Perak under Barisan Nasional – RM8mil spent in 3 months

 

Perak wants the previous Barisan Nasional government to explain how this year’s RM8mil development fund was spent in less than three months.

State senior executive council member Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham said the Pakatan Rakyat government was shocked at the way the fund, meant for small projects, had been spent before or during the March 8 general election campaign period.

The fund, he said, was made up of a RM75,000 allocation to each Barisan assemblyman with an additional RM100,000 given to each state exco member.

“The people are suspicious that it was spent on the election campaign.

“We are not accusing them yet but we want them to clarify,” Ngeh told a press conference yesterday.

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Najib double talk: no petrol price increase

 

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has brushed off speculation that petrol prices will increase by 40 sen following the government’s plans to restructure the subsidy system, including the petrol subsidy.

The Deputy Prime Minister said it was untrue and baseless, particularly when the Cabinet had not discussed subsidy restructuring at its weekly meeting yesterday.

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Najib double talk: Government has to revise fuel subsidy

 

The increase in oil prices has left the government with no choice but to revise the fuel subsidy, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said yesterday.

“We have reached the stage where the subsidies for fuel, gas and related items have exceeded the amount we spend on development.
“Therefore, we can no longer maintain it,” he said after opening a mass circumcision, ear piercing and Quran graduation programme at Sekolah Kebangsaan Sri Maulana near here.

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Nazri admits that PSD distribution was previously less fair, only 10% for non-Bumiputeras

 

There is fairer distribution of Public Service Department (PSD) scholarships for all races for degree studies abroad from this year, with 1,100 going to Bumiputeras and 900 to non-Bumiputeras.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz said the breakdown was 50 percent and 45 percent respectively, compared with only 10 percent for non-Bumiputera students previously.

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Najib claims National Service has lived up to expectations

 

Najib said the national service has lived up to expectations, and there is a higher level of support now from parents and trainees.

“NS trainees are shown to be more positive towards the programme and many have become more patriotic. They (trainees) have learned to work as a team and are able to relate to others. The success of national service should not be marred by the recent deaths although not all occurred in the camps.”

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Najib pushing for zero deaths in National Service

 

The Government is now pushing for zero deaths in National Service camps nationwide, ordering camp commandants to rush trainees to hospital even for a mild fever.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who is also Defence Minister, said the top most priority for camp commandants is to ensure no trainees die in camp during national service training.

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Keris man Najib says writers cannot ‘cross the line with impunity’

 

The popularity enjoyed by the alternative media is not a green light for writers to act with impunity, the deputy prime minister said.

Datuk Seri Najib Razak, during a question and answer session at the Asia Media Summit in Nikko Hotel here yesterday, said while the government was open to criticism, there were limits to what could be expressed.

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Behind Proton’s profit announcement, it remained operationally in the red

 

For the fourth quarter ended March 31, the national carmaker reported a net profit of RM236.4mil, mainly attributed to higher sales of its popular models, operational improvements and a research and development (R&D) grant from the Government under the National Automotive Policy.

For the full year, the company made a net profit of RM202.9mil, or 36.9 sen a share, compared with a loss of RM589.5mil, or 107.3 sen a share, previously.

Excluding the RM194mil R&D grant, a RM44mil tax write-back and RM32mil income generated from the sale of intellectual property rights in the China market, Proton would have reported a loss of RM67mil for FY08, Hwang-DBS Vickers said.

“Proton surprised the market by posting a net profit of RM236.4mil, driven by exceptional items. Operationally, it remained in the red,” added Aseambankers.

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MP: Interview board should have members from all races

 

THE interview board that selects outstanding students for Public Service Department (PSD) scholarships must have representation from all races to dispel allegations of favouritism and preferential treatment, Malaysia Nanban reported.

Balik Pulau MP Yusmadi Yusoff said that the appointment of members of other races would ensure that the selection was not biased and would help reduce dissatisfaction among the public.

Yusmadi said that currently the selection of candidates for PSD scholarships was still a mystery and complaints had been received that preferential treatment was being shown in the selection.

He was speaking to reporters after meeting some students who had failed to get PSD scholarships at the Parliament lobby.

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Malaysians called to boycott Utusan and Mingguan Malaysia for provoking ethnic sentiments

 

Pakatan Rakyat (PR) has called on Malaysians to boycott Utusan and Mingguan Malaysia for provoking ethnic sentiments.

In a joint statement, Opposition Leader Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said although there were signs that the mainstream media which are mostly controlled by Barisan Nasional component parties are slowly opening up, it is clear that they continue to be unfair and one-sided.

“Not only the coverage of parties in PR is limited, it is full of distortions and information to discredit the PR and its leaders.

“Utusan and Mingguan Malaysia still unfairly criticise and demonise the parties in PR and their main leaders, continuing to do so as if the election campaigns are still on …,” she told a press conference in Parliament lobby today.

Wan Azizah said: “Utusan is always trying to provoke narrow ethnic sentiments, clearly with the intention of creating anger among Malays against PR. We wish to emphasise that the PR upholds the Federal Conastitution.

“We wish to improve the condition of all people irrespective of ethnicity, religion and gender.”

Wan Azizah also said PR regretted and “is worried about the wide politicising of the controversy of the Rulers and their powers”.

“We opine that all should agree that a Mentri Besar should have the prerogative to transfer any executive officers in his state. We accepted Bukit Gelugor MP Karpal Singh’s statement from a legal perspective and that he did not mean to insult the Sultan.

“We hope that all will understand and accept the issue and stop raising the issue until it causes racial tension,” she said.

However, Wan Azizah added that the Rulers, who are the state religious head, should be consulted before transferring any officers of the state religious council.

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