Archive - 3 March 2016

He says RM1,200 minimum wage for civil servants will also be implemented on same day.

He was commenting on ‘Let's Read The Quran’ campaign to write, read the scripture in non-Arabic languages.

It happened to two 11-year-olds during a school trip to Ayer Keroh last year.

'We are at a crossroads - whether to retain old destructive shackles or undertake commitment to save the country.'

It says M'sia upholds freedom of speech and right to information, but these must be exercised responsibly.

Seven were admitted to the hospital last Friday after eating noodles under the supplementary food programme.

Syed Saddiq, spokesperson for Challenger which criticised Najib's leadership, says two officers met him this afternoon.

Mohd Shahrizan Ismail Sinen, 37, pleads not guilty when the charges were read out.

Judge Allaudeen Ismail passed down the fine to Mohd Dasuky Abdul Manaf.

WeMalaysia dismisses Challenger, also a youth group, saying it's not the voice of young M'sians.

At 5pm, the local unit was traded at 4.1310/1380 against the greenback.

The Perlis mufti is asking social media users to stop poking fun at Najib's posts on his personal religious practices.

This follows the 26,533 cases reported from January until yesterday.

Statement comes as Parliament prepares to resume.

COMMENT l There is a realignment of forces, spurred by a common foe and a dollop of amnesia.

UPDATED 9.07PM | Mahfuz says they will sign a declaration seeking Najib's removal as PM.

MH370 | It has to be sent to Australia, in a process involving officials from Malaysia and international team.

Party disputes must be settled within the party, says Tengku Adnan.

DAP being hypocritical over this issue, says Penang MCA.

UPDATED 5.35PM | Set for April 2, it shows its commitment against GST, says chief secretary Saifuddin.

Penang Gerakan wants to know full details of the 131-acre project.

Civil society leaders have mixed feelings on possibility of him working with Opposition.

This is over a disputed court order demanding data from its WhatsApp service.

PM also tweets photo of him having a conversation with the Saudi king.

The prime minister shares with his audience the challenges faced by Malaysia.

UPDATED 3.38PM | The depreciation is caused by existing economic policies, adds ex-PM.

This is to challenge the Home Ministry's order in declaring the Voluntary Patrol Unit (PPS) as an illegal organisation.

Khoo Kay Peng says opposition hopes to do better in next polls using the Mahathir platform.

UPDATED 4.35PM | For all elected reps and not just voluntary like for Penang and S’gor exco members.

Former premier says only the Agong can appoint the governor on the advice of the prime minister.

The 'victim' had apparently wanted to avoid his mum's scolding for being errant.

UPDATED 5.05PM | However, individuals from the Opposition might attend in their personal capacity.

UPDATED 1.27PM | Muhyiddin's decision could be based on a different strategy, he says.

Officials are probing whether a mosquito could have entered New Zealand in luggage.

UPDATED 2.31PM | This is related to the flow of money into the PM's personal accounts.

'The average debt for Malaysians is RM56,000, which is nearly 10 times the average monthly personal income.'

UPDATED 2.15PM | He also vows to keep speaking out and is willing to work will all those on the same page.

The National Grade Average sees a drop for 2015 by 0.07 to 5.15, from 5.08 in 2014.

UPDATED 2PM | 'Unreasonable and unlawful' restrictions on access to his lawyers in prison is the cause.

This was bound to happen, wondering if a tweet is a legal tool to communicate official policy or decision. I think not as it has to be gazetted and so on before representing official policy.

This is thanks to its participation in a military exercise in northern Saudi Arabia.

UPDATED 12.25PM | The National Meteorological Agency says there were six aftershocks during the night.

COMMENT | There is still a lot this veteran can do - and one suggestion is to relate his survival skills to the young.

UPDATED 1.40PM | Muhyiddin will write a letter to the ROS regarding his suspension.

MH370 | The metre-long piece of metal will be examined by Australian and Malaysian officials.

New group points out Challenger is not registered with the ROS, thus does not represent majority of youths.

The dam at Samarco mine burst in November last year, killing 19 people.

It says the gov't has not acted transparently nor provided due process prior to blocking access.

Do not regard everything as opinions to be freely espoused, says the communications minister.

YOURSAY | ‘Those who can, do. Those who can't, sit on the advisory council.’

Najib has an audience with the Saudi monarch at the royal residence in Riyadh yesterday.

YOURSAY | ‘More Malaysians are anti-Najib than pro-Najib. Think about it.’

This applies to residents in the coastal areas of Perlis, Kedah and Penang, says Science Ministry.

YOURSAY | ‘There was never a ‘social contract’ in 1957. That idea came up later, after 1969...’

YOURSAY | ‘Recently you said the credibility of state-owned media was in question.’

COMMENT | Were the court prosecutions a way to distract the people’s attention?

Khalid Abu Bakar must specify what unlawful acts we committed, says Arutchelvan.

YOURSAY | ‘Mahathir has not changed despite time, age and hindsight.’

His best strategy will be to go all out until they sack him from Umno, says Wong Chin Huat.

It is considered that it is unreasonable for the cooperative capital, which has been built over the years for the benefit of its members as a result of good management, to now be taken away and used by the government without adequate compensation. The requirement for an outside authority approving the members of the board is also an unreasonable restriction on the rights of the members to manage the co-operatives democratically.

International media reports say it's being examined by investigators searching for the missing plane.