Archive - 19 August 2015

It depended on the condition of Liang Liang in releasing her baby.

The former premier says such values could change the future of the country.

The MB says it was not true as claimed by certain quarters that ties were not good.

MB Mukhriz says this should be maintained until the people adjusted.

MH370 The French authorities will report on the progress in due course.

Saari asks why is there a need to have DEIG when there is Menteri Besar Inc.

Organiser says police are spinning the issue when they say Bersih did not give notice.

'I don't know why I was transferred. Maybe they don't want me to be there.'

The state gov't had the right to deny usage as it owned Padang Merdeka.

Both the images are not news items published in Malaysiakini.

'I want to remind the new AG the people are also warning him; do your job properly.'

UPDATED 8.20PM They are joined by division and branch office-bearers who quit.

UPDATED 8.10PM This will help them get a larger slice of the economic pie, he says.

He says party leaders may find themselves overruled by their president.

The party’s state liaison panels had been asked to submit reports on this matter.

'Even if (they) probe him (Najib), it will be thrown out,' notes the ex-PM.

Najib thanks economists for candid views, Nazir wants M'sia to recalibrate.

State rep says according to the federal constitution it is a requirement.

The CIMB chairperson says that structural changes need to be made quick.

‘Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile.’

COMMENT Tuan Ibrahim steadies PAS’ course after gyrations by Hadi and Haron.

We're independent, we decide according to the law, says Mohamed Apandi.

Social Care Foundation chairperson claims Bukit Jalil Stadium a better choice.

UPDATED 6.45PM He admits this when speaking at a public lecture in Perak.

Chew Siang Chee allegedly ferried the suspected killer of Hussain Najadi.

Foreign minister warns Kit Siang against insinuating any  wrongdoing.

PKR urges ministry to reveal whether it was awarded through an open tender.

Mohamed Apandi says papers were submitted on same day as Zeti's press conference.

S’GOR DUN Reps not happy with her answers to rising cases.

MyKMU.net says abuse claim makes no sense and is childish.

A CCTV footage shows a man doing so, along Armenian Street at 3.15am today.

The Sarawak CM does not envisage himself holding to the post for many years to come.

He bases this on his aides coming in second and third in Pontian Umno polls.

UPDATED 5.30PM He claims authorities prevented his son from seeing him.

Umno activist Shahbudin Husin says this in pointing to 'his failures as DPM'.

Ramesh Rao accuses news portal of publishing slanderous material.

Deputy home minister snubs an invitation by the organisers to attend the rally.

UPDATED 3.26PM Nurul says restrictions follow claims of plot to topple PM.

DAP Youth asks EC how much longer they need to examine and coordinate system.

Apparently, Malaysians are smoking, drinking alcohol and generally spending more.

NGOs also denounce move to require online news portals to register with government.

COMMENT G25 says country faces an unprecedented test of its governance.

He says his showing in the PAC had made his leaving seem like a betrayal.

Selangor speaker responding to Low's claim that freedom of info law is unfeasible.

Kit Siang moots panel to probe claims coup against PM and the latter's counter strike.

UPDATED 1.11PM He seeks to quash the decision made by immigration DG.

Lim reaches an out-of-court settlement with the ex-state youth chief.

Commission wants amendment to ensure varsities consider rights of students.

She had the suit during campaigning for the general election in 2013.

UBS Group AG expects the Malaysian currency to fall to 4.20 by year-end.

Views of experts bleak, with slumping ringgit and uncertainty clouding the economy.

UPDATED 11.30AM His answers to scandals can't be accepted, says deputy chief.

The currency is lifted by continued buying interest from exporters.

In all its five decades of political battle for justice in Malaysia, declares Lim Kit Siang.

YOURSAY ‘But the tramp of totalitarian boots is getting louder.’

This is because of the limited places and stiff competition, says the minister.

KINIBIZ The numbers are alarming and things are not set to improve soon.

On Monday, Justo was sentenced to three years’ jail by a Bangkok court.

YOURSAY ‘Not bending the law, but more like ‘breaking’ the law with impunity.’

Tengku Adnan, who is BN sec-gen, will file action to strike it out, their lawyer says.

We, the undersigned 66 civil society organisations, trade unions and concerned groups, are disturbed by the Malaysian government’s unjust use of an Act of Parliament to suspend and/or deny existing worker rights in law, including also access to justice mechanisms, for the benefit of a private business and employer, being the Malaysian Airlines System Berhad (MAS Bhd), now a wholly-owned private company by Malaysia’s Khazanah Nasional Berhad.

YOURSAY ‘Low, nakedness and transparency are two different things.’

COMMENT Corruption is worse than porn, and comes with a hefty price.

In recent months, weeks even, there have been numerous arrests, mostly in India, of individuals, some Malaysian, some not, attempting to illegally smuggle hundreds of tortoises into Malaysia.

Projek Lintasan Kota Sdn Bhd (Prolintas) has called for the tenders of pre-qualification of contractors  for the Damansara-Shah Alam highway (Dash) project via an advertisement in The Star on Tuesday Aug 18, 2015. In the notice, Prolintas specifically introduced Dash as an elevated highway with its primary route commencing from Puncak Perdana in the west to Damansara Perdana in the east.

YOURSAY ‘With so many versions, surely one of them will get it right.’

Most Umno politicians speak in riddles. They are so confusing and make little or no sense at all when they speak.

COMMENT Is his revelation on charge sheet an admission of what took place?

YOURSAY ‘Maybe PM Najib should try telling the truth for a change.’