Month: June 2008

The half of Kuala Lumpur’s budget that was going to energy support is no longer sustainableJed YoongBusiness Times04 June 2008 Driven by skyrocketing fuel prices that the government can no longer afford, Malaysia Wednesday dared the possibility of further political trouble for the ruling national coalition at best and civil unrest at worst and slashed … Read more

Umno retreat could get heated; Abdullah’s rivals attending could be attacked by prime minister’s supportersBy S JAYASANKARANIN KUALA LUMPURBusiness Times June 04, 2008   A THREE-DAY retreat starting tomorrow for members of the supreme council of the United Malays National Organisation (Umno) – meant to ‘brainstorm’ the party’s future – could get nasty. The retreat … Read more

Malaysian Central Bank Governor Says Current Increasing Inflationary Pressure Is Global PhenomenonRTTNewsJune 04, 2008 (RTTNews) – The current increasing inflationary pressures due to rising international energy and commodity prices is a global phenomenon, the Bank Negara Malaysia’s governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz said Thursday. Speaking at the 12th Malaysian Banking Summit, the central bank governor said … Read more

Vietnam, Malaysia to strengthen technical cooperation Vietnam Net Bridge10:39′ 04/06/2008 (GMT+7) VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and Malaysia will boost cooperation in technology through enhancing technical knowledge, information exchange and providing training for both countries’ engineers. An agreement to this effect was signed in Hanoi on June 3 between the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology … Read more

Malaysia denies curbs on Tamil TV showsThe Times of India4 Jun 2008, 0601 hrs IST,IANS KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Tuesday denied it had banned Tamil TV shows from being aired on state controlled media, saying the accusation was “baseless”. “Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) through its Family Channel~RTM2 has not banned the airing of imported Tamil … Read more

Malaysia Requires Foreign Workers To Take Induction Course For VisaAssociated PressJune 04, 2008  KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: Malaysia has made it compulsory for all foreign workers to take a course to learn about Malaysia before coming to the country, a minister said Tuesday (3 June). Human Resources Minister S. Subramaniam said the induction course became mandatory … Read more

US keeps Mideast allies on trafficking blacklist, removes MalaysiaAFPWed Jun 4, 10:55 AM ET The United States on Wednesday kept Middle East allies Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia on a blacklist of countries trafficking in people, but removed ally Bahrain and trading partner Malaysia. Fiji, Moldova and Papua New Guinea were added to the … Read more

Malaysia’s PM clings to power but subsidy cuts a new blowby Romen Bose, AFP Wed Jun 4, 10:13 PM ET Malaysia’s premier is clinging to power after disastrous polls, but disarray in the ruling party, a strong opposition and deep subsidy cuts make his future highly uncertain, analysts say. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has … Read more