笨珍議員：土著店鋪僅15%‧隆怡檳不再像大馬城市
Created 11/20/2008 - 19:32

（吉隆坡）巫統笨珍區國會議員阿末瑪士蘭形容，大馬的大城市，如吉隆坡、怡保及檳城已不再像“大馬的城市”，因為土著所擁有的店鋪僅佔15%，但土著卻佔66%大馬人口。

“這些大城市仿佛不像馬來西亞，因為在100家商店中，只有15%是土著所擁有，這是很不公平的！”

阿末瑪士蘭參與2009年財政預算案委員會階段辯論時指出，土著所擁有的店鋪目前僅佔15%、土著中小型企業佔11%、土著出口業者佔26%及土著股權佔19%。

他抨擊政府在過去50年努力協助土著，但至今卻未見成效。 [......]

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EPF down from 11% to 8%

PETALING JAYA: Employees can choose to reduce their EPF contributions to increase their disposable income next year. The Government has allowed employees to reduce their contributions by three percentage points from 2009 to 2011. Presently, the employer’s EPF contribution is 12% while employees contribute 11%.

“With the reduction, the total contribution is still at a reasonable rate of 20%, which is 12% from the employer and 8% from employee,” said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Najib, who is also Finance Minister, said if all contributors chose to reduce their contributions, it would come up to RM4.8bil annually.

“Assuming that only 50% of contributors take up the option, private spending is expected to go up by RM2.4bil,” he said.

“A person earning RM2,000 could gain an extra disposable income of RM60 monthly, while one earning RM6,000 will have an extra RM180 to spend.” [......]

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At first, I said to myself “Finally, they did it….”. However, when I read further, I ……

No more secret
by R. Nadeswaran and Terence Fernandez

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 17, 2008): The government has declassified toll concession agreements. This means the contents of the contracts, which have for long been speculated as one-sided agreements benefiting toll concessionaires, will no longer be classified as official secrets. [......]

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Sometimes, thousand words can’t even describe a situation effectively or impressively. However, a picture does at least in this case this picture does. (more…)

这种现像得重复多少年多少代才会真真的醒悟?

忧虑声中欢庆最后一次毕业礼 教育部受促列重开白小时间表
王德齐 | 11月15日 2点02分

虽然教育部表明白沙罗华小原校将在明年重新启用，但是至今却看到展开没有任何的实际行动，不禁令当地居民与师生感到忧虑不已。 昨晚，白小就在原校重开局势未明的情况下举行第八届毕业典礼，华教领袖都希望这是白小保校运动最后一次在阮梁圣公庙举行的年终休业式。

这场与众不同的典礼，见证了4名小六生毕业，在明年继续升往中学就读。这批学生自2003年就读白小时，就在阮梁圣公庙上课直到毕业。许多师生在典礼上感到不舍而落泪。

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I feel very sorry to read through the stories at her blog.

[.......]How could a private company in Malaysia to be allowed for using such a barbaric method to punish an innocent housewife who forgot to pay her purchases at the counter.That day ,it happened to me, and next day, it could be you, your mother, your wife , your daughter or your grand -daughter.[......]

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What is that all about? Deny, deny, and still deny even the video evidence was present.

CPO: Dispersal not during national anthem
Andrew Ong | Nov 10, 08 9:09am

updated 4.50pm Despite video evidence, Selangor’s top cop insists that the police did not disperse a candlelight vigil in Petaling Jaya last night while participants were singing the national anthem.

Shame is, from this case we can see as long as you are member of the other parties even you are Member of Parliament, you don’t deserve a respect. What kind of Democracy is in this country? Who pay their salaries? (more…)

Low’s tenure as PKNS boss may be shortlived
Maria J.Dass

SHAH ALAM (Oct 28. 2008): The appointment of Low Siew Moi as Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) acting general manager (GM) for one year starting Nov 1, may well be reduced to a few days or weeks, depending on PAS’s ability to come up with a better and more suitable candidate, said Selangor PAS commissioner Datuk Dr Hassan Ali.[......]

Yes, she has the ability or quality necessary to run the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS), unfortunately her ethic holds her down. (more…)

Point of view is changing from time to time according to the needs of present era. Some concept is not acceptable during the old time but it is acceptable in present time.

Coming soon: Fatwa on yoga
Oct 29, 08 4:08pm

The National Fatwa Council will be issuing a ruling soon relating to yoga exercise, which is deemed to be deviationist in nature for the Muslims. An announcement on the matter is expected to be made soon by the fatwa council’s chairperson Prof Dr Abdul Shukor Husin.[......]

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Confirmed: Jalan Alor remains, no name change

KUALA LUMPUR: Mayor Datuk Ab Hakim Borhan confirmed that the “Jalan Alor” name will be retained after meeting with the Federal Territory-Kuala Lumpur road-naming committee.

He said the committee was aware of the signficance of the name to the people, businesses and tourists.[......]

Finally, name for the famous street in Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Alor remains. Should you feel happy or (more…)