Archive - 9 June 2016

Accused claims he was forced to commit the offences by another agent.

Three passengers were also seriously injured.

It improves its ranking from 371 to 362.

Mustapa says Proton's management will be fully responsible for the company's direction.

They say they will incur losses running into millions of ringgit.

The PAC report has proposed that Shahrol be probed.

But it stood by its report that part of this money ended up in PM's accounts via offshore accounts.

SG BESAR POLLS | It shows DAP's level of arrogance, says its info chief Nasrudin Hassan.

They had treated the late son-in-law of DPM.

He raps PKR leader for giving impression that flight to Turkey cost RM86.4 million.

K KANGSAR POLLS | BN candidate Mastura Mohd Yazid wants to focus on the locals' interests first.

Ambiga Sreenevasan says gazetting of NSC Bill should trigger alarm bells.

MH370 | Report says debris was found by someone searching for driftwood on Kangaroo Island.

The four were brought to Kota Kinabalu to have their statements recorded.

Hajail Kadil, 30, was ordered to serve the sentence from today.

Court says there were elements of negligence by the company in its beauty treatment.

'Offenders are often disguised as volunteers at agencies dealing with children'

K KANGSAR POLLS | Defacing poster an act of provocation and desperate attempt to run down PAS, says Perak leader.

The present situation is a culmination of decades of practising a culture of money power, patronage, gerrymandering, cronyism and corruption. This is not something that has suddenly evolved. The stark reality is that all the component parties within the Barisan Nasional (BN) employ the same strategy. Some of our present leaders have nearly three or more decades of experience in this culture.

'This Act is a symbol of Umno's treason which has stolen the powers of the Malay rulers'.

I read Ridhuan Tee’s recent comment labelling “MCA is anti-Islam and Umno knows it” with great dismay. If MCA is indeed anti-Islam as he had described, then the Alliance that fought for independence would not have agreed to make Islam as the religion of the federation.

Lim Kit Siang asks whether they had BN by-election candidate Mastura Mohd Yazid's permission to use her late husband's name.

SG BESAR POLLS | Budiman Mohd Zohdi also gets shelled for using an idiom that describes a negative trait.

SG BESAR POLLS | Putting up inflammatory billboards without Amanah's approval shows DAP doesn't respect anyone, he says.

SG BESAR POLLS | IGP says action would be taken against those responsible.

The Corruption Eradication Commission was changed to the Corruption Protection Commission.

When it is small it is fun, but when it spreads, the fire cannot be extinguished, says Annuar Musa.

However, Chegubard, who organised the first SD, claims the new one is a fake.

K KANGSAR POLLS | He says the party’s campaign is to tell the truth to the public.

UPDATED 6.39PM | K KANGSAR POLLS | This will happen before the next Parliament sitting, says Gerakan president Mah Siew Keong.

A Syariah Law graduate from Usim has been appointed to fill the post.

The veteran lawyer will serve for a two-year term from 2016 to 2018.

The National Civics Bureau (BTN) is an agency under the Prime Minister’s Department established in 1974 and tasked with promoting patriotism, but has drawn criticism for allegedly spreading racism.

It says he was recalled back to PJ from Kuala Kangsar due to staff shortage.

PM also discloses fondness for Motown music, saying he loves they way they move.

UPDATED 5.24PM | K KANGSAR POLLS | This was the Islamic party’s finding from a survey conducted, says vice-president Idris Ahmad.

Sahabat Alam Malaysia also found that the coastal water was red and garbage was adrift, marring the environment here.

A representative from the KTM Khairat Kematian Charitable Association says she had been provoked.

Instead of playing up alleged wrongdoings of Najib and wife, Umno man tells Rafizi to help his constituents.

What is 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) in the context of management and accounting/auditing? Is it a public company aka sovereign fund owned by the government/Finance Ministry or owned by others including the prime minister/finance minister and others including private individuals?

UPDATED 3PM | K KANGSAR POLLS | Rafizi Ramli pours scorn on excuse that Rosmah Mansor was on a tight schedule.

The Federal Constitution provides the ruler of a state the power to grant pardons, say lawyers.

UPDATED 2.40PM | Rafizi says the amount could fund 1,920 outstanding students at local universities.

K KANGSAR POLLS | DAP's inflammatory billboards from Sg Besar have now appeared in K Kangsar, says PAS.

IGP Khalid says they were detained at the KLIA to assist in investigations.

IGP Khalid says as far as he knew, no ransom was paid for their release.

SG BESAR POLLS | The candidate says he has been an opposition member since he was 15.

Minister refutes state exco's claim that he had responded to all the questions raised. 

They have means of responding to criticisms, court decides in striking out Pahang MB’s suit against Utusan Malaysia.

SG BESAR POLLS | Information chief Khalid Samad says they do not want people to lose focus.

UPDATED 3.30PM | K KANGSAR POLLS | However, he says his statement was taken out of context.

UPDATED1.35PM | When he met the Facebook founder, the prime minister quips that he was unimpressed.

UPDATED 2.15PM | SG BESAR POLLS | Ng Suee Lim accuses BN's candidate of stealing the party's billboards.

K KANGSAR POLLS | Perak Amanah wants opposition parties to focus their attacks on BN instead.

UPDATED 1.50PM | He says US president's official car is not only more comfortable than his Proton, but also safer.

It was gazetted with automatic assent as royal assent was not granted.

K KANGSAR POLLS | The BN candidate believes God will show the truth.

MP SPEAKS | Although women dominate our public tertiary institutions, they often go 'missing' after graduation.

Khalid says there should have been better cooperation.

In some instances where children complained to their families about Huckle, they paid no heed.

LIVE BLOG DAY 5 | Its president says the mood here is more positive for BN compared to 2013 polls.

COMMENT | For non-Muslims and non-Malays, these new developments are no laughing matter.

COMMENT | Najib and Rosmah should set good examples by going on an austerity drive.

A photojournalist says the events captured on camera were a nightmare.

YOURSAY | ‘How can MCA campaign for Umno when they opposed the Hudud Bill.’

Huckle case spurs launch of child sexual abuse prevention workshop

‘This shows there is a weakness in Johor’s water management system,’ says Jimmy Puah.

This after High Court throws out the suit as it failed to prove malice on the part of the news portal.

KINI ROUNDUP | Key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.

ANALYSIS | Coming in second is essential in a situation where the chances of winning are slim.

YOURSAY | ‘Nancy, if you really are against it, you need to vote against, not abstain.’

'It took them four months to decide to bring me to court,' notes the graphic artist.

YOURSAY | ‘Please bear with him. Stupidity is not a crime here…’

C4's Cynthia Gabriel also asks if Minister Ismail Sabri has been sleeping on his job.