Archive - 18 February 2016

Protests snowball over Indian university sedition row

Over a thousand marched, shouting slogans in support of free speech and for student leader's release.

10y ago

Gov’t tender on 10 Pan-Borneo Highway packages this year

Works Minister says projects will start this year and be completed by 2022.

10y ago

Malay economic council wants anti-discrimination law in employment

MTEM says Equal Opportunities Act can help achieve racial, gender parity, especially in private sector.

10y ago

Perlis mufti warns the corrupt and selfish will destroy M’sia

He says it will fall to pieces if controlled by those who betray trust and make decisions against public interest.

10y ago

RSF slams widening media crackdown amid Najib's scandals

It says actions against media and blogs critical of PM show gov't has taken the authoritarian road.

10y ago

2016-02-18

10y ago

NOW lodges report over Mara's Aussie property buys

Says this is because Mara itself has failed to probe the matter adequately.

10y ago

MP wants MACC to probe Zahid over youth council remarks

Ramkarpal Singh questions if offer of allocations in return for helping BN retake S'gor has crossed the line.

10y ago

Marijuana can ease tension over leadership crisis, says Umno man

Even four glasses of teh tarik a day can kill you, adds Syed Rosli Jamalullail.

10y ago

AG to review rulers' NSC urging, Najib takes note

Conference of Rulers wants government to amend some provisions of the bill.

10y ago

Jews and Chinese still scapegoats, why?

The trend of blaming minorities is unjust.

10y ago

WSJ refutes AG's Saudi donation claim

Money came via a bunch of companies and bank accounts related to 1MDB, says the business paper.

10y ago

M'sian retirees most likely to finish savings in five years

With some 20 years more to live, they may find themselves in the doldrums, warns Allianz Asset Management.

10y ago

Rosmah gets insight on US talent development programme

PM' wife wants to establish cooperation with University of California to nurture gifted children.

10y ago

Parliament clinic doc missing since January, says deputy speaker

Media reported that Dr Sugumaran has failed to report for work for almost two months.

10y ago

Jakim has no power to raid ‘no-pork’ premises, says DG

He says action can only be done under auspices of Domestic Trade Ministry.

10y ago

Malaysia, Bangladesh sign deal on 1.5m workers

The agreement was signed in Dhaka at noon.

10y ago

You will sink together with Najib, Kadir warns PM's crew

Power cannot last forever, says the veteran newsman.

10y ago

Faiz gets RM10k from Penang for wonder goal

Handed over by the chief minister who's hoping he will win Fifa award too.

10y ago

'We need 1.7m foreign workers, but stats show we have 3m'

Malaysia already has a surplus of foreign workers, says MTEM.

10y ago

PM: Gov’t will decide on new Bank Negara governor

UPDATED 6.40PM | He responds to outgoing Zeti, who does not want any politician to take over the post.

10y ago

M’sian ’80s striker: Film should have stuck to facts

James Wong says 'Ola Bola' was to be about Moscow Olympics qualifier, so it should have been factual.

10y ago

Riyadh, Moscow, Caracas, Doha agree to freeze oil production

The four countries have agreed to freeze production to January levels.

10y ago

NGO wants S'wak Report probed on Sirul's leaked 113 statement

PMSP lodges police report, saying the statement to police is a secret document.

10y ago

Ex-IGP: Unreported crimes contributing to low crime statistics

As such, enforcement personnel must have a high integrity, he says.

10y ago

I welcome no-strings attached donation, says Hisham

UPDATED 5.15PM | The minister asks critics to stop politicising the donation by the Chinese envoy.

10y ago

Utar to set up paediatric cardiac centre in new hospital, says Ling

The building, located at the Kampar campus, will open its doors in 2020.

10y ago

PWD engineers sign 'zero pothole' pledge

Utility firms will also need to place a deposit before digging up roads.

10y ago

Najib promises stability, certainty to US businessmen

UPDATED 5.07PM | 'M'sia is ready to welcome you and you will have a good future in M'sia,' he says in Silicon Valley.

10y ago

Zahid can't separate praise from flattery

COMMENT | At Najib’s book launch, DPM Ahmad Zahid Hamidi fawns more than he should have.

10y ago

Exco: It's not a bluff, Penang planted 271,028 trees since 2008

The government is committed to a green environment, says Chow Kon Yeow.

10y ago

Decriminalising marijuana a mistake, warns IGP

Khalid Abu Bakar says such a move will lead to abuse and harm the younger generation.

10y ago

Minister: Dudley House issue out of Mara's hands now

UPDATED 4.05PM | We have done everything within our power, says Ismail Yaacob.

10y ago

Law expert: Rulers urging for NSC bill revision significant

UPDATED 6.28PM | Constitution says a bill will automatically become law 30 days after it is shown to the Agong.

10y ago

Najib's suit 'not genuine purpose for legal redress'

UPDATE 4.09PM | Ling Liong Sik says this in his application to strike out PM’s defamation suit against him.

10y ago

Ex-MCA boss: Dr M won't fail, his view is same as God's

UPDATED 3.56PM | All religious texts say one cannot take other people's money and put it into one’s account, says Ling.

10y ago

Penang insincere and unprepared to enforce FOI, says Gerakan

Is the FOI only for show? asks its state legal bureau chief.

10y ago

Rethink going to streets, Rafidah tells youths, citing 'Arab winter'

She questions whether protests and demonstrations do any good for the country.

10y ago

Ling: Peace and progress will return if Najib, Rosmah removed

UPDATED 3PM | Former MCA boss unleashes another vitriolic salvo against the prime minister.

10y ago

Challenging times ahead for M'sian economy, says Bank Negara

This is due to uncertainty in global economy and moderate domestic demand.

10y ago

Rafidah: Declaring political funding depends on integrity

The ex-minister notes that all political parties need political funding, but says declaring it is up to their intergrity.

10y ago

Unicef invites innovators to make a difference to the lives of children

The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) is inviting technology start-ups from Malaysia with the potential and the passion to improve the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children to apply for funding from its recently launched Innovation Fund.

10y ago

KLM UK Engineering inks five-year partnership for the provision of Virtual Learning Environment and EASA examinations at Nilai University.

KLM UK Engineering inks five-year partnership for the provision of Virtual Learning Environment and EASA examinations at Nilai University.

10y ago

16 boxes of gifts a Kazakh tradition, says Najib’s son-in-law

There were no ‘16 barrels of gifts’, Daniyar Kessikbayev says in clarifying Mahathir’s claim.

10y ago

Hiring 1.5m Bangladeshis contradicts levy hike policy, says Jerit

It will only increase dependence on foreign labour, says the NGO.

10y ago

An officer and a whore - ex-minister's English tale

UPDATED 3.11PM | Rafidah Aziz stresses the importance of having good command of the English language.

10y ago

Appoint new Tabung Haji chairperson to regain trust, PM told

Rafizi says random surveys on social media show that the people want Azeez out and Zeti in.

10y ago

Seeing no evil in Malaysia?

COMMENT | Then again, self-censorship has a karma-like effect - especially here in Malaysia.

10y ago

Malaysia's growth cools in Q4, spending offsets weak commodities

South-East Asia’s third-largest economy grew 5 percent in 2015, slowing from 6 percent in 2014.

10y ago

Pro-Umno portal slams KJ for ganja re-tweet

In addition to promoting fitness, the minister can also promote ganja, sniped the portal.

10y ago

They prefer Bangladeshis, says MTUC after snub by ministries

UPDATED 1.54PM | MTUC was stopped from entering the ministries to send a memorandum.

10y ago

MP to push for ban on pregnancy tests by employers

The 90pct award slash in Noorfadilla case encourages bias against pregnant women, Zuraida says.

10y ago

Dr M: How come I can criticise Najib but Liong Sik cannot?

UPDATED 2.50PM | He raises this point in his affidavit in support of Ling's bid to strike out Najib's defamation suit.

10y ago

Adam Adli's jail sentence set aside, fined RM5,000 instead

UPDATED 5.08PM | Activist was convicted of sedition. High Court lessens punishment as his remarks didn't cause anything untoward.

10y ago

China’s maritime claims and Umno’s China card

COMMENT | Umno is playing a dangerous game if it is cosying up to China.

10y ago

Salleh, how about telling the truth instead of urging self-censorship?

YOURSAY | 'So where do we get verified news? From Utusan, New Straits Times, The Star - all propaganda mouthpieces...’

10y ago

Former Perak throne heir fails in bid to rescind title annulment

High Court rules agrees with AG that Perak sultan's decision was within his powers.

10y ago

Can gov’t really reduce foreign labour in construction?

KINIBIZ | Is enough being done to move towards greater automation and less labour-intensive work?

10y ago

TPPA - woman charged with hurting PM's feelings

UPDATED 5.03PM | She posted insults on Facebook against the PM over the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.

10y ago

Americk: Sirul's first video could only be shot in Villawood

The lawyer casts doubt on Australian press reports that recording was made before detention in Villawood.

10y ago

'We just cut down trees, not wipe out the forest'

Trees cut for widening of Jalan Masjid Negeri will be replanted, says Penang CM.

10y ago

RM2.6b - Ling applies to strike out Najib's defamation suit

UPDATED 1.40PM | Mahathir has also filed an affidavit in support of Ling's application

10y ago

Najib, either quit or declare yourself supreme

COMMENT | He needs to do what needs to be done, even if it is not the right thing.

10y ago

Karate girl's struggles highlight country's failings

YOURSAY | Why, despite shining in sports and studies, did the system ignore her?

10y ago

Rafizi: Mahathir lost more than RM42b, but Najib can't afford this

The country had more fiscal space before, but not now, and Najib can’t have another scandal, says Rafizi Ramli.

10y ago

Hospital maintenance contracts 'not open tender'

SPECIAL REPORT | The 15-year concessions were worth a total of RM7.5 billion, says an economist.

10y ago

AG cancels MACC meet at last minute as panel term expires

With under a week left on the panel, present members are doubtful meeting would ever take place with them.

10y ago

PBB rubbishes unity gov't with opposition in Sarawak

‘We cannot work with a party that has tried to run state government down,’ it says.

10y ago

Zahid has to really think twice about 1.5m Bangladeshis plan

COMMENT | There are in reality no 3D jobs, because every job is a dignified profession.

10y ago

Annuar Musa can be probed for giving false info, says Mat Zain

The ex-CID chief says this has resulted in Dr M being investigated by the police.

10y ago

Ambiga: Name the foreign worker employers

The prominent lawyer does not believe the 1.5m Bangladeshis to be brought in have employers.

10y ago

Paul Low and politicians the ones destroying MACC

YOURSAY | ‘Had they been as independent and fearless … they would not be seen as weak and hopeless today.’

10y ago

Responsibility and accountability a little under the weather

During the weekend I felt a little under the weather. The obvious thing to do is to read the Sunday newspaper cover to cover. Hardly eight pages through, the weather in me became hazy and later it began to rain cats and dogs.

10y ago

'No need for Najib to declare RM2.6b donation for tax'

Political donations are not subject to income tax, says a tax expert.

10y ago

Dr M, try burying hatchet with Anwar for starters

YOURSAY | ‘For the sake of the rakyat, and put the nation back on the right track.’

10y ago

Dirty, dangerous, demeaning

Staying focused on our family futures,

That’s what life in Malaysia is about,

My sons and daughters that my wife nurtures,

Carrying a load of bricks on my back,

10y ago

3D jobs exposes failure in human capital and social development

Those from the sanctified hallways of government have admonished Malaysians for their unwillingness to take on the ‘dirty, dangerous and difficult’ (3D) jobs that now await another 1.5 million migrant workers who will be arriving from Bangladesh.

10y ago

Archive - 18 February 2016

Mat Sabu: Our boatrides no match for BN copters in S’wak

Sabah will not accept Bangladeshi workers

Husam to face the music over criticisms, says Hadi

Protests snowball over Indian university sedition row

Gov’t tender on 10 Pan-Borneo Highway packages this year

Malay economic council wants anti-discrimination law in employment

Perlis mufti warns the corrupt and selfish will destroy M’sia

RSF slams widening media crackdown amid Najib's scandals

2016-02-18

NOW lodges report over Mara's Aussie property buys

MP wants MACC to probe Zahid over youth council remarks

Marijuana can ease tension over leadership crisis, says Umno man

AG to review rulers' NSC urging, Najib takes note

Jews and Chinese still scapegoats, why?

WSJ refutes AG's Saudi donation claim

M'sian retirees most likely to finish savings in five years

Rosmah gets insight on US talent development programme

Parliament clinic doc missing since January, says deputy speaker

Jakim has no power to raid ‘no-pork’ premises, says DG

Malaysia, Bangladesh sign deal on 1.5m workers

You will sink together with Najib, Kadir warns PM's crew

Faiz gets RM10k from Penang for wonder goal

'We need 1.7m foreign workers, but stats show we have 3m'

PM: Gov’t will decide on new Bank Negara governor

M’sian ’80s striker: Film should have stuck to facts

Riyadh, Moscow, Caracas, Doha agree to freeze oil production

NGO wants S'wak Report probed on Sirul's leaked 113 statement

Ex-IGP: Unreported crimes contributing to low crime statistics

I welcome no-strings attached donation, says Hisham

Utar to set up paediatric cardiac centre in new hospital, says Ling

PWD engineers sign 'zero pothole' pledge

Najib promises stability, certainty to US businessmen

Zahid can't separate praise from flattery

Exco: It's not a bluff, Penang planted 271,028 trees since 2008

Decriminalising marijuana a mistake, warns IGP

Minister: Dudley House issue out of Mara's hands now

Law expert: Rulers urging for NSC bill revision significant

Najib's suit 'not genuine purpose for legal redress'

Ex-MCA boss: Dr M won't fail, his view is same as God's

Penang insincere and unprepared to enforce FOI, says Gerakan

Rethink going to streets, Rafidah tells youths, citing 'Arab winter'

Ling: Peace and progress will return if Najib, Rosmah removed

Challenging times ahead for M'sian economy, says Bank Negara

Rafidah: Declaring political funding depends on integrity

Unicef invites innovators to make a difference to the lives of children

KLM UK Engineering inks five-year partnership for the provision of Virtual Learning Environment and EASA examinations at Nilai University.

16 boxes of gifts a Kazakh tradition, says Najib’s son-in-law

Hiring 1.5m Bangladeshis contradicts levy hike policy, says Jerit

An officer and a whore - ex-minister's English tale

Appoint new Tabung Haji chairperson to regain trust, PM told

Seeing no evil in Malaysia?

Malaysia's growth cools in Q4, spending offsets weak commodities

Pro-Umno portal slams KJ for ganja re-tweet

They prefer Bangladeshis, says MTUC after snub by ministries

MP to push for ban on pregnancy tests by employers

Dr M: How come I can criticise Najib but Liong Sik cannot?

Adam Adli's jail sentence set aside, fined RM5,000 instead

China’s maritime claims and Umno’s China card

Salleh, how about telling the truth instead of urging self-censorship?

Former Perak throne heir fails in bid to rescind title annulment

Can gov’t really reduce foreign labour in construction?

TPPA - woman charged with hurting PM's feelings

Americk: Sirul's first video could only be shot in Villawood

'We just cut down trees, not wipe out the forest'

RM2.6b - Ling applies to strike out Najib's defamation suit

Najib, either quit or declare yourself supreme

Karate girl's struggles highlight country's failings

Rafizi: Mahathir lost more than RM42b, but Najib can't afford this

Hospital maintenance contracts 'not open tender'

AG cancels MACC meet at last minute as panel term expires

PBB rubbishes unity gov't with opposition in Sarawak

Zahid has to really think twice about 1.5m Bangladeshis plan

Annuar Musa can be probed for giving false info, says Mat Zain

Ambiga: Name the foreign worker employers

Paul Low and politicians the ones destroying MACC

Responsibility and accountability a little under the weather

'No need for Najib to declare RM2.6b donation for tax'

Dr M, try burying hatchet with Anwar for starters

Dirty, dangerous, demeaning