Archive - 12 November 2016

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were not the best of candidates. Neither inspired the nation and neither fared as predicted.

The PM says Malaysians must not be trapped and embroiled in minor issues.

He says no other party could match BN’s performance all these years.

He says enough time must be given for PKR to continue its talks with PAS.

The briefing took 30 minutes, following which she was taken to the Burn Treatment Unit.

MP SPEAKS | The ECRL will also have 88km of new lines that will connect Gombak with Port Klang.

‘All 21 of them went to M’sia through brokers to sell crispy rice there,’ says Thatree Chavachata.

As a new party, Bersatu will like to engage with all parties, he says.

The party sec-gen says at least two-thirds of the delegates must agree to the proposal.

The resolutions were passed by the 1,238 delegates who attended the AGM.

They say the mixed signals reflected why the divided opposition cannot lead.

'On Nov 19, wherever Bersih announces it will be gathering, we will be there.'

However, pro-Mahasiswa group Umany says this would sacrifice the students’ right to rally.

C4 asks if Malaysian police have sought help from Interpol to arrest Jho Low.

'We are in a family, we will always be together in Malaysia.'

UPDATED 4.45PM | 'Some say that I am backing out from signing the agreement. Actually, I definitely will not back out...'

Challenges that need to be faced together is the ugly side of Information Communication Technology and the Internet.

I used to write online quite often. It became a little bit awkward after The Malaysian Insider imploded on itself. Writing on Malaysiakini, though having a wider audience, tended to cater to a group of peculiar trolls, the so-called armchair intellectuals and political professors of the 800Kbps internet. Nevertheless, I really do miss speaking to a wider group of people and actually being able to relate to happenings back home.

UPDATED 3.20PM | 'Traditionally, the PM's wife does not get involved in political disputes.'

Trump has said he will scrap TPPA, renegotiate North American Free Trade Agreement.

UPDATED 3.05PM | 'Don't say you don’t agree with Pakatan Harapan because DAP is in it. That’s a lie.'

UPDATED 2.55PM | Tunku Aziz wants tighter regulation of local NGOs citing 'foreign funding' as an issue.

'Let's make MCA great again, let's make Wanita MCA great again.'

The ex-DAP senator sings the 'topple democratically elected PM' tune in his Mahathir attack.

UPDATED 4.55PM | Red-shirts largely refrained from touching volunteers in other confrontations in footage.

Some Permata students have earned places in top universities like Oxford.

UPDATED 3.50PM | 'Believe me, we will join Pakatan Harapan.'

COMMENT | At least Apandi should reveal the full content of the MLA.

UPDATED 1.14PM | Dr M's lawyer says AG's Chamber's excuse only arouses suspicions of a cover-up'

Many of the suspects wanted for cross-border crimes have their roots in Sabah,

Amanah deputy Salahuddin Ayub suggests this as Anwar is still the coalition's choice of PM if they take Putrajaya.

Weakened ringgit, declining oil prices will cause the index to fall, says head of retail research of local investment bank.

‘Do we have to kiss each other? No. Do we have to work together? Yes.’

‘Both the opposition and Umno are the establishment.’

SPECIAL REPORT | Don’t ask them why, for it can be a very sensitive question for most unwed people…

One of the prerequisites of being a spy is to know how to look stupid…

If the prosecution wins, the former Umno man is likely to be detained again.

And if he fails to do so, 'we will hold his feet to the fire'.

The presidential transition team is tasked with setting up the new government.

Several of them rubbish claims of costly railway projects overseas by minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan.

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

YOURSAY | It took a billionaire like Trump to connect with the disadvantaged.’

YOURSAY | ‘If you are so fervent in your work, enough of the ‘wayang’ of dishing out warnings.’

Redirecting Trump’s angst against the right targets.