Archive - 25 July 2016

They are also given eight strokes of the cane for the offence.

Eddy Chew only manages 17th place out of 23 participants with 491 points.

Its director-general say although the airline received its provisional ASP on Dec 15 last year, it had not been issued with full ASP.

Fahmi says snap polls in Penang affects 40 seats, and has implications on more than one party.

Pokemon GO has set a new wave of augmented reality games in the history of phone apps.

The company known as the 'Highway Group' is said to have collected about RM35m from 'investors'.

A team from Bukit Aman bomb disposal unit  at the scene to carry out investigation.

All the accused, aged between 25 and 63, plead guilty to their respective charges.

UPDATED 8.35PM | Khairy says the process can bring certainty, but for now the allegations are unproven.

PM Najib Abdul Razak has again asked those named in the 1MDB probes to clear themselves, while adding the truth will prevail.

COMMENT | How the people react to it may determine their fate for generations to come.

COMMENT | The gov’t should set up a tribunal comprising people of integrity and credibility.

Wait for US lawyers to conduct investigations, advises the minister.

I think most Malaysian today are no longer surprised with news about floods. Since the last decade, our country has suffered many events of flood, the latest serious hit was on the east coast during the end of 2014 and early 2015. With up to 200,000 peoples affected and 21 killed, it was described as the worst flood in decades. It also took more than a year for flood victims in certain states to recover and return to their normal lives.

Factory operator, jobless man face up to 30 years in prison if found guilty.

The Justice Department (DOJ) of the United States of America has finally put to rest what Malaysians and the rest of the world had suspected and known about the prime minister's alleged culpability in 1MDB’s astronomical loss of billions ringgit of Malaysian public money.

UPDATED 7.09PM | However, the IGP adds the police can accept it if the electoral watchdog does it according to the law.

UPDATED 6.11PM | Khalid adds that it was the US which decided there was no criminal element in the forfeiture law suits.

The power firm invites the complainant charged RM6k for tampering to meet them to discuss the issue.

MyKMU says claim of a backroom deal with the US presidential candidate on the 1MDB issue is a lie.

UPDATED 6.13PM | He says the report is a special audit required by certain bodies.

Asli CEO Michael Yeoh adds that cut in OPR will help spur business confidence.

It’s not about my choice but about responsibility in defending the mandate given in GE13, says the Selangor MB.

Syed Ali Alhabshee says the news report is just provocation and propaganda.

Guan Eng says let it be a Pakatan Harapan decision.

UPDATED 5.50PM | Competition Commission can seek to review tribunal’s setting aside of RM10m each it ordered the two airlines to pay.

UPDATED 2.50PM | He reiterates call not to speculate on allegations, stressing the government takes the matter seriously.

No plea recorded, and case is being transferred to High Court.

Singapore's central bank says the findings of the probe have dented the country's reputation.

UPDATED 2.22PM | Najib says people forget that the fund has forked out hundreds of millions for such causes.

UPDATED 4.08PM | The auditor-general gave a curt, dismissive reply on the question posed to him.

“Malaysia is serious about good governance” says the prime minister. This raises serious questions as to whether he even understands what ‘good governance’ is all about. The nature of his conduct and actions seems contrary and shows that there is mere lip service. Anyone who is committed to good governance would be open, honest, transparent and ready to be held accountable.

Mortadza Nazarene won’t touch on the matter, despite his section tasked to deal with the PAC findings.

UPDATED 3.36PM | Ambrin Buang says authority to do so was given by the PM.

‘These eunuchs are different from the eunuchs of the Middle Kingdom in only one respect - their testicles are intact - but in everything else...’

COMMENT | Why the fuss, hundreds of such movies won't do anything to help the plight of our Indians.

He also warns that 'riots and chaos' will prevent Malaysia from holding festive gatherings.

Since the seizure of assets and the filing of lawsuits by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on some individuals said to have stolen money from 1MDB, numerous quarters have put up defences on behalf of these individuals and 1MDB.

YOURSAY | 'Surely it should be thankful it's working to return money from stolen property.'

In an interview with ABC, former PM says foreign nations are reluctant to openly say Najib is guilty.

The MB fires a vitriolic tweet at Saari, likely over yesterday's 'palace politics' comment.

MP SPEAKS | UM should publish the proceedings of its internal probe and recommend changes to existing guidelines.

It says its affiliate Pokemon Co receives licensing and fees from the game’s developer.

The feud reportedly led to his stepdaughter rebuking her brother Riza Aziz on social media.

KINIGUIDE | They're not named in the DOJ suits, but the descriptions are telling.

The bombing was the third bloody incident within a week in Bavaria.

SCMP quotes ex-NST editor claiming some Umno top guns are 'jittery' and are holding talks with Dr M.

Dear MPs,

Please be reminded that you are elected by the rakyat to represent them pertaining to all affairs of the nation as per your oath taken upon swearing in. Once you are sworn in irrespective of whether you are holding any ministerial post or from the opposition your duty is to serve the Agong, country and the rakyat and not any individual.

Tony Pua says Lim can't be saved, but people can voice their opinion at the ballot box.

This is unless the federal government is changed through a snap election, says Lim Guan Eng.

In the past two years, much of the focus of the Malaysian people and of those who are interested in Malaysian politics has undoubtedly and deservedly been on Najib Abdul Razak, the current Prime Minister.

Indians are one of the ethnic groups in Malaysia. We are very well aware of the sub-ethnic groups of Indians in Malaysia which can be classified as caste. This caste system has been in practice since the arrival of Indians to Malaysia.

The MP says he 'cannot wait for the day when I get to bring Najib to court' on the PM’s suit against him.

COMMENT | At the end of the day, the people of Malaysia shall prevail.

It is not democracy that Jamal will defend.

But the Islamic party has yet to decide if it would square-off against PKR, says its sec-gen.

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

YOURSAY | ‘If the mayors were elected, they would feel the people's pain at the ballot box.’

YOURSAY | ‘There is no time to waste but to ensure he doesn’t continue to destroy the country.