10-Jan-07
- Coastal fishermen protest against new net regulations, there have been several protests over the new measures, 80% of the fishermen (Kuantan) have stopped going to the sea. The new measurement has brought over 50% heavy losses to the fishermen.
- The fishermen unanimously agreed that the new regulation would not protect the baby fishes and shrimp, yet seriously affected the living-hood of fishermen.The fishermen are not satisfied on new stipulation of Fisheries Department, they should not establish the new regulation without gathering opinion nor having discussion with the fishermen.
- The protest has brings the “net” issue to the cabinet. President of MCA, DS OKT will reflects the fishermen’s plight to the minister of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Y.B. TAN SRI DATO' HAJI MUHYIDDIN BIN MOHD. YASIN.
- Minister of Entrepreneurial and Cooperative Development, Dato’ Mohamed Khaled Nordin said that the 500million low-rate interest (2.5%) loan which announced by government yesterday is neither a free assistance fund nor a compensation of the disaster. Small and mid-scale commercial banks and maybank will take part into the campaign while affected business can apply for the loan.
- Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi signaled the government’s commitment in tackling cancer as he performed the ground-breaking of the RM340 million National Cancer Institute to be ready in about two years. Sited near the Putrajaya Hospital, the institute will be a center of excellence for cancer treatment and research besides focusing on aspects of prevention and training.
- He said that both traditional and western methods for cancer treatment has played a complementary role, therefore, Malaysia will not hesitate to seek for the assistance from foreign experts, and even from medical exchange program.
- PM said Election Commission (EC) Chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman could inform him of the proposed modernization that he seeks for the commission.
- “Let him tell me what he wants,” the prime minister told a news conference after performing the ground-breaking for the National Cancer Institute project near the Putrajaya Hospital, here.
- LITRAK has proven that it needs to have an increment on the LDP Highway Tol’s rate. The decision to allow the recent toll increase (from RM1 to RM1.60) was based on representations by the concessionaires on their toll collection, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Tuesday.
- Remark:Effective Jan 1, the toll rates for five highways in the Klang Valley — Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP), Shah Alam Expressway, Cheras-Kajang Highway, KL-Karak Highway and the Guthrie Corridor Expressway — were increased by between 30 sen and RM1.
- Regarding claims that People’s Justice Party had a copy of an agreement between the government and one of the highway concessionaires, he said the government could take action if the document was classified under the Official Secrets Act.
- Higher Opportunities for Private Education (Hope) programme launched Tuesday, will help more qualified students who are unable to secure a place in local public universities (IPTA) to further their studies in certain local private higher learning institutions (IPTS).
- Nine IPTS have pledged their participation in the programme, such as LimKokWing University College of Creative Technology, SEGi College and Asia Pacific University College of Technology and Innovation.
- Ong said the idea was mooted by MCA through its National Education Bureau, its Youth movement and its Chinese Community NGO Bureau with the cooperation of Yayasan Bakti Nusa.
- The flood situation in most of the affected states in the peninsula is improving, with less evacuees at relief centres this morning.
