MMC-Gamuda wins RM8.2b MRT tunnelling job
UPDATED @ 04:51:37 PM 21-03-2012
March 20, 2012
KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 - The MMC-Gamuda joint venture unsurprisingly won the tunnelling job for the My Rapid Transit (MRT) line between Sungai Buloh and Kajang with its bid of RM8.2 billion, project owner MRT Corp announced today.
MMC-Gamuda is also the project delivery partner (PDP) to run the construction of the 51km line, which is the country's largest infrastructure project and still without a total budget.
"The decision was made at a One Stop Procurement Committee (OSPC) meeting chaired by the Prime Minister, YAB Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Razak at Parliament yesterday," MRT Corp said in a statement today.
MRT Corp said MMC-Gamuda JV was chosen due to its expertise and experience in a similar project, the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART) project.
"The consortium also offered the most competitive price at RM8.2 billion to design and build the 9.5km MRT underground tunnel and seven underground stations," it added, saying works for the underground package will be directly supervised by MRT Corp.
The statement said MMC-Gamuda was one of five companies or joint ventures which pre-qualified for the job. The other tenderers were Hyundai-Gadang-Chengal Jaya Joint Venture, Taisei Corp, Sinohydro Group Ltd, and the China Railway Group Ltd. Only three out of the five passed the technical evaluation stage.
"The final evaluation showed that MMC-Gamuda JV was the best evaluated tenderer that offered the technical criteria and the best bid which was 3.4 per cent lower than the second lowest offer," MRT Corp said.
“We are committed towards ensuring the success of the MRT project and the award shows that the MRT construction work is gaining momentum as we strive to deliver the project within the targeted time and cost,”
“The tunnelling works will require underground work at an unprecedented scale. It is the single largest package of the MRT that makes up 30 to 40 per cent out of the total project cost. The award of the underground package will create numerous job opportunities within Malaysia,” MRT Corp chief executive officer Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid said in the statement.
Under MMC-Gamuda’s PDP deal with the government, the consortium will receive a fee of six per cent of all packages tendered out for work on the MRT’s Sungai Buloh-Kajang line.
According to a Bursa Malaysia filing made by Gamuda Bhd on recently, the MRT’s target cost, comprises the value of all awarded works packages, a 15 per cent contingency amount and reimbursables to MMC-Gamuda.
The MRT, meant to ease traffic congestion in the Klang Valley, is Malaysia's largest and most expensive infrastructure project to date.
Construction of the Sungai Buloh-Kajang line will begin in the second or third quarter of this year and is scheduled to be completed by end-2016, with services commencing in January 2017. There are a total of 31 stations for the line.
Critics have said MMC-Gamuda, a joint venture between leading infrastructure group Gamuda Bhd and MMC Corp Bhd, would have the edge over other bidders in bagging the prized tunnelling portion for the MRT due to its role as project delivery partner.
MMC-Gamuda is also the contractor for the RM12.5 billion electrified double-tracking Ipoh-Padang Besar rail project.
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/business/article/mmc-gamuda-wins-rm8.2b-mrt-tunneling-job
Wednesday 28 March 2012
June 3 proposed for general election, reports Bloomberg
June 3 proposed for general election, reports Bloomberg
By Shannon Teoh
March 16, 2012
KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — The Najib administration may dissolve Parliament in May for a general election that could likely be held on June 3, Bloomberg reported today, citing three unnamed government officials.
According to the international business wire, the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) government is discussing dissolving Parliament for a general election in May or June, ahead of its mandate expiring in April next year.
“Prime Minister (Datuk Seri) Najib Razak (picture) is scheduled to speak on March 26 to as many as 4,000 Information Ministry staff who help oversee elections, the government officials said. One date proposed for the contest is June 3, according to three of the officials,” it reported.
There is a one-week school break from June 3 which could have led to speculation of a likely general election as school buildings are usually used as polling stations across the country.
Najib had already sparked speculation of an early vote when he said in December that preparations had begun for the contest to extend the ruling coalition’s 55 years in power.
A survey conducted by independent pollsters Merdeka Center last month showed the Umno president’s approval rating had surged by 10 percentage points to 69 per cent on the back of RM500 cash handouts to all households earning below RM3,000 a month.
“All signs seem to be pointing towards an election at the end of May or early June,” Bloomberg quoted Ong Kian Ming, a political analyst at UCSI University in Kuala Lumpur, as saying.
“It’s the best timing for Najib. If he does wait longer there may be other scandals that emerge and the goodwill that he’s enjoying from the budget handouts given out earlier this year may be lost,” Ong added.
Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil announced last week she will step down as women, family and community development minister when her senatorship ends next month after being dogged for over four months by allegations she and her family abused a RM250 million federal loan earmarked for a cattle-farming scheme.
It is understood that Najib and Shahrizat will address some 7,000 Wanita Umno members at the party headquarters here next Friday on the reasons behind her resignation from the Cabinet.
BN will hope that the scandal will draw to a close after the Wanita Umno chief’s husband, who is chairman of the National Feedlot Corporation tasked with running the project, was also charged with criminal breach of trust on Monday.
Najib will lead BN into polls for the first time, with observers saying he must improve on the coalition’s last outing and only a return to a two-thirds majority of Parliament can guarantee he remains in power.
The son of former Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak succeeded Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in April 2009, just a year after BN suffered its worst electoral outcome ever, ceding 82 federal seats and four state governments.
Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who was acquitted in January of sodomy charges he claims were politically motivated, has pledged to “clamour for reform” in a bid to unseat Najib after the verdict.
By Shannon Teoh
March 16, 2012
KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — The Najib administration may dissolve Parliament in May for a general election that could likely be held on June 3, Bloomberg reported today, citing three unnamed government officials.
According to the international business wire, the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) government is discussing dissolving Parliament for a general election in May or June, ahead of its mandate expiring in April next year.
“Prime Minister (Datuk Seri) Najib Razak (picture) is scheduled to speak on March 26 to as many as 4,000 Information Ministry staff who help oversee elections, the government officials said. One date proposed for the contest is June 3, according to three of the officials,” it reported.
There is a one-week school break from June 3 which could have led to speculation of a likely general election as school buildings are usually used as polling stations across the country.
Najib had already sparked speculation of an early vote when he said in December that preparations had begun for the contest to extend the ruling coalition’s 55 years in power.
A survey conducted by independent pollsters Merdeka Center last month showed the Umno president’s approval rating had surged by 10 percentage points to 69 per cent on the back of RM500 cash handouts to all households earning below RM3,000 a month.
“All signs seem to be pointing towards an election at the end of May or early June,” Bloomberg quoted Ong Kian Ming, a political analyst at UCSI University in Kuala Lumpur, as saying.
“It’s the best timing for Najib. If he does wait longer there may be other scandals that emerge and the goodwill that he’s enjoying from the budget handouts given out earlier this year may be lost,” Ong added.
Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil announced last week she will step down as women, family and community development minister when her senatorship ends next month after being dogged for over four months by allegations she and her family abused a RM250 million federal loan earmarked for a cattle-farming scheme.
It is understood that Najib and Shahrizat will address some 7,000 Wanita Umno members at the party headquarters here next Friday on the reasons behind her resignation from the Cabinet.
BN will hope that the scandal will draw to a close after the Wanita Umno chief’s husband, who is chairman of the National Feedlot Corporation tasked with running the project, was also charged with criminal breach of trust on Monday.
Najib will lead BN into polls for the first time, with observers saying he must improve on the coalition’s last outing and only a return to a two-thirds majority of Parliament can guarantee he remains in power.
The son of former Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak succeeded Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in April 2009, just a year after BN suffered its worst electoral outcome ever, ceding 82 federal seats and four state governments.
Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who was acquitted in January of sodomy charges he claims were politically motivated, has pledged to “clamour for reform” in a bid to unseat Najib after the verdict.
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Najib May Avoid Calling Early Malaysia Election After Protests
Najib May Avoid Calling Early Malaysia Election After Protests
By Barry Porter - Jul 11, 2011 12:00 AM GMT+0800
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak may avoid calling an early election this year after police clashed with thousands of opposition-backed activists July 9, signaling a rise in political risk in the Southeast Asian nation.
Police detained 1,697 people as demonstrators protesting against what they call unfair voting practices marched on Kuala Lumpur landmarks including Merdeka Stadium and the king’s palace. Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections chief Ambiga Sreenevasan was among those held, and opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was injured when tear gas was fired, local media reported.
The protests were the biggest since 2007 in a nation governed by the United Malays National Organisation since Malaysia’s independence from the U.K. in 1957. They coincide with rising pressure for political change in Malaysia’s neighbors, with Thai voters this month ejecting a party that used soldiers to disperse opposition protests in 2010 that led to more than 90 deaths, and Singapore’s ruling party in May winning its narrowest election victory since independence.
“Judging from Saturday’s events, he’s losing support,” Ooi Kee Beng, a senior fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies said in a telephone interview from Singapore, referring to Najib. “I don’t think he will call a snap election now as he has everything to lose.”
While a vote isn’t due for two years, speculation that Najib would call an early election rose after his coalition won 77 percent of the seats in a local election in Sarawak state in April. The government isn’t frightened of facing the opposition in the general election, Najib was cited as saying yesterday by the official Bernama news service.
Equity Rally
Equity investors showed little concern at the planned protests in the run-up to the event, with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index closing at a record on July 8.
The July 9 rally attracted about 6,000 people, the Star newspaper said, citing Inspector-General of Police Ismail Omar. Bersih, as the coalition is known, put the figure at 50,000, the Malaysian Insider reported. All those held, including 170 women and children, were later released, a police spokesman said.
This is “not the end, it is but one more step in the long walk for clean and fair elections in Malaysia,” Bersih said in a statement after the rally. The group said it would continue to attempt to deliver a memorandum of their positions to the king.
Bersih wants electoral changes, such as lengthening campaign periods to at least 21 days and using indelible ink on fingers to prevent people from voting more than once, according to its website.
Group’s Demands
The Election Commission is looking into extending the campaign period and plans to use biometric fingerprinting instead of indelible ink, Election Commission Chairman Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said in a television interview with TV3 and Bernama on July 2. International observers may also be invited, he said.
Water cannons were used to disperse crowds in 2007 when similar protests drew 40,000 people in Kuala Lumpur. This was followed by riots led by Hindu-rights activists.
The ruling National Front coalition went on to suffer its biggest election losses since independence in the 2008 national poll, losing control of five of Malaysia’s 13 states to the opposition. Then-Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi resigned to take responsibility and was replaced by Najib in April 2009. The front has since regained control of one state, Perak.
Malay Groups
Two Malay rights groups, Perkasa and UMNO Youth, which is an arm of Najib’s ruling party threatened to hold rival rallies should Bersih go ahead with street protests. UMNO Youth leader Khairy Jamaluddin was also detained, police said.
The authorities rejected applications to use stadiums within Kuala Lumpur by all three groups, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said on July 8.
Major roads into Malaysia’s capital were sealed on July 9 with road blocks, some train stations shut and buses diverted, leaving some parts of the city deserted.
Anwar, 62, was hospitalized for treatment to a bruise on his head and a cut on his leg after he fell when police fired tear gas at protesters, Malaysiakini reported online, citing the opposition leader. His bodyguard was “severely” injured by a tear gas canister, Anwar’s daughter Nurul Izzah told reporters.
Tian Chua, vice president of Anwar’s party, was among those a Bloomberg reporter saw detained by police. People’s Justice Party deputy president Azmin Ali was also arrested, along with three leaders of the opposition Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, the Star said.
“The coming election is going to be a hotly contested one,” said Gerald Ambrose, who oversees about $429 million as head of Aberdeen Asset Management’s Malaysian unit in Kuala Lumpur. “One good thing about the protest is that Malaysia is put on the stage to show even more progress that is needed to convince all the people.”
To contact the reporter on this story: Barry Porter in Kuala Lumpur at bporter10@bloomberg.net
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-10/najib-may-avoid-calling-early-malaysia-election-after-protests.html
By Barry Porter - Jul 11, 2011 12:00 AM GMT+0800
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak may avoid calling an early election this year after police clashed with thousands of opposition-backed activists July 9, signaling a rise in political risk in the Southeast Asian nation.
Police detained 1,697 people as demonstrators protesting against what they call unfair voting practices marched on Kuala Lumpur landmarks including Merdeka Stadium and the king’s palace. Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections chief Ambiga Sreenevasan was among those held, and opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was injured when tear gas was fired, local media reported.
The protests were the biggest since 2007 in a nation governed by the United Malays National Organisation since Malaysia’s independence from the U.K. in 1957. They coincide with rising pressure for political change in Malaysia’s neighbors, with Thai voters this month ejecting a party that used soldiers to disperse opposition protests in 2010 that led to more than 90 deaths, and Singapore’s ruling party in May winning its narrowest election victory since independence.
“Judging from Saturday’s events, he’s losing support,” Ooi Kee Beng, a senior fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies said in a telephone interview from Singapore, referring to Najib. “I don’t think he will call a snap election now as he has everything to lose.”
While a vote isn’t due for two years, speculation that Najib would call an early election rose after his coalition won 77 percent of the seats in a local election in Sarawak state in April. The government isn’t frightened of facing the opposition in the general election, Najib was cited as saying yesterday by the official Bernama news service.
Equity Rally
Equity investors showed little concern at the planned protests in the run-up to the event, with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index closing at a record on July 8.
The July 9 rally attracted about 6,000 people, the Star newspaper said, citing Inspector-General of Police Ismail Omar. Bersih, as the coalition is known, put the figure at 50,000, the Malaysian Insider reported. All those held, including 170 women and children, were later released, a police spokesman said.
This is “not the end, it is but one more step in the long walk for clean and fair elections in Malaysia,” Bersih said in a statement after the rally. The group said it would continue to attempt to deliver a memorandum of their positions to the king.
Bersih wants electoral changes, such as lengthening campaign periods to at least 21 days and using indelible ink on fingers to prevent people from voting more than once, according to its website.
Group’s Demands
The Election Commission is looking into extending the campaign period and plans to use biometric fingerprinting instead of indelible ink, Election Commission Chairman Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said in a television interview with TV3 and Bernama on July 2. International observers may also be invited, he said.
Water cannons were used to disperse crowds in 2007 when similar protests drew 40,000 people in Kuala Lumpur. This was followed by riots led by Hindu-rights activists.
The ruling National Front coalition went on to suffer its biggest election losses since independence in the 2008 national poll, losing control of five of Malaysia’s 13 states to the opposition. Then-Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi resigned to take responsibility and was replaced by Najib in April 2009. The front has since regained control of one state, Perak.
Malay Groups
Two Malay rights groups, Perkasa and UMNO Youth, which is an arm of Najib’s ruling party threatened to hold rival rallies should Bersih go ahead with street protests. UMNO Youth leader Khairy Jamaluddin was also detained, police said.
The authorities rejected applications to use stadiums within Kuala Lumpur by all three groups, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said on July 8.
Major roads into Malaysia’s capital were sealed on July 9 with road blocks, some train stations shut and buses diverted, leaving some parts of the city deserted.
Anwar, 62, was hospitalized for treatment to a bruise on his head and a cut on his leg after he fell when police fired tear gas at protesters, Malaysiakini reported online, citing the opposition leader. His bodyguard was “severely” injured by a tear gas canister, Anwar’s daughter Nurul Izzah told reporters.
Tian Chua, vice president of Anwar’s party, was among those a Bloomberg reporter saw detained by police. People’s Justice Party deputy president Azmin Ali was also arrested, along with three leaders of the opposition Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, the Star said.
“The coming election is going to be a hotly contested one,” said Gerald Ambrose, who oversees about $429 million as head of Aberdeen Asset Management’s Malaysian unit in Kuala Lumpur. “One good thing about the protest is that Malaysia is put on the stage to show even more progress that is needed to convince all the people.”
To contact the reporter on this story: Barry Porter in Kuala Lumpur at bporter10@bloomberg.net
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-10/najib-may-avoid-calling-early-malaysia-election-after-protests.html
Saturday 17 March 2012
42 ‘stranded’ Viets get help
Sunday March 18, 2012
42 ‘stranded’ Viets get help
GEORGE TOWN: The 42 Vietnamese women “stranded” in a house here will be sent to a women's protection centre in Kuala Lumpur.
OCPD Asst Comm Gan Kong Meng said they had obtained an interim protection order from a magistrate's court here to send the women, aged between 31 and 50, to the centre.
He said the case was being investigated under Section 14 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act 2007.
ACP Gan said an initial investigation showed that the women had not been paid for two months, adding that police had gone to the house and taken a statement from Tran Thi Hai, 31, who used to work as a cleaner in a hospital.
Sad plight: Some of the Vietnamese women sobbing uncontrollably while eating rice and vegetables donated by Malaysians who went to their aid upon learning about their plight in the newspapers. — MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI / The Star
“We were told they have been on their own for about one month. They have to buy food and daily necessities using their own money.
“We have informed the Immigration Department, the Vietnamese Embassy and Interpol. We will complete investigations soon.”
Meanwhile, several caring Malaysians sent food items such as cooking oil, vegetables, beverages and rice to the house in Jalan Tull off Jalan Residency while some have shown interest in hiring the women as domestic maids.
Pulau Tikus assemblyman Koay Teng Hai said he had contacted the embassy, which was aware of the problem faced by the women.
“The embassy has contacted the Immigration Department and a meeting will be held tomorrow,” he said.
It was reported that the women survived on white rice for the past few months while their agent would send 20kg of rice every three months.
Meanwhile, 34 Nepalese and Vietnamese men, aged between 20 and 40, who are in the same situation as 42 Vietnamese women, would also be sent to a protection centre in Kuala Lumpur, said Koay.
He said they used to work as cleaners at Penang Hospital and claimed they had the same agent as the Vietnamese women.
State Immigration assistant director Mustaffa Kamal Hanaffi said investigations would be carried out to trace the agent responsible for the 76 Vietnamese and Nepalese men and women.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/3/18/nation/10941888&sec=nation
42 ‘stranded’ Viets get help
GEORGE TOWN: The 42 Vietnamese women “stranded” in a house here will be sent to a women's protection centre in Kuala Lumpur.
OCPD Asst Comm Gan Kong Meng said they had obtained an interim protection order from a magistrate's court here to send the women, aged between 31 and 50, to the centre.
He said the case was being investigated under Section 14 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act 2007.
ACP Gan said an initial investigation showed that the women had not been paid for two months, adding that police had gone to the house and taken a statement from Tran Thi Hai, 31, who used to work as a cleaner in a hospital.
Sad plight: Some of the Vietnamese women sobbing uncontrollably while eating rice and vegetables donated by Malaysians who went to their aid upon learning about their plight in the newspapers. — MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI / The Star
“We were told they have been on their own for about one month. They have to buy food and daily necessities using their own money.
“We have informed the Immigration Department, the Vietnamese Embassy and Interpol. We will complete investigations soon.”
Meanwhile, several caring Malaysians sent food items such as cooking oil, vegetables, beverages and rice to the house in Jalan Tull off Jalan Residency while some have shown interest in hiring the women as domestic maids.
Pulau Tikus assemblyman Koay Teng Hai said he had contacted the embassy, which was aware of the problem faced by the women.
“The embassy has contacted the Immigration Department and a meeting will be held tomorrow,” he said.
It was reported that the women survived on white rice for the past few months while their agent would send 20kg of rice every three months.
Meanwhile, 34 Nepalese and Vietnamese men, aged between 20 and 40, who are in the same situation as 42 Vietnamese women, would also be sent to a protection centre in Kuala Lumpur, said Koay.
He said they used to work as cleaners at Penang Hospital and claimed they had the same agent as the Vietnamese women.
State Immigration assistant director Mustaffa Kamal Hanaffi said investigations would be carried out to trace the agent responsible for the 76 Vietnamese and Nepalese men and women.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/3/18/nation/10941888&sec=nation
Many projects abandoned as developers only want huge profits
Mar 17, 2012
Many projects abandoned as developers only want huge profits
NUSAJAYA: Greedy developers are the main reason for the many abandoned housing projects in Johor.
State Local Government and Housing Committee chairman Datuk Ahmad Zahri Jamil said there were 12 abandoned projects involving more than 4,616 residential units.
“They (greedy developers) want to finish their projects early to make huge profits without having a strong cash flow,” he said.
The Johor Baru district has the highest number of abandoned projects with four in Taman Cahaya Kota Puteri, Taman Seri Baiduri, Taman Desa Larkin and Taman Mewah Jaya.
Ahmad Zahri said the Ledang district was second with three abandoned projects, namely Taman Tangkak Emas, Taman Sri Nilam, Taman Sri Emas 7 while Batu Pahat’s three abandoned projects were in Bandar Putera Indah, Taman Jasa Amir, and Taman Emas Surya.
The two stalled projects in Kluang are in Taman Mengkibol and Taman Sri Layang-Layang.
“Several steps have been taken to revive these projects,” he said in his reply to Ng Lam Hua (DAP-Mengkibol) during the state assembly meeting yesterday.
Ahmad Zahri said new developers had been appointed to take over the projects with eight developers appointed by the Housing and Local Government Ministry and one by the state government.
He said the ministry was in the process of appointing new developers to rehabilitate Taman Mewah Jaya in Johor Baru, Taman Emas Surya in Batu Pahat and Taman Sri Layang-Layang in Kluang.
“We have to make sure that it is a win-win situation for both the new developers and house buyers,” he said.
http://www.starproperty.my/PropertyScene/PropertyNews/19863/0/0
Many projects abandoned as developers only want huge profits
NUSAJAYA: Greedy developers are the main reason for the many abandoned housing projects in Johor.
State Local Government and Housing Committee chairman Datuk Ahmad Zahri Jamil said there were 12 abandoned projects involving more than 4,616 residential units.
“They (greedy developers) want to finish their projects early to make huge profits without having a strong cash flow,” he said.
The Johor Baru district has the highest number of abandoned projects with four in Taman Cahaya Kota Puteri, Taman Seri Baiduri, Taman Desa Larkin and Taman Mewah Jaya.
Ahmad Zahri said the Ledang district was second with three abandoned projects, namely Taman Tangkak Emas, Taman Sri Nilam, Taman Sri Emas 7 while Batu Pahat’s three abandoned projects were in Bandar Putera Indah, Taman Jasa Amir, and Taman Emas Surya.
The two stalled projects in Kluang are in Taman Mengkibol and Taman Sri Layang-Layang.
“Several steps have been taken to revive these projects,” he said in his reply to Ng Lam Hua (DAP-Mengkibol) during the state assembly meeting yesterday.
Ahmad Zahri said new developers had been appointed to take over the projects with eight developers appointed by the Housing and Local Government Ministry and one by the state government.
He said the ministry was in the process of appointing new developers to rehabilitate Taman Mewah Jaya in Johor Baru, Taman Emas Surya in Batu Pahat and Taman Sri Layang-Layang in Kluang.
“We have to make sure that it is a win-win situation for both the new developers and house buyers,” he said.
http://www.starproperty.my/PropertyScene/PropertyNews/19863/0/0
Najib: Full scholarship for top 100 Indian students
Najib: Full scholarship for top 100 Indian students
By RAHIMY RAHIM
PETALING JAYA: The Government has ensured that the top 100 Indian students who achieved first class degree will be given full scholarship to pursue education at local universities, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
"These top students can now pursue post-graduate degrees at public universities should they decide to do so," he said adding that it reflected the Government's commitment to education for Malaysian Indians.
Najib was at the launching the 30th anniversary of Sri Murugan Centre here.
http://www.thestaronline.com/news/story.asp?file=/2012/3/18/nation/20120318122947&sec=nation
By RAHIMY RAHIM
PETALING JAYA: The Government has ensured that the top 100 Indian students who achieved first class degree will be given full scholarship to pursue education at local universities, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
"These top students can now pursue post-graduate degrees at public universities should they decide to do so," he said adding that it reflected the Government's commitment to education for Malaysian Indians.
Najib was at the launching the 30th anniversary of Sri Murugan Centre here.
http://www.thestaronline.com/news/story.asp?file=/2012/3/18/nation/20120318122947&sec=nation
Sunday 4 March 2012
How would a RM7b highway with 60 years toll benefit public?
How would a RM7b highway with 60 years toll benefit public? – DAP
January 30, 2012
Lim Guan Eng, the secretary-general of DAP is demanding an explanation from the prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on how a RM7 billion highway will benefit the public.
This is where the highway will be tolled for 60 years, a national record which will incur up to RM5 billion in taxpayers’ money. Europlus Bhd (KEuro), whose primary business is in granular and powder-activated carbon production announced that they have been awarded to build the highway that links Banting with Taiping that stretches across 316km. They will receive a soft loan from the government of RM2.24 billion government with a 3% interest subsidies on commercial loans for 33 years with RM980 million in land acquisition paid out by the government. Guan Eng questioned the need to pay the RM980million as it is a privatized project. On top of that, the Prime Minister’s Department has granted a 60 year concession to the company.
http://malaysiatoday.com/2012/01/how-would-a-rm7b-highway-with-60-years-toll-benefit-public-%E2%80%93-dap/
January 30, 2012
Lim Guan Eng, the secretary-general of DAP is demanding an explanation from the prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on how a RM7 billion highway will benefit the public.
This is where the highway will be tolled for 60 years, a national record which will incur up to RM5 billion in taxpayers’ money. Europlus Bhd (KEuro), whose primary business is in granular and powder-activated carbon production announced that they have been awarded to build the highway that links Banting with Taiping that stretches across 316km. They will receive a soft loan from the government of RM2.24 billion government with a 3% interest subsidies on commercial loans for 33 years with RM980 million in land acquisition paid out by the government. Guan Eng questioned the need to pay the RM980million as it is a privatized project. On top of that, the Prime Minister’s Department has granted a 60 year concession to the company.
http://malaysiatoday.com/2012/01/how-would-a-rm7b-highway-with-60-years-toll-benefit-public-%E2%80%93-dap/
Saturday 3 March 2012
Erykah Badu Gig Banned By Malaysia Due to Allah Body Art
Erykah Badu Gig Banned By Malaysia Due to Allah Body Art
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/199376/erykah-badu-malaysia-concert-allah-body-art/#Ml7Gu7wX32MG7LSP.99
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