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Chinese business boycott will hurt Malay consumers, says ex-MIER director
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — The call to boycott Chinese businesses is a double-edged weapon, former Malaysian Institute of Economic Research executive director Datuk Dr Ariff Abdul Kareem said today, explaining that the campaign would also end up hurting Malay consumers through deprivation of their daily needs.
In an emailed statement, Ariff added ... Read More
Seri Setia assemblyman Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad arrives in the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court on May 17, 2013 to be charged over a Pakatan Rakyat rally held earlier this month. — Picture by Choo Choy May Read More
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‘Racial’ boycott will spook investors, stall economic reforms, warn business experts
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Putrajaya cannot turn a blind eye to the call by Malay groups to boycott Chinese businesses as the campaign risks derailing the government’s economic transformation plans that could ... Read More
Kit Siang accuses IGP, Zahid of ‘playing politics’, tells them to curb crime
GEORGE TOWN, May 19 ― The country’s new police chief and home minister should stop “playing politics” and start keeping Malaysians, tourists and investors safe from crime and harm, DAP’s Lim Kit Siang ... Read More
Pakatan to resolve Selangor exco allocation in two days, says DAP
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — The Selangor DAP has met Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim over the composition of the state executive council and the matter should be resolved within the next two days, ... Read More
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PETALING JAYA, May 19 ― The Selangor DAP is questioning the state executive council composition announced by Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim yesterday, barely a week after a furore in PKR ... Read More
No AirAsia ads till Azran Osman Rani apologises, ‘Utusan’ says
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — Claiming AirAsia advertisements to be cheaper than hair and herbal products, Utusan Malaysia’s Awang Selamat has told the Umno-owned paper to stop taking the airline’s ads until ... Read More
Sidelined Sarawak reps demand seats in Najib’s Cabinet
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 ― Overlooked lawmakers in the Barisan Nasional’s (BN) East Malaysian vote bank say they should also be aboard Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s Cabinet, believing they had earned full ... Read More
Chinese businessmen say boycott on community’s products “racist”, will hurt economy
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 ― The call by pro-Umno bloggers and Muslim groups for a boycott of Chinese businesses is racist and will harm the country’s economic growth, according to businessmen from the ... Read More
Taib wants infrastructure development issues resolved
KUCHING, May 19 — Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud wants all Sarawak members of parliament appointed to the federal government to resolve the state's infrastructure development issues which are ... Read More
Four die in MRR2 crash
KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — Four people died on the spot in an accident at the Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) near Bukit Antarabangsa this evening. A traffic police spokesman said the 5.30 pm accident was believed ... Read More
Overlooked BN MPs being placated with Cabinet reshuffle pledge, say sources
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 ― Barisan Nasional (BN) MPs not given a government post have been told they will get other jobs or a place in a Cabinet reshuffle after the Umno polls ― if they stop grumbling in ... Read More
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