Fuel price hike: Subsidy still in forceBy : Deborah LohThe New Straits TimesJune 5, 2008 Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Razak at the press conference to announce the increase in petrol and diesel prices. PUTRAJAYA: The pump price for petrol is now RM2.70 per litre and diesel RM2.58 a litre … Read more
Now a Speakers’ Corner to ‘release tension’ By The New Straits TimesJune 3, 2008 Kelantan has set up a Speakers’ Corner like this one in Hyde Park, London, where locals can air their views. KOTA BARU: The state government yesterday launched its own version of London’s famous Hyde Park Speakers’ Corner. Kelantan Local Government, Tourism … Read more
HINDRAF’S ACTION SEEMS TO – 2BernamaJune 03, 2008 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s (UKM) Ethnic Studies Institute director Prof Datuk Dr Shamsul Amri Baharuddin said Hindraf’s demands began with its intra-ethnic problems which emanated from the heterogeneous nature (differences in religions, languages, classes and castes) of the community but was later manipulated to become inter-ethnic problems … Read more
“Goodies” a lip service to pacify people: CASHBy The New Sabah TimesJune 3, 2008 KOTA KINABALU: The Consumers Association of Sabah and Labuan (CASH) has described the ‘goodies’ announcement by the Prime Minister’s last Saturday as yet another lip service to pacify the people in Sabah. First and foremost, it is irrelevant to have a … Read more
Look beyond China for ecomonic partners, SEA nations urged By PAUL CHOO, The StarTuesday June 3, 2008 PETALING JAYA: South-East Asian countries should not let its economic relationship with China stop it from looking for new partners, said Prof Bronson Percival, senior adviser for South-East Asia at the Centre for Strategic Studies, CNA … Read more
NST Editorial: Retrieving manuscripts By The New Straits TimesJune 3, 2008 SOME are concerned that our scholars still have to travel to London or Leiden when they want to study Malay manuscripts. They blame the situation on the lack of effort to develop a good collection. Given that we couldn’t hold on to … Read more
Try again, Zaid tells mediaBy The StarMonday June 2, 2008 Zaid: Media should unite for reforms KUALA LUMPUR: Media practitioners should unite and put forward again their proposals for reforms and more press freedom, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Zaid Ibrahim. Speaking at the National Press Club, the de facto law minister … Read more
Umno supreme council to hold pow-wowBy PAUL GABRIEL, The StarMonday June 2, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Umno supreme council members will “pull no punches??? when they gather at a two-day retreat to discuss how best to rebuild and move the party forward following its setback in the general election. The retreat, at a hotel … Read more
Have healthy public discourse By TEH ENG HOCK, The StarMonday June 2, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians’ big leap towards voicing their views publicly is not a bad thing as long as they learn to be responsible and accommodative, said MCA vice-president Datuk Ong Tee Keat. Ong, who is also the Transport Minister, said in … Read more
Users hang up on CAP call to ban mobile phonesBy Rina De Silva , The New Straits TimesJune 2, 2008 Shah Shamshiri (left) can’t imagine life without his trusty mobile phone, while V. Vijaya Sheila wants solid evidence showing the dangers of mobile phones. KUALA LUMPUR: There is no conclusive evidence from … Read more