Archive - 4 November 2015

This is because the draft text of the agreement is not finalised, says minister.

He says Bangladeshis are better workers as they are loyal.

Subramaniam says construction involves a special provision which will be allocated this year.

Foreign minister says M'sian fishermen free to fish at Gugusan Beting Patinggi Ali.

It says this in reference to e-cigarettes containing nicotine.

PARLIAMENT | Zahid refuses to respond to queries by Gobind, while Nancy says her time was up.

UPDATED 10.20PM | PARLIAMENT | But she complains government's good faith has been misconstrued.

UPDATED 10.40PM | PARLIAMENT | She says Gani's removal was done in accordance with laws, regulations.

They say the charging of two Bersih leaders is a cynical mockery of the freedom for peaceful assembly.

He says DEIG's operations will be overseen by a committee.

That is why, Ismail Sabri says, he abstained from eating turtle eggs served at a recent dinner.

'Iron Lady' says public shouldn't be distracted from the main issue which is the progress of ongoing investigations.

Yesterday, one of the leading women human rights defenders in our country was charged under the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012. As current chairperson of the Bersih 2.0 movement, Maria Chin Abdullah’s only ‘crime’ is refusing to be silenced by an arbitrary set of laws set up to curb our rights to freedom of speech, expression, and to assemble - rights which are guaranteed under the federal constitution.

A Selangor state rep says even Selangor MB cannot enter schools.

It says there was nothing improper about the campaign to push for a no-confidence vote against the PM.

Syed Saddiq says he is not backing BN or the opposition, and nobody can buy his soul.

Selangor BN claims DEIG Land took out the loan just two months after being set up on May 19.

Asked when they'll collect the body, his brother Richard says 'I will let you know'.

Kadir says PM should do this to clear his name, once and for all.

UPDATED 7.13PM | Najib promised there will be a Sosma review committee which includes the Bar Council president.

Leading banker and PM's brother keeps up the pressure for the matter to be settled and settled fast.

The company has rolled out several innovations including a ‘buy now’ button.

UPDATED 5.50PM | Saifuddin says the debate with Arul Kanda can be held at other venues.

A backhoe was seen in the area, believed to be for looking for the victims’ remains.

This follows the leakage of cooking gas from a lorry carrying the tanks.

Ash from Mount Rinjani on Lombok island was deemed a threat to flight safety.

It says the allocations made in Budget 2016 were minuscule.

UPDATED 5.18PM | This is because Tony Pua is no longer in the debate, the communications minister says.

UPDATED 7.10PM | He adds pictures of the banners were edited version from another place.

Transparency International report also says Parliament is given little detail on defence spending.

UPDATED 4.19PM | He wants answers to the custodial death of Syed Azlan.

The event would be held in the vicinity of the temple from 9.30am to 1pm.

The airline also said its board has not received any offers to take the company private.

Suaram wants this as Hasnan said Syed Mohd Azlan struggled, but EAIC found he did not.

Three NGOs file the judicial review, which also seeks an order to PM not to sign the deal.

On Nov 3, 2015, residents of Damansara Perdana, Mutiara Damansara and even some in Sunway Damansara and Kota Damansara expressed support and praise for MB Azmin Ali’s statement reported by Bernama there has been no new highways approved (referring to the three most controversial highways now - Damansara Shah Alam Highway (Dash), East Klang Valley Expressway (EKVE) and Sungai Besi Ulu Klang Expressway (SUKE) ) since he took office and since the cancellation of Kidex.

Vehicle prices will increase between 2 percent and 7 percent in the first quarter.

UPDATED 4.56PM | PARLIAMENT | Baling MP Azeez, however, retracts his ' balik Tong San ' remark.

I would like to congratulate the government on the new era of fully digitalising television using satellites for broadcast.

National PTA disagrees with the boy's mother, says the teens knew no shame.

State to work with Bank Negara to help cut rejections of applications by commercial banks.

MP SPEAKS | If there were leakages, how much of this subsidy was wasted?

UPDATED 2PM PARLIAMENT | Pandikar shoots down Lim Guan Eng's appeal to reverse ruling barring Pua from Q&A with Arul.

Differences had emerged between China and the US over the mention of disputes.

The ringgit strengthened 0.5 percent to 4.2638 a dollar as of 9.12am in Kl.

Husam Musa slams the allowance hike for Kelantan reps and adminstration starting next year.

Among the old mosques which still exist in Sarawak is the mosque in Kampung Masjid, Bintulu. The first mosque constructed by local Muslims in Bintulu was built in 1917 in the Kampung Masjid on the same site as it is today.

UPDATED 2.45PM | PARLIAMENT | Deputy finance minister says the other factor is foreign authorities probing the 1MDB affair.

Khalid Abu Bakar says the police would forward the investigations to the AG.

COMMENT | A hale-looking Gani hints his removal could not have been due to failing health.

It's not an easy choice to make for commuters rushing to their work destinations.

UPDATED 3.25PM | UM students adamant debate must go as 1MDB a key public issue.

UPDATED 12.58PM | PARLIAMENT | Rafizi Ramli says this means the portfolios won't ever be split under BN.

The is over an article Utusan Malaysia published from a booklet by ‘Father Augustus Chen’.

PARLIAMENT | Communications minister only says ‘private data of citizens are protected from abuse’.

UPDATED 11AM | Paul Stadlen is free to travel in and out and work in Malaysia, says Zahid.

He lost his leg while at work and the family survives on RM200 a month from Socso, says Arutchelvan.

PM says he only signs off appointment and dismissal of directors and top management.

Syed Saddiq says DAP looking for escape route to avoid defeat in 1MDB debate.

They tell the Industrial Relations Dept that MAS didn't follow proper procedures in the dismissal.

Only I, as Parliament speaker, can interpret standing orders, he declares at session with editors.

COMMENT | Why can’t PAC present a preliminary report to the Dewan Rakyat?

YOURSAY | ‘PKR must also split into two, like PAS. Let Azmin go to bed with Hadi.’

YOURSAY | ‘Pandikar, most Malaysians will be very happy to see you go.’

YOURSAY | ‘What has the IGP to say? What has the Johor police chief got to say?’

It has good safeguards against abuse, he says, but warns of problems in implementation and interpretation.

YOURSAY | ‘It appears the SRC investigation must not be allowed to take its full course.’

He says all the allegations hurled at 1MDB were proven to be false.