Balai Berita: More than a newsroom with Munir Majid

By New Straits Times - July 15, 2019 @ 12:05pm

EDITORS who had led the storied 'New Straits Times' speak about the newspaper's legacy and its future as the paper turns 174 years old today.

Describing his tenure as group editor as the “wonderful New Straits Times years”, Tan Sri Mohd Munir Abdul Majid, who was with NST from 1979 to 1986, said the newspaper was a venerable institution.
 

Comparatively, NST was established 174 years ago and was older than The New York Times (168 years), although not as old as The Times of London (234 years).

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Munir: Be objective on country’s economic challenges

Speaking after a briefing by CARI yesterday, called “Leveraging Asean solutions for trade through ASSIST,” Munir urged Malaysians to be objective on matters related to the country’s macroeconomic conditions. “In Malaysia, we all get scared to say negative things about our economy but we have to be objective about matters of fact and accept that certain things are happening that are a challenge to the economy,” he said.

KUALA LUMPUR: Concerns about Malaysia’s rising economic challenges must be openly accepted and should not be swept under the carpet, according to CIMB Asean Research Institute (CARI) chairman Tan Sri Munir Majid.

Speaking after a briefing by CARI yesterday, called “Leveraging Asean solutions for trade through ASSIST,” Munir urged Malaysians to be objective on matters related to the country’s macroeconomic conditions.

“In Malaysia, we all get scared to say negative things about our economy but we have to be objective about matters of fact and accept that certain things are happening that are a challenge to the economy,” he said.

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Members of newly formed Economic Action Council named

Prime Minister's Office, Putrajaya

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 11): The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) announced the establishing of the Economic Action Council (EAC), which will respond to and take action to address economic issues faced by the public, based on their feedback.

“The main objectives of the council are to stimulate economic growth, ensure fair distribution of wealth and improve the well-being of the people. The council will also focus on issues related to costs of living, labour, poverty and home ownership,” it said in a statement today.

Members of the council include Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as chairman, along with Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Ignatius Darell Leiking and the Prime Minister’s economic adviser Dr Muhammed Abdul Khalid.

Other members of the council include former International Trade and Industry Minister Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz, Permodalan Nasional Bhd chairman Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz and Council of Eminent Persons member Prof Dr Jomo Kwame Sundaram.

“A list of corporate leaders are also members of the EAC, such as Public Bank Bhd managing director Tan Sri Tay Ah Lek, Majlis Amanah Rakyat chairman Dr Hasnita Hashim and Bursa Malaysia chairman Datuk Shireen Ann Zaharah Muhiudeen.

“Asean Business Advisory council chairman Tan Sri Dr Mohd Munir Abdul Majid, Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (FOMCA) chief executive officer Datuk Dr Paul Selvaraj, lawyer Bah Tony @ Amani William Hunt Abdullah and MASA institute board of trustees member Nizam Mahshar are also in the EAC.

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