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‘Trust me,’ Najib tells Indian community

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 you,” the prime minister told a huge crowd of Hindu devotees attending the Thaipusam festival at the Batu Caves temple here.

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak waves to the crowd at the Thaipusam festival in Batu Caves on February 7, 2012. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak waves to the crowd at the Thaipusam festival in Batu Caves on February 7, 2012. — Picture by Choo Choy May 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

US gives non-taxpayers the ballot, overseas voting group tells EC

By Shannon Teoh
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — A group representing Malaysian voters living abroad slammed the Election Commission (EC) today for wrongly citing the United States as a country that operates a “no tax, no vote” ... Read More

Union reps say clueless over EPF loan scheme

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — The government did not consult the Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) board of employee representatives when it decided to use RM1.5 billion from the EPF to give home loans to ... Read More

KITA leaders to talk about party future sans Zaid

By Shannon Teoh
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — Parti Keadilan Insan Tanah Air (KITA) leaders are planning to meet at the end of the month to decide their future ahead of Datuk Zaid Ibrahim’s decision to dissolve the party.“If the ... Read More

Pemandu says ETP used international benchmarks

By Shannon Teoh
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 ... 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

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