From www.nst.com.my: JOHOR BARU: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry will have a practical, economical and effective mechanism for the distribution of subsidised diesel within six weeks.

From www.nst.com.my: KOTA TINGGI: The Home Ministry has forwarded a proposal to revise the salary and other incentives for the police force to the Civil Service Department.

From www.nst.com.my: KUALA LUMPUR: The Selangor government is free to set up a modern pig farm.
Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said while the federal government imposed general policies, state governments could set their own guidelines.

From thestar.com.my: MALAYSIA Nanban, in its editorial, said it was surprised by the statement from the secretary of the Kedah wing of the National Union of Plantation Workers, I. Santhanadas, that about 86% of the estates in Kedah are still lacking piped water.

From thestar.com.my: KUALA LUMPUR: The restructured fuel subsidy scheme will see the removal of subsidy on diesel first.

From www.nst.com.my: GEORGE TOWN: He has been in office for just over a month but Deputy Chief Minister II Dr P. Ramasamy says he is already nose deep trying to sort out the mess in his semi-rural Batu Kawan constituency.

From www.nst.com.my: IPOH: Umno Wanita chief Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz took a swipe at Pakatan Rakyat for remaining silent over its promise to reduce the price of petrol.

From thestar.com.my: PETALING JAYA: “I don’t know, I am not involved.” This was Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said’s response to recent press reports on the Women’s Sports and Fitness Foundation Malaysia's extravagant expenditures.

From thestar.com.my: PETALING JAYA: The proposed Kuala Lumpur-Singapore multi-billion ringgit bullet train project has been put on hold due to the high cost.

From thestar.com.my: PENANG: The Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) has projected a balanced budget for 2009 after at least six years of running on a deficit budget.

From thestar.com.my: JOY turned to despair and anger when Bandar Mahkota Cheras residents learnt that the toll-free access road to the Cheras-Kajang Highway would not be opened yesterday as earlier anticipated.

From malaysiakini: Kerajaan Kelantan tidak akan membenarkan mana-mana pihak membuka ladang ternakan babi secara komersil di negeri tersebut.

"Cukuplah ladang yang sedia ada (yang diternak oleh bukan Islam) di belakang rumah," kata menteri besar Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat kepada pemberita di Pasir Puteh.

From thestar.com.my: KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu state government wants full control of its oil royalty, which amounts to about RM1bil a year.

From malaysiakini.com: Terengganu menuntut royalti petroleum, yang ditarik balik sejak 2000 sewaktu negeri itu ditadbir PAS, dikembalikan kepada kerajaan negeri.

Perdana menteri waktu itu Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad menukar wang royalti 5 peratus kepada Dana Khas Kerajaan Persekutuan (DKKP) atau lebih popular disebut "wang ehsan".

From www.nst.com.my: KUALA LUMPUR: Are the billions spent on subsidies unappreciated or wasted?
That's the question being asked by Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad.

From thestar.com.my: KAJANG: The Selangor Government has given the green light for the opening of the Bandar Mahkota Cheras toll-free access road leading to the Cheras-Kajang Highway.

From thestar.com.my: PUTRAJAYA: Perak has appealed to the Federal Government to continue with development projects planned for the state, including the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER).

From thestar.com.my: BANTING: Two groups of protesters caused a commotion in front of the Kuala Langat district council office here yesterday over the Selangor Government’s plan to set up a centralised pig-farming project in Ladang Tumbuk near the district’s border with Sepang.

From malaysiakini.com: If you give me a choice between being a second-class citizen and the so-called Malay privileges, I would certainly be proud to be placed under category of ‘second class citizen’.

From thestar.com.my: CUEPACS, the umbrella body of government unions, should show greater maturity in claiming for financial benefits. Resorting to boycotting the official function to mark May Day is certainly not the proper way to show its displeasure.

The union has been trying to get the Government to agree to a RM2,000 special payment to help ease the financial burden of its 1.2 million members.