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Thursday, 02 July 2009 23:01 |
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Lim Guan Eng, the DAP secretary-general has hit out at Kedah’s PAS led government in light of the state’s DAP division quitting the coalition there saying that PAS did not respect the DAP. He said “Kedah DAP has never sought any titles or Datukships but has been unhappy with the lack of respect accorded by PAS to DAP in Kedah, unlike the respect accorded to PAS in Penang. I would normally oppose such moves personally, especially when based on a single issue and if there is still room to redress and correct the situation. However, the desperate nature of the situation and the breakdown of trust between the Kedah DAP and the Mentri Besar, who is from PAS, warrants a central executive committee (CEC) meeting to endorse or oppose this withdrawal,”
-Zen, MalaysiaToday |
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 23:01 |
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Datuk Armani Mahiruddin, the chief of the Wanita Umno of Sabah said that its members will be mobilized to help out the Barisan Nasional in the by-election of Manik Urai in Kelantan. She said “The movement would be stationed at the Laloh locality which has nine polling districts and 12,292 voters. It is important to have a machinery that is united. We should serve the people and fight for their well-being,"
-Zen, MalaysiaToday |
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 23:01 |
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According to an official from the Prime Minister’s Office, Oh Ei Sun, an academician who also plays the role of consultant, entrepreneur as well as a highly sought after international speaker cum motivator has been appointed as the political secretary of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak which came into effect on June 16. The Sabahan has experience in linguistics, management and engineering as well as holding some positions in the United Nations and international bodies. Oh had reportedly said "I am honoured to be able to serve the country and the people at this critical juncture, both politically and economically. There is one element in 1Malaysia that I feel most deeply about. It is about integrity, both in the public sector and the private endeavour. I would like to see more emphasis on this as we continue to promote 1Malaysia,"
-Zen, MalaysiaToday |
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 23:01 |
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Datuk Mustapa Mohamed, the Minister of International Trade and Industry said that from January to May this year, some RM4.2billion worth of FDI (Foreign Direct Investments) have been received in the country. he said “This was about 10 percent of the RM46.1 billion achieved for the whole of last year. Last year, the FDI at RM46.1 billion was an all time high and a 38 percent increase, following the approval of several large projects involving foreign participation. Foreign investments accounted for 73.4 percent of the total investments of RM62.8 billion approved. In the medium term, Malaysia is expected to continue to draw investments, boosted by the several liberalisation measures announced, with the most recent being the deregulation of the Foreign Investment Committee (FIC) guidelines.”
-Zen, MalaysiaToday |
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 23:01 |
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Dr LoLo Mohamad Ghazali, the central committee member of the Pakatan Rakyat said that the women’s wings in the opposition coalition is united to help mend the cracks in the Kedah state government after the DAP pulls out of the coalition in the northern state. She said “the DAP, PAS and PKR women’s wings had told the central committee that alliance leaders should have more consultation, communication and patience with each other. They have agreed, and we have also sent the same message to the states. We (the women’s wings) are the stabilising factor and we will ensure that Pakatan will continue to be strong,”
-Zen, MalaysiaToday |
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 21:51 |
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The Prime Minister’s wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has called on the people who are residing in the squatters in Bukit B, Kampung Kerinchi to move to the public housing as provided by the government which are safer and more convenient. She said "I hope the residents here will move when asked to do so for better comfort," According to Datuk Raja Nong Chik Zainal Abidin, the Minister of Federal Territories, “The remaining 100 of the 300 squatters in the area were expected to be able to move to the Sri Cempaka PPR in the middle of the month. So far, more than 200 residents in the area had been moved to the Sri Cempaka PPR and the Kuala Lumpur City Hall was only charging them a monthly installment of RM120.”
-Zen, MalaysiaToday |
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 21:51 |
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Abdul Fattah Harun, the election director of the Kelantan PAS claims that the candidate wanted by the people of Manik Urai is not someone who has to be highly qualified. He said “Unlike a Member of Parliament who shoulders much responsibility at federal level, an assemblyman's duties is more constituency-bound. The people of Manik Urai are also not mulling over it because a people's representative (Wakil rakyat) need not be a highly qualified person compared with an MP who represents his constituency at the federal level. Kelantan officers are mostly people oriented, even exco. As such, the people of Manik Urai can accept any candidate,"
-Zen, MalaysiaToday |
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 23:01 |
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Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen, the chairman of the Kelantan MCA said that the Chinese voters in the upcoming Manik Urai by-election has pledged their support for the BN. She said “The 52 Chinese voters in the area had pledged their support to the BN. I'm confident that they will have no problem supporting the BN,"
M Kuppusamy, the chairman of the Kelantan MIC also said that the Indian community there also supports the BN. He said “The 33 Indian voters in the area had also pledged their undivided support to the BN. I've just met them in Lepan Baru and they told me the will vote for the BN,"
-Zen, MalaysiaToday |
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 23:01 |
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The cracks within the Kedah’s Pakatan Rakyat coalition seemed to be widening and the ruling government is in the verge of collapse. According to Thomas Su, the chairman of the Kedah DAP, the ruling government is weak in handling racial problems in the state while Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak, the Menteri Besar is well aware but not sure what DAP is looking for. He said "I don't understand what the DAP wants. The DAP always says that everyone must respect the law but at the same time the DAP tries to protect people who break the law. If the DAP were not interested in being part of the state government it was for the apex leadership of the party to decide.”
-Zen, MalaysiaToday |
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 23:01 |
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Prof Dr Aziz Deraman, the vice-chancellor of UMT (Universiti Malaysia Terengganu) said that some RM340million will be spent to upgrade the facilities in the campus which includes an Olympic-standard sports centre as well as Science and Islamic centres. He said "Among the facilities currently under construction are the sports centre with Olympic-standard swimming pool, students' centre and Islamic centre. Other facilities are buildings for the agro-technology and food science faculty, maritime and marine science faculty, aquaculture institute, oceanography institute and marine biotechnology institute,"
-Zen, MalaysiaToday |
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 23:01 |
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Zahra Masoumah Abdul Halim, the 17 year old girl who attempted to swim across the English Channels and failed due to bad weather conditions felt dejected but is adamant that she will not give up. She said “I did my level best but the currents were very strong. I wanted to go on, I knew I could go on, but I was instructed by the pilot to stop. If it was up to me, I didn’t want to stop. I could still stand the cold but the currents were too strong”
According to Paul Foreman, the Channel Swimmers & Piloting Federation pilot, Zahra was a brave swimmer and applauded her efforts. He said “She is a very, very brave girl. She has done very well for a first attempt. She is not a fast swimmer but she is a good swimmer with lots of stamina. She could have done it, really but she would be in the water for at least 12 hours more,”
-Zen, MalaysiaToday |
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 21:51 |
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Thomas Su, the chairman of the Kedah state DAP said that they are pulling out of the coalition in the state as the PAS led state government is not practicing equality among the people of the state with the latest issue involving the demolition of an illegal pig slaughterhouse. He said “Although the slaughterhouse was operating on land belonging to the Alor Setar City Council, the state government had the power to postpone demolition work. This would have given more time for the Kedah Pigs Trader and Slaughterer Association to find a new site. Another issue that we feel the state failed to handle amicably was the 50% housing quota for bumiputras in the state,”
-Zen, MalaysiaToday |
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 21:51 |
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Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar, the managing director of Khazanah Nasional Bhd said that some RM11.4billion has been spent in the Iskandar Malaysia project. He said that this amounts to some 26.7% of the RM42.6 billion allocated since the inception of the southern corridor project in 2007. He also added that "Much momentum has been built in investment commitment in Iskandar Malaysia,"
-Zen, MalaysiaToday |
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 21:51 |
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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said that he would like to involve more interaction and accessibility for the Malaysians in the 1Malaysia website. He said "To those of you who have read my blog and other contents on this website and who have left comments or voted in the web polls, I thank you for your participation and encourage you to continue doing so. In order to take part, you need to record a video of yourself asking your question, upload it to a media hosting website and email the link to
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. You can also email the video directly. I will select a few of the videos and post my video response in another blog. As I would like to be able to address the people I am speaking to by name, please introduce yourselves in you video. I plan to post my video response some time in early July and periodically thereafter, and I look forward to answering questions from all of you,"
-Zen, MalaysiaToday |
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