Buat pertama kalinya, saya ingin membuat komen yang disebut oleh Wahid, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, tentang kenaikan tol, isu yang sangat menyakitkan rakyat ini. Wahid mempertahankan kenaikan tol yang dibuat oleh “concessionaire” lebuh raya kerana kenaikan itu adalah perkara yang sudah termasuk di dalam perjanjian “concession” yang…
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Gerakan urges Putrajaya to talk to highway concessionaires
Putrajaya should renegotiate with highway concessionaires to avoid increasing the toll rates, says Penang Gerakan.
Its secretary, Oh Tong Keong, said a toll hike would have a domino effect on the price of goods, notably transport charges.
“Putrajaya must find a solution to prevent highway toll increase. The Government, which has shares in…
Indonesia sees slower Islamic banking growth next year on external risks
Indonesia’s central bank estimates growth of Islamic banking assets will slow next year due to rising pressure from trade deficits and a depreciation in the rupiah, a Bank Indonesia report showed.
Authorities in Southeast Asia’s largest economy now plan to introduce an array of policies to develop the sector, ranging from regulating foreign…
6.2 quake off New Zealand’s Fiordland coast
A severe earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale has been recorded off the coast of Fiordland, shaking New Zealand’s Southland region early today.
The 6.2-magnitude was centred 125km west of Tuatapere and registered at a depth of 25km at 1.07am local time today, Xinhua news agency reported.
No damages or casualties were reported.
By…
Daripada korporat kepada ‘cap ayam’ – Shahbudin Husin
Kenaikan pelbagai harga barangan dan perkhidmatan yang berturut-turut sejak kebelakangan ini memang boleh membuatkan darah rakyat turut menaik saja. Kerajaan yang kononnya berpaksikan slogan “rakyat didahulukan” dan menjanjikan mimpi yang indah-indah semasa pilihan raya lalu, kini dilihat seperti melupai janji sendiri dengan tidak sabar-sabar…
PAS redakan ketegangan di Pulau Pinang, lantik Mat Sabu pesuruhjaya
PAS hari ini mengumumkan pelantikan Mohamad Sabu sebagai Pesuruhjaya PAS Pulau Pinang dalam satu langkah yang dilihat untuk merapatkan hubungan parti Islam itu dengan kerajaan negeri kerana hubungan rapat Timbalan Presiden PAS itu dan Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang Lim Guan Eng.
Selain itu, parti Islam itu turut mengumumkan Asmuni Awi dilantik…
Nirvana, Kiss among new members of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame today announced that Nirvana, Kiss, Peter Gabriel, Hall and Oates, Cat Stevens and Linda Ronstadt will be inducted next year.
The Cleveland, Ohio institution also said Brian Epstein, manager of the Beatles from 1962 until his death in 1967, will be inducted for Lifetime Achievement.
So will Rolling Stones…
Ten biggest sports earners in 2013
Following is a list of the 10 biggest sports earners in 2013.
1. Tiger Woods
Total: $78 million
Salary: $13 million
Winnings: $65 million
Endorsements/Sport: Golf
Tiger (pic) rediscovered his killer instinct in 2013, surging back to the top of the world rankings after a blistering start to the season when he won five of his first 11…
GlaxoSmithKline to stop paying doctors to promote drugs
Pharmaceutical giant today said it would stop paying doctors to promote its products through speaking engagements and end linking compensation for its sales representatives to the number of prescriptions doctors write.
GlaxoSmithKline also plans to stop payments to healthcare professionals for attending medical conferences.
The initiative…
North Korean news websites erase articles, says media tracker
North Korea’s state news outlets have erased tens of thousands of articles archived on their websites, following the execution of leader Kim Jong-Un’s uncle, according to a watchdog site.
About 35,000 articles have disappeared from the website of the North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), as well as 65,000 articles in Spanish,…
Penang covers up hole highlighted by Zacharevic
The hole decorated with a golden frame by well-known Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic near the junctions of Jalan Nagore and Jalan Hutton, in George Town, Penang, has been covered up.
However, the frame remains untouched.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the square hole did not belong to the Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) but was…