Archive - 27 January 2016

This brings the overall number of drowned victims found to 22.

The case is being investigated under Section 39 of the Firearms Act 1960.

High Court gives ex-ISA detainee Yazid Sufaat and cafeteria hand Hilmi Hasim maximum sentences.

It will announce the payment of dividends once it gets the nod, says Jamil Khir Baharom.

TH Chairperson Azeez says he has discussed the matter with TH's lawyer.

Salleh schools ex-PM once again on the role, function and responsibilities of the AG.

A six-month pilot programme has been launched to encourage police to lead a healthy lifestyle.

UPDATED 8.21PM | It says referral to its oversight panel is normal procedure.

Civil servants need not worry because the news is not true, says JPA director-general Mohamad Zabidi Zainal.

The BR1M payment is to ensure that its recipients can make budget plans better, says Finance Minister II Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah.

UPDATED 8.26PM | It was approved with a majority of 43 votes in a bloc vote: 127 MPs voted for it, 84 against.

AG's statement states the legal viewpoint, he says.

It praises the graftbuster for not giving up.

They face the mandatory death penalty if convicted under Section 302 of the Penal Code.

'Any report will be rejected', he says in reference to the AG.

Situation deteriorated sharply in 2015 as gov't increased campaign of harassment, says rights watchdog.

 

Coalition also urges MACC and Bank Negara to speak up.

The case concerns the PM's defamation suit against PJ Utara MP Tony Pua over the latter's remarks about 1MDB.

UPDATED 6.39PM | Dr M says his son, the Kedah MB, is facing a coup for speaking up against Najib.

UPDATED 7.44PM | Rules for taking legal action will be tightened under the trade pact, she says.

They also claim MACC did not mention RM2.03 billion being returned to the donor.

UPDATED 5.13PM | Umno minister says federal constitution grants him this privilege.

Source claims those who worked round-the-clock are unhappy with the latest development.

The homophobic comments of DAP’s ‘Superman’ Hew Kuan Yau against a columnist, has rightly been condemned by progressive Malaysians.

This because the agreement is an US initiative aimed against it.

Khairuddin also wants police to probe on criminal negligence, twisting of facts on the RM2.6b donation.

UPDATED 4.21PM | AG inadvertently revealed extra details, but left many questions unanswered.

UPDATED 3.05PM | The top MACC management decided this at a meeting today.

UPDATED 4.07PM | They raise this issue in a memo submitted to Suhakam.

The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (the commission) monitored the ‘Bantah TPPA’ public assembly on Jan 23, 2016. The following are the commission’s observations:

Parti Amanah Negara would want to remind Tabung Haji and the government of a serious possibility of facing the rakyat’s wrath ie of a massive street protest, if the board of directors are deemed or perceived to have failed in their fiduciary responsibilities.

Fearful that MACC now appears to be subservient to the attorney-general, he says.

Mahathir zeroes in on Singapore authorities who said bank accounts had been frozen.

A scam is defined as a dishonest scheme or a fraud. While there are many types of scams, the top two scams currently are job scams and love scams. Many people have suffered losses due to such fraud.

With reference to a letter titled, ‘Panel doctors feeling the squeeze’ published in The Star on Jan 20, the Medical Practitioners Coalition Association of Malaysia (MPCAM) has received many similar grouses from doctors, regarding managed care organisations (MCOs) and third party administrators (TPAs) handling the payments of consumers’ health bills from corporate bodies - which had originally appointed said MCOs and TPAs to manage the health benefits of their employees.

We did it very democratically, says PKR lawmaker.

UPDATED 4.31PM | The prime minister has failed to walk the talk, says its president.

UPDATED 3.35PM | Among others, Shafie Apdal says, he called for a cost-benefit analysis to be done first.

Transparency International reveals its latest ranking.

PKR leader says PM must be charged with negligence if he's unaware of SRC's RM42 million.

UPDATED 2.10PM | MP points out balance from Arab donation was returned in August 2013.

UPDATED 2PM | He claims additional transactions were revealed in a chart held up by Apandi.

COMMENT | When wildlife animals appear in villages, it is a tell-tale sign that their own habitat has been threatened.

'They dragged him through the mud and repeatedly tried to tarnish his image.'

Donations can be put into private accounts and partly returned for the slate to be wiped clean?

Embattled Kedah MB says he is neither corrupt nor involved in any scandals to be sacked.

The PM is now turning his focus to a potentially bigger threat to his hold on power - the economy.

The commission's special operations director describes the cases as being "straightforward".

Pahang voters say they are disappointed at the way bauxite mining has been handled in the state.

Kedah MB crisis will weaken Umno and tear the party apart, they cry.

UPDATED 2.24PM | PKR lawmaker says the US believes in the sanctity of contracts and will sue blindly.

COMMENT | I set my dreams on a JPA scholarship. It is about to be shattered.

MP SPEAKS | There is nothing in a trade deal that promotes 'free' trade.

YOURSAY | ‘It is just a matter of time - Najib is going to ban the Internet.’

COMMENT | Soon we will need to submit our income tax return forms.

UPDATED 2.09PM | Saudi Arabia’s finance and foreign affairs ministries are in the dark about the donation to Najib.

COMMENT | One can’t help but be amused by Azmi’s cheeky pop cultural references.

YOURSAY | ‘You cannot build a nation on lies and then expect its people to search for truth.’

Explain your order to independent body MACC is one of these Khairuddin put to Apandi.

YOURSAY | 'If is a donation, why return it? And where's the rest?'

MP SPEAKS | Change is a constant and it is a fact of life.

Even PAS supports Mukhriz, says Dr Leong Yong Kong, who is also state MCA chief.

YOURSAY | ‘And let's pretend nothing is wrong and move on, as we are expected to do?’

YOURSAY | ‘No amount of money, shopping and golfing will exonerate the alleged guilt of Najib.’

It has a place in the public square but guard against dominion, says Paul Tan.

Speculation is rife that today will be the last day in the seat for Mukhriz Mahathir.

Some of the claims made by the International Trade and Industry Minister, YB Mustapa Mohamed in his speech to the Malaysian Parliament on Jan 26, 2016[1] are responded to below.

Call me queer. Well, not queer in that strict definition of LGBTIQ. I am queer because I am a non-conformist. However, I checked the dictionary and found that LGBTIQ stood for lesbian, gay, bisexuals, transgender, intersex and queer. Today, I want to touch on the last character, queer.

An important part of public confidence in justice is confidence in the arrangements for prosecuting offenders. People want the assurance of a system which is fair, objective and effective; that is as transparent as possible; and that takes proper account of the needs of victims.