“Gerakan Youth is of the opinion that struggles of organisations such as Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI) should be considered seriously for the sake of justice and recognition of human rights principles enshrined in the federal constitution.” ANDY Yong, Gerakan Youth’s legal, public complaints and social welfare bureau chief, declaring the party youth wing’s interest in […]
Mah Siew Keong
Liberalisation welcomed with caution
PETALING JAYA, 1 July 2009: The government’s economic liberalisation measures are welcome – as long as they don’t get strangled by red tape, politicians from across the divide and think tanks said today. These individuals and groups supported the removal of the 30% bumiputera shareholder quota for publicly listed companies, the increase in foreign shareholding […]
Civil service needs “total overhaul” (Updated 5.10pm)
By Zedeck SiewUpdated 5.10pm on 29 April 2009 PETALING JAYA, 29 April 2009: The civil service requires a total overhaul instead of just a multi-level entry system to overcome its problem of low productivity, says the DAP. Pointing to studies by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development that reveal that Malaysia has the highest civil servants-to-population […]
More needs to be liberalised, say parties (Updated 3.10pm)
Updated 3.10pm on 23 April 2009 PETALING JAYA, 23 April 2009: The DAP has described the prime minister’s liberalisation of 27 services sub-sectors as a “baby step forward” in the right direction but said much more needed to be done. DAP national publicity secretary Tony Pua said the move demonstrated Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib […]
