Unions want 50 per cent pay increment By Puvaneswary Devindran , The Borneo PostFriday, June 6th, 2008 KUCHING: Unions in Malaysia have no choice but demand for a salary increase of at least 50 per cent, said the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) Sarawak Division yesterday. It said in a press statement that the fuel … Read more
The paper has been published in Suomen Antropologi, Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society. Vol. 32, Nr. 3, Autumn 2007 (pp. 62-74) and prepared as part of a research project on “Managing Cultural Diversity – Construction of Ethnicity in Malaysia and Sri Lanka???, funded by the Academy of Finland (2005-2010). This paper examines the birth, … Read more
Yong: Fuel price hike may result in serious political falloutBy The StarJune 6, 2008 KOTA KINABALU: The rise in fuel prices may result in a serious political fallout for the Barisan Nasional government, a Sabah component leader warned yesterday. Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Datuk Yong Teck Lee wondered whether the overall consequences of the … Read more
15 WAYS TO NEGATE THE RECENT FUEL PRICE INCREASE by TV Smith June 5, 2008 Improve your vehicle’s fuel consumption – by as much as 40% – by changing the way you currently drive. There is a catch, though. You’ll no longer qualify as a Malaysian driver…Link to this artcle: http://www.tvsmith.net.my/duasen/130505_fuel.html1. Pump More Here & Pump … Read more
FUEL PRICE HIKE: Transport firms fear impact of diesel price By The New Straits TimesJune 6, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: There will be a national public transport crisis if the government does not allow bus fares to rise. Konsortium Transnasional Bhd (KTB) chairman Datuk Nadzmi Salleh said the RM1 per litre increase in the price … Read more
Petrol, power price rise effects begin to kick inBy The StarFriday June 6, 2008 PETALING JAYA: The effects of the increase in fuel price and electricity tariffs have started to kick in. Just a day after the announcement of the increases, the following developments have taken place: Bus and lorry companies announced that they … Read more
Shahrir: ‘Help fight price increases’By Liew-Ann Phang, the Sun June 05, 2008 PUTRAJAYA (June 5, 2008): Against a backdrop of public frustration and anger over the new subsidy plan, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad June 5 galvanised public support to help the government stem irrational price increases. Admitting that the … Read more
Petronas could go bust by 2018 By WONG SAI WAN, The StarFriday, June 6, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas will go bust within 10 years if all its profits are handed to the Government to continue subsidising fuel, said its president and chief executive officer Tan Sri Hassan Marican. He warned that many national … Read more
FUEL PRICE HIKE: Protest by DAP over rise in fuel prices By The New Straits TimesJune 6, 2008 DAP members protesting the hike in fuel price in Jalan Pasar, Pudu, yesterday. KUALA LUMPUR: About 50 people held a peaceful demonstration against fuel prices at Jalan Pasar, Pudu, here, yesterday.Led by DAP … Read more
Malaysia Approves MYR22.6 Billion Manufacturing Investments In 1QBy Benjamin Low, Dow JonesJune 05, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR -(Dow Jones)- Malaysia approved MYR22.6 billion ($6.94 billion) of investments in 192 manufacturing projects in the first quarter, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry said Friday. In its quarterly report, the ministry said foreign investors accounted for MYR15.9 … Read more