Khamis, 13 Oktober 2011

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MRT Co backs down from land row

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 04:13 AM PDT

By Melissa Chi | October 13, 2011 The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — MRT Corporation CEO Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid pledged today Jalan Sultan properties will not be acquired for the Klang Valley Mass Rapit Transit project, as long as businesses and landowners vacate their premises temporarily during tunnel construction. "We are not [...]

IMF trims Asian growth forecasts as risks grow

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 02:09 AM PDT

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer – 3 hours ago HONG KONG (AP) — The International Monetary Fund trimmed its economic growth forecasts for Asia on Thursday because of financial turbulence in Europe and a possible slowdown in the U.S. The risks to Asia’s growth are “decidedly tilted to the downside” reflecting the negative outlooks [...]

MIER trims GDP estimates as global economic slump bites

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 09:35 PM PDT

By Lee Wei Lian The Malaysian Insider Oct 13, 2011 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — The Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) cut to 4.6 per cent, from 5.2 per cent, its projection for the country's economic growth this year, citing a sliding global economy that it said could hurt exports. The government-funded MIER also [...]

Stemming the Malaysian exodus

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 05:25 PM PDT

— Douglas Tan The Malaysian Insider Oct 12, 2011 OCT 12 — Recently, YB Teresa Kok asked me, "Why are Malaysians so keen to leave this country? Life overseas is not necessarily easier!" I agree that life overseas is not necessarily so. In fact, my cousins living in Hong Kong, Singapore and London tell me [...]

Malaysia’s Old Economic Model

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 06:18 PM PDT

The government still offers handouts instead of reforms to woo voters. Wall Street Journal 12th Oct 2011 Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has unveiled a budget full of freebies designed to win over voters in the next general election, expected in the next six months. In the process, he is dashing expectations of economic reforms [...]

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