Archive - 30 June 2016

They took just five minutes to get away with the jewellery from the outlet in Kampung Batu 7, Shah Alam.

Penang DAP urges members of the public to contribute to be in solidarity with the chief minister.

Salleh Keruak accuses the paper of giving the impression the CM was arrested for criticism of 1MDB scandal.

Fuel prices see the first hike since April.

Sabah Umno secretary reminds members to be calm and not follow these actions.

'Lim has in the past asked people to resign and take leave. Now, it’s his turn,' says Liow Tiong Lai.

He claims consensus must be formed as PM turns power into a ‘tool of oppression and injustice’.

While his detractors say it took a long time coming, his arrest yesterday has sparked an outcry.

The leaders who quit Umno should not have been influenced by certain parties, says Nasir Sakaran.

The public should be wary of IS' threats and report any of its activities to authorities, says Khalid.

UPDATED 6.13PM | His predecessor neglected the public transport system during his 22-year rule, says PM.

The charges are politically-motivated, says the state DAP committee.

An application for a judicial review by 39 owners and tenants is rejected.

Action will be taken if it is found to have violated the terms of its operating licence, says Salleh Said Keruak.

'Perhaps a lawyer may fall sick, or an application will be filed to change a court security guard'.

This is despite the accusations and slander against the government, says Najib.

UPDATED 4.55PM | DAP acting chairperson says rank and file have no doubts about Lim's integrity.

Country’s surplus expected to narrow to 2.1 percent of the GDP this year, from three percent last year.

We the undersigned civil society groups take the following positions in response to the categorisation of some citizens as ‘kafir harbi’.

He says no AG would do a case of this sort, unless he can secure a conviction.

Current CEO Christoph Mueller will go on leave and step down from the board immediately.

May I begin this letter with my utmost sympathy to Lim Guan Eng and family for the arrest and charging today? Just the news sent a chill down my spine so I can imagine how distraught Guan Eng’s family and close circle may be feeling now.

Ambrin Buang is among three witnesses to be called between July 25 and 27, when the trial resumes.

Huan Cheng Guan has always been a fierce critic of the Penang chief minister, who was charged with two counts of corruption this morning.

About 300 employees claim they have not received their salaries for the last three months, allowance for the last six months.

It has always been practice for gov't to provide office for former PMs, he says.

COMMENT | From a legal standpoint, the Brexit vote has actually no binding force.

COMMENT | The Penang CM says the corruption charges won't stick, nor will they break him.

The JPA bursary students were left in limbo after the PM said the scholarship was only for studying locally.

Unable to act against the powerful man who has hurt her husband, Siti Hasmah says she will leave it to Allah.

Student group Challenger is shocked at the manner Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was arrested. He was charged this morning.

Aurat a concern for many Muslim patients, a gynaecologist at a public hospital shares.

‘I am worried from the standpoint of an intelligence professional,’ says its director.

The short-term goal created a bubble that when it burst, it's harder to inflate again,  says Rafizi.

The country’s economy remains resilient, according to the World Bank.

UPDATED 2.11PM | Penang Umno chief points out that no other Penang CM has been brought to court on such charges.

The federal and Pahang governments say there were still 5.4m tonnes stockpiled.

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is sickened to the core to learn of yet another tragic death of a magnificent animal - the jaguar - at the hands of a military staffer in Brazil. The needless deaths of the jaguar, gorilla Harambe, alligator killing in Disney resort in Orlando, Florida lions in a Chile zoo and countless other exploited wild animals have sparked an international outrage, yet exploitation of wild animals goes on.

Cases such as 1MDB and the donation to Najib's accounts have not seen anyone punished, they say.

UPDATED 2.30PM | It doesn't take effect if Hari Raya starts on July 5, says Ali Hamsa.

She wants the agency to meet three demands to prove it's innocent of plagiarism claims.

Amnesty International slams the lack of accountability in custodial death cases even when evidence shows guilt.

MP SPEAKS | The twin by-elections have given Najib the confidence to go on an all-out political offensive, says Lim Kit Siang.

The sooner Pakatan Harapan accepts that PAS is no longer an opposition party, the better, says Khalid Samad.

YOURSAY | ‘Perhaps Lim did not pray as hard as Najib’s associate Jho Low.’

He laments the community accepts any wrong the gov't does as 'God's will'.

YOURSAY | ‘It is feckless for Liow to shy away from even giving his personal opinion.’

LIVE | Guan Eng is not ordered to surrender his passport but he needs to notify the court two days before he travels abroad.

They say they stopped paying loans as their abandoned apartments were unfit for occupation.

We refer to the report in The Sunday Star, ‘A lesson in courage from MDDB's special dogs’ (June 12, 2016).

COMMENT | Hand in hand in religious harmony we can build a ‘Better Malaysia’.

A user is unhappy with the compensation offered for the error in the auto reload facility.

YOURSAY | ‘Next, only Muslim doctors for Muslim patients?’

It’s high time for Azmin Ali to pick up the baton.

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

Liew Chin Tong says first it was Anwar, now the DAP sec-gen, setting the stage for November polls.

Malaysians who believes in a competent, accountable and transparent government to stand together with Lim.