Archive - 5 January 2015

This is the figure as of tonight, a drop from 38,332 evacuees this evening.

Selangor CID arrests them in several raids between Dec 29 and 30.

He detroyed Buddhist deities on Friday and was nabbed on Saturday.

Sarawak PKR threatens to seek a judicial review if EC doesn't give details.

UPDATED 8.23PM The MIC chief tells detractors to stop such allegations.

UPDATED 8.50PM Rafizi says Arul Kanda will be greeted with more revelations.

Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) urges the government to immediately ensure that the minimum wage - RM900 for the peninsula and RM800 for Sabah and Sarawak - be immediately increased between RM1300 to RM1500, when the minimum wage is meant to be reviewed this year.

The bonus, or minimum of RM500, was initially scheduled for Jan 22.

MP SPEAKS Why did the home minister have to defend 'kingpin' Paul Phua?

The trade union federation urges employers in private sector to consider this.

I was on my working visit to some schools in Kedah and decided to pay a personal visit to the home of school bully victim Muhammad Ridzuan Mohammed Ismail from Sekolah Kebangsaan Iskandar, Alor Setar.

He was appointed last Friday after ex-mayor Mohd Jaafar's contract ended.

UPDATED 8.43PM MB also appeals for help in building more housing for them.

UPDATED 6.26PM He also questions why the jet stopped at shopping havens around the world.

PKR rep Lee Chean Chung says this could have paid for 200,000 cans of sardines.

UPDATED 6.06PM He reiterates he doesn't want to  jeopardise Phua's trial.

UPDATED 8.44PM 1MDB confirms that banker Arul Kanda replaces Mohd Hazem.

Train line to Kelantan will take long time to restore, says the railway company.

As flood situation improves in country, more people return to their homes.

PAS men who oppose unity government lack 'Islamic soul', says Syed Ali.

SPECIAL REPORT Some living abroad yearn for liberation of their nation.

The enactment gazetted in 2012 was supposed to be implemented on Jan 2.

UPDATED 3.45PM 'People slander because they have nothing else to do.'

Lim Kit Siang proposes this in order to address the floods disaster.

UPDATED 3.43PM So says the PMO to A Kadir Jasin in a statement.

UPDATED 9PM QZ8501 FREE This is where black box, data recorders are located.

UPDATED 6.12PM Shahrizat's husband says he never touched NFC funds for condos.

UPDATED 4.40PM Amalilio remains on Interpol’s list of wanted criminals.

UPDATED 3.20PM MIC's Saravanan to form a panel to hold re-elections.

UPDATED 2.20PM PM contracted the infection after visiting flood-hit areas.

Vell Paari says MIC president acting on his own on party's deregistration issue.

The EC secretary says a copy of the proposal will be exhibited for public inspection.

Rafizi Ramli also says the lawyer is not a spokesperson for the police.

COMMENT And where, we would like to know, have been the nation’s leaders?

They're spooked by words beginning with ‘C’.

UPDATED 12.40PM The Bukit Bendera MP says power can be delegated to states.

UPDATED 3.26PM Wan Ji Wan Hussin wants High Court to hear if sedition charge lawful.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Putrajaya does not benefit them, so they play their own game.’

FREE YOURSAY ‘IGP should clarify if police or home minister wrong on Paul Phua.’

FREE YOURSAY ‘We’re concerned about our tax ringgit being used to ferry her around.’

Aircraft initially flew Najib to meet Obama, but it did not come home with the PM.

FREE YOURSAY ‘Will the police chief come forward and clear this matter?’

Spotlight on airline as the Surabaya-Bandung QZ7633 cancels departure.

PKR queries ministers' 'norm' of dealing with private solicitors on official matters.

LIVE QZ8501 DAY 9 FREE Majority of families reject AirAsia compensation.

FREE YOURSAY ‘If PDRM made the mistake, isn't it the IGP's duty to clarify?’

Zahid’s letter on Paul Phua is withdrawn from court after Putrajaya objects.