Klik GAMBAR Dibawah Untuk Lebih Info

Sumber Asal Berita :-

NST Online: Topnews

---

'Findings should dispel negative perception' Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:43 AM PDT 2011/07/22 By Minderjeet Kaurand Koi Kye Lee news@nst.com.my Hishammuddin Shiyudin reading a copy of the report which he bought at the Legal Affairs Division in Putrajaya yesterday. — NST picture by Izhari Ariffin KUALA LUMPUR: The findings of the Royal Commission of Inquiry should end all accusations and negative perception on the cause of death of Teoh Beng Hock, said Puteri Umno chief Datuk Rosnah Rashid Shirlin. The public should not doubt the 124-page report, she added in a statement yesterday. "If there are doubts, certain parties might ask for another RCI to be conducted." She urged the government not to bow to unnecessary pressure to form another RCI because "there will always be people who are unhappy despite doing everything possible". She felt that this was clear from the initial investigation that showed that Teoh was not murdered, and which was reinforced by the RCI findings. Criminal lawyer Datuk N. Sivananthan said the RCI findings exposed the interrogation technique by MACC during the questioning sessions. "Did the officers act within the scope of the standard operating procedures? "If they did, the RCI has recommended for the interrogation methods to be changed. "It should be more civilised." He said the family now had specific findings with definite answers to what had transpired in Teoh's death. "It may or may not be the answer the family is looking for. "But at least there are some definite answers." Meanwhile, the Consultation and Prevention of Corruption panel chairman Datuk Johan Jaaffar said they would examine thoroughly the RCI report and propose suggestions for improvements to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. "Admittedly, there are weaknesses in any agency and this would provide room for improvement for the commission," said Johan, who is also Media Prima chairman. The RCI report, which was presented to the public on Thursday, had said that Teoh was driven to suicide due to the aggressive questioning by MACC officials. Copies of the report also went on sale to the public yesterday. A total of 800 copies, in English and Bahasa Malaysia, were printed and were sold at the Legal Affairs Division in Putrajaya. Its public relations officer Mahani Mohd Yusoff said 200 copies of the report were sold and most of those who bought it preferred the English version. Each copy costs RM45. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

New plan to boost franchises Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:14 AM PDT 2011/07/22 By Eileen Ng news@nst.com.my Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin chatting with Smart Reader kids during the launch of the Franchise International Malaysia 2011 at the PWTC in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. — NST picture by Ghazali Bujang KUALA LUMPUR: The government is coming up with a blueprint to boost the country's franchise industry. The National Franchise Development Blueprint will outline new policies and directions, including strategies and action plan, to spur development in the industry. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the government was finalising the blueprint, which was expected to be launched later this year. He was delivering his keynote address at the launch of the Franchise International Malaysia 2011 yesterday. Present were Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, his deputies Datuk Tan Lian Hoe and Datuk Rohani Abdul Karim, and Malaysian Franchise Association president Abdul Malik Abdullah. Muhyiddin said besides new strategies to further boost the franchising industry, the government was also considering tax incentives to promote franchise as the preferred business expansion model. He said the government was also collaborating with industry players to have new franchise businesses in specific sectors such as green technology, early childhood education, personal and healthcare services. "Another niche the government is developing with the private sector through the cooperatives is the healthcare service; a dialysis franchise developed through government support." He felt the innovative franchise models would ensure that the local franchise industry would be able to capture markets and expand the nation's franchise brands locally and abroad. The government had allocated RM8 million this year, under the 10th Malaysian Plan, as a soft-loan scheme to assist the lower-income group to engage in small and micro franchises as franchisees. The scheme offers loans from RM5,000 to a maximum of RM50,000, with a low interest rate of three per cent. "I hope the lower-income group will take this chance to venture into the micro franchise businesses to supplement their income. This is one way franchising can help the rakyat raise their income level," he said, adding that if successful, the scheme would be extended. He also said that Malaysia was one of the few countries, if not the only, where the industry was given full government support. So far, he said the industry contributed more than 2.2 per cent to the nation's Gross Domestic Product but that was a conservative figure as he believed there were many businesses adopting the franchise system without registering with the Registrar of Franchise. He said for the next five years, contribution from the industry was expected to increase by twofold, or 4.3 per cent of the GDP, providing more than 2.5 per cent to the national employment. This will continue to increase by more than fourfold to 9.4 per cent by 2020. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search.

You are subscribed to email updates from NST Online: Topnews To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610

Kredit: www.nst.com.my