Terengganu receives RM6b oil royalty in 8 years KUALA TERENGANU, Dec 14 – The Terengganu government has received RM6.2 billion oil royalty from the federal government since 2000, said Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said. He said the amount included the RM408.6 million handed over recently by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak who is […]

Far away in South Africa, a country called Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe claims ‘there is no cholera’ in Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe has made the extraordinary claim that ‘there is no cholera’ in Zimbabwe. The President faced international criticism as he made the statement even as the toll rose to nearly 800 deaths and South Africa declared […]

KUALA LUMPUR: Residents affected by last Saturday’s landslide at Bukit Antarabangsa have decided to sue the relevant government authorities for compensation. A taskforce set up to represent residents affected by the landslide feels it has enough grounds to sue as the authorities failed to act in time to avert the tragedy that has taken four […]

Alfred Jabu anak Numpang is the Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak. His style of politics is predictable, downright boring and retarded especially if you are not big fan of him. It is a wonder, a world record of sort how he is still holding power in office. I am not his fan. Listening to his […]

Umno sacks Zaid Rahmah Ghazali | Dec 2, 08 11:42pm Umno Supreme Council today sacked Zaid Ibrahim from the party for attending opposition events. Umno president Abdullah Ahmad Badawi made the announcement at about 11.30pm after chairing the supreme council meeting at party headquarters in Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur. Abdullah did not […]

Pahang Enlists Pensioners As Bloggers TEMERLOH, Nov 23 (Bernama) — The Pahang government has appointed three pensioners as bloggers to thwart slanderous comments and allegations posted on the Internet. State Information, Science, Technology and Innovation Committee chairman Datuk Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin said the bloggers, who would be paid allowances, would be provided with computers and […]

The government does not only consider the crude oil price but also other costs, such as for refinery and the processing, to determine the pump prices of fuel. “It also has to calculate the margin for the industry of 19.54 sen per litre for petrol companies and 12.19 sen per litre for petrol stations, Domestic […]