Archive - 29 December 2016

The couple planned to marry in February.

Starting Jan 1, DBKL will enforce new guidelines for renovation works on houses in KL.

Estimation didn't include cost of land acquisition and electric trains, and was based on all three lines being built simultaneously.

Russia, Turkey and Iran will help guarantee that the 'fragile' ceasefire is observed.

Only cakes certified halal allowed for birthday parties at McDonald's.

Deal will also help to realise potential establishment of Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries.

'The Transport Ministry has mandated that all new-model buses manufactured effective January 2015 be installed with the SLD.'

The firm issued offer letters to draw teachers in the state to take umrah package.

He lodges report against Felda management instead.

UPDATED 8.18PM | 'Because if it was (supposed to be) an economic aid, it (BR1M) does not empower the people.'

UPDATED 8.02PM | 'I wanted his (Khalid)'s daughter to be investigated after it was reported that she had been awarded the licence to sell firearms.'

Political leaders have a right to an opinion, although they should not air dirty linen in public, they say.

Jamal should do it through the proper channel, the top cop advised.

UPDATED 8.45PM | The singer who had been gravely ill since yesterday, died this evening.

BNM in consultation with financial industry would work together to ensure smooth implementation of Klibor rate-setting framework.

COMMENT | Action has been taken on 22 measures under the ministry’s jurisdiction.

'Most Tamil school students from lower-income families not fluent in English.'

'The family forked out RM810 to the bomoh to get rid of the nine spirits.'

The RM2.8 billion Malaysian vape industry reported major losses following crackdowns from regulators in the past year.

'This is a madness which has never happened, where a non-majority stakeholder is given the power to control the company.'

How did we come to this cartoon state
Where an exhibition of cartoons stirs an unruly mob into a frenzied state
To disrupt and tear down the cartoon exhibits - was it a High-Up order ?
As the cartoonist was arrested instead by the police for “ public disorder”!

The Umno-turned-Bersatu member shares concern over Felda's woes with Amanah man.

Its state vice-chair Lim Boon Ten claims a flood mitigation project had resulted in the ‘invasion’.

Tevez is in line to become the sport’s highest paid player, reportedly earning around US$753,000 per week.

We are working on something, expect an announcement soon, says a Felda director.

‘The system is very open to abuse and the wrong people may get elected,’ says ex-PM.

UPDATED 4.05PM | They face 37 counts of misappropriating infrastructure funds amounting to RM61.48m.

Teresa Kok says her stance was based on putting travelling women at ease.

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) and the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) welcome and support the proposal yesterday by Natural Resources and Environment Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar to put off all land reclamation work in Penang until new and improved requirements for Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and Detailed Environment Impact Assessments (DEIAs) are put in place.

We have heard and seen it too often. From the Bukit Gantang bus accident that killed 22 people in 2007 to the Pedas/Linggi bus accidents that killed 12 people in 2010 to the Genting crash that killed 27 people in 2013; the authorities responsible for the road safety play a similar tune.

'We ought to get on with our lives,' says the president-elect of the hacking controversy.

Jamal Md Yunos’s antics are just too interesting to overlook.

The Land Public Transport Commission encourages patrons to give them details of errant drivers.

Reynolds was one of the most enduring and endearing Hollywood actresses.

PAS' Tuan Ibrahim slams the purchase as putting more financial burden on Felda.

Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s criticism of BR1M is totally unjustified and unacceptable to the millions of BR1M recipients. He needs to take note that it was mainly due to his allegedly unfair socio-economic policies and practices during his long rule that have now necessitated hand-outs and aid schemes like BR1M .

The Sungai Petani MP shares how he went from millionaire to hawker after leaving Umno.

Yee Tien Hou says ah longs have set their house on fire and splattered paint on his gate.

YOURSAY | ‘The problem in our nation is that BN will never admit its mistakes.’

Ensuring our progress into a high-income nation.

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

We read with interest the letter titled ‘Hurdle for law graduates in latest CLP rule’ (The Star, Dec 27, 2016), which bemoans the latest restrictions imposed on the Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) examination.

A party insider says they will bring up their choice for PM in Harapan’s meeting.

YOURSAY | ‘The way to prevent bus tragedies is to improve quality, not higher salaries.’

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