Monthly Archives: October 2009

MALAYSIA’S GARDENS ARE LATEST TOURISM PRODUCTS (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 30 (Bernama) — The Tourism Ministry plans to promote Malaysia’s gardens as the country’s latest tourist attraction and tourism product globally beginning next year. Continue reading

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Umno still leads the way (The Nut Graph)

Will Najib wait for the MIC, MCA, Gerakan and PPP to play catch-up? AFTER the March 2008 general election, when public sentiment against the Barisan Nasional (BN) swirled dark and hopes were bright for the Pakatan Rakyat (PR)’s multicultural politics, Umno was everybody’s favourite punching bag. Continue reading

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Hawkers set for better days ahead (The Star)

THE pungent smell of hawker fare being cooked at the hawker centre on Jalan Pang-gung Wayang in Taiping, Perak, can be overpowering at times and this has been attributed to the centre’s faulty air ventilation system. Continue reading

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SMS from readers (The Star)

One KPI transformation which ought to be implemented by d PM’s Dept is to look into dire congestion in Komuter carriages. KTM shud add more carriages. Continue reading

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Speaker stops bad-mouthing MPs (Malaysian Mirror)

IN THE DEWAN RAKYAT: Speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia, fed up of the bad-mouthing among MPs when debating issues, warned them not to demean each other. Continue reading

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Ministry explains why no open tender for submarines (Malaysia Today)

(Bernama) — The purchase of two Scorpene-class submarines, KD Tunku Abdul Rahman and KD Tun Razak, was not made through an open tender as doing so would expose the country’s… Continue reading

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Yasmin, lat among six 1Malaysia icons named by Perak (Sin Chew Jit Poh)

IPOH, Oct 18 (Bernama) — Renowned film and commercial director, the late Yasmin Ahmad, and cartoonist Datuk Lat were announced as among the six 1Malaysia icons by the Perak government at the launching of the state-level 1Malaysia With The People programme here tonight. Continue reading

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YASMIN, LAT AMONG SIX 1MALAYSIA ICONS NAMED BY PERAK (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

IPOH, Oct 18 (Bernama) — Renowned film and commercial director, the late Yasmin Ahmad, and cartoonist Datuk Lat were announced as among the six 1Malaysia icons by the Perak government at the launching of the state-level 1Malaysia With The People programme here tonight. Continue reading

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MODERATE AIR QUALITY IN FOUR AREAS (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (Bernama) — Four areas in the country recorded moderate air quality while in 46 other areas, the air quality is good, according to the Department of Environment’s website. Continue reading

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Umno General Assembly: The three Ls that spell rejection (The New Straits Times)

KUALA LUMPUR: Delegates were warned yesterday to stay away from the three Ls if they wanted to be good Umno members and leaders. Continue reading

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