Archive - 26 November 2015

Limbang has 107 families at its evacuation centres, while those in Kuantan have been able to go home.

AmBank, RHB, and RHB Investment were rated as negative before the upgrade.

State police commissioner says the decision to extend is to ensure the safety and welfare of Sabahans.

UPDATED 9.14PM | Its Baling office comes 10 days after Taman Templer, S'gor, which is a PAS state seat.

UPDATED 9.28PM | IGP says police will record statement from Charles Suresh and his lawyer Americk Sidhu.

Claims that Jakim is wasting or poorly managing its funds are baseless, says Asyraf Wajdi.

They are being asked to explain why they organised the Sept 16 red shirt rally.

A native of Pontian, Aishah has been in the force for 40 years and was transferred from Bukit Aman.

The plantation giant registered a revenue of RM4.51b in the third quarter.

Magistrate agreed after DPP said prosecution has yet to obtain several reports on the case.

The corporate figure faced financial troubles and legal wrangles in the past, but a source claims he has bounced back.

IGP says Jacel was a spokesperson of the Sulu terrorist group’s leader.

UPDATED 7.09PM| Sec-gen says matter will be discussed in the near future.

Rahman Dahlan wants central bank to reconsider loans for poor with no documented fixed income.

Both parties had agreed on the extension of time.

UPDATED 8.53PM | The state assembly motion was passed in connection with Nurul Izzah's meeting with the Sulu 'princess'.

He asks if it means the four PKR reps who voted against the Umno motion, lack scruples.

COMMENT | Pakatan Harapan legislators should be allowed the conscience vote.

Ministry says one of them was the elimination of duties on key export commodities.

Members of Eagles of Death Metal were on stage when the attack began.

The post on an explosive SD may have been intended to be sarcastic, but Khalid cautions freater care on the social media.

Mahsa pro-chancellor says drug regulators have provisions in place to prevent them.

The AG reiterated that Kevin never worked on the 1MDB case, although Kevin's brother did not specify this.

This is in view of revelations in the SD by his brother Charles which alleges involvement of powerful personalities, he says.

It earlier planned to hold the AGM behind closed doors to avoid 'media spin'.

PSM says the PM and trade minister insulted the judiciary by okaying industrial-state dispute clause.

Seremban High Court judge to decide on Malaysiakini’s bid to recuse him from hearing the suit filed by Najib and Umno.

UPDATED 3.30PM | Many of them are from non-TPPA countries, says TPPA negotiator.

Anyone can make allegations, so it's best for the police to handle it, says Rizal Mansor.

He should also stop making public statements, says the deputy home mminister.

UPDATED 2.15PM | His officers will give him a full briefing later today, Education Minister Mahdzir Khalid says.

Its debt guaranteed by the gov’t only amounted to RM5.8b, says Finance Ministry.

A total of 1,327 people have been evacuated in Sabah, Perak and Sarawak.

UPDATED 2PM | Mahdzir says a team is studying the matter and he will disclose more next year.

Both have also gone against party's rules and regulations as well, says the division head.

Registering and allowing them to work would ultimately benefit all parties, it says.

The ringgit strengthened 0.1pct to 4.2122 a dollar, taking its three-day gain to 2.1pct.

UPDATED 4.11PM | Pakatan Harapan warns the TPPA allows companies to take personal information abroad.

UPDATED 1.40PM | Deputy minister Chong Sin Woon says it's not for the gov't to act against Umno members against them.

Organisers of the 2015 Multi-Stakeholder Meeting on Domestic Violence are optimistic about the outcome of the consultation, which aims to engage government in a dialogue about their roles and responsibilities as domestic violence responders, and to enhance services provided to domestic violence survivors.

UPDATED 12.40PM | BN strategic director dismisses allegations as 'another wayang'.

UPDATED 1.47PM | PARLIAMENT | BN lawmakers have raised concerns, National Security Council may look into this, deputy minister says.

UPDATED 1.20PM | The duo had described her meeting with Sulu princess treasonous.

At about 4.40am today, officers spotted two black trash bags floating near the shore.

It's been almost three months since Malaysian High Commission in Australia was asked to do so.

UPDATED 7.01PM | He is charged with corruptly approving loans of RM100,000 each to a company where he has family ties.

The abstention by the five Penang PKR state assemblypersons in relation to an Umno motion to put on hold all reclamation projects pending a thorough process of environment impact assessments has provoked an outcry and attracted the opprobrium of Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.

PARLIAMENT | And Good Hsiao Leong goes on to plead to the government not to ban vaping.

We wish to respond to the article ‘Securing our food supply with GM crops’ by Dr Hoe-Han Goh published in the New Straits Times on Nov 14, 2015. Dr Goh extolled the benefits of genetically modified (GM) crops in several countries, but his article failed to provide the full picture and we seek to address this important gap.

PARLIAMENT | Minister says property in Selangor, Penang 'too expensive' for Malays in low-income group.

This is expected to occur over Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang.

PARLIAMENT | However, says Azalina, no statistics as to how many of them actually voted.

PARLIAMENT | He never received any wage or allowance from the government, declares minister Azalina Othman.

COMMENT | The government has to realise that education is a fundamental need.

COMMENT | Perkasa chief seems keen on stirring up racial and religious sentiments.

FOCUS | Sexy women and ‘taste of virgin’ flavour don’t sound like the path to healthy living, doctors say.

The wheelchair-bound pair suffer this because their flat management will not fix the lift problem.

KINIBIZ | There is no clear-cut solution to solve the problem of unaffordable homes.

YOURSAY | 'It does not seem to have cohesiveness in statements on important issues.'

Moscow weighs economic retaliation against Turkey as it bombards insurgent-held areas in Syria.

COMMENT | Pakatan Harapan must not allow Umno to dictate and set agendas for it to quarrel and fight over issues.

YOURSAY | ‘And you’re sorry your husband was caught with his hands in the cookie jar?’

No party should be free from public scrutiny.

It says the menu card was prepared by the caterer, and replaced after the error was spotted.

YOURSAY | ‘Put your proposed speech on the net. It’s more effective that way.’

Five percent of total funding will be ‘reserve fund’ and released after the varsities meet their KPI.

YOURSAY | ‘I support Sarawak's initiative on the use of the English language.’

PARLIAMENT | Bumiputera make up 54pct of top income earners, but within the community, they make up just 16.3pct.