MACC chief among 'most influential' for biz ethics

Abu Kassim Mohamed, the chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), has been named one of the 100 influential people in business ethics for 2010 by the New York-based Ethisphere Institute.

Ranked fourth in the eminent list, he was adjudged for his role in the government and regulatory practices category.The other eight categories are thought leadership; business leadership; corporate culture; investment and research; design and sustainability; media and whistle blowers; NGOs; and philanthropy.

Brickfields residents: Two-way street will cause traffic chaos

BRICKFIELDS residents are unhappy with the announcement made by Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Ahmad Fuad Ismail that Jalan Sultan Abdul Samad will revert to a two-way street by end of March.The residents are saying that if Jalan Sultan Abdul Samad reverts to its original two-way street and with traffic still coming into Jalan Tun Sambanthan, all hell will break loose.Rukun Tetangga Brickfields B chairman S.K.K Naidu expressed dissapointment with the mayor decision.“No one consulted us. We have had a series of meetings with Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin on this matter and the last one was held on Sept 30 last year.

Samy Vellu, Palanivel on collision course over MIED

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — MIC president Datuk G. Palanivel is set to clash with predecessor Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu over the latter’s intention to keep heading the party’s cash-rich education arm by loading more supporters onto the board to overcome dissenting votes.The Maju Institute of Educational Development (MIED), with assets of about RM1 billion, has been chaired by Samy Vellu since it was established in 1984 and will discuss an expansion to its ranks in a board of trustees meeting on March 7.

The Fetish

Written by Iskandar Dzulkarnain, Malaysia Chronicle

The waves of uprisings by citizens of Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Bahrain, Algeria and Libya that is also holding the breath of other regime leaders in other parts of the world is most noticeable.What is also an obvious pattern is that the leaders of the affected countries are said to have stashed away exorbitant sums of money in banks across the globe - out of their own countries - J. D. LovrenciearWhy do they do it? Is it a Fetish with money? Do they go into an orgiastic frenzy, while counting the dollar bills with their grubby hands? And like squirrels they faithfully stash it away for winter.

Allow anti-racism march, US group tells Hisham

KOTA KINABALU: New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has asked Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein to respect Malaysia’s international and legal obligations and allow Sunday’s Solidarity March Against Racism to proceed. HRW’s deputy Asia director, Phil Robertson, called on Hishammuddin to overturn a decision by the police to deny a permit for the march in Kuala Lumpur, saying that the organisers on their part should ensure that the walk is carried out in an orderly and peaceful manner.

RON 95 stays at RM1.90, assures Najib

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak guaranteed today that the government will not be increasing the price of subsidised fuel RON 95 amid escalated global oil prices, for now. Oil prices are expected to shoot up to its highest levels following violent clashes in Libya and tensions in other countries in the Middle East, which could interrupt crude oil exports. “We are monitoring the situation but at the moment there is no plan for us to increase oil prices,” Najib told reporters after chairing the Umno supreme council meeting today.

Be happy with Little India’ minister drubbed

KUALA LUMPUR: A minister has come under fire for allegedly telling Bukit Jalil estate residents, who are facing eviction, to be contented with the Little India project when they wanted to negotiate compensation.Federal Territories and Urban Well-Being minister Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin had purportedly said this when he met the residents on Wednesday.According to Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) secretary-general S Arutchelvan, the minister had told the residents that they should be glad the government had spent a lot of money for the Little India project in Brickfields.