Economy

According to recent news reports, foreign students in Australia will soon be eligible for work visas lasting two to four years after graduation from an Australian university under immigration rules to be introduced next year. Australian Immigration Minister Chris Bowen was reported to have said that the expansion of the Skilled Graduate visa scheme would …

Australia’s New Work Visa Policy For Graduates Will Be The Final Nail In The Coffin For Malaysia’s 4Ds of Deficits, Debts, Deceits And Brain Drain. (en/cn) Read More »

Press Statement By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 31.5.2012. MAS RM2.5 Billion Raising Of Capital Guaranteed By The Federal Government Proves The Success Of BN’s Successful Cover-up Of 3Ds Of Deficit, Debt And Deceit. Last month, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) announced a Sukuk programme of up to RM2.5 …

MAS RM2.5 Billion Raising Of Capital Guaranteed By The Federal Government Proves The Success Of BN’s Successful Cover-up Of 3Ds Of Deficit, Debt And Deceit.(en/cn) Read More »

Press Statement By Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 8.5.2012. BN Setting The Minimum Monthly Wage Of RM900 In Peninsular Malaysia And RM800 In Sabah And Sarawak Is Not The Right Thing To Do Is Wrong As It Is Below The Poverty Line Indicator(PLI) For Sabah & Sarawak. Prime Minister Dato’ …

BN Setting The Minimum Monthly Wage Of RM900 In Peninsular Malaysia And RM800 In Sabah And Sarawak Is Not The Right Thing To Do Is Wrong As It Is Below The Poverty Line Indicator(PLI) For Sabah & Sarawak.(en/cn) Read More »

Press Statement by DAP Secretary-General and MP for Bagan Lim Guan Eng in Kuala Lumpur on 7.5.2012. The Failure Of The MAS-Air Asia Share Swap Is Not Just An Ordinary Failed Corporate Merger But A Failure Of The Prime Minister’s Economic Transformation Program(ETP) That Is Supposed To Stop The Rot Of Mismanagement, Financial Malpractices And …

The Failure Of The MAS-Air Asia Share Swap Is Not Just An Ordinary Failed Corporate Merger But A Failure Of The Prime Minister’s Economic Transformation Program(ETP) (en/cn) Read More »

Press Statement by DAP Secretary-General and MP for Bagan Lim Guan Eng in Kuala Lumpur on 2.5.2012 BN Federal Government’s Minimum Monthly Wage Of RM 900 In Peninsular Malaysia And RM 800 In Sabah And Sarawak Is Insufficient As It Is Not Only Discriminatory Against Workers But Demonstrates A Glaring Lack Of Commitment By BN …

BN Federal Government’s Minimum Monthly Wage Of RM 900 In Peninsular Malaysia And RM 800 In Sabah And Sarawak Is Insufficient (en/bm/cn) Read More »

Tamil New Year And Vasakhi New Year Message By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 14.4.2012. Monthly Minimum Wage Of RM 1,100 Inclusive of Allowances, Must Be Accompanied By Accelerated Structural Reforms in Our Economy, Create More Higher Productivity Jobs, And Increasing Women Participation In The Work Force. …

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Key Points of 2 Speeches to Australian Investors and Professionals by Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng On 23rd March 2012 At the Victoria Investment Centre and Asialink’s Sidney Myer Asia Centre In Melbourne, Australia Released In Penang On 24.3.2012 Penang Seeks Convergence Of The Manufacturing, Services And Government Sector To Propel Penang’s Escape From …

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Speech By Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng During The PR Penang Youth Toll Debate At Dewan Besar Sungai Dua Hall in Teluk Air Tawar, Penang On 29.2.2012 Released On 1.3.3012. I am disappointed that Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop failed to accept a public debate in his constituency …

Why Should The Concession Of Penang Bridge Be Extended By 17 Years From The Abolition Of Toll In 2021 To 2038 Just To Avoid Paying The Toll Increases Of 10% Every 5 Years?(en/bm/cn) Read More »

Press Statement By Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng In Komtar, George Town On 22.2.2012. 1.6 Million Penangites Deserve Full Credit For The Historic Feat Of Penang Being No. 1 In Malaysia In Manufacturing Investment For The 2nd Consecutive Year In 2011. The Penang PR state government congratulates 1.6 million Penangites who deserve full credit …

1.6 Million Penangites Deserve Full Credit For The Historic Feat Of Penang Being No. 1 In Malaysia In Manufacturing Investment For The 2nd Consecutive Year In 2011.(en/bm/cn) Read More »

It was reported yesterday that former Petronas CEO Tan Sri Hassan Marican is set to be appointed chairman of Singapore Power Limited (SP) in June succeeding Ng Kee Choe who is retiring. Tan Sri Hassan left our national oil company in 2010 allegedly due to friction with the current administration, and has since been appointed …

It Is A Sad Day for Malaysia When We Cannot Keep Our Best And Brightest Such As Former Petronas CEO Tan Sri Hassan Marican Who Is The Latest In The Growing Brain Drain List And Is Now Working Overseas In Singapore.(en/bm/cn) Read More »

Press Statement By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 8.2.2012 The BN Government Must Conduct A Royal Commission Of Inquiry Into Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed Allegations RM3.4 Billion Losses In Cash Reserves Suffered By National Carmaker Proton Caused By “Bad Management”. Yesterday, the New Straits Times reported former …

The BN Government Must Conduct A Royal Commission Of Inquiry Into Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed Allegations RM3.4 Billion Losses In Cash Reserves Suffered By National Carmaker Proton Caused By “Bad Management”(en/bm/cn) Read More »

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak must explain the public benefit of the RM7.07 billion 60-year concession to Kumpulan Europlus Bhd(Europlus) for constructing a 316 km highway from Banting to Taiping and whether the RM 2.24 billion soft loans, 3% interest subsidies for commercial loans for 22 years and RM 980 million grant for …

Prime Minister Must Explain The Public Benefit Of The RM7.07 Billion 60-Year Concession To Europlus For Constructing A 316 Km Highway From Banting To Taiping And Whether The RM2.24 Billion Soft Loans, 3% Interest Subsidies For 22 Years And RM980 Million Grant For Land Acquisition Cost Is In The Public Interest.(en/bm/cn) Read More »

The time has come to implement economic policies that are clean, fair, competitive and improves the well-being of the people as well as attract back talented Malaysians that can help transform Malaysia into a high-income nation enjoyed by all. What better time than the year of the water dragon to initiate such changes so that …

Only Economic Policies That Are Clean, Fair, Competitive And Improves The Well-being Of The People As Well As Attract Back Talented Malaysians Can Help Transform Malaysia Into A High-Income Nation Enjoyed By All(en/cn). Read More »

Press Statement By DAP Secretary-General And MP For Bagan Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 11.1.2012 Confirmation By Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) That Malaysia Will Go Bankrupt By 2019 With Debt To GDP Ratio Of 100% Demonstrates The Importance Of Change Of Government At The Next General Elections For PR To Save …

Confirmation By Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) That Malaysia Will Go Bankrupt By 2019 (en/bm/cn) Read More »

DAP proposes bipartisan support for the retirement age of private sector workers be extended to the same age as the public sector to the current 58 years old or the proposed 60 years old. The time has come for the BN government to implement this extension of the retirement age for the private sector before …

With A Malaysian Household Debt Service Ratio Of 47.8 Per Cent In 2010, Malaysians Have No Choice But To Work Longer And The BN Should Extend The Retirement Age Of Private Sector Workers Similar To That Of The Public Sector.(en/bm/cn) Read More »