Archive - 16 July 2016

We are concerned that the natural beach and coastline will be irreversibly destroyed in order to build a mega development which includes huge reclamation and the building of an artificial beach.

I refer to The Star article ‘Gov’t mulls abolishing law after requests by businesses’ dated July 15, 2016.

Pakatan Harapan and Dr Mahathir Mohamad appear to be on the threshold of forming a new political coalition that would finally oust the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.

Only 300 such specialists are available nationwide, says deputy health minister.

I welcome the transport minister’s order to install speed limiters on all express buses. According to him, this ruling was made two years earlier but enforcement was not fully carried out.

Country opposes all means to undemine the will as expressed through the ballot box, says the PM.

Systematic operations against the coup have been completed, but mopping up will take longer.

Alor Star police seize 180kg of the drug from one of them at Jalan Putra in the Kedah capital.

It will help Jakim produce flyers or articles on the true meaning of jihad and war in Islam, says deputy minister.

The PM says this in his Twitter message condemning the attempted military coup in Turkey.

Learn from Hew Kuan Yau, who took responsibility for his South China Sea posting and quit DAP, says Gerakan Youth.

‘We will see first… we must have similarity in our struggles,’ says its chief Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

BN’s wins in S’wak and the by-elections promoted him to set up the new opposition, says Khairy.

The promoter at a pub was allegedly hit with a mop, and a technician who attempted suicide has been arrested.

It wants an emergency meeting held, as these attacks have been falsely attributed to Islam.

The list making the rounds on the social media names the new party as Parti Melayu Baru Bersatu.

UPDATED 5.34PM | A news agency supporting IS claims the truck driver was one of the group's 'soldiers'.

Grenade attack on nightspot is included, five months after UK raised terror alert in M’sia to 'high'

UPDATED 5.54PM | The NGO reminds MIC that Pak Lah, Najib were also part of Mahathir's 'racist' cabinet.

‘We vote for (the S'gor government) but it can't help us. How are we going to eat?’ the breadwinner asks.

The minister says she is still in charge of overseeing the Sarawak-Putrajaya talks.

Hindu group Rapat says report is erroneous, wants apology on pain of legal action.

Rapat wants gov't to take stern action against the perpetrators, act swiftly to protect places of worship.

Five generals and 29 colonels were dismissed, and one general was reportedly killed.

NST reports him calling the former premier a 'political animal' who would stop at nothing to get at his enemies.

Following the coup attempt there, he advises them to contact M'sian Embassy in Ankara for help.

It says coup attempt unsuccessful, was conducted by a clique within the armed forces.

COMMENT | Why turn on him now, when your reps were in the cabinet as they were being formulated?

UPDATED 1.31PM | Ex-Umno No. 2 agrees with new party to join forces with Harapan, PAS and civil society.

They decry that no one has been punished for shooting down the jet, killing 298.

UPDATED 2.24PM | Malaysians express shock at the failed coup and pray for the safety of Malaysians there.

Malaysiakini digs into the significance of hell notes in Taoist culture.

YOURSAY | ‘You have succeeded beyond expectations and now we inherited this rotten gov’t.’

With the latest changes by FB, you are most likely to get fewer news articles.

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

Lahouaiej Bouhlel shot multiple times at three police officers before he was killed.

YOURSAY | ‘Dignity has no colour or smell nor physical attributes.’

YOURSAY | ‘It would be difficult for a UK national to commit ‘treason’ against M’sia.’

Erdogan says coup plotters will pay heavy price as supporters answer his call to take to the streets.