Selasa, 7 Jun 2011

Lim Kit Siang

Lim Kit Siang


DAP decries concession for PSD rejects

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 01:16 AM PDT

Jun 7, 11 2 | MalaysiaKini DAP has urged the federal government to ensure all top Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) scorers are given scholarships to study overseas and grants to study locally in the interest of fair play and rewards based on meritocracy. In a statement today, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said his party [...]

Anwar stresses ‘twin pillars’ of religious concordat

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 01:12 AM PDT

By Terence Netto Jun 7, 11 | MalaysiaKini COMMENT Cynics may scoff but Anwar Ibrahim’s tack with regard to the rights of non-Muslims in Malaysia remains consistent, as the latest meeting between the PKR leadership and representatives of the Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) indicated. Some attendees at last [...]

Kit Siang: Have full-blown RCI into Sarbani’s death

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 01:07 AM PDT

Jun 7, 11 | MalaysiaKini DAP stalwart and Ipoh Timor MP Lim Kit Siang has called on the prime minister and cabinet to override the police and attorney-general’s (AG) call for an inquest into senior customs officer Ahmad Sarbani Mohamed’s death, and replace it with a full-blown royal commission of inquiry (RCI). Lim (left) said [...]

Asia leads the world’s recovery, but high food and fuel prices threaten gains

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:53 AM PDT

By Noeleen Heyzer and Nagesh Kumar June 07, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JUNE 7 — Asia and the Pacific, more than any other region in the world, will experience greater transformation and change in the coming years, as the region's economic strength plays a greater role in the global economy and as its population [...]

The bigger subsidy addicts

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:12 AM PDT

By Sakmongkol AK47 June 07, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JUNE 7 — The favourite excuse of CEOs and politicians is always to attribute external factors as the cause of our inconvenience. Consider for example, the increase in electricity tariffs. Its unavoidable says the government because cost elements are increasing. What cost elements — workers' [...]

PwC says KL needs revamp to be competitive city

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 11:52 PM PDT

By Lee Wei Lian June 07, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 — The city needs to improve its hard and soft infrastructure to compete with global commerce and culture capitals, says Andrew Chan Yik Hong, PwC Malaysia' executive director in charge of capital projects and infrastructure. This comes after PwC released [...]

Sarbaini RCI will renew faith in institutions, says Kit Siang

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 11:50 PM PDT

By Yow Hong Chieh June 07, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 — A royal commission of inquiry (RCI) looking into Customs officer Ahmad Sarbaini Mohamad's death would restore public confidence in the country's institutions, Lim Kit Siang has said. The DAP parliamentary leader said Cabinet should be prepared to override the [...]

Mimos – 25 years and going strong

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 09:51 PM PDT

By KJ John Jun 7, 11 | MalaysiaKini This series of three columns I will call the 25th anniversary series. Three organisations I have been connected with have celebrated their 25th anniversary this year. First, let me congratulate Mimos Berhad for its 25th anniversary celebrations. I hear it was a genuine occasion for celebration given [...]

Subsidy flip-flops sign of deeper problems, say economists

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 09:48 PM PDT

June 07, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 — Economists perceive the Najib administration as prone to backtracking on policies, with political concerns trumping the need for economic reform. In a scathing commentary published today by the Singapore Straits Times, the government's dithering over subsidy cuts for energy and basic consumer goods [...]

Cabinet should override Police and Attorney-General to establish RCI into Sarbani’s death to restore public confidence not only in national institutions but also Prime Minister and Cabinet

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 09:34 PM PDT

Cabinet tomorrow should override Police and Attorney-General to establish RCI into Sarbani's death as in case of Teoh Beng Hock to restore public confidence not only in national institutions but also Prime Minister and Cabinet The Cabinet tomorrow should override Police and Attorney-General to establish a Royal Commission of Inquiry into senior Customs officer Ahmad [...]

DAP insists on overseas scholarships for all SPM aces

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 07:48 PM PDT

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal June 07, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 7- All SPM top scorers should get overseas Public Service Department (PSD) scholarships instead of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) grants if Malaysia wants to retain the country's human talent, DAP has said. Putrajaya announced yesterday that 500 special education grants would [...]

Aku Melayu keliru

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 06:22 PM PDT

By Ezlan Mohsen June 07, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider 7 JUN — Aku belia Melayu, rakyat Malaysia. Ibubapa aku dua-dua Melayu, rakyat Malaysia. Masa aku kecil, ayah aku selalu cakap, bila aku sudah besar nanti, mesti tolong bangsa aku. Tapi dia juga cakap, tolong dengan cara majukan bangsa sendiri, dan jangan jatuhkan orang lain. [...]

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