Archive - 12 May 2016

More than 100 vehicles stranded in KL flash floods

More than 100 vehicles stranded in KL flash floods

Among the worst hit areas were near Jalan Duta and the entrance of UM.

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Four jailed for ‘promoting terrorism’

Four jailed for ‘promoting terrorism’

They had gone to Gunung Nuang to conduct preparations to bomb areas around KL.

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After complaints, Education DG posts caning guidelines

After complaints, Education DG posts caning guidelines

This comes after several parents complained against ‘unfair caning’ at a school in Puchong.

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New configuration in Sarawak BN may see three DCM posts

New configuration in Sarawak BN may see three DCM posts

Cabinet line-up under Adenan Satem will likely see a ‘bloated’ cabinet.

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Can gov't convert others without consent? Apex court will decide, says lawyer

Can gov't convert others without consent? Apex court will decide, says lawyer

The decision will be known when the Federal Court hears Indira Gandhi's appeal.

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Ali Tinju: Sungai Besar Umno chief threatened to kill me

Ali Tinju: Sungai Besar Umno chief threatened to kill me

He lodges a police report urging the authorities to withdraw Jamal’s gun licence.

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'Wasabi', cartoonist Zunar's latest spicy offering

'Wasabi', cartoonist Zunar's latest spicy offering

The latest cartoon book, he says, is priced at RM26 in reference to the RM2.6 billion donation issue.

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MPs stunned over Parliament secretary's short-lived transfer

MPs stunned over Parliament secretary's short-lived transfer

Roosme Hamzah has rejoined Dewan Rakyat after a sudden transfer to a ministry.

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New charge against S'pore banker reveals SRC link to 1MDB saga

New charge against S'pore banker reveals SRC link to 1MDB saga

Report says probe getting closer to the centre of a complex web of cross-jurisdictional criminal transactions.

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Harapan, BN bigwigs head to Sg Besar ahead of by-election

Harapan, BN bigwigs head to Sg Besar ahead of by-election

They are already flexing their muscles in the area although no dates and candidates have been announced.

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Oct 27 hearing on Lingam's bid to overturn disciplinary board's ruling

Oct 27 hearing on Lingam's bid to overturn disciplinary board's ruling

UPDATED 8PM | Lingam making a bid to overturn the board's decision to strike off his name for misconduct.

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MAICCI hails lifting of foreign worker freeze in four sectors

MAICCI hails lifting of foreign worker freeze in four sectors

The Malaysian Associated Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MAICCI) welcomes the decision of the government in lifting the freeze of foreign workers hiring in four (4) sectors namely manufacturing, construction, plantation and furniture-making industries.

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Bank manager agrees NFC's fixed deposit a factor for recommending loan

Bank manager agrees NFC's fixed deposit a factor for recommending loan

The Public Bank manager says the loan was for the purchase of condo units.

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'They can only imprison Hisham's body, not his voice'

'They can only imprison Hisham's body, not his voice'

Come Monday, Court of Appeal will hear his case on the nine-month jail term for sedition.

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Azmin: Talks with PAS can go on until 'doomsday'

Azmin: Talks with PAS can go on until 'doomsday'

UPDATED 8.07PM | S'gor MB insists there has always been ongoing discussions with the Islamist party in the state.

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Toe the line or get the sack, PKR five told

Toe the line or get the sack, PKR five told

A source claims the assemblypersons were given ultimatum to change their stand.

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No 'Minister's Question Time' this coming parliamentary session

No 'Minister's Question Time' this coming parliamentary session

It was part of Pandikar's reforms, but will not take place this session as there was not enough time to prepare.

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Rayani Air chief faints, failed to attend DCA inquiry

Rayani Air chief faints, failed to attend DCA inquiry

His wife says they received good responses from DCA and there will be another session next week.

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Misunderstanding, says IGP after audience with prince

Misunderstanding, says IGP after audience with prince

Khalid says issue of prince's phone being bugged and movements monitored has been cleared.

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Time for the US to have a balanced approach

Time for the US to have a balanced approach

For the first time in the run-up to the US presidential election primaries, one of the top democratic candidates, Bernie Sanders, has spoken up for the Palestinians and called Israel’s response to Palestinian violence and agitation as totally disproportionate.

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Freedom of the press has to be nourished and cherished

Freedom of the press has to be nourished and cherished

The press is a modern concept and modern folk can be said to be moulded by the press just as once he or she was said to have been made by his barber and the tailor. It means today his or her opinions, maybe even his philosophy, can be said to be shaped by the newspapers and magazines he or she reads. Thus we see the press has become so powerful that it has come to be called the fourth estate.

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PAS can’t talk about opposition unity now

PAS can’t talk about opposition unity now

I wish things are as simple as what Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, the deputy president of PAS, has asserted - the contest among opposition parties in the two by-elections in Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar would split the votes and allow BN to win again, as in the case of recent Sarawak poll.

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Winning photographs to be exhibited at Sunway Pyramid & Sunway Putra Mall

The recent Sunway International Photography Competition (SIPC) drew close to 2,000 entries in four categories namely architecture, communities, landscapes and culture & festivals from photographers throughout the nation. Thirty-four winners walked away with more than RM100, 000 worth of prizes at the prize giving ceremony yesterday.

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GST a cause for concern for non-government retirees

GST a cause for concern for non-government retirees

The Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri website says that a taxable person, being an individual with effect year 2015) who earns an annual employment income of RM34,000 (after EPF deduction), has to register a tax file.

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Union raps MAS - compensate laid off staff, not splurge on new uniform

Union raps MAS - compensate laid off staff, not splurge on new uniform

Donning a kebaya designed by Farah Khan does not mean MAS will improve, says Nufam.

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Azmin should join PAS, pro-Umno portal suggests

Azmin should join PAS, pro-Umno portal suggests

He should consider leaving PKR, for he has been indebted to PAS many times, says MyKMU.net.

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Zunar's criticisms of PM embarrass the country, says Salleh

Zunar's criticisms of PM embarrass the country, says Salleh

Minister describes the exhibition in Geneva as an insult to a leader whom the people voted for.

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Train swords on slaying Umno, not each other, Mahfuz tells PAS, Amanah

Train swords on slaying Umno, not each other, Mahfuz tells PAS, Amanah

PAS lawmaker wants both parties to talk about joining forces against common foe.

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Arutchelvan also barred from entering Sarawak

Arutchelvan also barred from entering Sarawak

The PSM leader becomes the latest victim when he was stopped at the checkpoint in Miri airport.

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Zunar receives support of 250,000 AI supporters

Zunar receives support of 250,000 AI supporters

This is six months after being picked the first Malaysian in Amnesty International's Write for Rights campaign.

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Rahman Dahlan told to view docs on highway, tunnel himself

Rahman Dahlan told to view docs on highway, tunnel himself

UPDATED 4.05PM | Penang gov't issues an invitation to the BN strategic director to 'satisfy his own heart'.

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Gov’t denies GST rate increase will be discussed

Gov’t denies GST rate increase will be discussed

No plan or suggestion to raise the goods and services tax, says deputy finance minister.

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Conduct study to prove KL is safe, Segambut MP tells Matta

Conduct study to prove KL is safe, Segambut MP tells Matta

You must have statistics to show this, Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents told.

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Leaks show how bank used by 1MDB, Jho Low moved funds in secret

Leaks show how bank used by 1MDB, Jho Low moved funds in secret

BSI paid commission to 'fixers' who roped in rich clients.

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Explain reason for spying on crown prince, gov't told

Explain reason for spying on crown prince, gov't told

Such activities are unacceptable, says Johor DAP.

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Najib pays last respects to widow of ex-MCA president

Najib pays last respects to widow of ex-MCA president

Siew Sin's widow died of a heart attack at age 95.

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Sri Ram to appear for Zaid in case against Apandi next week

Sri Ram to appear for Zaid in case against Apandi next week

The ex-Federal Court judge will be the lead counsel.

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WSJ: FBI zooms in on Riza's purchase of luxury properties

WSJ: FBI zooms in on Riza's purchase of luxury properties

Investigators believe at least US$50m in 1MDB funds were used to buy luxury digs in New York and Los Angeles.

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'Did Bank Negara governor forget rakyat will foot RM48.7b for 1MDB?'

'Did Bank Negara governor forget rakyat will foot RM48.7b for 1MDB?'

Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli poses this question to the new central bank chief.

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No Johor rep at yesterday's Conference of Rulers meet

No Johor rep at yesterday's Conference of Rulers meet

UPDATED 1.53PM | All other rulers and governors attended with their respective state leaders.

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Court to hear controversial sex bloggers' case on May 27

Court to hear controversial sex bloggers' case on May 27

This is for posting a pork dish with the words ‘Selamat Berbuka Puasa’ during the month of Ramadan in 2013.

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Stay out of the two by-elections, PAS tells opposition

Stay out of the two by-elections, PAS tells opposition

It fears if the opposition bloc participates, it will pave the way for BN victory.

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Liow: Four sectors now allowed to hire foreign workers

Liow: Four sectors now allowed to hire foreign workers

They are the manufacturing, construction, plantation and furniture production sectors.

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S'wak's Tasik Biru battle DAP's litmus test of conscience

S'wak's Tasik Biru battle DAP's litmus test of conscience

COMMENT | But, all the hard work put in could not overcome cash handouts, election promises and the fear and intimidation.

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Anwar pays last respects to deceased sister

Anwar pays last respects to deceased sister

The PKR de facto leader was brought from HKL to her house in Bangi.

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Apex court tells man to seek declaration he is not a Muslim

Apex court tells man to seek declaration he is not a Muslim

UPDATED 12.23PM | Sharif is seeking to remove the word ‘Islam’ from his identity card.

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Spying on the prince

Spying on the prince

‘I 'm sure the prince knows why he's being watched.’

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Battling apathy and ignorance for a prosperous Malaysia

Battling apathy and ignorance for a prosperous Malaysia

COMMENT | Are Malaysians being dictated to and controlled on how to think and, act too?

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Parameswara, Ancient Malacca, and the Satanic Verses

Parameswara, Ancient Malacca, and the Satanic Verses

We must teach our children to rewrite history.

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No 'ping pong bomb' in Bangkok blast, Thai cops find

No 'ping pong bomb' in Bangkok blast, Thai cops find

A discarded cough syrup bottle with gunpowder in it was used as an ashtray, police say.

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Najib blaming 1MDB failure on critics laughable, says Pua

Najib blaming 1MDB failure on critics laughable, says Pua

If critics are so powerful, we would have stopped so many other related transactions of the gov’t, says the PJ Utara MP.

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Najib, even an IPO can’t save doomed 1MDB

Najib, even an IPO can’t save doomed 1MDB

YOURSAY | ‘Good that IPO didn’t take off, otherwise men and women on the street will lose their life savings.’

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Debris in South Africa, Mauritius ‘almost certainly’ from MH370

Debris in South Africa, Mauritius ‘almost certainly’ from MH370

MH370 | Liow says the findings support results from a previous examination in March.

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Ex-national footballer recounts 21 years as ghostly coach

Ex-national footballer recounts 21 years as ghostly coach

This after Matlan Marjan's lifelong ban from participation in the sport due to bribery conviction.

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20pct oil royalty for Sarawak and Tok Nan-style of autonomy

20pct oil royalty for Sarawak and Tok Nan-style of autonomy

COMMENT | If autonomy is really given to Sarawak, this will affect the needs of Umno.

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Telco operators must be more responsible over tower breakdowns

Telco operators must be more responsible over tower breakdowns

It is high time that the telco tower owners/operators demonstrated a greater sense of responsibility insofar as attending to their faulty towers, especially those near residential areas.

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Amanah may make Sungai Besar a three-cornered fight

Amanah may make Sungai Besar a three-cornered fight

Senior leader Khalid Samad says the party will meet on May 15 to discuss this matter.

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Why the summons-issuing spree along Jalan Midlands, Penang?

Why the summons-issuing spree along Jalan Midlands, Penang?

Penang traffic policemen in two patrol cars had a field day at 1.40pm yesterday (May 11) issuing summonses to about 30-over cars parked along both sides of Jalan Midlands, Pulau Tikus, Penang.

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Digging one hole to plug another in 1MDB affair

Digging one hole to plug another in 1MDB affair

COMMENT | It is not surprising to see cheques being issued to ‘buy over’ corrupt leaders.

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Education, not so much land security, will uplift S’wakians

Education, not so much land security, will uplift S’wakians

YOURSAY | ‘Malaysians have to accept that the heyday of oil wealth might well be in the past.’

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Kini Roundup: TMJ accuses SB of spying on him, 1MDB chalks up another default

Kini Roundup: TMJ accuses SB of spying on him, 1MDB chalks up another default

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

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Light-hearted tales from S'wak polls campaign trail

Light-hearted tales from S'wak polls campaign trail

Tales of a broken bridge, football match and a phone call out of the blue.

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If we’re not careful, we could become Greece of the East

If we’re not careful, we could become Greece of the East

YOURSAY | ‘If 1MDB cannot pay, then the taxpayers through the M’sian gov’t must pay.’

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Taib, not Adenan, the real winner in S'wak polls, says analyst

Taib, not Adenan, the real winner in S'wak polls, says analyst

Adenan is the face of S'wak BN, but the real power is in the hands of the governor, says Phoon Wing Keong.

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Amiruddin may quit Kedah PAS opposition leader post

Amiruddin may quit Kedah PAS opposition leader post

He resigns from his post as Kuala Kedah chief but declines to give any reason for his resignation.

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