Archive - 2 January 2015

Education DG says said the new school session had been deferred by only one week.

Rescue officials sent 4,510 injured victims to hospitals during the New Year holidays.

They allege that he had lodged a false report on 1Malaysia Development Berhad.

This is among the reasons given by Muslim patrons during a raid on outlets.

The ringgit falls 0.6 percent to 3.5165 a US dollar in Kuala Lumpur.

QZ8501 FREE There have been several theories on how the flight crashed.

Ong also pleads not guilty to a charge of attempting to murder the maid.

QZ8501 FREE Jonan says instead of direct weather briefing, they rely on websites.

UPDATED 7.16PM: Najib had returned on Dec 27 after golfing with Obama.

Zam says her absence will not overshadow PM's 'compassion and dedication'.

The secretary-general of the United Nations (UN) sees climate change as “the defining issue of our era”. The international community see it as a serious issue and a great challenge to all of mankind (World Summit Outcome 2005, UN Doc A/Res/60/1). To combat the effects of climate change, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol were adopted. It has been almost 22 years since the adoption of the former and nine years for the latter.

The agency follows the open tender process, says state exco member.

The Youth chief says focus should be on channeling aid to flood victims.

The two vessels are currently safely anchored and in stable condition.

Some local fishermen and vessel skippers reportedly lost contact with one another.

Wong Pow Nee’s son, Peter, is launching a biography on his dad's contributions.

In an open call for rebellion, Kadir says Umno and BN must discard Najib.

Its veep Rafizi Ramli says the global oil price has been dropping daily.

Agriculture Ministry officers know the measures, but why are they rarely applied?

MB urges Selangor to transcend partisan politics for people's sake.

High Court Judge Hue Siew Kheng says the union was immune from lawsuits.

UPDATED 1.20PM MB says Perak has acknowledged cheque.

FLOODS The situation improves in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Perak and Johor.

Fate does not agree with Free Will.

An index of foreign-exchange returns rose for the past six months.

Jangmi’s last position was 8.9 latitude north and 121.7 longitude east

QZ8501 FREE Strong winds, heavy seas have stopped divers from looking for the fuselage

COMMENT The more things change, the more they stay the same, laments Lim.

UPDATED 1.51PM Stop playing politics at the expense of victims, they say.

UPDATED 10.20PM He arrives in Kelantan, says cycling photo taken before floods.

FREE YOURSAY ‘M’sians stand together in spite of the certain parties.’

FREE YOURSAY ‘Are they expecting Anwar to mobilise the army, police and...’

LIVE BLOG FLOODS As Terengganu evacuees head home, situation in Sabah worsens.

LIVE QZ8501 DAY 6 FREE Search intensifies as experts are brought in.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Taking ownership and apologising is what leadership is about.’

Another 365 days has come to an end but the year of the Horse in accordance to the Lunar Calender has been a violent one indeed. I would term it as the year of the Violent Horse.

The year has begun. How will we plough through the 12 months ahead of us? Will Malaysia squander another year and end up no better than 2014, come Dec 31, 2015?