Archive - 18 March 2016

He says sultan urges followers not to be influenced by Shiite, Wahabi teachings.

Increase ranges from RM600 for manufacturing, construction and services sector, to RM50 for agriculture.

More than 4,000 are expected to welcome PM at the RMAF base in Kuantan.

Education Ministry will issue order if the mean temperature exceeds 37 degrees C for 72 hours.

It is understood some signatures were gathered yesterday from Jerlun Umno, a division headed by Mukhriz.

This is after receiving complaints about the CM's purchase.

Several roadshows will also be organised throughout the country.

Malaysia appears second in the list, after Brazil, and before South Africa, China, and Russia.

Penang DAP leader says it has turned the professional body into a partisan anti-gov't organisation.

INTERVIEW | The suspended No 2 is concerned the party situation would worsen if he does not act.

'I can understand if the amount is small. But billions?' asks Rahman Dahlan.

He indirectly admitted price fixed by PM and PR1MA, says Guan Eng.

PMIUM says it was not MPPUM's responsibility in organising the talk by the former premier.

UPDATED 4.20PM | Some 500 protesters led by Umno division chief Jamal Yunos slam ex-PM as a tool of the DAP.

UPDATED 4.27PM | Former PM makes an open plea to Umno members to oust Najib.

However, PBB veteran Peter Minos is reported saying Adenan is keeping the decision 'close to his chest'.

Oil prices have surged more than 50 percent from 12-year lows since then.

Yes, generally speaking the residents in PJ and Subang Jaya agree that the city and town councils, MBPJ and MPSJ, should stop holding any more campaigns asking them, residents, to catch a rat dead or alive for RM3 a piece, in view of the health risks involved from exposures to rat urine and for handling of diseased rats, and especially when all previous attempts had failed to eradicate the rodents at all in both places.

'He's moving away from his previous aggressive approach.'

Guan Eng says he had taken a RM2.1 million loan, and paid RM700,000 in cash.

CM wants meeting to take place in front of mass media.

The report was lodged by the Malaysia Social Media Monitoring Ant Team.

UPDATED 3.40PM | Police have received 107 reports against the course, says Arutchelvan. 

US$81m was stolen by hackers from the NY Fed account of Bangladesh’s central bank.

COMMENT | So, now, after teaming up with Ikatan, PAS has changed its position on hudud!

UPDATED 1.40PM | Umno info chief Annuar says whatever Jamal does was in his own personal capacity.

Adnan had written hit songs for artistes including Siti Nurhaliza (Jerat Percintaan).

UPDATED 1.40PM | Mara will give MACC its full cooperation, says the chairperson.

INTERVIEW | Ex-DPM however admits receiving info from former AG on state of country and 1MDB.

2015 was the warmest year since records have been kept, according to NOAA.

YOURSAY | 'Hopefully PAS and Ikatan don’t become a spent force before GE14.'

New opposition is on a hiding to nothing, says the DAP national vice-chair.

COMMENT | The party has come a long way and survived the road of political hard knocks.

COMMENT | Really wrong documentation? Or clandestine conversions engaged by certain extreme Muslim organisations?

Drivers who commit offences and accumulate 60 demerit points will have their driving licence revoked.

The factory shutdown by British American Tobacco will affect 230 employees.

An ordeal we have to face when performing our duties, says Hulu Langat district officer.

YOURSAY | 'Though Mubarak identified a valid problem, the explanations were unmitigated rubbish.'

The team of 11 are now into Day 7 of their 245km walk to highlight their bauxite mining problems.

YOURSAY | ‘If Najib is so confident, why not advise the Agong to establish a RCI.”

State deputy chief says his phone was seized by police from Bukit Aman.

Analysts add the partnership will not be able to make inroads into non-Malay areas.

These are two hot motions up for debate at the lawyers’ annual general meeting tomorrow.

RECAP | Key headlines that you may have missed yesterday, in brief.