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By Debra Chong
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak wants at least six per cent growth in the local economy this year, and tonight appealed to the Chinese community to continue working with Bumiputeras to achieve the aim.
He also indirectly told his Chinese allies in the ruling Barisan Nasional to “get on with it” to solve their infighting which has distracted the coalition
Over 500 residents of 76 apartment units of government quarters in Precinct 11 here were evacuated to enable maintenance works to fix cracks and leakages at their premises.
SHAH ALAM: Sungai Buloh Hospital pathologist Dr Shahidan Md Noor, who Wednesday continued with his testimony in the coroner’s inquest into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock, has maintained his stand that Teoh died of a fall from a high place and not because of other reasons.
Around 40 residents from the Kampung Sungai Ara flats here have lodged a police report to urge the authorities to investigate the parents of child abuse victim K. Hares-varran.
A tailor on Wednesday claimed she suffered losses of RM100,000 after allegedly being cheated by a man whom she believed would be able to help her in a land acquisition transaction with the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council three years ago.
Johor police have launched what they described as a “massive manhunt” for a man who attacked a kindergarten on Wednesday morning, injuring three children with a hammer before fleeing.
PUTRAJAYA, March 10 — The United States Government wants to continue providing assistance to littoral states to secure the Straits of Malacca. This follows recent information from its intelligence network on possible terrorist threats along the straits.
US Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt M. Campbell said the state took an active role to provide support to Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia on the issue.
“We think that cooperation is very strong. We think those states are in a lead and we want to continue to provide as much assistance,” he told reporters after the Second Senior Officials Dialogue with the Malaysian Foreign Ministry here today. Campbell said the matter was also discussed during his visit to Singapore recently.
MUAR: It was a terrifying moment for pupils and teachers of a kindergarten here today when a man suddenly barged into their classroom and attacked them with a hammer for no apparent reason.
Parents of serving civil servants will, for the first time, be entitled to free ward admissions at government hospitals.
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has filed an application to review the Federal Court’s decision that found his dismissal as Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister over 11 years ago was valid.
Five clusters of influenza-like-illness (ILI), one an orang asli (aboriginal people) village in Rompin, Pahang were reported last week, said health authorities.
COMMENT Is it ‘ketuanan Melayu’ in disguise? The philosophy behind its formation certainly indicates this.