Archive - 20 March 2016

Umno leaders from Kelantan to Sabah rubbish Dr M's letter

Umno leaders from Kelantan to Sabah rubbish Dr M's letter

They say the letter has no impact on Umno members and Mahathir should stop meddling.

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House tour unnecessary, says Penang Umno number 2

House tour unnecessary, says Penang Umno number 2

Reezal Merican says Lim Guan Eng is creating drama to distract from the core issue.

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Indonesia military helicopter crashes, killing all 13 on board

Indonesia military helicopter crashes, killing all 13 on board

The helicopter crashed due to bad weather, at Poso, Central Sulawesi.

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Amend NSC Bill quickly, urges senate president

Amend NSC Bill quickly, urges senate president

He says the Bill's purpose is good but it needs to be refined so it would not be criticised.

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Cheers as Zahid bumps cash prize for 'no budget' S'gor Umno

Cheers as Zahid bumps cash prize for 'no budget' S'gor Umno

Noh gets mute response when he announced RM5,000 for the branch with most new members and voters.

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Zahid: Ignore that ex-Umno man, snake can't bite thrice

Zahid: Ignore that ex-Umno man, snake can't bite thrice

UPDATED 9.44PM | He makes obvious reference to Dr M in a speech to Selangor Umno, but doesn't mention names.

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How a 'team of Anwars' plans to unseat Najib

How a 'team of Anwars' plans to unseat Najib

INTERVIEW | Liew Chin Tong discusses the different ways Save Malaysia can work their way to a Najib ouster.

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Minister: Lim's house tour 'gimmick' won’t absolve him of graft

Minister: Lim's house tour 'gimmick' won’t absolve him of graft

Just like declaring assets once every five years doesn’t mean someone is clean, says Rahman Dahlan.

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MIC sees tax evasion in Penang bungalow brouhaha

MIC sees tax evasion in Penang bungalow brouhaha

In a new twist, MIC's Vell Paari suspects the CM abetted in stamp duty evasion.

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Come clean on approvals for highway projects, S'gor told

Come clean on approvals for highway projects, S'gor told

Residents find it hard to believe state's insistence no approvals granted for the RM11.5b Dash project.

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Shabudin: No to face-to-face with Penang CM

Shabudin: No to face-to-face with Penang CM

No interest in coffee break with him, says MP who questioned Guan Eng's purchase of a house.

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Is Azmin's gov't going to wipe out Selangor's forest reserves?

Is Azmin's gov't going to wipe out Selangor's forest reserves?

COMMENT | The mass forest degazetting is a betrayal of the voters who had entrusted Selangor to the coalition.

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Guan Eng regrets accuser chickened out of face-to-face meet

Guan Eng regrets accuser chickened out of face-to-face meet

UPDATED 3.32PM | The Penang CM says Rafizi or Tony Pua would have jumped at such an invite from Najib.

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Hadi blames DAP and PKR for Pakatan losing Perak

Hadi blames DAP and PKR for Pakatan losing Perak

PAS chief was responding to scathing remarks from DAP regarding PAS-Ikatan tie-up.

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Flashmobs against GST to mark first anniversary on April 1

Flashmobs against GST to mark first anniversary on April 1

UPDATED 2.47PM | It has failed to address the plight of the people, says Pakatan Harapan Youth.

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Regulating billboards not IGP's business, says PKR Youth

Regulating billboards not IGP's business, says PKR Youth

UPDATED 2.41PM | It's responding to Khalid declaring 'free Anwar' billboards seditious, must be removed.

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Ikatan: Najib has strong mandate, no need to resign

Ikatan: Najib has strong mandate, no need to resign

New opposition 'third force' man Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir gives thumbs up for Najib to stay his term with 'people's mandate'.

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Penang CM takes media on tour of his bungalow amid row

Penang CM takes media on tour of his bungalow amid row

UPDATED 1.07PM | Lim Guan Eng when asked by media when he would conduct a tour, says, ‘Right now’.

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Salleh Keruak: Dr M wants to destroy M’sia, not save it

Salleh Keruak: Dr M wants to destroy M’sia, not save it

UPDATED 1:23PM | He reminds ex-PM he is no longer an Umno member and should butt out of its affairs.

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'I expect to be charged under Sedition Act'

'I expect to be charged under Sedition Act'

COMMENT | In new repression against dissent, there are those out to demonise, destroy DAP leadership.

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Najib’s ‘don't think I'm a crook’ a first for M’sia, says Kit Siang

Najib’s ‘don't think I'm a crook’ a first for M’sia, says Kit Siang

UPDATED 12.47PM | The Gelang Patah MP says it’s a sad day in M’sia’s history for a PM to have to make such a statement.

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Tobacco factory closure bodes ill for M'sia

Tobacco factory closure bodes ill for M'sia

YOURSAY | ‘This will lead to high prices and low profits, and more companies will close.’

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Dewan Bahasa worried young writers influenced by indie works

Dewan Bahasa worried young writers influenced by indie works

Board of governors chairperson Md Salleh Yaapar says this tendency could corrupt the Malay language.

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Will gov’t arrest Dr M when he goes on Save M’sia roadshows?

Will gov’t arrest Dr M when he goes on Save M’sia roadshows?

YOURSAY | ‘If we can accept Anwar with a tainted past, why not Dr M?’

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Prince of 'penghasut' - Fahmi Reza sparks rebellion, one poster at a time

Prince of 'penghasut' - Fahmi Reza sparks rebellion, one poster at a time

MALAYSIANS KINI | (In)famous for his 'Kita Semua Penghasut' Najib caricature, the artist has no fear.

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Anwar to represent himself in RM100m suit against Nalla

Anwar to represent himself in RM100m suit against Nalla

Jailed opposition leader fights his own defamation case as prison isn't allowing him enough time with his lawyers.

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Kini Roundup: Guan Eng's 'arrest', AG's removal, Najib-Dr M salvoes

Kini Roundup: Guan Eng's 'arrest', AG's removal, Najib-Dr M salvoes

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

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