Archive - 20 January 2016

State PAS commissioner Ahmad Fakhruddin urge Mukhriz to petition the Kedah Sultan to dissolve the state assembly.

UPDATED 12.14AM | As long as the rakyat supports me I will stay, vows Mukhriz.

The people will evaluate my performance and effectiveness, Mukhriz said.

This, alluded Mahfuz Omar, is tantamount to insulting the monarch.

This applies to both overseas and local scholarships, affecting some 700 placements.

They were part of a religious group that subscribed to al-Qaeda's teachings.

This, he said, is to avoid social media havoc from spread of lies and hatred.

'Umno is not only primitive, it is low class,' slams the former minister.

Mohd Amar says there is an understanding between Kelantan PAS and Kelantan PKR.

It says it doesn't want to be seen as aligned to the opposition.

As an NGO, we receive complaints from consumers, stating their frustrations on how their problems go on unsolved for months or sometimes even years. When we contact the relevant companies or authorities, we get a different story and reason for the persisting problem. In the end, the problem is never fixed.

MACC number two Shukri Abdull says he cannot comment on an ongoing investigation.

Amanah president Mohamad Sabu says the programme goes against the decision to uphold the Malay language.

The court also granted an interim stay until Feb 29 against the land administrators.

The frontrunner is Ahmad Bashah and it will happen by Sunday, says portal.

UPDATED 7.52PM | Group says protest rally will proceed with or without City Hall's permission.

However, Say No To SUKE group says they remain unsatisfied with state's dealing with their concerns.

They want PM to lead by example.

Muhamad Hafzan Romli, 26, from Shah Alam, Selangor, pleaded guilty to the charge.

CCM is upset with Hadi for saying Christians preach to the uneducated as the educated have rejected them.

The Zika virus is spread to humans through the bites of the Aedes mosquito, the same vector that causes dengue fever.

The 640-page Contemporary Malaysian ​Indians discusses the current dilemma of the community.

UPDATED 5.08PM | Kedah Umno deputy chief Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah says rank-and-file have lost faith in Mukhriz.

It is learnt that at least 10 camps had been set up in a northern African country to train children to be militants.

Police have everything under control, so don’t fear attending the celebration, says CM.

Independent economist Lee Heng Guiethe says the ringgit is expected to end the year at 4-4.30 against the US dollar.

DAP sec-gen Lim Guan Eng insists that his party, as well as Pakatan Harapan, are against the TPPA.

UPDATED 5.15PM | They ask Mahathir and PSM to show proof that TPPA is not good for the country.

Dr Sheikh Muszaphar bought the suit worn during his 2007 space mission aboard, and showed Mahathir today.

It is 'legalistic', says the senior counsel in his suit against three Bar members.

Earlier, he was about to reveal details of Anwar's foreplay with Saiful when the court stopped the screening.

PAC chief Hasan says committee hopes to wrap up probe on 1MDB by end of March.

The court will reveal the truth when the suspects stand trial, says Khalid Abu Bakar.

Local media report that a chemistry professor had been killed, and 50 people wounded in the attack.

COMMENT | The present race-based political system is too far gone to be reformed.

Any longer term will breed arrogance and corruption, says Wan Ji Wan Hussain.

‘We have many sensitivities because of our racial mix, economic disparities, poverty rates and low levels of incomes’.

He says the government is willing to give up independence for the claimed foreign investments TPPA will bring.

UPDATED 2.50PM | Consumer Price Index for December 2015 is up 2.7pct higher than the same month in 2014.

The Malaysian Rubber Products Manufacturers’ Association (MRPMA) welcomes Malaysia’s impending membership in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) as it will greatly benefit the Malaysian rubber products industry in terms of market access.

UPDATED 2.15PM | 'There is little correlation between terrorist activities and powers conferred in the bill'.

UPDATED 1.36PM | He replaces Abdul Aziz who will reach the mandatory retirement age of 66 this month.

INTERVIEW | Selangor Umno leader claims current MB, unlike his predecessor, has the same traits of Anwar Ibrahim.

UPDATED 12.45PM | Former PM says this task is important for the nation, hence he will not stop.

MP SPEAKS | Why does our gov't says price of meds won't go up when NZ PM says it will...and other queries.

Security has been increased at the Batu Caves temple since Jan 15, Selangor police chief says.

COMMENT | Its Umno dalliance disqualifies it from knocking PKR-Amanah ties.

'I have made an outright denial of the RM1.2 billion allegation against DAP,' Kit Siang tells pro-Umno portal.

Losers outpacing gainers 137 to 111 with 148 counters unchanged, 1,355 untraded and 12 others suspended.

Group says he was killed in a US drone strike on Nov 12 in the IS stronghold of al-Raqqa, Syria.

YOURSAY | ‘GST has increased the cost of sales no matter what line the business is.’

COMMENT | We thought robots would take over our duties and we could relax. Maybe we are wrong.

YOURSAY | 'Salleh, you are absolutely right, please don't open up Umno to non-Malays...'

Lawyer Syahredzan calls on both parties to move on after their out-of-court settlement.

YOURSAY | ‘You can teach religion but you cannot teach intelligence.’

This comes after a website publishes email showing her ‘following Anwar’s instructions’.

YOURSAY | ‘When the music stops, who will be the unlucky one left holding the hot potato?’

Minister Rahman Dahlan accuses the Kuantan MP of politicising the bauxite mining issue.

The IGP is 'hopeless', but ‘war on terror’ nations can pile pressure, says Human Rights Watch.