Archive - 20 November 2015

Teh Yee Cheu shocks his party by supporting Umno’s motion on reclamation.

Yeo Bee Yin and Wong Kah Woh battle it out in a friendly debate tonight.

The company is considering various restructuring measures, it says.

He says young people in the region should hold more interfaith dialogues.

‘The course (in Paris) was cheaper for the overseas students’ budget,’ says its director.

This was due to the signs of cold surges that would strike after Wednesday.

Security ministry says at least three people had been killed in the hotel attack.

All ends well for PKR's Penanti rep Norlela Ariffin, who broke down in the Penang State Assembly yesterday.

Ong Ah Teong claimed that Dhinagaran had made disparaging remarks.

That’s when the court case for compensation pursued by the residents will be heard.

UPDATED 9.30PM | He says big pharmaceutical firms are upset with him for not protecting them.

An agreement with the consortium may be announced as soon as this weekend.

It says reserves were sufficient to finance 8.6 months of retained imports.

UPDATED 7.13PM | At a town hall meeting, the US president pledges to bring up the issue when both the leaders meet during his visit.

The local note was also traded higher against other major currencies.

Only 64 percent views the Islamic State unfavourably, much lower than in other Muslim-majority countries.

UPDATED 6.40PM| He says this in mocking at marriage course for our students there to ‘discourage LGBT influences’.

The Federal Highway remains closed until the US president arrives at the KL Convention Centre.

UPDATED 6.45PM | The US president won't do anything that will discourage Malaysian from signing the trade pact, says ex-PM.

If you are reading this now, I am most probably back in the comfort of my family, friends and home after my three-month internship at the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (IFA) of Germany in Stuttgart.

PSM would like to offer suggestions on how to create an inclusive Asean to the benefit of all its citizens, especially those in the poorer half of our populations.

UPDATED 6.31PM | Ex-prime minister accuses department of wanting to enforce its brand of Islam.

He won't be able to shed light on shady land deals in Penang, says CM.

On Nov 16, 2015 The Star newspaper reported that Lynas Corp Ltd’s chief executive officer (CEO) Amanda Lacaze as saying, “It’s hard to run a scare campaign in the face of hard evidence, referring to protests against the plant’s location in Kuantan.”

UPDATED 5.54PM | Demonstrators place memo on the ground to protest Obama's visit and the TPPA.

Just when you thought Malaysians have grown up politically and in humanity, a photo surfaced that many claimed have hurt their feelings.

We have seen no connection between the Paris attackers and the US, says director James Comey.

He was scheduled to hold a town hall meeting today with Malaysian students.

A former MB's son notes the two are abroad and wonders if there's a plot. But Minister Nazri says, 'nonsense!'.

UPDATED 5.26PM | She calls for all other sedition charges to be withdrawn as well.

This is due to Malaysia’s vibrant economy, though he says the gov’t will monitor the situation.

He says their loyalty cannot be questionable and they should know what to do by now.

The thinking that Asean countries are still competing amongst each other has to be erased, analysts say.

'You know who my son is! He is son-in-law of the prime minister of Malaysia. I will hurt you and your family if you sue me'.

Intrusion into Sabah and Abu Sayyaf’s beheading of a Malaysian hostage are some of the triggers, he says.

Najib has rallied Asean countries to stand united against the threat of violent extremism.

The chief minister has shown himself to be a fair leader for all races, says William Mawan.

The secretariat for the regional body will be monitoring progress of the Asean community implementation.

Come, join us if your’re leaving PAS, says Parti Amanah Negara sec-gen  Anuar.

UPDATED 3.25PM | Akmal Nasir claims Yapeim used RM73,800 of Pemangkin's funds for the Australian event.

He says FDI will increase, as the Asean Economic Community kicks off by year-end.

They were picked up yesterday in the waters off Pulau Gaya.

Latheefa Koya says minister’s ignorance of jurisdiction of rights and privileges committee ‘baffling’.

UPDATED 12.10PM | PAS sec-gen says he has been informed but Husam, who is in China, has not heard anything.

There is no magic formula to fix our 'gender identity disorder', so don’t try, says a spokesperson for them.

While promoting trade, the US president has to consider Najib's tainted background, a WSJ report says.

A host of world leaders will join the meetings, including US President Barack Obama.

Several academicians and politicians ‘sit’ for the controversial SPM paper in our experiment, with interesting results.

Suspending PCs over his ‘cari makan’ quip puts his ability to head PAC into doubt, says Kit Siang.

When I was young, my favourite television series, apart from ‘Robin Hood’ was ‘The Lone Ranger’.

UPDATED 6.20PM | Lingam, who was caught on tape in an alleged judge-fixing scandal, is struck off the legal roll.

COMMENT | Malaysia is at a crossroads but hope is fading that right path will be chosen.

If you are reading this and are approaching the age of 40 - chances are you are going to make up the 10 percent of Malaysians to suffer from some form of mental illness come 2020.

Kit Siang asks Mahdzir Khalid to come clean on culprits, and to make the public.

COMMENT | Do we ever learn from our mistakes in the past?

Teh Yee Cheu says not being tied to the state is good because the body can be bolder in its strategies.

YOURSAY | ‘Hasan's ‘cari makan’ statement pervades the establishment in this country.’

COMMENT | DAP rep’s two-term limit move on CM’s tenure will refresh coalition.

At least four of the Paris attackers were listed in a US central counter-terrorism database, say officials.

YOURSAY | ‘And could it be he put the turtle eggs in his mouth, but did not swallow?’

After Paris massacre, IS militants promise more French attacks and warn US may be next.

Refugees are highly vulnerable to economic exploitation in Malaysia, say rights groups.

YOURSAY | ‘But it actually means ‘my hands are tied and don't expect me to act on it’.’

They are sceptical the money collected by the centres is really reaching those in need.

Save Rivers says dangling development for dam is 'mischievous and contemptuous'.