Pakatan moves to set up racial harmony commission
Proposed commission to mediate in communal disputes, may compel disputing parties to take part in mediation.
Malaysia banks on chips, palm oil to drive trade in challenging 2020
Matrade also pushing exports in emerging economies such as Mexico, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Qatar.
Latest income survey boasts new methods of calculating poverty
Government keen to shed negative perception of its ability to determine household wealth.
Free breakfast at schools shouldn’t cover only poor pupils
Programme must cover all children, says economist who fears stigmatisation.
PAS ‘stunt’ shows hatred of non-Muslims, Anwar, say analysts
Contradictory move to show support for Dr Mahathir Mohamad aimed at breaking up Pakatan, forming Islamic govt.
Pakatan leaders brand PAS ‘hypocrite, weird’
They say if Islamist party truly supports Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s leadership, then why oppose his policies.
Roll out science, maths in English only at primary level, urge educators
Young kids are quicker to grasp concepts; more primary school teachers now speak the language.
Sun setting on oil palm smallholders
Most holdings can’t take advantage of economies of scale, many owners too old to continue.
Smallholders put off by red tape, high costs of certification
Putrajaya earmarks RM100 million to help growers obtain sustainable palm oil cert, yet take-up is abysmally low.
Exporters must go sustainable to win more market share
Refusal to go green, adopt socially responsible practices will see firms shut out of high-value markets, Matrade warns.
Malaysia aims for RM2 trillion in trade this year
However, deputy minister Ong Kian Ming says this will depend on the impact of the Wuhan virus outbreak.
Malaysia-China trade to rebound in Q2
Wuhan virus takes toll on GDP but Trade Ministry projects optimism.
Analysts see maths, science in English as formula for Pakatan’s defeat
There will be massive backlash from all ethnic groups, they say.
Learning science, maths in English only way to keep up, says education group
It is growing harder to stay abreast of new developments in these fields in Bahasa Melayu, says PAGE.
PAS’ brand of hudud ‘mediaeval’, says top Muslim scholar
Islamist party blindly lifted from 12th century code of rules used in the Middle East, says Prof Mohammad Hashim Kamali.
