Archive - 31 January 2017

Khaltom Mohamed was once Temangan assemblyperson for Semangat 46 and later the Mengkebang assemblyperson with BN.

More people are returning home as flood waters continue to recede.

The individuals missing were five Chinese tourists and one crew member, says Sabah police chief.

One of them is a 37-year-old Indonesian permanent resident who had worked as a security guard at Malaysia Airlines Berhad.

The suspects, aged 53 and 27 years, are believed to have carried out the misappropriation since 2010.

Umno president says this has nothing to do with the general election.

The incident occurred at a mosque in Dalori town located on the outskirts of Maiduguri.

UPDATED 6.34PM | Commission says it is looking into claims of graft and abuse of power.

Dewan Ulama info chief says DAP and PKR did not seek consensus from PAS while in Pakatan Rakyat.

Complaints about not receiving rightful commissions, allowances, and overtime pay.

Pac-Man once held the title as the world's most successful arcade game in the Guinness Book of Records.

This is part of the Royal Malaysian Navy's bid to replace its ageing fleet with new, state-of-the-art vessels. 

Ismet's lawyer says his firm will write to AG's Chambers to consider dropping the charge.

Asean countries have much to gain from new US travel ban on some Middle Eastern countries.

UPDATED 6.55PM | Nazir Hussin clears the air on the confusion over Annuar's status as chairperson.

The schools don't meet minimum requirement in Bahasa Malaysia grades, they say.
 

UPDATED 5PM | Tan Keng Liang responds to speculation on social media on why lion dancers appeared motionless.

Sessions judge rules 14-year-old victim's credibility questionable.

The 'Allahu akbar!' shout from doorway to mosque alerted worshippers - and the shooting began soon after.

RON95 and RON97 petrol prices will go up by 20 sen per litre while diesel prices will go up by 10 sen.

On behalf of Parti Warisan Sabah, I express our deepest condolences to the deceased families and victims of the Mengalum tragedy.

Three others released on a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission bond.

'My friend died. We dragged his body around for half a day, but we couldn't manage any more so we had to let it go.'

Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah says he will be filing the suit today.

UPDATED 6.28PM | Ismail Sabri said board wants Annuar to explain himself to audit committee later.

COMMENT | We should stand up for justice and fight discrimination, here or abroad.

'We will not be involved in any movement led by the opposition,' says FT Umno Youth chief Razlan Rafii.

UPDATED 2.40PM |They claim they were denied legal representation during the inquiries held last year.

Would it be appropriate to say that our economy would be facing a downward spiral should the Chinese ‘Balik Tongsan’? Yes it is. A fact is a fact and other races concede it always. Let alone the economy - what about their influence on the political front? Remember the bashings BN took during the 2008 general election dubbed the ‘Political Tsunami’? BN lost its long-held two-third majority in the Parliament.

UPDATED 2.40PM | Normally the appellate court would fix a date after two months of an appeal filed, Nurul Izzah says.

This is despite the president’s order temporarily banning entry of refugees from any country.

This can improve clinical outcome and reduce the cost of treatment, says an oncologist.

In denying PAS' claim, Wan Salim urges PAS not to politicise the issue of fatwa.

UPDATED 5.30PM | Media reports claim he was suspended, but minister-in-charge Ismail Sabri believes the board made a suggestion.

The law requires all public service vehicles, such as taxis and buses, to be insured for passenger liability, so that injured passengers may file claims against the drivers and receive compensations from insurance companies.

PKR number two says the ban violates human decency. 

The cash flow for its funding, till completion, has always been based solely on Petronas' own strength, he says.

Tragedy has struck again, this time on a catamaran boat off Sabah.

After almost seven years of living in the United States, I got deported, says Iranian PhD student.

There is little to differentiate between Uber and Grab drivers with those driving taxis. In fact, many drivers picking up passengers through ride-hailing apps are former taxi drivers.

Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) chairperson Yaacob Md Sam’s proposal (NST, Jan 17, 2017) to measure the integrity of government civil servants through polygraph tests, particularly the enforcement agencies, should seriously take into account emerging new issues and the deception detection model or the prototype of the polygraph prior to making policy decisions about the use of this unsettled machine.

Loan sharks rob a family after stabbing man who confronted them for torching of his motorcycle.

Referring to the late Bank Negara governor Jaffar Hussein, he says this is rare in both politics and government.

Apple and Facebook have also swiftly denounced Trump's immigration ban.

Prasad Sandosham Abraham is apointed to the Federal Court, and 11 others are appointed to the High Court.

UPDATED 12.45PM | This comes after Sally Yates defied the White House, saying Justice Dept will not defend his travel restrictions.

Obama appointee Sally Yates is not convinced the new travel restrictions are lawful.

The 27-year-old suspect studied anthropology and political science at Laval University.

YOURSAY | ‘PAS president was MB for one term until he was tossed out by Muslim voters.’

The US vice-president and the Jordan ruler discuss proposed shift to Jerusalem, but the king’s views are not known.

‘I’d worry about the racial, religious dynamics here.’

DAP leader questions why the PAS president is demonising non-Muslim political representation.

COMMENT | Politics ended up being the reality show by which we elect our very own tyrants.

However, a Reuters report says Rapid is now 54 percent completed and Petronas would push to start operations in 2019.

YOURSAY | ‘Those projects are not investments. They are inflated loans from big brother…’

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

Is Malaysia moving in the right direction?