ORANG Cina Malaysia, apa lagi yang anda mahu? queried the headline of an Utusan Malaysia editorial last week following the 25 April 2010 Hulu Selangor by-election. Indeed, Barisan Nasional (BN) politicians are trying to understand just what it is that will make Chinese Malaysian voters return to the BN’s fold. Not all Chinese Malaysians voted […]
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Ramasamy: Poverty cannot be eradicated
PENANG, 27 April 2009: Penang Deputy Chief Minister II, P Ramasamy today admitted that poverty could not be eradicated in the state but the number of poor could be reduced. He said that so far 728 families had been registered as hardcore poor in the state and that they were being given assistance. Ramasamy said […]
Set up select committee on the poor, say Pakatan MPs
By Ng Boon Hooi5 Indian MPs attended the discussion PETALING JAYA, 21 Nov: Pakatan Rakyat parliamentarians want a parliamentary select committee on poor and vulnerable groups to be set up. “The select committee is important as we need some oversight on (government) allocations for the poor. This is to ensure that the expenditure is properly utilised in view […]
