Archive - 24 December 2016

Best way to honour NH Chan is to fully restore the rule of law

Best way to honour NH Chan is to fully restore the rule of law

This morning, accompanied by Perak DAP chairperson Nga Kor Ming (MP for Taiping/assemblyperson for Kepayang) and Perak DAP secretary Wong Kah Woh (Perak state assemblyperson for Canning), I paid my last respects to a towering Malaysian and a great judge, former Court of Appeal judge NH Chan.

Gerakan slams Penang gov't for ruling 'mafia-style'

Gerakan slams Penang gov't for ruling 'mafia-style'

Teng Chang Yeow claims people of Penang can't even criticise  state leadership at all, or they will be prosecuted.

Najib: Hold dear to values that bind us

Najib: Hold dear to values that bind us

It is a time to reflect on mutual respect, tolerance for one another and helping those less fortunate, PM urges.

Thanks for the obvious but 1MDB not absolved, Kit Siang tells Jasa

Thanks for the obvious but 1MDB not absolved, Kit Siang tells Jasa

‘Can 1MDB and the BN government continue this charade,’ asks the DAP supremo.

Prasarana apologises, vows to improve accessibility for disabled

Prasarana apologises, vows to improve accessibility for disabled

It is also shocking that corporations have yet to learn to deal with disabled issues, including how to treat the disabled.

Gov't to tighten visa rules for foreign students

Gov't to tighten visa rules for foreign students

The move is to ensure foreign students not involved in terrorist activities such as the Islamic State militant group.

‘Eight years after a stroke rendered me a vegetable’

‘Eight years after a stroke rendered me a vegetable’

My one wish is to go to the toilet on my own, says a stroke victim.

Felda should justify purchase of Eagle High, says Nazir

Felda should justify purchase of Eagle High, says Nazir

'Eagle High's average price in November was 212 rupiah per share, so it's a 173 percent premium for a non-controlling stake.'

List of passengers injured in Pagoh bus tragedy

List of passengers injured in Pagoh bus tragedy

All the injured passengers, except for four, are being treated at the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital in Muar.

Petition on identity of MO1 fails to get enough signatures

Petition on identity of MO1 fails to get enough signatures

The White House petition only has 25,986 out of the required 100,000 signatures.

Witness: I saw bus 'flying' before plunging into ravine

Witness: I saw bus 'flying' before plunging into ravine

Witness was playing a board game with three friends outside his house when he saw the 3.25am crash.

Amanah hails landmark UN Security Council resolution on Palestine

Amanah hails landmark UN Security Council resolution on Palestine

The United Nations Security Council’s condemnation of Israel’s illegal settlement in the West Bank and Eastern Jerusalem is a huge recognition of what we have been protesting all these while.

MP: Jamal's jibe at Siti Nurhaliza an insult to all women

MP: Jamal's jibe at Siti Nurhaliza an insult to all women

UPDATED 3.25PM | Kuantan MP Fuziah reminds the Umno leader that his language is unbecoming of a datuk.

M'sia's outgoing UN envoy: UNSC vote against Israeli settlements 'crowning experience'

M'sia's outgoing UN envoy: UNSC vote against Israeli settlements 'crowning experience'

'The collective efforts of Malaysia and the other council members finally paid off.'

Report: Weakening ringgit may delay LRT extension project

Report: Weakening ringgit may delay LRT extension project

The weakening ringgit may have caused bidders to shy away from the tender which was to be quoted in the US dollar.

Move aside, Selangor Raja Muda tells FAS exco

Move aside, Selangor Raja Muda tells FAS exco

Excessive politics, old-fashioned way of doing things and over dependency on subsidy mentality need to be removed, the prince says.

MRT Corp: RM40b KVMRT construction cost 'no longer relevant'

MRT Corp: RM40b KVMRT construction cost 'no longer relevant'

The figure was derived from a conceptualised proposal back in 2010, for a three-line KVMRT project.

Musa Aman: M'sians can't take unity achieved by nation for granted

Musa Aman: M'sians can't take unity achieved by nation for granted

He thanks security forces for maintaining country's security, so that people could continue to live in peace.

'Star Wars' star Carrie Fisher hospitalised after heart attack

'Star Wars' star Carrie Fisher hospitalised after heart attack

The actress is in critical condition in a LA hospital.

MP: Political will from gov't needed to end fatal bus crashes

MP: Political will from gov't needed to end fatal bus crashes

UPDATED 6.55PM | After Pagoh, Kluang MP laments lessons haven't been learned since the last tragedy in Genting.

Solve KL's prostitution issue before minding S'gor matters, FT Umno Youth told

Solve KL's prostitution issue before minding S'gor matters, FT Umno Youth told

UPDATED 8.40PM | FT Umno Youth should focus on issues that directly impact FT residents instead of what is happening in Selangor.

Jasa: Yeo Jiawei's conviction doesn't affect PM, Arul

Jasa: Yeo Jiawei's conviction doesn't affect PM, Arul

Yeo's case not about 1MDB but more about probe on BSI Bank in Singapore and funds under BSI Bank.

Rights group urges US to grant S'pore's infamous Amos asylum

Rights group urges US to grant S'pore's infamous Amos asylum

UPDATED 12.51PM | The S'porean youth has been detained since landing in Chicago last week.

OIC: Malaysians must continue to protest oppression of Rohingya Muslims

OIC: Malaysians must continue to protest oppression of Rohingya Muslims

OIC special envoy to Myanmar Syed Hamid Albar says this at rally in Shah Alam.

MRT gets thumbs down from disability rights activists

MRT gets thumbs down from disability rights activists

It’s better than other rail facilities but still disappointing, laments one activist.

Express bus plunges into ravine in Pagoh, 14 killed, 16 injured

Express bus plunges into ravine in Pagoh, 14 killed, 16 injured

UPDATED 1.58PM I Most of the passengers who died were believed to be seated in the front rows.

Umno MP slams MCA deputy minister over ‘shortfall’ in Chinese schools funding

Umno MP slams MCA deputy minister over ‘shortfall’ in Chinese schools funding

MCA rejected the allocation because it was not the promised RM50 million.

Is arrest of Peka president punitive?

Is arrest of Peka president punitive?

COMMENT | It is time that civil society should voice out our concern.

In M’sia, nothing happens without a phone call from the top

In M’sia, nothing happens without a phone call from the top

YOURSAY | ‘Indeed, how many gov’t servants have disagreed and spoken up against the politicians?’

Students greet Dr M with scepticism; crisis of confidence in FGV

Students greet Dr M with scepticism; crisis of confidence in FGV

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

For once, Ibrahim Ali speaks sense

For once, Ibrahim Ali speaks sense

YOURSAY | ‘Bolehland is back to the days where a water standpipe installed in the village shall ensure the votes.’

Mahathir’s ‘truth’ and his bizarre logic

Mahathir’s ‘truth’ and his bizarre logic

Only Dr M could get away with his contradictions.