Nanyang Siang Pau, April 26, 2015 Kuantan, April 25 – Four weeks after the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST), according to the opinion polls more than 74% consumers have opposed to the policy, blaming it to be the cause of rising prices which have increased the burden of their livelihood and hoped that …

Nanyang Siang Pau, April 23, 2015 Kuala Lumpur, April 22 – Vice president of Gerakan Dr. Dominic Lau Hoe Chai said the demonstration against a cross held in front of a church in Taman Medan last Sunday once again signified the long unsettled problem of places of worship. He said this was not the first …

Nanyang Siang Pau, April 22, 2015 Petaling Jaya, April 21 – Permit is not required for churches to operate out of commercial premises or offices since 2008, says Elizabeth Wong Keat Ping who is the joint chairperson of the state Committee on Non-Islam Affairs. She said this in a statement issued after a meeting between …

Nanyang Siang Pau, Editorial, April 22nd 2015 In a multi-racial and religious country before the authority can issue guidelines on any activity, it should perform a comprehensive study first and then consider the overall situation in a wider perspective. As an important body which involves many policymakers, it should also consider all the grievances from …

Nanyang Siang Pau, April 17, 2015 Penang, April 17 – Property and tourism sector as well as shopping malls are wooing Singaporeans as the Singapore dollar rose to its highest level against the Malaysian Ringgit. Singaporeans are flocking into Malaysia for jaunting, investing and buying properties following the Singapore dollar’s exchange rate hits new high. …

Nanyang Siang Pau, April 21, 2015 Shah Alam, April 20 – Selangor State Legislative Speaker Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan and executive councilor Elizabeth Wong Keat Ping also criticized the incident, they said if the church compromises, other Muslims might follow suit and churches or Buddhist temples in other places would get into trouble. Elizabeth Wong …

Nanyang Siang Pau, April 21, 2015 Petaling Jaya, April 20 – The Council of Churches Malaysia (CCM) today condemned the act of a group of residents in Taman Medan, Petaling Jaya to force the church to remove the cross, claiming the incident was likely part of a larger political agenda. The council said the Taman …

Nanyang Siang Pau, April 16, 2015 Johor Bahru, April 15 – A total of 1,500 representatives from various Chinese societies will be attending the dinner together with Johor Sultan on April 26 at the PERSADA Johor International Convention Centre in conjunction with the coronation ceremony of Johor Sultan Ibrahim. Datuk Tee Siew Keong, the Johor …

Nanyang Siang Pau, April 16, 2015 Johor Bahru, April 15 – Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade) senior manager Asnor Vidya said last year China imported RM28.44 million worth of bird’s nest of which 99.8% were from Malaysia. The price of bird’s nest in China has soared 60% and the prospects are good. Nine companies …

Nanyang Siang Pau, April 16, 2015 Johor Bahru, April 15 – A total of 1,500 representatives from various Chinese societies will be attending the dinner together with Johor Sultan on April 26 at the PERSADA Johor International Convention Centre in conjunction with the coronation ceremony of Johor Sultan Ibrahim. Datuk Tee Siew Keong, the Johor …