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
Transfer of power: Leadership change will take place ‘at right time’By Alina Simon and Sulaiman Jaafar, New Straits TimesJune 14, 2008 ‘Datuk Seri Najib and I have agreed on the right time for me to hand over the premiership to him. We’ve no problems and enjoy a good working relationship. The leadership change will definitely … 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
Bank AccountBy Tun Dr Mahathir MohamadFriday, June 13, 2008 1. Several blogs have given space to a scurrilous statement that I, my wife and my children, have USD 199.45 million and S $ 42,000,000 in fixed deposit in the Israeli National Bank in Singapore. 2. The scum who alleges this does not have the guts … Read more
Anwar, Khalid, Husam Thrilled Dubai CrowdBy Fudzail in DubaiFriday, June 13, 2008 Tan Sri Khalid, DS Anwar, me and Husam (Pix by Nik Rahman) Three current top leaders with three different backgrounds, aura, charisma, charms and styles were there in my living hall last night. The crowd of Malaysian expatriates filled up almost … Read more