Construction site for the new Istana Negara (© Rachel Leow) IF you drive down Jalan Duta in Kuala Lumpur today, along the road that runs from the Sri Hartamas housing estate to the foot of the majestic Masjid Kuala Lumpur, most of the journey will be flanked on your right by a large temporary wall. […]
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Focus on reforms, Kit Siang tells EC (Updated 8.10pm)
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 21 April 2009: DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang today slammed the Election Commission (EC) for being the “mouthpiece” of the Barisan Nasional (BN) by echoing the ruling coalition’s view that by-elections were costly and burdened the people. “It is no business of the EC to echo the view that by-elections are a waste […]
Maternity leave cost employers RM1.57 billion
KUALA LUMPUR, 21 April 2009: Malaysian employers spent about RM1.57 billion annually, in providing 60-day maternity leave to its female employees, a seminar on gender equality was told today. A study undertaken by the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) showed that each confinement cost RM7,500. The amount comprised RM3,000 in wages and RM4,500 in overtime allowances. […]
S’gor opposition questions car accessories cost
SHAH ALAM, 12 March 2009: An opposition Selangor state assemblyperson today questioned the need for an LCD screen and tinted glass for the official cars of state executive councillors (excos) that were paid for with state funds. Yap Ee Wah (BN-Sungai Pelek) said the cost of the accessories for the 15 Toyota Camry 2.4 litre […]
Khir Toyo’s travel costs exceeded RM300,000
SHAH ALAM, 12 March 2009: The overseas air travel costs for former Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo for 21 trips from September 2001 to January 2008 amounted to RM349,134. Among destinations visited by Khir were London, Bangkok, Beijing, Los Angeles, Dubai, Osaka, Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, Paris, Perth, Milan, Venice and Amsterdam. […]
PDRM spent RM15 mil for KT by-election
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Feb 2009: The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) spent RM15.153 million for deployment of personnel for the recent Kuala Terengganu by-election, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Chor Chee Heung said the cost incurred was higher compared with that spent for the by-election in Permatang Pauh. He said the […]
The cost of invading privacy
By Dr Farish A Noor(Keyhole image by Craig Jewell; bedroom image by Lillian Nelson; source: sxc.hu) ONCE again, privacy — or the invasion of privacy, to be precise — has become the subject of debate in Malaysian politics. Behind the morality and moralising that we hear from certain conservative quarters lies something more insidious, which is the call for […]
Metal theft cost Sarawak RM3.5 million
KUCHING, 12 Nov 2008: Metal thieves caused a RM3.5 million dent on Sarawak’s coffers in the first ten months of the year. The police investigated 247 cases of metal thefts under Section 379 of the Penal Code between January and October, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr George Chan today. He said the total […]
