KUALA TERENGGANU, 9 Jan 2009: Datuk Seri Najib Razak today explained that Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh became the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for Kuala Terengganu by-election by a collective decision between him and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Hence, the Deputy Prime Minister said the claim by certain quarters that the […]
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Hudud laws implementation an outdated issue
KUALA LUMPUR, 22 Dec 2008: PAS is seen to be intentionally raising outdated issues when it brought up the question of implementation of “hudud” laws with the impending Kuala Terengganu by-election on 17 Jan, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today. He said the implementation of hudud laws was often brought up during […]
Mandatory HIV screening for non-Muslims too?
PEKAN, 20 Dec 2008: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the government will study whether the non-Muslims can be required to undergo HIV screening before they get married to prevent the spread of the disease. He said that for the Muslims, HIV screenings were compulsory as part of the premarital course while the […]
Govt okay with selling IJN stake to Sime Darby
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Dec 2008: The government has no objection in principle for Sime Darby Bhd to acquire a stake in IJN Holdings Sdn Bhd but the conglomerate must ensure high priority for the poor, said the Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak today. “We are in the process of finalising the matter with […]
AIDS infection has dropped by half since 2003
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Dec 2008: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection rate in the country has dropped by half since 2003, Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today. The deputy prime minister said the number of recorded Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) cases had dropped from 6,756 in 2003 to 3,452 this year. “We found that, […]
Mandatory pre-marital HIV screening in 2009 (Updated)
Updated 6:00pm, 18 Dec 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, 18 Dec 2008: Beginning next year, Muslim couples will have to undergo a mandatory screening for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) before they get married. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the HIV screening would be a part of the pre-marital course. He said the measure was […]
Unite to overcome economic challenges: Najib
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 Dec 2008: Datuk Seri Najib Razak today urged Malaysians to unite and concentrate on building the nation in overcoming the economic challenges ahead and creating opportunities for the people. At the same time, they must build their internal resilience, reduce wastage, promote efficiency and upgrade productivity. “This is not the time for […]
Najib: Vernacular schools to stay
PUTRAJAYA, 2 Dec 2008: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today gave the assurance that Chinese and Tamil national-type schools would continue to exist so long as there was a demand from the Chinese and Indian communities in the country. He said this decision of the government was in accordance with the policies contained […]
Forms to maintain 11% EPF contribution available now
KUALA LUMPUR, 1 Dec 2008: Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members who wish to maintain their monthly contribution rate at 11% can obtain the forms from all EPF branches or download it from the myEPF website at www.kwsp.gov.my beginning today. Fully completed form KWSP 17A (AHL) Khas can be submitted to the respective employers for onward […]
Quality of human capital determines nation’s worth
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 Nov 2008: In this era of innovation and discovery, a nation’s worth is no longer judged by the size of its physical resources, but by the quality if its human capital, said Datuk Seri Najib Razak. The Deputy Prime Minister said that the quality of a nation’s human capital was determined by […]
