Month April 2009

Chief minister of Penang calls on PM

PENANG Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, who is in Singapore to meet investors, called on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana yesterday. He was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister P. Ramasamy and Mr Liew Chin Tong, the MP for Bukit Bendera.

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The never-ending public transport story

Can the Prime Minister’s Department resolve the ever increasing public transportation woes in the country? The Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board, formerly under the Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Ministry, is entrusted with issuing and withdrawing taxi licences. Yet the power to enforce regulations over taxi drivers…

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Barisan must reclaim the middle ground

A day after Tuesday’s by-elections, the message for the ruling Barisan Nasional is clearer than ever: It has to rethink its race-based strategy. Tuesday’s two losses meant four straight victories in Peninsula Malaysia for the opposition alliance, Pakatan Rakyat (PR), since the 2008 general election.

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Qing Ming may affect voter turnout

Will the souls of the dead hold back out-of-town voters, especially the Chinese, in the three by-elections on Tuesday? The fact is that Qing Ming, better known as All Souls Day in Malaysia, will be observed this weekend among the Chinese. “We are concerned about…

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