Archive - 1 January 2015

Copter crashed in blink of an eye, says co-pilot

He says his vision turned dark before he lost consciousness.

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M'sian killed in Shanghai New Year's eve stampede

Malaysian fatality was a student at a university in Hangzhou.

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Oil prices drop but don’t expect cheaper goods

When the price of petrol rises even a bit, traders are quick to raise prices.

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For 2015, we are the change

COMMENT We can start by changing the way we behave as Malaysians.

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Azmin: Whether 2015 fares better up to elite

Top leaders must stop crying wolf and playing racial politics, says menteri besar.

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Gov't urged to set aside fuel tax for future subsidy

PKR's Rafizi concerned about arbitrary spending by Putrajaya of the windfall.

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Ku Li: Malaysia off course, heading backwards

The Gua Musang MP notes we have seen nothing but bad news in 2014.

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Dr M slams Boeing for no deployable recorders

He says installing it on commercial planes would have made search easier.

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Finding hope for Malaysia in 2015

COMMENT Despite the many challenges, it is vital not to be blinded by negativity.

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Pilot tests positive for drugs, AirAsia says may be false

UPDATED 5.15PM Pilot taken off duty after tested positive for morphine.

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Search for black box could 'take a week'

QZ8501 FREE Divers are unable to resume full-scale operations due to poor weather.

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Umno 'jahat' for 'unity gov't for aid' idea

UPDATED 4.12PM: Mahfuz asks if no unity gov't translates into no aid.

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PAS admits logging led to floods but...

UPDATED 4.14PM PAS veep says it doesn't explain severity in other states, too.

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Bersih wants cops in on Zaidi's 'biased' trial

Presiding officer of the court martial is alleged to have made 'prejudicial' comment.

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Disaster-ridden Malaysia can do without GST

MP SPEAKS If BN ever needed reason to postpone GST, this is it.

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Almost half of Kelantan evacuees return home

FLOODS The number of evacuees dropped from 81,458 last night to 44,081 as at 10am.

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Let us have more dialogues to ease tension

The just-ended year concluded on a dismal note, but let's take a more positive outlook in 2015.

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Kelantan MB, just look at the colour of floodwaters

FREE YOURSAY ‘Ahmad Yakob, please stop talking like an Umno menteri besar.’

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Poor weather frustrates efforts to reach wreck

QZ8501 FREE 47 divers are on standby to inspect large object on ocean floor.

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Bags of rice paid for by taxpayers, not by PM

FREE YOURSAY ‘The pictures say it all - using people's misery to win political points.’

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Refused exams, UM8 to help flood victims instead

UPDATED 12.38PM Suspended Safwan puts time to good use since appeal rejected.

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PKR: Gov't should help with no strings attached

Rafizi slams urging for a coalition gov’t to rebuild Kelantan from flood disaster.

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'Fake money' stampede kills 35 in Shanghai

'It’s too cruel. People in front of us had already fallen to the floor.'

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Eminent 25, try inviting PM to a game of golf

FREE YOURSAY ‘And if possible, invite US President Barack Obama too.’

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Don't cut trees at your whim, warns Najib

PM gets green-conscious as flood crisis needs long-term solutions.

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Bravo to G25, stick to your guns

FREE YOURSAY ‘No one group has claim of having mandate from heaven.’

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How to trigger a Malay renaissance

COMMENT If you really want a renaissance, Malays need to speak up.

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Interlok author laureate Abdullah Hussain dies

His novel courted nationwide anger after it was made a school textbook.

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First body returned to family in East Java

LIVE QZ8501 DAY 5 FREE Heavy seas hinder efforts to retrieve black box.

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US offers disaster relief help to flood-hit areas

LIVE BLOG FLOODS Health Ministry seeks A and AB blood donors.

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Happy New Year from Malaysiakini!

Let's hope this year we see progress in our struggle for democracy.

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