This year should be a time for celebration in Malaysia as 2007 marks the country’s 50th anniversary of independence from colonial ruler Britain and the birth of the multicultural nation. But instead many are lamenting an alarming slide in race…
Monthly Archives: January 2007
Najib outlines 3 main factors for skilled and ‘holistic’ Malaysian
The country can have a rich pool of educated and highly-qualified workforce by 2020 with the development of a skilled and innovative “holistic Malaysian,” Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said. Najib outlined three main factors for both the Government and…
Rafidah:Malaysia has competitive edge to win foreign direct investment
Malaysia has managed to build a competitive edge over other countries to win foreign direct investment (FDI), said International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz. “We have to welcome the investors and not treat them like statistics. We…
Weaknesses in the toll concession arrangements
First, the toll concession arrangement was largely a means of taking the responsibility for contractor selection and contract supervision out of the public domain to be passed on to private businesses. Second, the financial risks and obligations to pay for…
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Mahathir says cabinet is not very knowledgeable and sometimes stupid
“What you have is a cabinet which is not very knowledgeable all the time because it is not made up of experts but politicians (and) some politicians like myself can sometimes be stupid.” “The cabinet merely gave approvals in principle…
Najib: BN government will defend Chinese schools
The Chinese community should not fear that the Government will one day do away with Chinese schools, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said. He said this was because the Government had amended the Education Act 1961 to…
Transparency International-Malaysia (TI-M) asks why is water concession secret
Transparency International-Malaysia (TI-M) said the government should explain why the government’s water concession agreement with Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas), and the auditor-general’s report on its non-revenue water (NRW) reduction are classified under the Official Secrets Act (OSA). In a…
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Majlis Perbandaran Klang issues eviction notice under Emergency Ordinance 1969 to evict Jalan Papan residents
The housing dilemma facing the residents of Jalan Papan in Klang is an example of how redevelopment should not be handled. Firstly, an injustice was done to the 130 families from two New Villages when their temporary occupation licences (TOLs)…
New Economic Policy (NEP) should eradicate poverty regardless of race
Malaysia’s socio-economic restructuring programme, the New Economic Policy (NEP), should give priority to poverty eradication regardless of race. This point was raised in the second of a series of weekly lectures organised by the Bar Council’s National Young Lawyers Committee…
Malaysia’s flawed democracy
..Barisan Nasional (BN) won 91% of seats in Parliament with only 64% of votes. Meanwhile, PAS only secured 2.7% of seats despite having 15% of voter support, DAP 5.5% of seats with its 10% voter support, and Parti Keadilan Rakyat…
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