Archive - 13 November 2015

Folk in Kuala Krai are bracing for another possible disaster this monsoon season.

In his latest bout with controversy, Tan allegedly used a page of the Quran as toilet paper.

S'gor MB says he wants to avoid overlapping of economic activities in the state.

It wants to stop speculation or misinformation from spreading.

The chief minister says its implementation affects them, too.

UPDATED 10.53PM | Salleh says cops asked for MCMC's help in the investigations of both media.

Moody’s says positive outlook for Malaysia due to the political will to sustain fiscal consolidation.

When opened, a powdery substance made one of the staff’s hands itch.

UPDATED 7.22PM | Minister threatens to sue NOW director Akmal Nasir if he doesn't reply within 24 hours.

UPDATED 7.29PM | He asks why police have singled him out for attending the rally when more than 50,000 people also attended.

UPDATED 7.24PM | Former PM believes the police were trying to turn what he said into a crime.

UPDATED 7.25PM | He says this his right as a citizen and to deny him this would ‘really be undemocratic’.

‘We (Bank Negara) have a succession plan, five levels down,’ says Zeti.

The 38-year-old man was beaten when he wanted to open the window of the deck.

But it won’t be on such a large scale, says Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya.

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) would like to address the issue of Telekom Malaysia (TM) being unfair to its customers by deciding to charge RM5 for every printed TM bill starting January 2016.

Lawrence Jayaraj is charged under with Section 4 (1)(c) of the Act for a Facebook posting.

‘But we did bend a lot of regulations,’ says the official in describing Anwar’s room.

Dang Wangi police chief confirms the attacker suffered from mental illness.

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng points out that Penang BN rule ‘died and ended’ due to failed governance.

The focus will quickly shift to NLD’s presidential candidate and its plans for government.

Kit Siang refers to Apandi's statement and MACC's investigation into SRC International.

MB tells Amanah leaders that PAS had pledged to follow Pakatan Rakyat’s common policy framework.

COMMENT | Moderation as a philosophy is suited for a multi-ethnic society like ours.

The recent MIC party election is so crucial for its survival in future. MIC has always asserted that it represents the Indian community as a whole in Malaysia. The functionality and pure determination to serve the community will define whether the elected leadership has garnered enough support and trust of the community or not.

KINIBIZ | Shouldn’t the company retain at least majority control?

UPDATED 7.07PM | Tension in the pollitical environment can affect market sentiments, Bank Negara chief says.

UPDATED 6.50PM | She vows to keep the institution independent in its probe of the troubled 1MDB.

This is not in line with the ‘grand strategy, says PKR's Afif Bahardin.

The Umno sec-gen now hints that more party leaders could be hauled up for disciplinary action.

Is not Islam a religion of high cognition?

The RM411k US trip cost of an Umno minister and his wife came from a Yapeim fund for orphans, says NOW.

Yapeim is always open and will give full cooperation to any investigating authority, says its DG.

UPDATED 4.55PM | The central bank acted from an 'administrative perspective', she says.

UPDATED 5.30PM | Appellate court rules lower court's decision to acquit them of taking part in the Bersih 1 gathering is correct.

Christoph Mueller says this is one part of a broader strategy to exit years of losses.

The firm says Khidmat Runding Jatipadu was not authorised to act as project manager.

UPDATED 4.32PM | Zeti says central bank is validating the statement that 1MDB has used the US1.8b in its rationalisation plan.

They prefer to negotiate compared to drivers who have chosen to go to the streets.

UPDATED 1.10PM | The slowest growth rate in over two years, but meets analyst expectations.

UPDATED 6.46PM | Under cross-examination in his defamation suit against S Nallakaruppan, the PKR leader denies the claim made in 2008.

COMMENT | Opposition should remember a cat’s colour doesn’t matter if it can catch mice.

PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man says otherwise, the probe into SRC and PM is nothing but ‘wayang’.

COMMENT | We are never learning from the mistakes that we made in the past.

They were alleged to have taken part in a protest outside Parliament in 2013.

They say restricting media coverage of parliamentary proceedings is a bid to stifle press freedom.

Nisra Nisran Angit, 40, however, pleads not guilty and claims trial.

Australia’s John Dauth says since Najib became PM, 1.8 million jobs had been created.

Last week, Justin Trudeau, the new Prime Minister of Canada, announced what he called “A cabinet that looks like Canada.” In what has been labelled as the “most diverse cabinet” in Canada’s history, the lineup includes two aboriginal ministers, two disabled ministers, a refugee from Afghanistan and four Sikhs. Immediately, critics - mostly from the US - feared that this team of legislators, each with their own focuses, would never agree on anything.

PM says any non-elected council that aims to control an elected leader is undemocratic.

But a much higher number believe both sexes should earn equal pay, says survey.

FOCUS | The need for reform is critical and we can learn how others face up to the Uber challenge.

Our government lets in Syrians and Rohingyas, so that the government will have more taxpayers, e.g. Singapore’s government increased immigration to get more taxpayers, to pay the ministers’ huge salaries. Immigrants (i) drive down market wages, so capitalists get cheaper labour caused by more supply of labour (ii) create more demand for example for housing/food/furniture/motorbikes, so capitalists producers can sell more, i.e. rich get richer.

DAP's Kit Siang says minister's remarks that Dr M may end up in jail could be an ominous warning.

YOURSAY | ‘Why resurrect the bad when the good is being trampled on?’

If he is forced out, would PAS see business as usual or a revolution?

YOURSAY | ‘In other countries, unaccounted wealth will be investigated.’

YOURSAY | ‘Kayveas, I think it is you who will end up looking like the joker.’

Several others also detained over murder of former Alor Limbat assemblyperson Alias Abdullah in October.

YOURSAY | ‘We should think carefully if a rule would serve a purpose before we introduce it.’

COMMENT | How a believer in Islam conducts his life is of no concern to the authorities.

COMMENT | The political sharks are circling - bent on vengeance.

It's a repeat of the thrashing by the war-torn state on Harimau Malaya at Bukit Jalil Stadium in June.

Even the Fire and Rescue Dept says another mudslide is possible, if heavy rain continues.