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Bureau head Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek, who is also the party deputy president, said: “We feel that it should not be made […]</p> </div></article><article class="post-1432 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-news tag-china tag-melamine tag-milk tag-sanlu-group tag-trial entry"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/executives-of-melamine-scandal-stand-trial/">Executives of melamine scandal stand trial</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">December 31, 2008</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><p>SHIJIAZHUANG, 31 Dec 2008: Four executives of Sanlu Group, the major dairy at the center of China’s tainted milk scandal, went on trial Wednesday at a court in Shijiazhuang, capital of northern Hebei Province, Xinhua news agency reported. The Shijiazhuang Intermediate People’s Court accused Tian Wenhua, Sanlu’s former board chairperson and general manager and three […]</p> </div></article><article class="post-1431 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-news tag-1976 tag-bargain-hunting tag-blue-chip tag-commodity-prices tag-datuk-dr-phs-lim tag-malaysian-investors-association tag-market entry"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/bargain-hunting-opportunities-in-2009/">Bargain hunting opportunities in 2009</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">December 31, 2008</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><p>KUALA LUMPUR, 31 Dec 2008: The Malaysian Investors’ Association is confident that the stock market next year will provide investors the opportunity for bargain hunting in blue chip companies. Its president Datuk Dr PHS Lim said companies which may perform well despite facing challenging times include fast food operator KFC, super market chain Jusco, food […]</p> </div></article><article class="post-1430 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-news tag-abdullah-ahmad-badawi tag-ahmad-said-hamdan tag-anti-corruption-agency tag-malaysian-anti-corruption-commission tag-nazri-aziz tag-salary-review entry"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/salary-review-for-macc-staff/">Salary review for MACC staff</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">December 31, 2008</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><p>KUALA LUMPUR, 31 Dec 2008: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said last night the government would review the salary scheme for officers and staff of the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) who will be absorbed into the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). The MACC will be operational in January 2009. The Prime Minister said a committee headed by […]</p> </div></article><article class="post-1428 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-news tag-construction tag-global-economic-slowdown tag-measures tag-ong-ka-chuan tag-stimulate entry"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/govt-measures-to-stimulate-construction/">Govt measures to stimulate construction</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">December 30, 2008</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><p>BUKIT MERTAJAM, 30 Dec 2008: The government has implemented various mechanisms to stimulate the growth of the construction industry during the world economic slowdown. Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan said the housing loan repayment period had been extended to enable buyers to pay less monthly. State governments have been urged […]</p> </div></article><article class="post-1427 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-news tag-abdul-aziz-mohd-yusof tag-abdul-rashid-abdul-rahman tag-chairperson tag-election-commission tag-retire tag-review entry"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/abdul-rashid-election-system-needs-review/">Abdul Rashid: Election system needs review</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">December 30, 2008</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><p>PUTRAJAYA, 30 Dec 2008: Election Commission (EC) chairperson Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman said the country’s election system needs to be reviewed to give the commission autonomous power and total control over the election process, including over the media. Speaking on his last day in office after 25 years of service, the retiring EC […]</p> </div></article><article class="post-1426 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-news tag-datuk-muhamad-hatta-abdul-aziz tag-masindra-7 tag-national-security-council tag-negotiations tag-pirates tag-somalian entry"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/negotiation-with-pirates-ongoing/">Negotiation with pirates ongoing</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">December 30, 2008</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><p>KUALA LUMPUR, 30 Dec 2008: The owners of Masindra 7, a Port Kelang-registered vessel which was seized by pirates in Somalian waters on 16 Dec, are still in talks with the captors over the vessel and crew’s release. National Security Council secretary Datuk Muhamad Hatta Abdul Aziz said today the government was not involved in […]</p> </div></article><article class="post-1425 post type-post status-publish format-standard category-news tag-ahmad-shabery-cheek tag-disaster-coverage tag-disaster-unit tag-muhammad-yazid-mohd-naim tag-rtm entry"><header class="entry-header"><h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" rel="bookmark" href="https://www.thenutgraph.com/rtm-launches-disaster-unit/">RTM launches Disaster Unit</a></h2> <p class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-time">December 30, 2008</time> </p></header><div class="entry-content"><p>KUALA LUMPUR, 30 Dec 2008: Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) today launched a Disaster Unit to broadcast the latest report on disasters through television and radio stations. The unit will disseminate information on the weather, earthquakes, landslides, floods, haze, storms, river levels, sea conditions, tides and other disasters. 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