Archive - 5 January 2017

Sabah Wildlife Department offers reward after rare elephants found dead.

They are remanded until Sunday, police said.

'This issue has been reviewed by USM which sees it as not a priority and field of expertise and focus.'

This will facilitate works in the areas of survey for the establishment of a common and consistent survey network within the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail corridor.

Eight kilogrammes worth of gold were seized from a bank's safety deposit box.

MACC should remain totally independent without being regulated by any government agency, EAIC chairperson says.

The newspaper has asked Apple to reconsider.

'All three agencies need an integrated system to link-up and allow them to share information and enforce road laws effectively.'

This is to prevent fatal accidents.

He finds out about travel ban when checking with Immigration Dept in anticipation of his Taiwan trip next week.

Mission delayed because they want to respect Myanmar’s law and regulations.

The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom or the commission) jointly with the Tourism and Culture Ministry Malaysia would like to advise travel agents offering umrah packages and passengers planning to go on umrah to be cautious when making their umrah travel arrangements.

With just 12 days to go, the donation drive achieves only half of what is required.

This applies even when they are on leave, says CM Idris Haron.

I recently got a Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) parking ticket for my motorbike for the offence of parking slightly outside the allocated parking space.

Our current government is doing all sort of funny things. Every day, you can read funny stories or statements made by cabinet ministers. It makes you think whether they actually take their jobs seriously or otherwise? For instance, managing our economy is a serious matter. Managing economic drivers, such as large-scale projects for the country’s infrastructure, is certainly a serious subject and very fundamental to our economic performance.

The graft watchdog says this, using a common euphemism for corruption.

Singapore's oil ships are making beeline for Yangon's port, which only handles small vessels

Ex-MACC top man responds to MACC's claim it had contacted him, and he denied saying he was disappointed with SRC case.

Officials say good monsoon rains could accelerate growth in the second half of the year.

This is because they faced consequences if they didn't meet Uber rules, couldn't set prices and payment terms independently.

Kiyomura Corp president Kiyoshi Kimura pays 72 million yen (US$614,000) for a 212kg Pacific bluefin tuna.

Choi Soon-sil, 60, is at the centre of a graft scandal involving South Korean president Park Geun-hye.

Penang police chief says the organiser of any rally should notify the police 10 days prior to the gathering.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nancy Shukri said a lab will be set up next month to look into the many issues and challenges facing the bus industry.

UPDATED 7.54PM | The government is also studying ways to improve BR1M implementation. 

The boy had been made to stand with his hands bound upright to an iron bar, he was hit on the head and slapped for allegedly stealing money.

Ismail Sabri Yaakob says in a statement the ministry supports the MACC’s efforts.

UPDATED 5.10PM | The appointment is announced by the firm's chairperson Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah.

PKR veep dismisses claims the appointment was made without the party's political bureau's approval.

The Johor Port Authority says the oil spill did not affect the people in the area.

To achieve that, opposition coalition should focus on what matters and quit fussing over small issues, adds PKR veep.

DAP veteran claims a 'powerful person' in the PM's circle is responsible for the smear campaigns.

UPDATE 6PM | Noh Omar says public wrongly blames Putrajaya over state government policy.

UPDATED 5.45PM | The only thing that needs fixing is public perception, says Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah.

Civil servants who tell the truth on government wrongdoings are already punished, says A Kadir Jasin.

UPDATED 3.53PM | It did badly from 2014 to 2016, so where will the money promised on Dec 30 come from, asks the PKR veep.

Manshor Hat, 49, pleaded guilty when the charges were read out to him.

It says the 'punishing' attitude of the public universities towards students will only kill off critical thinking in youths.

UPDATED 5.15PM | Deputy Finance Minister I Othman Aziz agrees with bankers’ forecast.

Court of Appeal overturns High Court order to Registration Dept to reflect the gender affirming procedure of a transgender person.

Yeo Jiawei's lawyer confirms his client, who was sentenced to 30 months in prison, will file an appeal.

A report claiming DAP will pay RM50 to show support for Anwar Ibrahim is false, says Penang DAP.

The denial implies that several media organisations published fake reports.

UPDATED 2.40PM | In Sabah, the number of evacuees in the northern Pitas district remain at 281.

'Malays are neither hostile towards nor afraid of DAP - they just don’t know enough about the party,' he adds.

Rajiv also asks the gov't to come clean on fees paid and penalties imposed on the project delivery partner for the MRT lines.

Putrajaya’s two jets ‘vanish’ from FlightAware and FlightRadar24’s screens.

UPDATED 4.30PM | For giving false information, failing to disclose suspicious information and failing to submit suspicious transactions.

UPDATED 2PM | The official is being investigated for abuse of power, gratification and money-laundering.

The people struggle with rising living costs and floods but PM and family spend a lavish time away, says Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah.

YOURSAY | ‘As we suffer together, we will start to realise we are all Malaysians.’

What we need is a good flood mitigation effort.

UPDATED 7.05PM | At 6pm, the local unit was traded at 4.4830/4870 against the US dollar .

The arrest does not cover up concerns raised by graftbuster Bahri Mohd Zin, says the party’s No 2.

KINIGUIDE | The key question: Do investors have confidence in M’sia fulfilling its short-term debt obligation?

COMMENT | Before the gov’t bulldozes through any decision, it must have the people in mind.

MP SPEAKS | Its relentless depreciation would have caused the most pain for Malaysians

COMMENT | As ordinary citizens, we observe and know what is happening.

Make-up and beauty treatment are personal items, not commercial expenses, it says.

The Monday night fire completely destroyed the PKKUM premises on Jalan Raja Laut in KL.

Yesterday, my Lembah Pantai constituency snagged a victory at the High Court of Malaya in the fight against the Election Commission’s (EC) unconstitutional redelineation of electoral boundaries - and more importantly, it was also a win for all of Kuala Lumpur.

YOURSAY | ‘Did Najib use the money? If not, where is the money now?’

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

When I started working lots of years ago, I pitied the civil servants. However, a few years ago, I sort of envied them. Come 2017, I have mixed feelings.