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Pakatan tells EPF to snub RM1.5b loan scheme
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — Several Pakatan Rakyat lawmakers today urged the Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) directors and investors to reject a scheme to lend RM1.5 billion to house buyers with weak credit backgrounds.
“Pakatan Rakyat leaders think that it is wrong, cruel and immoral to gamble and expose ... hard-earned workers’ savings to an ... Read More
Pakatan Rakyat lawmakers carry signs before delivering a memorandum to protest the EPF’s new home loan scheme, in Kuala Lumpur, February 8, 2011. — Picture by Choo Choy May Read More
PKR: Shahrizat family used NFC funds as carrot for condo loans
By Shannon Teoh
PETALING JAYA, Feb 8 — PKR claimed today that Datuk Seri Mohamed Salleh Ismail and his son Wan Shahinur Izran Salleh dangled RM250 million in federal funds to obtain bank loans to buy two condominiums in ... Read More
Khairy: EPF not at risk, loans made to Putrajaya
By Yow Hong Chieh
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — The Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) low-cost home loan scheme will not expose the institution to bad credit risk as borrowings will be secured by the government, Khairy Jamaluddin ... Read More
1 Care 10pc medical levy just a proposal, says Tiong Lai
By Yow Hong Chieh
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — A reported proposal for all employees and businesses to pay 10 per cent of their monthly incomes to a 1 Care insurance fund for healthcare costs has yet to be finalised, Datuk Seri ... Read More
Why yet to question Shahrizat, Kit Siang asks MACC
By Clara Chooi
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — The DAP’s Lim Kit Siang is demanding answers as to why Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil has not been interrogated over the National Feedlot Centre (NFC) scandal when she is due to ... Read More
Bar Council wants government to pull Lynas licence
By Melissa Chi
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — The Bar Council demanded today Putrajaya revoke or at least suspend a temporary operating licence (TOL) to Lynas Corp, saying the move was “hasty” and reckless.Its president Lim Chee ... Read More
‘Trust me,’ Najib tells Indian community
By Melissa Chi
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak today urged Indian Malaysians to “trust” him to improve their lives ahead of the 13th general election.“If you help me, I can help you. You trust me, I trust ... Read More
Police deny trying to speed up deportation of ‘PKR man’
By Yow Hong Chieh
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — The police denied today they were trying to expedite a “PKR man” detained in Indonesia who is said to be linked to a scandal involving a Selangor lawmaker.Federal CID chief Datuk ... Read More
Pakatan tells Raja Nong Chik to ‘polish up’ subprime knowledge
By Shannon Teoh
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — Three Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders accepted today Raja Datuk Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin’s debate dare over the controversial RM1.5 billion home loan plan to be financed by the ... Read More
Guan Eng: ‘Crony capitalism’, not welfare state, will bankrupt Malaysia
By Clara Chooi
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — Lim Guan Eng today countered Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s criticism of Pakatan Rakyat’s (PR) welfare state concept by telling the prime minister that it is the Barisan Nasional (BN) ... Read More
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- KITA sacks Penang, Kedah chiefs for ‘gross violations’
- US gives non-taxpayers the ballot, overseas voting group tells EC
- Union reps say clueless over EPF loan scheme
- NUBE: Police report lodged on sacking of VP, treasurer
- Jamil Khir: ‘Haj express’ has not tarnished Tabung Haji
- KITA leaders to talk about party future sans Zaid
- Pemandu says ETP used international benchmarks
- Pakatan: EPF loan scheme masked to hide federal debt
- Selangor government says to study, discuss ‘PKR man’ issue
- Stick with Umno and BN, Shafie tells Malays and Bumiputeras
- Explain partial welfare aid in Penang, says Guan Eng
- Najib says welfare state leads to economic ruin
- Kit Siang wants Shahrizat benched pending NFC probe
- Herbal ‘keropok’ that helps to keep you young
- Umno MP blames MIC for Thaipusam banner blooper
- Guan Eng: All communities have a stake in Penang
- Prove non-involvement in NFCorp, Rafizi tells Shahrizat
- Johor Pakatan courts Salahuddin as MB candidate
- EC chief says never proposed overseas voting for taxpayers only
- MACC probing Tabung Haji officers for ‘express haj’ service
- ‘PKR man’ on the run arrested in Indonesia
- Wanita Umno to give Rafizi wing’s trademark baju kurung, says Shahrizat
- Liow wants Lynas TOL details made public
- Shahrizat: NFC scandal no liability to Umno
- Zaid denies reports, says Kita dissolution on track
- Zaid withdraws decision to dissolve Kita
- State government to blame for rise in Selangor vice, says MCA
- Nik Aziz losing grip on reality, Utusan says
- Ahmad Shabery: Ministry to order probe into match-fixing scandal
- Pua tells EPF employee reps to reject loan scheme
- Polls likely late 2012 to maximise victory, say BN insiders
- Palanivel takes over as Perak MIC chief
- Hadi likely to defend Marang seat
- Cut ties with Perkasa, Guan Eng dares MCA
- Traders soon required to disclose halal status of leather goods
- Sharizat says ready to face NFC allegations
- 18 football players suspended for match-fixing
- MTUC: EPF should build, not finance homes
- DPM says health problems may lead to sugar subsidy cut
- Hasan Ali stands by decision not to appeal sacking
- Guan Eng says pig’s head incident ‘gravely disrespectful’
- Soi Lek says Economist wrong about Najib’s reforms
