PENANG, 22 Jan 2009: Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has denied that US chipmaker Intel Corporation will close its plant here and that 2,000 workers will lose their jobs due to the closure. He clarified that the company had sought relocation of its two factories, namely PG6 and PG7, to the Kulim High-tech Park […]
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Levy exemption for employers
KUALA LUMPUR, 22 Jan 2009: The government will exempt employers in the textile and the electrical and electronics (E&E) industries from paying the human resources development levy for six months effective 1 Feb. The move is aimed at easing their financial burden in view of the global economic crisis, Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S […]
Manufacturers will be safeguarded
KUALA LUMPUR, 22 Jan 2009: Malaysia has the legal and regulatory framework to safeguard local manufacturers from unfair trade practices because of the current global economic and financial crisis, the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) said. Its secretary-general Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Mamat assured manufacturers Miti was monitoring Malaysia’s trade data and was in […]
Bureau should let DBKL handle complaints
PUTRAJAYA, 21 Jan 2009: The Public Complaints Bureau should let local authorities, including the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), to fully handle complaints from the public, Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique said. “It is better that way,” he said when asked to comment on news reports that a show-cause letter would be issued […]
Three police detainees escape, one recaptured
SUNGAI PETANI, 21Jan 2009: Three detainees escaped by jumping out of a police van that was taking them to the Sungai Petani Prison, but one of them was recapture shortly after with the help of Sekolah Menengah Teknik 2 teachers today. “We are still tracking down the other two detainees who escaped while handcuffed and […]
State funds not used, says S’gor MB
SHAH ALAM, 21 Jan 2009: Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim has denied that he had used state funds to sponsor 46 heads of cattle for meat distribution to constituents of Bandar Tun Razak during Aidiladha last December. He said the cattle, valued at over RM110,000, were sponsored by subsidiaries and associate companies […]
Indonesian ulama may issue fatwa on smoking
JAKARTA, 21Jan 2009: A “fatwa” (edict) on whether it is permissible or forbidden for Muslims to smoke is expected to emerge from a meeting of about 700 Indonesian “ulama” over four days from 23 Jan in Padang Panjang, western Sumatra. Indonesian Ulama Council chief Ma’ruf Amin said the meeting would discuss the pros and cons […]
PM anticipates new US attitude towards Muslims
DOHA, 21 Jan 2009: Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today he hoped that the United States administration under new president Barack Obama would pave the way towards a new US attitude when addressing problems faced by the Muslim world. “I welcome his inaugural speech and I am sure there will be […]
Govt told to be party to the Rome Statute
KUALA LUMPUR, 21 Jan 2009: The Bar Council has called upon the government to immediately become party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to influence the promotion of international peace and stability. Bar Council president Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan said today that the ICC is an independent and permanent court that seeks […]
Bus crashes into house of elderly couple
ALOR SETAR, 21 Jan 2009: Housewife Aishah Ahmad, 82, was jolted from sleep today by a tour bus which slammed into the master bedroom of her double-storey house in Kampung Alor Senjaya, Titi Gajah, here. Her husband, Ismail Drahman, 84, was in the bathroom when he heard the crash at about 8am and rushed out […]
