PETALING JAYA, 23 February 2009: Selangor attracted RM11.87 billion of investment in 2008, the highest amount in the past nine years, despite the economic downturn. “This made us second among all the states in Malaysia (Sarawak tops the list with RM15.2 billion),” said senior executive councillor Teresa Kok yesterday. The figures which were released by […]
economic downturn
Takeovers and killings
Translation by Sharmila Valli NarayananFOR the week of 2 to 8 Feb 2009, the Tamil papers highlighted the political tussle in Perak, the effect of the Sri Lankan war, and the Thaipusam festivities. Fallout in Perak The political events in Perak that resulted in the state’s takeover by the Barisan Nasional (BN) were widely reported in the Tamil papers […]
