Archive - 9 November 2015

MMA: Lack of interest in medicine cause of housemen's failure

MMA denies lack of English skills main cause of the failure of the would-be doctors.

10y ago

S’gor to build two water treatment plants in 2016

This is while waiting for the completion of the Langat 2 project, says MB Azmin Ali.

10y ago

Myanmar's Suu Kyi heads for landslide polls win

UPDATED 5.12PM | Based on partial count, her NLD party has a commanding lead.

10y ago

Like it or not Indians, Chinese 'pendatang', says Perkasa

The Malay rights group says no one can change history of 'pendatang'.

10y ago

Hadi succeeds in striking out ‘hudud’ bill challenge

KL High Court ruled application should be via judicial review, not originating summons.

10y ago

How can PAS advise an enemy? asks Mujahid

The Amanah’s vice-president ticks off PAS for confusing the grassroots over Hadi's advisory role for BN.

10y ago

Airod wins contract to service US navy aircraft

Airod has won a five-year US$25 million contract to service the KC-130J aircraft of the United States Navy.

10y ago

DAP lawmaker lodges report against MCA on share of RM2.6b

Lim Lip Eng had requested details from MCA based on revelations by party's ex-president Chua Soi Lek.

10y ago

Abu Sayyaf hostage freed, six months after abduction

Sabah chief minister says this is from months of negotiations and coordinated effort among relevant authorities.

10y ago

Malaysia doesn't belong to just one race, MCA fumes

Its deputy sec-gen ticks off BTN director for defending the use of the label 'pendatang'.

10y ago

Five top actions if I were PAC chairperson

MP SPEAKS | PAC should dig up issues linked to the RM2.6 billion ‘donation’ and 1MDB.

10y ago

'Najib's fear of losing power causing despair for M'sia's future'

UPDATED 4.25PM | Hakam chief Ambiga says the present situtation has made the public depressed and apprehensive.

10y ago

PAS won't deal with Pakatan Harapan over S'gor gov't status

PAS will not cooperate with DAP and Amanah on any level, its vice-president says.

10y ago

‘S’gor DAP polls campaigning all about power retention’

Candidates are hoping their outspokenness would help them win support.

10y ago

What ails the country and what's to be done

COMMENT | G25's Tawfik Ismail fingers the causes and paths out of our malaise.

10y ago

Dr Subra: Invite M’sians to celebrate Deepavali together

He says Deepavali most fittingly reflected the journey of a diverse country.

10y ago

Ambiga: Work with Dr M if he wants to fix system

UPDATED 3.56PM | Civil society should be open to working with Mahathir if he wants to change the system.

10y ago

Muhyiddin: Watch against racial, religious incitements

The Umno deputy president says this in his Deepavali message, calling for multiracial harmony.

10y ago

We are all Mahathir’s children

Malaysia reaps what Mahathir has sown.

10y ago

Is TPPA legal, human-rights compliant, asks MP

UPDATED 1.31PM | The Klang MP wants AGC, Suhakam to review the free trade pact.

10y ago

Don't blame Hadi for PAS ills, says deputy Kelantan MB

Mohd Amar points finger at progressives who lost at polls for all the internal problems.

10y ago

MB: My boy's brave, just like his dad

UPDATED 1.05PM | Azmin teenage son is to give a statement to police over the Bersih 4 rally.

10y ago

'Translate TPPA legal mumbo jumbo into laymen's terms'

UPDATED 1.29PM | Even businessmen and lawyers have hard time deciphering the text, says a DAP lawmaker.

10y ago

Penang MCA slams Guan Eng for flip-flop on reclamation works

It says DAP had opposed BN's road projects but now that it's in power, it's going ahead with its own.

10y ago

M'sians high on list of real estate investors overseas

They target real estate in mature western markets, says a global property consultancy.

10y ago

Myanmar wakes up to uncertainty, ballot counting

Voter turnout is 80 percent and the final result may take at least a week, says its election commission.

10y ago

But I'm not a PAS member, Azmin says of unity gov't

Azmin brushes off the query, after Khalid Samad claims he was the one who alerted PAS leaders of the plot.

10y ago

Asian currencies fall on outflow risks as US interest rate hike nears

The ringgit hit a one-month low after a Friday report showed 271,000 US jobs were created in October.

10y ago

Najib should sue Mahathir, it's what a man would do

COMMENT | Mahathir said things which could be grounds for a civil suit, so why drag the police in?

10y ago

Najib eat humble pie? Has he paid GST for the pie?

YOURSAY | ‘Their motto is, ‘If you screw up, find a scapegoat and blame it on that person’.’

10y ago

I am prepared to step down, says Mukhriz

He says he's willing to quit if the people in the state do not support him.

10y ago

S'gor gov't like a married man with a mistress, says Amanah

UPDATED 12.24PM | It wants Pakatan Harapan to sign an deal with S'gor PAS to clarify the state government's status.

10y ago

1,000 would-be doctors quit due to poor English

Despite completing housemanship, they find poor command of language a barrier, says Malacca MMA.

10y ago

Ismail Sabri wants M'sian vape to be world famous

Amid controversy whether to ban, minister wants bumi vape products to lead world market.

10y ago

Quiz 1MDB, not Azmin's son, DAP rep tells cops

UPDATED 10.43AM | Calling up MB's teenage son out of 500,000 rallyers 'politically motivated', says Tony Pua.

10y ago

G25: We met Dr M, Muhyiddin, but we’re neutral

Eminent Malaysians group distances itself from member’s claim it backs Najib as PM.

10y ago

Banks' dollar borrowing risks wiping out reserves

M’sia once again facing perilous combination of heavy overseas borrowing and scarce FX reserves.

10y ago

Land clearing encroaching into forest reserve land

COMMENT | MB’s Office urged to immediately stop the land clearing activities.

10y ago

Will BTN call both PM and DPM ‘pendatang’, too?

YOURSAY | ‘It is wrong for Raja Arif to label Ibans and Kadazans as ‘pendatang’.’

10y ago

Arul, the House speaker is not your boss

YOURSAY | ‘The House speaker did not forbid you to debate with Rafizi.’

10y ago

Archive - 9 November 2015

Deepavali greetings from Malaysiakini

'Only pharmacists, doctors can sell nicotine e-cigarettes'

Spad wants Land Public Transport Act amended

Cabinet to look at proposal to change civil defence dept name soon

PM raps bumi firms for not using APs wisely

Special Uncle Maniam vaping juice for Subramaniam

KL police chief clears air over notice sent to Azmin's son

Cops, MCMC damage Malaysia’s image in raiding M’kini, The Star

Kuala Krai braces for floods, emergency kits kept at base

Cops, MCMC seize another computer in second visit to M'kini

2015-11-09

NOW - where is the RM223k given to Umno Datuk?

MMA: Lack of interest in medicine cause of housemen's failure

S’gor to build two water treatment plants in 2016

Myanmar's Suu Kyi heads for landslide polls win

Like it or not Indians, Chinese 'pendatang', says Perkasa

Hadi succeeds in striking out ‘hudud’ bill challenge

How can PAS advise an enemy? asks Mujahid

Airod wins contract to service US navy aircraft

DAP lawmaker lodges report against MCA on share of RM2.6b

Abu Sayyaf hostage freed, six months after abduction

Malaysia doesn't belong to just one race, MCA fumes

Five top actions if I were PAC chairperson

'Najib's fear of losing power causing despair for M'sia's future'

PAS won't deal with Pakatan Harapan over S'gor gov't status

‘S’gor DAP polls campaigning all about power retention’

What ails the country and what's to be done

Dr Subra: Invite M’sians to celebrate Deepavali together

Ambiga: Work with Dr M if he wants to fix system

Muhyiddin: Watch against racial, religious incitements

We are all Mahathir’s children

Is TPPA legal, human-rights compliant, asks MP

Don't blame Hadi for PAS ills, says deputy Kelantan MB

MB: My boy's brave, just like his dad

'Translate TPPA legal mumbo jumbo into laymen's terms'

Penang MCA slams Guan Eng for flip-flop on reclamation works

M'sians high on list of real estate investors overseas

Myanmar wakes up to uncertainty, ballot counting

But I'm not a PAS member, Azmin says of unity gov't

Asian currencies fall on outflow risks as US interest rate hike nears

Najib should sue Mahathir, it's what a man would do

Najib eat humble pie? Has he paid GST for the pie?

I am prepared to step down, says Mukhriz

S'gor gov't like a married man with a mistress, says Amanah

1,000 would-be doctors quit due to poor English

Ismail Sabri wants M'sian vape to be world famous

Quiz 1MDB, not Azmin's son, DAP rep tells cops

G25: We met Dr M, Muhyiddin, but we’re neutral

Banks' dollar borrowing risks wiping out reserves

Land clearing encroaching into forest reserve land

Will BTN call both PM and DPM ‘pendatang’, too?

Arul, the House speaker is not your boss