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Najib: Win-win
policy for all races
PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Najib
Abdul Razak says that to spur the
country’s growth, the government will
implement a win-win economic policy
model to benefit all races.
He said the government under-
stands that the Chinese don’t like the
quota system and admitted the system
is not the right means for the economy
to forge ahead, the Chinese press re-
ported yesterday.
Najib was addressing a welcome
dinner hosted by MCA and 15 ma-
jor Chinese guilds at the Putrajaya
International Convention Centre on
Saturday night in conjunction with
his appointment as the sixth prime
minister.
“The government is aware that
many people are ‘cheating’ the quota
system. The Malays know about it, so
do the Chinese, because very often
they (the Malays and the Chinese)
work together to ‘cheat’ the system.”
As such, he said, the government
will implement a win-win policy
which benefit the Malays and Chinese
as well as other races in the country.
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Kelana Jaya MP says quit talk baseless
KELANA Jaya MP Loh Gwo-Burne has
denied talk that he will resign as the
constituency’s elected representative.
He told Nanyang Siang Pau on Sat-
the last two months. It also says DAP’s
Gobind Singh Deo intends to resign as
Puchong MP,” said Loh, who is from
Parti Keadilan Rakyat.
as the people’s representative, but it
did not take him long to decided that
he should take up the challenge and do
his best to serve the people.
urday that the talk is totally baseless. He said as the rumour is rife, he has He said that if he were to quit now,
“The rumour has been going on for got many calls from friends, including he would anger the public.
those from the party, to “I’m curious as to how the rumour
seek his clarification. started. But I want to tell all of you that
He admitted that he I have never thought about it (resigning
did hesitate when he first as MP). On the other hand, I am try-
learnt that he was elected ing hard to get resources (to help my
MP and realised he would constituency).”
Press Digest have to change his lifestyle
to fulfil the responsibilities
On talk that Gobind wants to quit,
Loh said he didn’t believe it was true.
by Kong See Hoh
newsdesk@thesundaily.com
Noting that the Chinese commu-
nity’s main concerns are education,
economy, religion and crime, he said
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that the Chinese will continue to sup- aftershock zone, eastern Papua
TOURISTS and fishermen were
port the Barisan Nasional. New Guinea and Los Angeles.
banned from venturing within
At the function, he also announced a 2km radius of Anak Krakatau
that the government will create a
special scholarship category under the
(child of Krakatoa) volcano due Tropical cyclones
to fountains of lava and molten
Public Services Department (JPA) next CATEGORY 1 Typhoon Linfa
rocks being spewed from its
year which is 100% based on merit. weakened to tropical storm force
crater into Indonesia’s Sunda
At the function, MCA president before making landfall in China’s
Strait.
Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat urged the Fujian province. High winds and
government to allocate funds for Chi- flash floods left one person dead
nese primary schools every year. Quake alert and six others missing.
Hua Zong (Federation of Chinese AREAS from Alaska’s Kenai • One person dead and seven
Associations of Malaysia) president Peninsula and Anchorage north- missing after Tropical Storm
Tan Sri Lim Gait Tong hoped the ward to Fairbanks were jolted by Nangka swept the Philippines.
prime minister will hold dialogues a magnitude 5.4 quake centred • Hurricane Andres killed one
with Chinese groups on Chinese 96km north of Anchorage. as it tore the Mexican coast from
educational issues. • Movements were also felt Acapulco to Puerto Vallarta.