SHAH ALAM, 16 April 2009: Bukit Lanjan state assemblyperson Elizabeth Wong stepped into her office today to resume her duties as the chairperson of the state’s Permanent Committee on Tourism, Consumer Affairs and Environment. Wong who had offered to vacate both the posts on 17 Feb, after semi-nude pictures of her appeared on the Internet, […]
Khazanah Nasional to draw up KPI system
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 April 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said Khazanah Nasional had been assigned to assist the government in drawing up a Key Performance Index (KPI) system within the next one month. The first evaluation on the performance of all ministers and ministries would be carried out in November this year, he […]
Mother seeks review of Udayappan’s case
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 April 2009: A woman today asked the attorney-general to review the case of her son whose body was found in the Klang River five years ago after he had allegedly escaped from the Brickfields police station. G Saralily, the mother of Francis Udayappan, who was 24 when he died, said she wanted […]
Tee Keat doesn’t agree with Muhyiddin’s statement
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 April 2009: MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had the right to speak his mind on why he thought Barisan Nasional (BN) was defeated in the two recent by-elections. However, Ong, who is Transport Minister, added: “That doesn’t mean I agree with his […]
T’ganu receives RM650 mln in oil royalty
KUALA TERENGGANU, 15 April 2009: The Terengganu state government has received in the last six months RM650 million of the RM1.4-billion oil royalty it had claimed from the federal government, the state assembly was told today. Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said said the federal government payment was garnered from the money expended by Syarikat Perumahan […]
It’s PM’s prerogative, says Taib
KUCHING, 15 April 2009: Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) has the right to propose its representatives at the federal level, but the prime minister had exercised his prerogative on the cabinet appointment based on how the country should be administered, Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said today. “I am not normally inclined to suggest […]
Michael Chong appointed advisor to home minister
PUTRAJAYA, 15 April 2009: Datuk Michael Chong, head of the MCA Public Services and Complaints Department, has been appointed advisor and special officer to Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein with immediate effect. Hishammuddin said Chong’s extensive experience in understanding the people’s problems and issues at the grassroots reflected his commitment as an individual who […]
MECD functions absorbed into eight ministries
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 April 2009: Functions and agencies under the abolished Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Ministry (MECD) will be absorbed into eight ministries, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today. He said the move was to ensure the main roles and functions played by the scrapped ministry were continually given attention by the government, […]
MIER revises GDP forecast to -2.2 percent
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 April 2009: The Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) has revised downwards the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) forecast this year to -2.2% from 1.3% earlier on the back of export slump arising from the global economic turmoil. The private think-tank said it was almost certain that Malaysia’s growth would slide into […]
Eight judges promoted on merit, says CJ
PUTRAJAYA, 15 April 2009: The promotion of three Federal Court and five Court of Appeal judges was based on merit to meet the highest standards in the judiciary, said Chief Justice Tan Sri Zaki Azmi. He said the eight judges should be proud to have been chosen to fill up the vacancies based on their […]
