Archive - 5 February 2016

The suspect is believed to be a member of the KL-based gang which targets foreign tourists.

Don't use social media to threaten and slander others, especially the country's leaders, says the deputy IGP.

Cops say they used homemade explosives, painted over CCTV to avoid from being recorded.

The project is to build a complex for small-time traders in Kuala Muda, Sungai Petani.

PKR MP says she may have shut her eyes for a while, as she waited and listened to debates.

‘Remaining neutral is tantamount to supporting Najib,’ says the PKR assemblyperson.

He says this is provided it is in line with the policy of the top leadership.

Deputy IGP sees his assault of the foreign worker as undermining police authority.

UPDATED 6.57PM | He is entitled to his opinion, says Apandi.

It stresses that its financial position was strong with revenue of RM4.47b.

Traffic heading north was reported to be congested for 3km from Jawi to Bandar Baru.

UPDATED 6.37PM | Apandi says 1MDB investigations were never discussed.

His love for his family probably cost him his education.

A source does the number crunching to show why proposed system is allegedly undemocratic.

Youth chief says party is committed to capturing more support from Chinese community, fence-sitters.

A source claims the accusation is to thwart an ongoing signature campaign on the new voting system.

Bring it on, says the Perlis mufti.

Interference and hostile witnesses may have caused MACC to act thus, suggests former ACA director.

This is because Putrajaya has successfully put it into the trade deal, Najib adds.

Believe it, our government needs a lot of revenue and they don’t have that many avenues to do that except to raise the income tax, goods and services tax (GST) and other tax rates - which by the looks of it the government is loath to do, although I am not sure how long they will be able to hold off that urge.

The government’s announcement to impose an almost 300 percent increase in levies for migrant workers in the country has met with deep-seated protest from the business community.

UPDATED 3.40PM | He says he did not get any unlawful benefits.

Is there still hope for radical and positive change?

The 19 comprise 16 Filipinos, including a woman, and three lcoal men.

Ragunath says any DPP is competent to handle the task, but directive must be from solicitor-general.

NZ Foreign Affairs Ministry apologises for the misunderstanding caused.

PM Najib Abdul Razak believes that Ahmad Bashah could carry out his duties effectively as the state MB.

MCMC says the men were picked up in raids in Alor Setar and Kota Baru.

Judge expresses opinion that matter can be settled out-of-court.

COMMENT | What we know, and what we don’t, about Papagomo’s claims of taking justice into his own hands.

COMMENT | The authorities must be open to being cussed as well as getting the occasional praise.

UPDATED 10.22PM | It files claim in the High Court that the current president ‘misled’ RoS officers.

'I will shake Kuala Lumpur and the Malaysian prime minister's residence.'

Image shows Anwar Ibrahim, Lim Guan Eng and others stealing forty winks.

New MB Ahmad Bashah says he is not easily influenced by those wanting in on the new exco.

Assets generating income for the fund have been sacrificed for short-term goal, says Amanah.

M'sia must be freed from a PM with such a bad reputation to regain its reputation, he says.

Singapore authorities probing 1MDB had frozen bank accounts of Yak Yew Chee.

Ex-PM refers to indictment of Baiocco for 'active bribery of foreign public officials linked to Najib'.

UPDATED 1.09PM | However Ong Ka Chuan says investor confidence needs to be further improved.

It’s divisional Youth wing publicity leader says PKR is being ‘selfish and self-serving’.

COMMENT | Saddening, these are ex-M'sians who cared enough about the country that they registered as voters.

YOURSAY | ‘The moment Bashah said Umno was his university, we know what to expect.’

London police advise Ramesh Rao to file a complaint via the official envoy.

COMMENT | The reversal in policy at Putrajaya clearly shows a lack of political will.

YOURSAY | ‘Abdul Hakim, no one in the right mind will begrudge you a few sen.’

So little is known about the disease and researchers are still trying to find out more.

YOURSAY | Why the need to block social media if you've nothing to hide?

Minister Salleh Said Keruak stresses need for speed and affordability.

YOURSAY | ‘Absolute discretionary power cannot be exercised in bad faith.’

COMMENT | It would do good for the party to do some soul searching about its role in propping BN's race politics.

He tells Financial Times it was for ‘consultancy services’ for Scorpenes and rarely spoke to Najib about it.