Archive - 3 January 2017

About 500 residents in Kampung Sematang Tepi Laut and Kampung Tengku Laksamana, Kuala Kedah, Kedah face various problems because of the access road to their village is badly damaged.

During the Christmas and New Year celebrations, most of the western nations were placed on high alert for any terrorist activities. Only a decade or two ago these nations usually celebrated the year-end festivities peacefully.Why has this change occurred?

Rescue workers brave strong waters to send food and other supplies. 

Without President Park Geun-hye's testimony, first hearing ends in just nine minutes.

Bahri, however, says he will issue an official statement soon, does not want others to talk on his behalf.

UPDATED 11.59PM | Some schools are flooded while others are inaccessible.

Mustapa Mohamed also advises the public not to park their vehicles by the roadside as resulting traffic congestion will undermine rescue efforts.

The redelineation process cannot be completed until the judicial review is over.

Rahman Dahlan says not all cases investigated by MACC culminate in prosecution.

The contractors failed to fill up the schools' diesel tanks, the ministry said.

Penang CM says it's already third day of the new year, but federal gov't has yet to disburse the funds.

'We don't want all the good deeds of Mahathir to be forgotten due to his excessive questioning of the good done by the Barisan Nasional government.'

'How did Lim come to the conclusion that the sale of land did not contribute to the state surplus over the years?'

The attacker is still on the run two days after he shot dead 39 people.

Azan Ismail says the state allowed the foundation to hold pre-umrah courses without accreditation.

'Whether that is politically sensitive or not, to me that is a separate issue,' says deputy minister.

Pekan District Village Heads Association chairperson says he had the opportunity to perform the haj with the launching of the programme in 2011.

Deputy minister says opposition Umno-splinter group Bersatu may win a handful of seats.

They were charged with another couple with committing an affray in Sungei Way on the night of Dec 29.

'I believe Puspakom itself has done a lot to reduce the incidences of corruption at the centre.'

UPDATED 5.50PM | Bahri Mohd Zin breaks his silence on his decision to retire as special operations division chief.

This after Bahri Mohd Zin's resignation due to frustration over the SRC case.

It involved 60 percent of the market share and RM1 billion in GDP.

UPDATED 6.15PM | This information is vital as it can explain RM193 mil 'estimated loss' for Felda housing project.

Chung Yoo-ra arrested in the northern Danish city of Aalborg on Sunday on charges of illegal stay.

Minister says ex-PM has an axe to grind, and also wants to boost son's political career.

Fake news began to circulate in earnest after the Oct 9 armed attacks in Maungtaw, northern Rakhine state.

UPDATED 4.28PM | PKR leader poses this question based on the firm's audited financial statements for 2014 and 2015.

Ismail Sabri says if this is corruption, then those who accept it are also in the wrong.

The original location of SK St Martin was at Kampung Merdang Gayam.

Nur Jazlan says IRDA's role in the state capital's infrastructure must be reviewed.

Court of Appeal also orders Malaysiakini to pay the respondents RM5,000 in costs.

Azam Baki notes how an 'entire office' goes on golf trips with suppliers and contractors.

Tsang became the financial hub’s second chief executive in 2005.

It is an embarrassment to Muslims and could divide the community, says Cheras Umno chief.

In what was supposed to be a night of merriment and revelry to herald in the New Year 2017, it is unfathomable and incomprehensible that the Klang Municipal Council (MPK) could actually launch fireworks during the Fiesta Gegar Klang 2016 Carnival despite not obtaining a police permit to do so, much less even bothering to apply for a permit.

Politics in Malaysia is slowly but surely being transformed beyond race and religious ideology and sentiments. Despite the continuous onslaught by Umno propaganda that the opposition is DAP-dominated, large sections of educated and urban Malays are increasingly wary and do not trust the Umno-dominated government.

COMMENT | The dolphins sighted here are mainly the pink Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins.

UPDATED 11.10AM | Three schools in Terengganu had to be closed this morning due to the floods.
 

Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, came under investigation for improperly taking gifts during a prior term in office.

At 9am, the ringgit was quoted at 4.4850/4890 against the US dollar.
 

Bahri Mohd Zin, 58, who headed MACC’s crack investigation team, retired last week.

YOURSAY | ‘Federal debts are at an all-time high, which means taxpayers pay more as a result.'

YOURSAY | ‘Can I arrest those who smoke in open air restaurants?’

COMMENT | Strict Jakim rules puts McDonald’s in a bind but it can’t have its cake and eat it, too.

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

Whither then our ideal of a true-blue democracy?