Pakatan pledges sweeping reforms, carrots for East M’sia
Malaysiakini, 19 December 2009 The battle for Putrajaya has been raised a notched with the Pakatan Rakyat coalition today unveiling its common policy platform, containing promises of sweeping reforms and equality. In a direct response to its race-based rival Barisan Nasional, Pakatan's common policy promises to reduce race-based...
Najib struggles to make a mark in 2009
By Julia Yeow from Malaysiakini Despite of a host of new economic and social policies, Prime Minister Najib Razak still struggles to win over the allegiance of voters and make an indelible mark in his first year in office. In April, Najib was appointed as the country's sixth prime minister in the midst of a global economic meltdown...
Malaysia’s GST: Not relief but heavier burden expected
By S Pamawathy from Malaysiakini The people will have to bear an additional tax burden of RM6.4 billion under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) once it comes into force next year, said the Pakatan Rakyat Anti-GST task force. Parliamentarians Tony Pua (DAP-Petaling Jaya Utara), Saifuddin Nasition (PKR-Machang), and Dzulkifly Ahmad...
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