News about Barisan Nasional

KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): Council of Eminent Persons (CEP) chairman Tun Daim Zainuddin (pictured) is in China to try to renegotiate contracts entered into by the previous Barisan Nasional government with Chinese firms, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

PETALING JAYA (July 13): All seven Barisan Nasional (BN) representatives on the advisory board of Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) have resigned after receiving their formal letters, reported The Malaysian Insight.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 12): Representatives on the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) advisory board appointed by the ousted Barisan Nasional (BN) government are holding on to their positions for the time being.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): Datuk Nawawi Ahmad has said that he will resign as chairman of Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) by the end of this month, reported Bernama yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 10): It has been a long time coming and it will be revealed next week – the KL City Plan 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR: Two months ago he was the powerful prime minister of the country.

PETALING JAYA (July 3): The waste-to-energy project in Kepong mooted by the Barisan Nasional administration needs further studying before it can be implemented, said Housing and Local Government (KPKT) Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin, reported The Star.

PETALING JAYA (June 11): Bad traffic, floods, fallen trees, faulty electrical wiring, potholes, and home burglaries – these are some of the problems plaguing the Dutamas Raya community, which likely boiled down to over-development owing to the lack of a local plan for the area in place.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 27): There have been no changes made to the East Coast Rail Line (ECRL) mega project so far, according to China’s ambassador to Malaysia Bai Tian “As far as I know, there are no changes in ECRL project," Bernama reported him telling the media after visiting the second cub of the panda couple, Xing Xing and Liang Liang at the Giant Panda Conservation Centre of the National Zoo here yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 21): Bursa Malaysia has again suspended the proprietary day trader (PDT) and intraday short selling (IDSS) activities of Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd (CMSB) for the rest of the day, after the last done price had dropped by more than 15 sen or 15% from the reference price.