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Declassified: Details of huge abandoned housing project

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:17:09 +0000

The Selangor government today declassified and made public a set of documents relating to an abandoned housing project at Bukit Cherakah in Shah Alam that had begun in 1997.

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Dr M: Asri entitled to his opinions

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:26:10 +0000

Former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad urged the Islamic authorities not to penalise former Perlis Mufti Dr Asri Zainul Abidin just because the latter had different opinions about Islam.In an entry…

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Anwar: 5.4% growth overly optimistic

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:39:55 +0000

Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said the government’s projection that it can achieve 5.4 percent growth annually over the next decade is overly optimistic.The former finance minister said recent…

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‘Allah’ ban: Church scores initial victory

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:34:29 +0000

Eight parties including seven Islamic religious councils are no longer intervenors in the Kuala Lumpur Roman Catholic Church’s application for a judicial review over the usage of the word Allah . High…

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PPP’s Murugiah frustrated over ROS’ snail’s pace

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:12:32 +0000

Expelled People’s Progressive Party (PPP) supreme council member and senator T Murugiah is frustrated over the Registrar of Societies (ROS) ‘slow’ response on the status of his appointment as…

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New kind of politics emerging in PKR

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:01:42 +0000

PKR may be perceived as being wrecked with internal conflicts because the public does not understand this new kind of politics , said several PKR parliamentarians.Speaking to reporters in parliament…

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Admit you lied or resign, Penang CM told

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:57:53 +0000

A Penang Umno Youth leader has challenged Lim Guan Eng to either quit as chief minister or admit that he had lied in claiming that the state government has not approved the conversion of land from…

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MACC: Jayanthi not the key witness

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:35:18 +0000

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz today said that lawyer VK Lingam’s former secretary Jayanthi LG Naidu was not the key witness which the MACC was looking for to…

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Fallout in DAP over senator’s post

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:54:00 +0000

The DAP stands accused from within of ignoring party procedure and sidelining veteran grassroots leader T Kannan for a senator’s post in the Selangor legislature.Instead, three leaders are said to…

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Economic growth to go from -3% to +3% next year

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:00:16 +0000

The country’s economy is expected to make a recovery with a projected growth of between two and three per cent next year, the Dewan Rakyat was informed today.Deputy Finance Minister Dr Awang Adek…

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Clear-the-air talk for MCA divisions

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:35:51 +0000

The trouble-ridden MCA will hold a three-hour dialogue session with divisional leaders at party headquarters on Sunday morning, to resolve problems at the grassroots.Deputy president Dr Chua Soi Lek…

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Gov’t mulls going after pirated VCD owners

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:30:39 +0000

The government is considering taking action against the private owner of even one pirated video compact disc (VCD), said Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.He…