Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng should stop criticising Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s Cabinet for not achieving its target of 30% women representation. Penang Wanita MCA chief Tan Cheng Liang said the state government’s own state executive council lineup had only one woman elected representative. “The appointment of Padang Lalang state assemblyman Chong [...]
Six new faces have been sworn in to the new nine-man Perak executive council. They are Tualang Sekah assemblyman Nolee Ashilin Mohd Radzi, Datuk Rusnah Kassim (Behrang), Datuk Samsudin Abu Hassan (Ayer Kuning), Mohd Nizar Zakaria (Belanja), Datuk Shahrul Zaman Yahya (Rungkup) and Dr Muhammad Amin Zakaria (Batu Kurau). They received their letters of appointment [...]
The Kedah Government has temporarily stopped logging activities in the state pending a study on their impact on the environment and the people’s livelihood. Mentri Besar Datuk Mukhriz Tun Mahathir said this followed complaints from villagers that logging activities in their areas had affected the supply and quality of water. “Logging activities in the state [...]
The Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism Ministry will continue subsidising food and general goods to deal with the increasing cost of living. Its minister Datuk Hasan Malek said the Government would maintain subsidies and increase the number of Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia (KR1M) and Menu Rakyat 1Malaysia to compensate for the increasing consumer price index (CPI), [...]
Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin has hit out at DAP for claming that MCA was subservient to the Johor Sultan after its national organising secretary Datuk Tee Siew Kiong accepted a state executive councillor post. Tee’s appointment, said Khaled, was also not due to MCA bowing to pressure from Umno but was made [...]
Getting down to the exact needs of each and every one of the over 25,000 villages spread out across the country is a key target for Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal (pic), who kickstarts his second term at the helm of the ministry. Shafie, who clocked in for his first day [...]
Police aim to reduce the crime rate even further, especially in the Klang Valley through various efforts, including better engagement with the people through community policing programmes and increased use of the Internet and social media. Selangor police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Tun Hisan Tun Hamzah (pic) said police managed to reduce the crime rate [...]
Bentong MCA Youth has called for an investigation into the alleged “blackout” which occurred on May 5 as claimed by netizens on social networking websites. Sinar Harian reported that its chief Leong Kim Soon said the issue was false and there was no evidence to prove the claims. He wanted action to be taken against [...]
MCA must learn from its previous setbacks in order to move forward and regain the support of the Chinese community, said a party veteran. Selangor MCA publicity chief Datuk Yap Pian Hon urged party members not to give up hope but to persevere and double their efforts to win over the community. He cited the [...]
Chinese-owned small and medium industries (SMIs) have to start thinking now about taking their issues and problems to non-Chinese ministers, said SMI Association of Malaysia president Teh Kee Sin. Previously there were ministers from the MCA or Gerakan, who they could seek assistance from should problems arise. “With no Chinese representatives from the two parties [...]
