterly, said Malaysia and other … Read more
PETALING JAYA: Star Publications (M) Bhd has been named among the top 5 most admired Malaysian companies in terms of corporate reputation by The Wall Street Journal Asia’s 200 survey of readers. According to The Wall Street Journal, 2,477 executives and professionals participated in the survey, which was conducted between May 11 and July 3, … Read more