Archive - 27 March 2014

The three Bars of Malaysia - Advocates’ Association of Sarawak, Sabah Law Association and the Malaysian Bar - jointly express their deep concern in relation to the Sarawak government’s move to deny entry into the state by opposition politicians, Rafizi Ramli, Chua Tian Chang and Saifuddin Nasution Ismail on March 25, 2014.

The claim, made in the Dewan Rakyat, was the deputy minister's 'assumptions'.

However, the three-member panel partly dismissed his appeal on liability.

UPDATED 7.25PM Stop criticising or find it yourself, Chua tells Pakatan.

It regrets emergency diversion to Hong Kong on Monday, denies incident poorly handled.

Ali rose to fame via the sitcom ‘Santan Berlada’ with OS and Achappan.

UPDATED 10.51PM MH370 Montreal Convention allows for this.

UPDATED 11.41PM Later, a Japanese satellite too sights debris near the area.

BALINGIAN Fogging, deportations, faulty electrical units, plague Pakatan in poll run-up.

UPDATED 6.50PM M'sian artistes plying their trade are also bearing the brunt.

KINIBIZ Is it really a deal for the rakyat as Halim says?

UPDATED 10.34PM MH370 Ibrahim Mat Zain held a ritual to ‘raise the bodies’ from the sea.

SIC says it was working with FOM to have a tribute at the event.

UPDATED 6.50PM ‘Why did they interrogate an old man like him until 4am?’

PKR Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin says this is unacceptable after 27 days.

UPDATED 4.50PM Even family were not allowed during the hearing.

‘We will file a fresh application,’ says the PKR vice-president.

UPDATED 2.55PM Hence, the minister says their applications were rejected.

MH370 COMMENT The government has been weighed, measured and found wanting.

His 'cheap and racist retorts' will destroy decades of good ties, says Ti Lian Ker.

Lim Guan Eng says this raises questions of public interest.

PARLIAMENT Ismail Abdul Muttalib says this in reply to Azalina Othman Said.

Zaid says this in a response to ex-premier Mahathir’s comment.

However, planes coming in to land will not touch down on the bridge.

UPDATED 3.25PM MH370 'All additional sorties from here are cancelled.'

UPDATED 2.50PM PARLIAMENT 'The focus is still on finding the black box.'

Malaysia’s Icon Offshore Bhd, aims to list on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange.

MH370 Ahmad Seth is aware there’s much speculation but still clings on to hope.

The DOE website reports that moderate API readings were recorded in 21 places

The department says the areas affected in Sabah are Kudat and Sandakan.

INFOGRAPHICS Plan to go to uni but don't have funds to do that? Don't despair.

The chief minister dares the PKR leader to sue him in court.

UPDATED 12.51PM He is alleged to have degraded Islam in a seminar at Putrajaya.

'The drought we had early this year will definitely affect output for 2014.'

MH370 COMMENT In crisis communications, perceptions can be killers.

Soon 1,000 bricks will adorn a special wall in Malaysiakini’s new building.

ANALYSIS It appears that Malay-Melanau votes in the area are split.

UPDATED 1.40PM MH370 Sara Weeks says the situation was handled ‘insensitively’.

FREE YOURSAY ‘You got to be properly qualified before you can verify.’

A tanker sprung a leak, leaving a kilometre-long trail of diesel.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Are we in the habit of tempering with minutes of meetings?’

MH370 1 1 military and civilian aircraft and five ships will scour the remote search site.

MH370 'Where are our brethen from OIC countries? Don't they feel obliged...'

FREE YOURSAY ‘This level of venting is expected. We just got to bear with it.’

DAY 20 MH370 Updates and latest coverage as search for MH370 continues.

FREE YOURSAY ‘I wonder what would've happened if there was ‘9-11' type scenario.’

FREE YOURSAY ‘How many airplanes were flying between 1am and 2.40am?’

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