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Pemandu says ETP used international benchmarks

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 – The Performance Management and Implementation Unit (PEMANDU) has insisted that its ambitious Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) was developed accurately despite assertions by a local think-tank that the government agency’s figures do not add up.

The unit within the Prime Minister’s Department launched the ETP in ... Read More

A quote from PAS vice-president Salahuddin Ayub on the possibility of him standing for election in his home state Johor, and becoming a possible mentri besar candidate.
A quote from PAS vice-president Salahuddin Ayub on the possibility of him standing for election in his home state Johor, and becoming a possible mentri besar candidate. Read More

Pakatan: EPF loan scheme masked to hide federal debt

By Clara Chooi
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) lawmakers accused Putrajaya today of abusing monies from the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to hide its current debt levels under the guise of offering a ... Read More

Selangor government says to study, discuss ‘PKR man’ issue

By Yow Hong Chieh
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 – The Selangor government said today it will examine media reports of a “PKR man” who was arrested in Indonesia last week before deciding on the next course of action.Online media and ... Read More

Stick with Umno and BN, Shafie tells Malays and bumiputeras

KUNAK, Feb 6 – Sabah Malays and bumiputeras were advised to stick with Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) today by Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal.According to Bernama Online, Shafie ... Read More

Explain partial welfare aid in Penang, says Guan Eng

By Yow Hong Chieh
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 – The Rural and Regional Development Ministry must explain why welfare aid has only been handed out to half the hardcore poor families in Penang, Lim Guan Eng said today.The Penang ... Read More

Najib says welfare state leads to economic ruin

By Shannon Teoh
KLANG, Feb 6 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak today took aim at proponents of a welfare state, stating that all welfare states ended up facing “very serious economic problems”.The prime minister told about 1,500 ... Read More

Kit Siang wants Shahrizat benched pending NFC probe

By Clara Chooi
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — Lim Kit Siang said today that Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil’s leave should be extended as the minister is yet to be cleared of any impropriety in the ongoing National Feedlot ... Read More

Herbal ‘keropok’ that helps to keep you young

KUALA TERENGGANU, Feb 6 – For those who are into “keropok lekor,” or fish chips, they will soon be able to enjoy it and fight old age at the same time.According to a Bernama report, the Yayasan ... Read More

Umno MP blames MIC for Thaipusam banner blooper

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 – Umno’s Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor apologised today to the ethnic Indian community here for a social slip in a Thaipusam banner, which he blamed on MIC members and workers ... Read More

Guan Eng: All communities have a stake in Penang

By Shannon Teoh
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 – Lim Guan Eng said today that all communities in Penang now enjoy a share in the success of the state after handing power to Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in Election 2008.“There is... a sense ... Read More

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