Archive - 14 March 2016

It's to hold China to it's promise of not placing military assets in the area.

Minister Jamil Khir Baharom says the depositors will then need to wait until they are old to perform the haj.

It was to gain experience of training in a different environment, says Defence Ministry.

They can be made at any branch of the Internal Revenue Board.

They had allegedly aggressively approached the PM in Kuching last Saturday.

M'sia has a solid financial system, current account surplus, healthy reserve levels, she says.

Dr S Subramaniam says even supporters of former party president G Palanivel are welcome.

Sarawak tourism minister says bad publicity over the arrests won't hurt state tourism.

PARLIAMENT | There are many procedures to follow, says Home Ministry.

Twenty cars were severely damaged, in the second of such incident involving an angry trucker.

The Borneo states could take advantage of any law making public referendum legally-binding, he says.

On Day 3, Himpunan Hijau chief lends support on journey from Kuantan to Parliament.

'We had no intention to be sexist in how we conduct our business and we have the utmost respect for everyone.'

UPDATED 2.05PM | Portal to close for 'commercial reasons', says TMI editor Jahabar Sadiq.

PARLIAMENT | PKR lawmaker displays six bottles to decry easy availability of cheap hard liquor.

'Do you think they have a good heart to establish Felda? No way in hell would they do it,' says PM.

PM was clarifying reports about his encounter with the ruler.

This is because Malays make up the majority in the country, former minister says.

COMMENT | We won't go gently into the night, well because news never takes a break anyway.

Tanjong MP wants a thorough check on campaign spending of BN chairman.

14.6 million outstanding summons worth RM1.46b unpaid from 2010 to 2015, discloses Zahid.

‘But to decent and thinking Malaysians, there can be no joy but immense sadness,’ he says.

COMMENT | The day will come when all that we stood and fought for will find its endgame.

PARLIAMENT | The ‘personal donation’ to PM Najib was not used and returned, says Azalina Othman.

Plainclothes cops, DBKLofficers allegedly involved in commotion, says witness.

DAP's Liew Chin Tong believes it is more about searching for a new formula.

The contest is now mainly between pro- and anti-Najib forces, says Kluang lawmaker.

UPDATED 7.45PM | It's all just a political strategy, says PKR.

They petition CM Lim Guan Eng to stick to his ‘sustainmable development’ pledge.

Court officials and Anwar's lawyer find his home vacant when they arrived to hand over a writ of repossession.

Pandikar rejects Lim's question because it is based on assumption.

Four days ago, I asked the agriculture minister regarding the status of the NCR lands upon which Getah Irad (Risda) are being planted in Betong. He has not responded via the press to date.

Singapore’s Straits Times cites souces close to Najib says ambassador to the US Awang is a reluctant frontrunner.

I refer to an article published in Malaysiakini recently on a joke made by our Chief Minister Adenan Satem suggesting that the PM marry an Iban woman. I do not find it funny. The statement has racist and sexist connotations. It is in bad taste and is disrespectful not only to Iban women but to the Dayak community as a whole.

UPDATED 3.50PM | MP refers to the RM27 million that went into Najib's account from SRC, probed by MACC.

UPDATED 2.05PM | Portal to close for 'commercial reasons', says TMI editor Jahabar Sadiq.

No track record of journalists harming public officials, it points out.

What about husbands who fail to sustain marriages?

PARLIAMENT | However, only four out of 15 people investigated under the OSA have been charged in court

MP SPEAKS | The kind of obfuscation seen in the case of Pembinaan PFI's debts in 2012 is worrying.

UPDATED 6.55PM | They include 200,727 people who were slapped with the ban for bankruptcy.

YOURSAY | ‘PAS is looking for a needle in the haystack. Good luck to you.’

UPDATED 1PM | There is no particular rule or law on this succession. It’s just tradition, says the former PM.

UPDATED 1.30PM | PMs around the world have been removed, even if rightfully elected, he says.

PARLIAMENT | UPDATED 5.10PM | Currently, an average of 35.54 M'sians surrendering their citizenship every day.

ANTIDOTE | The resilient ones grow stronger through political or economic crises.

On booklets to explain how these two issues were politicised, says minister.

Seven soldiers are injured in the attack in Narathiwath.

UPDATED 8.04AM | ‘Firefly should apologise to women in this country,’ says Lau Weng San.