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1 Care a ‘done deal’ despite ministry assurances, source says

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — The controversial 1 Care healthcare scheme is at a “very, very advanced” stage of planning and is not as preliminary as the Health Ministry has made it out to be, a source said.

The source closely involved in talks over the proposed healthcare revamp told The Malaysian Insider the ministry will also likely use its ... Read More

Ng Chee Fei (right) relating the February 6, 2012 attack on him by employees of a KFC restaurant, on February 12, 2012. On the left is Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Ng Chee Fei (right) relating the February 6, 2012 attack on him by employees of a KFC restaurant, on February 12, 2012. On the left is Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng. — Picture by Choo Choy May Read More

NFCorp says can use RM250m for property investments

By Debra Chong
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — The National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp) said today it has the right to use the government’s RM250 million soft loan as it sees fit, based on its 2007 deal with Putrajaya.The ... Read More

Soi Lek, Guan Eng in ‘Chinese’ debate on Feb 18

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek and DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng will debate the future of the Chinese community in Malaysian politics on February 18.The debate will ... Read More

Khazanah, PNB to hand over businesses to boost Bumi equity

By Yow Hong Chieh
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 9 — Khazanah Nasional Bhd and Permodalan Nasional Bhd will be asked to transfer a total of 10 non-core businesses to worthy Bumiputera-owned companies as part of Putrajaya’s efforts to grow ... Read More

Cuepacs says left in the dark over EPF loan scheme

By Shannon Teoh
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Civil servants said today they were not consulted in the plan to use RM1.5 billion from the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to give home loans to unqualified buyers.Cuepacs, the ... Read More

1 Care to be made mandatory, says Health Ministry

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — The Health Ministry said today that the 1 Care national healthcare proposal will be made mandatory for all Malaysians, in an admission that is likely to fuel further ... Read More

Bersih’s Baharuddin died of a heart attack, says doctor

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — A heart attack ended the life of Baharudin Ahmad during the Bersih rally last year, a medical expert told the Coroner’s Court today.Dr Khairul Anuar Zainun, a forensic pathologist at ... Read More

Stop fanning racial flames, says man attacked in KFC outlet

By Lisa J. Ariffin
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — A man seemingly assaulted by employees of a KFC restaurant in a video that went viral on the Internet has come forward to urge the public not to fan racial sentiments over the ... Read More

Indelible ink use to be gazetted next week, says EC

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — The use of indelible ink in all elections will become official when it is gazetted on February 15, the Election Commission said today.EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Yusof told the ... Read More

Mind the gap, says Cuepacs in ‘wage-increase’ row

By Shannon Teoh
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Civil service unions are not upset with top-ranking government officials’ wages but are concerned about the gulf separating the top with the rest in the 1.4 million-strong public ... Read More

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