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Penanti by-election PKR Dr Mansor wins, independents lose deposits

Penanti by-election PKR Dr Mansor wins, independents lose deposits

Dr Mansor cruisde to an easy wins at Penanti. He polled 6,052 votes beating his nearest opponent, Nai-Kan Ari by 5,558 votes, more than double that of his predecessor Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin who had won by a 2,219 majority against Datuk Abdul Jalil Majid of Barisan Nasional.
Nai-Khan obtained 494 votes. Mansor won 32 of the [...]

Proton suffers RM338 million group loses in fy 2008/09

Proton suffers RM338 million group loses in fy 2008/09

Proton Holdings Bhd today announced a group pre-tax loss of RM338 million for its financial year ended March 31, 2009, from a pre-tax profit of RM144 million in 2008, mainly due to an exceptional impairment of property, plant and equipment (PPE) and inventory write-down.
Proton’s chairman Datuk Mohd Nadzmi Mohd Salleh said the group’s performance was [...]

Happy Gawai Dayak To Everyone

Happy Gawai Dayak To Everyone

The official date of Gawai Dayak holidays is next Monday, June 1, but already in several towns throughout Sarawak halted for this public holidays.
Schools in Kapit Division the Dayak Iban heartland had started their holidays since Thursday, May 24th to allow students and teachers heading back home for the Gawai holidays.
‘Tuak’ is a must serve [...]

PKFZ scandal: PM asked MCA president Ong Tee Keat to explain

PKFZ scandal: PM asked MCA president Ong Tee Keat to explain

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has asked Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat to explain each issue that was raised in the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) audit report according to a news report.
The Prime Minister said this when asked to comment on the PKFZ report after he chaired the Umno supreme [...]

PKA Chairman submits PKFZ audit report to MACC

PKA Chairman submits PKFZ audit report to MACC

Port Klang Authority (PKA) chairman Datuk Lee Hwa Beng submitted a copy of the audit report on the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office here today.
Lee said he did so on the instruction of Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat.
He had a short meeting with deputy MACC commissioner [...]

BN politicians pocketing millions from PKFZ RM7.5 billion scandal

BN politicians pocketing millions from PKFZ RM7.5 billion scandal

International magazine Forbes.com pick up the news surrounding Port Klang Free Trade Zone scandal helping to give it an international perspective. Forbes reports on Q+A why is Malaysia Port Klang scandal is important.
Malaysia’s government is to unveil later on Thursday an independent auditors report into the construction of a free trade zone in Port Klang, [...]

Four BN politicians including deputy minister, Bintulu MP Tiong implicated in RM7.5 billion PKFZ scandal

Four BN politicians including deputy minister, Bintulu MP Tiong implicated in RM7.5 billion PKFZ scandal

PricewaterhouseCooper (PWC) audit report names four politicians, including two for possibly having conflict of interest in their dealings with the Port Klang Free Trade Zone (PKFZ) project according to a news report.
The four were Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Chor Chee Heung, Sementa assemblyman Datuk Abdul Rahman Palil, Backbenchers Club president also Bintulu Member of Parliament [...]

Bintulu MP’s company Wijaya Baru at the center RM7.5 billion PKFZ controversy

Bintulu MP’s company Wijaya Baru at the center RM7.5 billion PKFZ controversy

Bintulu Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing owned company Wijaya Baru is currently at the center of the controversial Port Klang Free Trade Zone (PKFZ) project. PKFZ initially estimated to cost RM1.957 ballooned to RM7.453 billion once completed.
PricewaterhouseCooper (PWC) in its audit report projected PKFZ cost would further increase to RM12.453 billion [...]

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