THE TEMASEK REVIEW

By Lee Wei Lian from The Malaysian Insider The Penang government’s open tender spree in the past few months could put the federal government in a bad light as both strive to show the public that they stand for transparency and excellence. While both have initiated efforts to make procurement more transparent to the public,... 

By Lee Wei Lian from The Malaysian Insider Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik was charged with cheating here today over the scandal hit Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project. The prosecution of Dr Ling comes as a huge shock and is expected to have repercussions for MCA as he is still considered a kingmaker in the party. Dr Ling is believed... 

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal from The Malaysian Insider The sodomy trial of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim took a graphic turn today when a government doctor testified that evidence of semen in the complainant’s anal region was sufficient to indicate penetration. Dr Mohd Razali Ibrahim, one of the three doctors who had examined... 

The Malaysian Insider, 1 June 2010 Datuk Wira Chor Chee Heung was appointed the new Housing and Local Government Minister while Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha replaced Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat as Transport Minister in a minor Cabinet reshuffle today. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced the appointments today, which are... 

By Shazwan Mustafa from The Malaysian Insider Lawmakers from both Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Rakyat (PR) have agreed that an immediate implementation of any subsidy cuts would spell political suicide for the Najib administration with the next general elections within the next 34 months. They believe that subsidy... 

By Lee Wei Lian from The Malaysian Insider The author of a hot-selling political biography on Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said many issues hampering Malaysia had come from the ex-prime minister’s tenure. Former Asian Wall Street Journal editor, Barry Wain, whose book “Malaysian Maverick: Mahathir Mohamad in turbulent times”,... 

By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani from The Malaysian Insider Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders said today that Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein should apologize after the Home Minister said that street crime in Malaysia were exaggerated by idle chatter of women while at the hairdressers. The lawmakers agreed that the Umno vice-president’s... 

By Neville Spykerman from The Malaysian Insider The Bar Council today slammed the police for claiming lawyers acting for Aminulrasyid Amzah’s family were unethical for holding a press conference yesterday with a key-witness in the shooting of the 14-year-old schoolboy. Selangor Police Chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar had... 

Hi! Friend, I recently attended the AGM of Transamile Group Berhad, held at The Saujana, on Apr 28, 2010 and like to share with you some of my findings. There is no doubt that the Management has been working very hard to settle its huge overdue debts and other significant operational issues. However, I noticed something... 

By G Manimaran from The Malaysian Insider Umno must remain decisive for the coming general elections as its allies in Barisan Nasional are still weak two years after the unprecedented losses in Election 2008, Datuk Seri Najib Razak advised his party colleagues over the weekend. It is understood that the Umno president told...