EVEN as the Selangor government is being lauded for introducing freedom of information (FOI) legislation in the state, much is lacking in the Pakatan Rakyat-led government’s enactment. Indeed, the Selangor government may be shortchanging citizens in the state with its version of FOI. There are two reasons why access to information is a vital right […]
Statistics Department
Feb “˜09 IPI down by 14.7%
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 April 2009: The Industrial Production Index (IPI) for February 2009 declined by 14.7% compared to the same month last year, following a revised 19.8% year-on-year decline in January 2009. The drop in February 2009 was due to decreases in the manufacturing (18.8%), mining (7.3%) and electricity (3%) indices, said the Statistics Department. […]
