The State Government has approved a RM 10 million grant to assist the unemployed in Penang. The assistance will come in the form of temporary job creation and job training opportunities for retrenched workers as well as fresh school leavers and graduates. The terms of reference (TOR) of CAT (Career Assistance & Training) Task Force …
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DAP urges all Malaysians, especially in Kuala Terengganu, to support Pakatan Rakyat national agenda of fighting the economic recession by having good governance, reducing the petrol price to RM 1.20 per liter and a RM 50 billion economic stimulus package. The Kuala Terengganu by-election will be a good indicator to gauge the people’s support, especially …
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Protect Workers Rights By Cancelling The RM 5 Billion Injection Of EPF Funds Into Valuecap Following The Federal Government’s Failure To Convince EPF Members That It Will Not Be Used To Bail Out Politically-Connected Parties. I have received many queries and expressions of concern by workers from Penang about the security of the government injecting …
Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Y.A.B Tuan Lim Guan Eng menegaskan bahawa peruntukan pembangunan Persekutuan yang disalurkan oleh Kerajaan Persekutuan kepada Negeri Pulau Pinang seharusnya setara dengan cukai yang dibayar oleh rakyat negeri ini. Menjawab kepada soalan lisan Lim yang juga Ahli Parlimen kawasan Bagan di Dewan Rakyat, Timbalan Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Y.B. Dato’ …
Speech By Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng During The 4th Asia Economic Summit Jointly Organised By The Asia Society And Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute(ASLI) In JW Marriott Hotel, Hong Kong On 9.12.2008. Eight Measures To Transform Penang From A Sweat Shop To A Smart Shop And Reinvent The Economy For Sustainable Growth And …
Malaysians would consider it irresponsible and immoral for the Federal Government or any other party to earn RM 16 million a day at the people’s expense by merely manipulating petrol prices that does not reflect the plunging international price of oil which is currently at around USD 40 per barrel. Since July 11 when a …
Speech of Penang Chief Minister, The Rt. Hon. Lim Guan Eng At An International Conference on “The New Economic Vision for Penang and Malaysia” December 5 & 6, 2008 (Friday & Saturday)Traders Hotel, Penang 1. When I took over the helm of the State Government on March 9, 2008, I made a pledge to the …
Details of Seberang Perai Municipal Council’s (MPSP) shocking RM 223.7 million losses in reserve funds over nine years from 2000 to 2008 are revealed together with significant development expenditures. The public shall judge whether such expenditures benefited public interest or is just another sad example of BN’s cronyism, mismanagement and money politics. From an accumulated …
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Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad’s revelation that the government no longer need to subsidise petrol with the drastic fall in global oil prices highlights BN’s lack of responsibility in refusing to further reduce petrol prices from RM 2 to RM 1.62 per litre. Shahrir said that at US$65 (RM235) per …
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（Photo Archieve, DAP Publicity） The Federal Government must approve a Rm200Million interest-free loan and Rm5Million grant to preserve and promote George Town which belongs not only to Penang alone but also all Malaysians and the world. On its own the Penang state government will allocate Rm1Million state money to provide education and measures to preserve, …
The Penang State Government is willing to work with the business community to urge the Federal government to adopt anti-recessionary measures by implementing a RM 48 billon fiscal stimulus plan, reduce wasteful spending on non-essentials and remove red-tape to increase revenue, cut down costs and improve productivity. In this regard, I welcome the move made …
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Maybank may have to make a higher loan provisions of up to RM 5 billion from the over-priced purchase of Pakistan’s MCB Bank and BII and not only the RM 242 million for its investments in MCB. Maybank had paid RM 10.8 billion to purchase two distressed foreign banks at twice their present value – …
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Saya sebagai Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang mendesak YAB Dato’ Seri Abdullah Bin Haji Ahmad Badawi, Perdana Menteri Malaysia supaya meluluskan peruntukan sebanyak RM10.26 Billion kepada negeri Pulau Pinang sebelum menyerahkan jawatan Perdana Menteri kepada YAB Najib Tun Razak pada bulan Mac tahun depan. Selepas menerima penamaan yang secukupnya dari UMNO, Najib Tun Razak menang tanpa …
The US$ 100 Million Golf Course In Batu Kawan Is A Testimony Of The Confidence Of Korean Investors In Penang’s Future Despite The Global Financial Crisis And Belief In Our Commitment To Transforming Penang Into An International City. The Penang state government welcomes the signing of the MOU between PDC and DK ENC to build …
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Penang Chief Minister, Lim Guan Eng is leading a strong 52 member delegation on a trade and investment promotion mission to Seoul, South Korea from October 28 to November 1, 2008. The delegation will participate in the Asia Pacific Tourism Investment Conference and EXPO (APTIC) where the Penang Pavilion will be set up to showcase …