PUTRAJAYA, 3 Feb 2009: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi wants all plans for the economic stimulus packages to be implemented immediately. The prime minister said the first stimulus package and the yet-to-be announced second package were efforts to stimulate the country’s economy to cushion the effects of the global economic meltdown. They were also preparations […]
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Abdullah’s presence may tip scales
KUALA TERENGGANU, 9 Jan 2009: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s presence here yesterday was brief but it might have just tipped the scales in Barisan Nasional (BN)’s favour to retain the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat. He might not have been able to meet the voters himself, but the prime minister’s visit has injected a fresh […]
A rough year for Umno
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Dec 2008: The year has placed a heavy burden on Umno, as the pillar of the Barisan Nasional (BN), to regain the people’s trust as a party that is fair and capable of looking after the people’s welfare in line with its slogan “Dulu, kini dan selamanya”. Having been humbled to become […]
2008: A year of political drama
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Dec 2008: Undoubtedly, this year’s political dramas have kept Malaysians and interested parties on the edge, as unexpected plots unfolded one after another. People were left breathless right after the curtains were raised on 8 March as Malaysian voters cast their ballots in the 12th general election. Only four days earlier the […]
3.5% growth in 4Q, says Abdullah
PUTRAJAYA, 1 DEC 2008: The government has projected economic growth of at least 3.5% in the fourth quarter which will enable the economy to register an overall growth of 5.5% for 2008, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today. He said the economy grew 4.7% in the third quarter this year. “If we […]
