Archive - 11 November 2015

'Because if we call them immigrants, we do not consider them as our countrymen,' he says.

S’gor BN chief says two water treatment plants are to be built while waiting for its completion in 2019.

It was to assist and advise and it wasn't a signatory to PPA, or an owner of 1MDB Solar, contrary to allegations.

Traffic backed up for kilometres, motorists urged to avoid route.

UPDATED 10.13PM | It came in the form of a text message and the authorities have been alerted.

Veteran MP says this will be necessary if it continues to remain ‘unrepentant, negative and divisive’.

An important step for tobacco control was achieved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) - tobacco companies cannot use the investor state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism to challenge the government’s tobacco control measures.

Penang MCA lambasts the bureau’s director for ‘extreme and racist’ views.

COMMENT | Let us restore the sanctity of Islam in the way it is implemented in our nation.

PM says MRT project has provided job opportunities for hundreds of engineers still in their 20s.

Ahmad Maslan says about 1,000 people are expected to attend the briefing.

KINIBIZ | Petronas attributed the poor results mainly due to its upstream business.

Zainul Rijal says it has helped to avoid differences between one state and another, without affecting their powers.

UPDATED 6.55PM | PM says employers look for graduates with high self-esteem, able to communicate.

But Amirudin says he was not taking a dig at Mahathir, who officiated at the anti-corruption conference today.

Ex-DPM keeping abreast with current issues while waiting for his court case to start.

Survey shows the large majority are for laws to increase recycling in the state.

Mahathir must consider the fact that Malaysians may want to keep Najib, says Salleh Said.

UPDATED 4.22PM | If ex-PM's suggestion is taken up, he and his family may pay price, says Salleh.

Partial results give NLD over 90 percent of Myanmar’s lower house seats.

MP SPEAKS | When there is no clear direction, we can only anticipate failure.

The Apps to go live by Jan 1 will be useful in times of fire and accidents, says exco Phee Boon Poh.

Police stopped a boat carrying the pangolins in waters off the port of Belawan.

He will answer the question at a ‘Demo Tanya Ambo Jawab’ dialogue session.

Its sec-gen Lim Guan Eng declines to comment about Selangor ‘unity gov’t’ claims.

They may have abused the position to appoint themselves, says NOW.

UPDATED 4.10PM | 'If he doesn't like me, why he came with the others (G25) is beyond me,' ex-PM says.

A damaging culture which should be challenged.

Shafee is representing S Nallakarupan, who is facing a defamation suit by Anwar.

He says the court decision to lift the ban on two books should also extend to all 16 of his titles.

The whole country wants to know why Apandi was chosen, says former law minister .

The Say No to SUKE (SNTS) group has received a letter of support from Ampang Member of Parliament YB Zuraida Kamaruddin to obtain all the relevant documents pertaining to the Sungai Besi Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) project from concessionaire Prolintas.

UPDATED 1.59PM | In Malaysia, it is the AG's absolute discretion to decide whether to prosecute a case, he says.

UPDATED 1.50PM | The leaflets will carry the Conference of Rulers' statement on the 1MDB issue, says DAP.

MP SPEAKS | The US$1.83b currently kept in Singapore needs to be repatriated.

UPDATED 2.25PM | 'Umno is not corrupt, only people in Umno are corrupted,' he says.

UPDATED 2.28PM | It upholds Court of Appeal's instructions for the ban to be cancelled, and seized books returned.

The Malaysian economy grew at the slowest pace in almost two years in Q2.

UPDATED 3.30PM | He says he's ready to be arrested, after he was questioned by police last Friday.

UPDATED 12.19PM | He says this in an exchange with vapers upset over the Health Ministry's clampdown.

UPDATED 1.55PM | This is because people who are involved in bribery would spend the money, he added.

UPDATED 3.35PM | The suit over the RM2.6b donation will be heard before Najib's reply on the matter in Parliament on Dec 3.

UPDATED 10.42AM | They say not rejecting the budget by the Islamist party an unwise move.

COMMENT | Najib should know caste is not the main problem within the MIC or the Indian community.

Apandi Ali says he has only been the Bar Council's treasurer.

Celebrations are under way in Myanmar as Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) are emerging victorious in a national election that is being described as a “dawn of a new era”.

YOURSAY | ‘Hasn't anyone learnt it takes more than good exam results to make a doctor?’

YOURSAY | ‘Vaping with nicotine carries the same health hazard as smoking.’

COMMENT | The people will have their vote of no-confidence in the coming GE.

YOURSAY | ‘He who screams the loudest and shakes his fists the fiercest wins.’

FOCUS | The first in a four-part series looks at the highs and lows for an Uber driver and a regular taximan.

COMMENT | They have to work with Dr M or see the country slide to perdition.

Did you know that the rugged Marlboro man, all suave and seemingly nonchalant, was a disingenuous marketing move by Philip Morris & Co? Their actual intent was to market the filtered cigarette, which was made in response to the burgeoning scientific evidence citing the harmful effects of smoking.

Coinciding with the second anniversary of the Baram blockade, We, the 24 civil society groups signing this statement, strongly demand the state government of Sarawak to immediately stop the Baram Dam development project with a written guarantee and to stop encroaching on Native Customary Land.

Intelligence sources and reports in Western media have bolstered the theory, said to be in retaliation for Russia's ongoing military operation against the Islamic State.