WHY is Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin treating Richard Branson with kid gloves? When Al Gore and Paul Wolfowitz criticised Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s second sodomy trial, our deputy prime minister deemed it pressure from Anwar’s American friends. But when Branson made similar remarks, Muhyiddin defended him.
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Stocktaking Malaysia
By Deborah Loh
LAST year, the Merdeka Day spirit was dampened by the actions of the Shah Alam residents who used a severed cow head to protest the relocation of a Hindu temple to their largely Muslim neighbourhood. This year, the run-up to Merdeka saw a school head in Kulaijaya, Johor, who, besides other slurs, told her charges […]
Malaysia’s FDI plunge: Who’s taking it seriously?
By Ding Jo-AnnWHAT are the nation’s economic figures telling us? In comparison, what are our political leaders saying about our economic outlook?
M’sian manufacturing remains competitive
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Feb 2009: The manufacturing sector in Malaysia remained a competitive destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows last year, International Trade and Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today. Investments in the sector in 2008 were the highest recorded to-date and more than doubled the targeted RM27.5 billion per annum set […]
