By WONG SAI WAN, The Star Tuesday June 17, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas has been publishing its annual report for the past 18 years and it is easily available, including on its website, said its president and chief executive officer Tan Sri Mohd Hassan Marican. “We print 5,000 copies of the report every year even … Read more
by Tan Yi Liang, The Sun June 17, 2008 PUTRAJAYA (June 17, 2008): After a 10-year tussle, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) today received approval from the Home Ministry to be registered as a national political party. An official letter from the ministry was handed to PSM officials today just before the federal court was to … Read more
By LIM CHIA YING, The Star Monday June 16, 2008 BLOGGERS gathered for a day of networking and sharing at the second All Malaysian Bloggers Project (AMBP) jointly organised by The Star Online and Cinema Online recently. The project was aimed at providing bloggers in Malaysia a platform to share their thoughts at a get-together … Read more
By Roy Goh , New Straits Times June 16, 2008 KOTA KINABALU: Petronas will explain its accounts next week, Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said yesterday. The national oil corporation’s president and chief executive officer, Tan Sri Hassan Marican, said he would respond to calls for the company to make its accounts … Read more
By Diana Chin, The SunJune 16, 2008GEORGE TOWN (June 16, 2008): More than 90 tour operators in Penang have closed down since last year due to conditions imposed by the Tourism Ministry which they claim have been very restrictive. MATTA Penang vice-chairman Johari Shafie said today the crisis has worsened due to the recent fuel … 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
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
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
‘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
June 14, 2008 JUNE 14 ? Asian governments fear reducing politically hard-to-cut fuel subsidies, but record-high oil prices are forcing them to do so in increasing number. Last month it was Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Taiwan. Now India and Malaysia have joined the growing cohort of Asian governments forced to hike fuel prices in order … Read more