I do not think this social contract you mention exist, nor the myth of Sang Sapurba and Demang Daun Lebar must be glorified and be repeated nauseatingly. Provide me with alternative views if you must.…
(The Star) - THE newly formed Selangor Citizens Action Organisation (Bantras) wants to keep a check and balance on the election manifesto made by Pakatan Rakyat.
WHY NOT?By RASLAN SHARIF, THE STARWe have come to a juncture where we can no longer flippantly dismiss race and ethnicity and continue down the same path that has brought us thus far.
(The Star) - MIRI: River and land transportation in many parts of rural Sarawak came to a halt when petrol and diesel supply ran out following massive panic buying hours before the new price took…
(Bernama) - Inflasi dijangka melepasi 5.0 peratus bulan ini berikutan kenaikan harga bahan api yang diumumkan Rabu, meningkat 4.2 peratus daripada anggaran awal pada 2.5 peratus bagi keseluruhan tahun…
BEBERAPA hari yang lalu, Ezam Mohd Nor pasti merasakan dirinya sebagai seorang bintang rock. Media memberikan liputan yang meluas terhadapnya. Gambarnya terpampang hampir diseluruh akhbar utama,…
(Harakah) - Penasihat Petronas Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad berkata bahawa mengekalkan dan mengurangkan subsidi minyak secara berperingkat adalah merupakan pilihan lebih baik memandangkan beban kenaikan…
(Harakah) - Harga bahan api yang melambung tinggi boleh diumpamakan sebagai tsunami yang melanda rakyat negara ini, ujar anggota Exco Kerajaan Negeri Selangor, Elizabeth Wong.
(Harakah) - Gabungan Memprotes Kenaikan Harga Minyak (Protes) memberi tempoh lima minggu kepada kerajaan untuk menarik balik kenaikan harga minyak serta bertindak positif terhadap permintaan rakyat…
By Zakir Hussain, The Straits Times GOPALAN Nair gave up his Singapore citizenship and became an American citizen in 2005. What he did not give up were attacks on Singapore laws…
Businesses warn of trickle-down effect on prices of goods, services STREET PROTEST: Malaysia's opposition was quick to seize on the fuel price hikes, with street…
Peaceful rallies held in KL, Ipoh and Kuching, with more planned CHORUS OF DISAPPROVAL: Demonstrators protesting against the price hikes in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. -- PHOTO: AFP…
By LIM MUN FAH, SIN CHEW DAILYThe people have never felt the pain like this. Prices of other goods would also increase even as petrol prices soared. Imported Thai rice and Vietnamese white rice have…
KUALA LUMPUR: The national oil company Petronas, which has paid the government about RM335.7 billion since its incorporation, now faces large rises in exploration costs at a much higher rate than…
"It simply means that there will have to be changes in lifestyles. There should be a reduction of things that you used to do without thinking." Llew-Ann Phang, The Sun
By WONG SAI WAN, The Star KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas will go bust within 10 years if all its profits are handed to the Government to continue subsidising fuel, said its president and chief executive…
So why is Abdullah committing political suicide? THE MALAYSIAN INSIDERKUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — Midway through yesterday’s press conference, just after Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had…
KUALA LUMPUR: The decision to expedite the announcement of the increase in petrol and diesel prices was not an “afterthought”, but rather a need, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs…
KUALA LUMPUR, JUNE 5 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has heaped more pressure on the Abdullah administration, saying that he feared that the billions of ringgit the government will save by cutting…
KOTA KINABALU: The rise in fuel prices may result in a serious political fallout for the Barisan Nasional government, a Sabah component leader warned yesterday.
PETALING JAYA: The Government has been urged to reconsider its decision to increase the price of fuel as people spend 25% of their income on transportation.
In Malaysia Today, our believe that we can't do a change to perpetuate as we still do not trust ourself, individually, and we can't make a change if we are oblivious to the truthness that we…
PUTRAJAYA: Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) will continue to issue utility bills to consumers without any subsidy or reduction at the end of this month.
In the last elections, Sabah won 24 out of 25 federal seats contested. This has prompted Sabah politicians to articulate demands for higher oil royalties and greater political repesentation. There…
(The Star) - IPOH: A group of people gathered here Thursday to voice their dissatisfaction over the petrol price hike announced Wednesday by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Now that he has executed politically unpopular fuel and power price increases, Abdullah prepares to gracefully exit the stage. Over the next six months, he quietly arranges to hand power over to his…
(Reuters) - Dominant Malaysian power distributor Tenaga Nasional will raise prices by up to 11 percent but the company's profits are still likely to fall this year, a top official said on…
by Abdul Rahman Abdul Talib The government has a lot of options other than removing the oil subsidy. But, these options are very painful for the cronies, for the “rent-seekers” in…
by Abdul Rahman Abdul Talib It is so typical of the Barisan Nasional government that whenever there is a problem with the country, it’s the people that has to pay for it. In the case…
By Mansor Puteh It was estimated that the Twelfth Malaysian general election had cost a few billion ringgit and most of it went to the printing of these paraphernalia which ended up in the garbage…