Archive - 13 February 2017

The body was highly-decomposed, indicating the man in his 30s died more than two days ago, police say.

UPDATED 11.59PM | A rider says service was in high demand as it helped people to commute around city easily amid traffic jams.

It targets to complete 15,000 units nationwide this year.

A new version of the so-called muezzin bill prohibits the use of loudspeakers for religious purposes from 11pm to 7am.

The power duo will try to assess the damage and speak to the grassroots.

Academician Muhammad Rais says the policy was also unable to cultivate multilingual rural Malay students.

UPDATED 8.45PM | Noh Omar says this is due to his performance as Sungai Besar Umno and BN chief.

Residents are advised to go for health checks following the discovery.

Organiser of the dialogue, Dr Ronnie Ooi, says one must oppose Act 355 as a 'critical friend and not as an enemy'.

Saifuddin Abdullah says they will first prepare a white paper on reforming the service.

Perhilitan has also roped in the police following the find of firearms and explosives on the suspects. 

A worker checks a gerbera at a flower plantation in Kampung Raja, Cameron Highlands - Feb 13, 2017.

UPDATED 7.45PM | The contest will be held at the FAM's 53rd congress on March 25.

Its president Ridzuan Abdullah also laments the "low" rate of RM110 imposed by Grab from Genting to anywhere in Malaysia. 

My son AK is 16 this year and he goes to a regular school in a prime location in Kuala Lumpur. AK is a special child; he was diagnosed as a dyslexic when he was in pre-school. I was flabbergasted for the first few days when this was revealed to us at two separate professional assessments and that was a decade ago. The rest is history.

The duo were reportedly unhappy with the woman's relationship with one of their relatives.

UPDATED 4.55PM | Court of Appeal allows AG's appeal to set aside leave granted to Nurul Izzah and 10 voters.

'If Tunku Ismail wants to contest, then there is no need for me to be there,' says the minister.

He says its board must ensure there was no negligence in decisions made by its management.

Penang DCM also questions whether Chandran Muniandy was certified mentally unstable by a doctor or the story was made up by the authorities.

The Home Ministry says in a statement a ‘departmental inquiry’ would be conducted.

The median forecast matches the 4.5 percent expansion over the fourth quarter of 2015.

Deputy registrar Norfauzani Mohd Nordin makes the decision in chambers today.

Despite the blasphemy allegations, Ahok has rebounded in opinion polls to remain a frontrunner.

Bebas, a movement that upholds equality, wishes to urge you to reject PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang’s private member’s bill that aims to increase the Shariah punishment ceiling from the current limits of three years’ jail, RM5,000 fine and six strokes of the cane to 30 years’ jail, RM100,000 fine and 100 lashes.

He says the resignations were ‘unexpected’ as Sim was handpicked by Kit Siang in 1986.

UPDATED 3PM |The Federal Court reinstates Adnan Yaakob's defamation suit, and orders the trial to be heard at the High Court. 

It is a common practice for motorists to place their handphones within reach while driving, so that calls can be answered, or messages checked, at the first given opportunity.

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) had warned consumers as early as the 1980s - three decades ago - and went on to publish a book titled ‘Halal Haram’ on the subject of halal products in 2006, but the warning has fallen on deaf ears.

UPDATED 2.23PM | They said the same panel that was to hear the appeal is involved in the Lembah Pantai case.

Penang police say Chandran Muniandy, who is now in ICU, was also mentally unstable.

Emulate Trump and start downsizing the civil service before the country ends up like Greece, says Sheriff Mohd Kassim. 

The workshop features a surprise press conference by Bukit Gasing state rep Rajiv Rishyakaran.

Xi Jinping's chat with the US president makes headway on Taiwan, but it's still uphill for China.

The White House is looking at all options to reinstate a temporary travel ban on seven Muslim countries.

All the gains the opposition made are now lost due to the 'unholy' alliance between Kit Siang and Dr M, says the Umno minister.

YOURSAY | 'What Hadi's doing is a perfectly planned strategy to give BN a chance to win the next GE.'

The PM preaches balance and moderation at a Bentong Chinese New Year event.

FT mufti says this is because human organs were not Islamic or non-Islamic in nature.

Opposition politicians are falling into a trap.

YOURSAY | ‘The opposition badly needs a leader to coordinate macro policies.’

Mahathir says this in response to police reports lodged against him by several NGOs.

COMMENT | Some delay treatment to pay for their children’s schooling, some kids drop out.

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

Mat Tere was arrested for alleged anti-royal remarks, but TMJ told police to release him.