Debate on the pros and cons of hillside projectsBy TAN KARR WEI, The StarTuesday June 10, 2008 THE debate on hillside developments has taken centre stage lately following the decision of the Selangor state government to ban projects on Class 3 slopes. According to developer Datuk David Kong, the ruling is unfair to developers because … Read more
Hotels issue wake-up call about being ‘wiped out’ The New Straits TimesJune 10, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Hoteliers are worried about being “wiped out” by the government’s decision not to hold functions at hotels, unless they were international events. Malaysian Association of Hotels president Datuk Mohd Ilyas Zainol Abidin said up to 70 per … Read more
Curbs on overseas trips, ministers’ allowances cutBy Deborah Loh and Joseph Sipalan , New Straits TimesJune 10,2008 Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi having a discussion with Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad (centre) and Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop (right) in Putrajaya yesterday. PUTRAJAYA: … Read more
RM1,000 aid to poor families By The New Straits TimesJune 9, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Selangor residents who earn RM1,500 and below now qualify for welfare aid from the state. Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said that the move was part of the state government’s efforts to help ease citizens’ financial burden following the … Read more
Anwar tells of Manila meetingBy The StarMonday, June 9, 2008 PETALING JAYA: PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim admitted that he met some Barisan Nasional leaders in Manila recently and claimed that he was confident of meeting the Sept 16 deadline for the coalition’s MPs to cross over to Pakatan Rakyat. “I was … Read more
Prices to go up 10% next month By The StarMonday June 9, 2008 IPOH: Consumers can expect the prices of many essential items to increase by as much as 10% next month. Federation of Sundry Goods Merchant Associations of Malaysia president Lean Hing Chuan said sundry store owners have no choice but to … Read more
Fuel price hike: Some big projects to be reviewedBy : Adie Suri Zulkefli, NSTJune 9, 2008 Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop says payments will be speeded up. TASEK GELUGOR: The government is looking beyond restructuring the fuel subsidy to improve economic efficiency, including reducing the expenditure of government agencies. ome mega projects will be reviewed … Read more
To wear or not to wear the Songkok? By Ahirudin Attan aka rockybru Sunday, June 08, 2008 Is the DAP anti-Songkok now? According to The Star, someone people in the DAP’s central executive committee want the party’s assemblymen in Johor NOT to wear the Songkok at the opening of the state’s legislative assembly on June … Read more
Our ‘rempitised’ education system Azly Rahman From ILLUMINATIONS, MalaysiakiniOct 30, 2006 My definition: Rempitism (noun; also concept and ideology borrow from the neo-Malay word rempit) – a Malaysian phenomenon in which youth uses the public road system to break the speed limit with customised motorbikes in illegal, past-midnight drag-races that rob the restful sleep of … Read more
This examination of aspects of the complex relationships between human rights and trade was inspired by our exposure to sincere expressions of confusion and alarm during recent visits to Southeast Asia. In particular, many business leaders in the region are openly concerned about reactions of the United States and other western states to alleged human … Read more