The DAP’s Tony Pua said today that speculation surrounding the joint-venture development of Sungai Buloh near here was against the prime minister’s commitment to transparency and competition. The project was announced as part of Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s New Economic Model (NEM) yesterday. He said…
As the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announces his New Economic Model tomorrow at the Invest Malaysia conference, he must be reminded that the question of a sensible labour policy is the key to Malaysia’s future growth. In this context, I regret that the…
There are 17,521 non-Malays in the Armed Forces, making up about 15.25% of the total number of personnel, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He added that although there was a recent increase in non-Malays joining the Armed Forces, the number was…
The Members of Parliament (MPs) of DAP would like to declare our unflinching support for Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as the Parliamentary Opposition Leader and the Prime Minister designate for Pakatan Rakyat. We view the recent spate of resignations by a handful of MPs from…
The government revealed today that the profit garnered from the special draws operated by various gaming companies is spent on various social programmes including healthcare and welfare. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is also the finance minister, in a written reply said the…
Pakatan Rakyat has set up an anti-GST (goods and services tax) task force to give the public a holistic understanding of the impact of the proposed tax. The Government is expected to introduce GST, estimated to be around 4%, in 2011, to boost revenue by…
Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders questioned today the logic behind another convention centre when the existing RM600 million Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) is still under-utilised. “It was built at the cost of RM600 million, fully paid for by the government, and today it is collecting…
The chanelling of electicity supply from the Bakun hydroelectric project in Sarawak to Malaysia via submarine cable is important to ensure continuous and sufficient electricity supply at a reasonable price to consumers in Penninsular Malaysia. Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water, Datuk Seri Peter…
The 2010 Budget, which is currently being debated in the Dewan Rakyat, allocates RM 394 million to compensate toll concessionaires for not raising toll rates, presumably in 2008. It is listed as a “one-off” payment allocated to the Ministry of Works, though in actual fact…
An opposition member of parliament (MP) wants the federal government to give details on the estimated RM22 million to be used next year to study the implementation of the goods and services tax (GST) in the country. Bukit Bendera MP Liew Chin Tong said an…