Archive - 21 February 2016

Bayu Air admits it hasn't applied for airline operation licence

Bayu Air admits it hasn't applied for airline operation licence

The pre-launch was just to inform travel agencies it is set up for umrah travel, the CEO says.
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Najib's a leader with peculiar strength, says Adnan

Najib's a leader with peculiar strength, says Adnan

The Pahang MB compliments the PM on the 40th anniversary of Najib's plunge into politics.
10y ago
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Gov't to push for heavier penalties under MCMC law

Gov't to push for heavier penalties under MCMC law

Amendments to law to be tabled next month, and Sedition Act and CPC to be used in the meantime.
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Najib recalls 40 years of 'torture and grief' in politics

Najib recalls 40 years of 'torture and grief' in politics

UPDATED 12.25AM | It has been 40 years since he was elected MP of Pekan at the age of 22.
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TKC students bag top prizes in Asian English Olympics

TKC students bag top prizes in Asian English Olympics

Fourth former Asma Mohd Jailani beat 48 others in the Short Story Writing category.
10y ago
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Verify viral content before publishing, journos told

Verify viral content before publishing, journos told

Media must be wary of false information spread online, KK Journalists Association chief says.
10y ago
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Flood waters inundate almost 20 schools in Sarawak

Flood waters inundate almost 20 schools in Sarawak

This affects more than 6,000 students in Bau, Padawan and Serian.

10y ago
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Wisma Putra: Security threat advisory 'may not be accurate'

Wisma Putra: Security threat advisory 'may not be accurate'

Foreign missions can issue warnings, it says, but it may not reflect the situation on the ground.
10y ago
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Don't worry, all under control, KL top cop says after terror warning

Don't worry, all under control, KL top cop says after terror warning

Tajuddin says this after Australia warned of a terror attack in the works in the city.
10y ago
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Najib gives EPF thumbs up for 'high dividend'

Najib gives EPF thumbs up for 'high dividend'

EPF declared a dividend of 6.40 percent yesterday.
10y ago
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PM assures M'sia can weather economic challenge

PM assures M'sia can weather economic challenge

But we shouldn't take things easy and be proactive, Najib, who is also finance minister, says.
10y ago
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Najib's achievement the pride of Pahang, says crown prince

Najib's achievement the pride of Pahang, says crown prince

Tengku Abdullah praises Najib's 40 year political career, in a speech in Pekan.
10y ago
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Australia warns citizens of possible terror attack in KL

Australia warns citizens of possible terror attack in KL

UPDATED 7.35PM | The attack could be in places frequented by Westerners, it says in an advisory today.
10y ago
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PKR slams gov't 'flip-flop' on foreign workers policy

PKR slams gov't 'flip-flop' on foreign workers policy

This is nothing new and it is a sign of BN's weak leadership, says PKR deputy president Azmin Ali.
10y ago
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Police to raise fines for traffic offences

Police to raise fines for traffic offences

This is to reduce road fatality rates, which have been on the rise.
10y ago
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Cops kill two 'assassins' suspected of murdering six

Cops kill two 'assassins' suspected of murdering six

They were killed in a shootout in Sibu early today.
10y ago
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Class of ’59, HS Batu Pahat grieves the loss of Dr Hee Tien Lai

Class of ’59, HS Batu Pahat grieves the loss of Dr Hee Tien Lai

The Class of ’59, High School, Batu Pahat grieves the loss of another classmate, Dr Hee Tien Lai, from a heart attack in Penang early this morning, after attending my 75th birthday reunion last night.
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DCA says no permits yet for Bayu Air to start flying

DCA says no permits yet for Bayu Air to start flying

The Department of Civil Aviation has not received any application to operate the airline that plans to start in August.
10y ago
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MP dares gov't to disclose MOU signed with Bangladesh

MP dares gov't to disclose MOU signed with Bangladesh

UPDATED 5.29PM | MP Charles Santiago says there's a 'clear contradiction' in statements made by our ministers.
10y ago
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Musa Hitam: Vision 2020 will fail because of Dr M

Musa Hitam: Vision 2020 will fail because of Dr M

He notes that the former premier has a penchant for grooming followers and getting rid of potential leaders.
10y ago
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Utusan: Minister, ambassador or treasurer to replace Zeti?

Utusan: Minister, ambassador or treasurer to replace Zeti?

It sees Abdul Wahid Omar, Awang Adek Hussin, and Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah as frontrunners.
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'Lies and slander!' snaps S'gor MB on logging claims

'Lies and slander!' snaps S'gor MB on logging claims

UPDATED 3.33PM | Azmin rubbishes Chegubard's claims S'gor awarded contracts without open tenders.
10y ago
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One Bangladeshi in 1.5 million

One Bangladeshi in 1.5 million

For a Bangladeshi who grew up in M'sia, xenophobia is business as usual.
10y ago
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Need to bring in more foreign investors to provide more jobs

Need to bring in more foreign investors to provide more jobs

Very soon, you and I, we will see many more jobless graduates walking on the streets in Malaysia. As it is, it is already difficult to find employment in the private sectors or placements for learning in the government public services, today.
10y ago
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Azmin: PKR will defend Penang state reps who lost directorships

Azmin: PKR will defend Penang state reps who lost directorships

UPDATED 3.35PM | The Penang gov't had removed the two for breaking ranks over Umno motion on reclamation.
10y ago
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Is it 'heaven' or 'hell' on earth in Malaysia?

Is it 'heaven' or 'hell' on earth in Malaysia?

COMMENT | Foreign workers likely face multiple forms of degradation and unimaginable kinds of exploitation.
10y ago
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Riots in Indian state of Haryana, M'sian families safe

Riots in Indian state of Haryana, M'sian families safe

Nine dead, over 100 injured in unrest. However M'sian families registered with M'sian High Com reported well.
10y ago
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Perkasa chief doesn’t buy Zahid’s foreign worker freeze 'drama'

Perkasa chief doesn’t buy Zahid’s foreign worker freeze 'drama'

UPDATED 12.34PM | The 1.5m Bangladeshi workers will indeed come, says an unimpressed Ibrahim Ali.
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Flood worsens in S'wak, number of victims rises to 3,724

Flood worsens in S'wak, number of victims rises to 3,724

UPDATED 3.21PM | This is due to intermittent heavy rain in several places since yesterday.
10y ago
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Who should we believe, Zahid or the Bangladeshi gov’t?

Who should we believe, Zahid or the Bangladeshi gov’t?

YOURSAY | ‘They have called Zahid’s bluff on our freeze of the Bangladeshi workers intake.’
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Zaid, first figure out why Bersih 4 did not work

Zaid, first figure out why Bersih 4 did not work

YOURSAY | ‘Zaid has nothing to offer apart from playing on misconception that getting rid of Najib would solve nation's problems.’

10y ago
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Marina questions Saudi generosity in face of financial distress

Marina questions Saudi generosity in face of financial distress

Dr M's daughter takes a swipe at the RM2.6b 'donation' after report on Saudi Arabia's impending bankruptcy.
10y ago
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Rafizi, 'system change' isn't replacing one devil with another

Rafizi, 'system change' isn't replacing one devil with another

YOURSAY | ‘The country has to be given a bitter prescription before it gets better.’

10y ago
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What if Najib or 1MDB sued WSJ?

What if Najib or 1MDB sued WSJ?

COMMENT | What would be their fate? Where will they hide their faces?
10y ago
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My one birthday wish - turning our nightmare into M'sian Dream

My one birthday wish - turning our nightmare into M'sian Dream

MP SPEAKS | Dreaming of a united, inclusive, moderate, democratic and prosperous Malaysia on my 75th birthday.

10y ago
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Reducing foreign labour and political will

Reducing foreign labour and political will

KINIBIZ | Will the government go all the way to push for greater automation in the construction sector?
10y ago
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