“阿德南可要求更多” 敦马：中央是输家
林冠英（左）说，他与马哈迪（中）同台可能让人感觉尴尬，但是为了拯救国家，就必须以大局为重。 （槟城8日讯）前首相敦马哈迪医生指出，国阵在砂拉越州选大获全胜，却也代表输了中央主权，因为以阿德南为主的砂州政府，未来可更理直气壮向中央政府要求更多资源。 “其实中央政府是输家，砂州首长阿德南才是赢家。目前砂州没有了收费站，砂州未来可继续要求更多。” 马哈迪今天出席由槟城研究院举行的“大马何去何从”讲座会后
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大赢使砂州政府能予取予求
马哈迪指纳吉与联邦沦输家 砂州选举 随着砂州国阵昨天取得压倒性选举胜利，前首相马哈迪认为，这意味砂州政府的地位日隆，足以予取予求，以致联邦政府和首相纳吉沦为输家。 “砂州选举的成绩意味，当州政府胜出之际，落败的是联邦政府。” “因为它依赖州政府，如果州政府提出什么要求，他需要给，因为他依赖州政府。” 马哈迪今午在槟城研究院举行的《马来西亚路在何方？》（Quo Vadis, Malaysia?）的讲
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Don’t worry, only my head will be on the chopping board – Dr M urges Malaysians to sign anti-Najib petition
A big crowd turned up at the Straits Quay Convention Centre in Penang to witness former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Penang Chief Minister Lim ...
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砂州選州政府是贏家 馬哈迪：中央政府 納吉輸家
（檳城8日訊）前首相敦馬哈迪認為，國陣在砂拉越州選舉大勝，勝者其實只是砂州政府，中央政府和首相納吉都是輸家。 他說，砂州政府在首長阿德南率軍下大勝，意味著納吉必須迎合更多阿德南往后的任何要求。 他今日主講由檳城研究院，主辦的“馬來西亞何去何從？”講座會后，在記者會上回答提問。 “砂州選舉的結果，只有砂州政府和阿德南是贏家，如今征收過路費是失民心之舉，東馬要廢除過路費，納吉也須答應，這將給納吉帶來更
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Walk the talk on declaring assets, preacher tells opposition
Preacher Wan Ji Wan Hussin speaks during a forum on 1Malaysia Development Berhad, accountability, and Maqasid Shariah.at Bandar Perda in Penang yesterday. – The Malaysian ...
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Public to feel more pinch following oil slump, says economist
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28, 2016: Penang Institute chief executive officer and economics head Dr Lim Kim Hwa said the Budget amendments might translate to lesser ...
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By George, what a festival!
LODESTAR By Danton Remoto (The Philippine Star) I just came back from the 5th George Town Literary Festival held in the historic city of Penang ...
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Budget 2016 won’t be sweet for all, think tank suggests
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is due to table his sixth Budget tomorrow. ― File pic KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 ― Falling oil prices ...
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Rising from foothold in spice trade
The story of a town: Koay speaking on the rise and transformation of Bukit Mertajam during the Seberang Prai Story Lecture. With her is Chan ...
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Mothers tend to quit workforce earlier
FOUR out of 10 women in Penang bow out of the workforce before they hit their mid-40s because they cannot juggle both work and their ...
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11MP shows Putrajaya relying more on taxes after oil slump, think tank says
The think tank lauded the government for diversifying its income away from oil and gas, but suggested the need to improve tax competitiveness compared to ...
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More jobless among private varsity graduates
Malaysian private varsities also perform poorly in local and national ratings according to publicly available data. KUALA LUMPUR: The Penang Institute warns in a new ...
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Poor management root cause of private varsity stress, think tank says
According to a study by local think-tank Penang Institute, one key problem of financial stress and poor quality outcomes in Malaysian private universities is the ...
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New loan rules leading 70pc of private varsities to financial ruin, think-tank says
Penang Institute general manager Dr Ong Kian Ming says the think-tank’s findings will have ‘serious implications’ in the sustainability of the private higher education sector. ...
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Oil drag on Malaysia may go beyond 2016
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27: Penang Institute chief executive officer and economics head Dr Lim Kim Hwa said 2015 would be a challenging year for Malaysia, ...
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