Archive - 8 March 2017

'We have done all we can to ensure the cemetery was not affected', says the company.

The amendment could also prevent Muslims from being involved in gambling and free sex, says NGO.

Many lecturers do not do research or publish journals that are required of them, says an academic.

The 28-year-old student of a university in Egypt also faces a charge of raping a 14-year-old.

Gaum base their report on an anonymous blog, Mohd Shafie Apdal says there is no basis to the claims.

Muhyiddin urges the government to be cautious and advises against making statements that can worsen the crisis.

He and a woman allegedly defrauded four people of RM120,000 in affordable housing scheme applications.

The 58-year-old man was nabbed in Ipoh, Perak, last night.

UPDATED 8.00PM | The two parties are regularly involved in events and now PAS has opened its doors to talks on seat allocation.

The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) supports the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate’s Court’s decision to uphold the protection order of domestic violence survivor Emilia Hanafi. This ruling emphasises that the authorities must proactively protect women and children from further abuse.

For change to happen, all must take part, PM says.

NGO Geram chairperson says they have waited too long for a set of SOP.

PARLIAMENT | The MCMC also says during the same period, 1,375 websites had been blocked.

Facts of the case state he was not satisfied with the salary paid to him.

Your smartphone and other gadgets, even your television, could be spying on you...

Over the past year, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has achieved remarkable success in carrying out its reform and transformation plans. This will serve as a stern reminder to other civil servants not to involve in corruption.

DPM acknowledges writers had 'twisted' original facts in history books before.

Iskandar Samad recalls how the Falklands War helped Thatcher to win big in the general election.

The two asylum seekers thought they could stay in Japan longer if they did the work.

Exco is reshuffled while Abd Latif Bandi goes on leave pending MACC investigation, says MB.

Park was impeached in December and stripped of her powers pending the court’s ruling.

This is over DCA's attempts to remove itself as a party in the suits by next-of-kin of MH370 victims.

Zainuddin Maidin claims Nazri will flee, but minister says he welcomes the former premier.

How can the contents of the MACC report be secret when the matter was already in court, asks Satees Muniandy.

The housewife slapped her after the teacher was alleged to have pinched her son two years ago.

Analyst expets production to rebound in the wake of crop-damaging El Nino weather event last year.

PARLIAMENT | There is no need to wait until 2050, Anthony Loke takes a dig at Khairy Jamaluddin.

Putrajaya won't need GST if there is an open tender system and a clean government, says Penang CM.

This is over the Splash deal on water restructuring exercise in Selangor.

PARLIAMENT | He says this is the case in Sarawak's rural areas, questions hospital equipment and lack of specialists.

Are there hidden hands behind this flurry of voter objections, especially in Selangor, Bersih asks.

Marking International Women’s Day 2017, some thoughts that were penned down by me for reading pleasure.

More than 500 civil servants have been detained for corruption, as of February this year.

Her reminder was for Jakim to avoid 'hate-filled' and misogynistic sermons, says the Wanita DAP leader.

PJ Utara MP Tony Pua’s question is rejected on grounds that it is based 'on assumption'.

M Krishnan faces two counts of soliciting and receiving a bribe from a woman.

UPDATED 4.10PM | He points out the country was once an ally of Parti Komunis Malaya, which the armed forces veterans fought against.

When her husband hit her, Alice knew she had to leave.

UPDATED 2.50PM | 'I can also get 100,000 (to attend the counter rally). It is not a problem,' says retired brigadier-general.

My dream for a more rights-conscious Malaysia.

UPDATED 2.55PM | The 19-month survey involved more than 20,000 citizens from 16 nations.

MCA is 'gravely concerned' about this and has raised it with the IGP as well, says Wee Ka Siong.

UPDATED 1.29PM | A fine had been issued to 1MDB for failing to adhere to the Financial Services Act 2013.

UPDATED 12.47PM | Najib says Malaysia did not pick a fight with North Korea.

COMMENT | ‘I want a society which allows every single woman to fulfil their true potential.’

COMMENT | 'We cannot rely on leaders with personal interests. There is no way to save Malaysia with this attitude.'

There is no worry about their safety as they can conduct their businesses as usual, adds Najib.

UPDATED 1PM | PARLIAMENT | We have to admit there are some weaknesses, he tells Dewan Rakyat today. 

Only a third of women and men prefer to see women stay at home, according to research done in 142 countries and territories.

UPDATED 10.50AM | The 40-second clip has been uploaded on the YouTube page of Cheollima Civil Defense.

UPDATED 3.30PM | This is especially with the US Fed likely to increase its interest rate this year.

Beijing has a very strong influence over Pyongyang, so this makes it the ideal party to resolve the crisis.

They are seeking documents that could reveal conflicts of interest posed by Trump's business empire.

The following is a chronology of ties between the two countries.

Lack of job opportunities and poverty among major problems plaguing the area, says PKR’s Hutan Melintang assemblyperson.

It will assist to bring out two of its staff, who are Malaysian citizens, from North Korea.

Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia (GBM) wishes all the women in Malaysia a Happy International Women’s Day. International Women's Day is a day to commemorate women's struggle for change and to celebrate the progress, which has been made towards the improvement of the quality of life of women. It is celebrated every year on March 8.

‘What if the rule of law meant only the rule of a political party?’

It would be hypocritical to criticise North Korea while imposing travel bans on our own citizens, says cartoonist.

YOURSAY | ‘Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.’

YOURSAY | 'The whole situation has been mismanaged by Putrajaya and Wisma Putra.'

Felda is the creation of Parliament and thus this is the best venue to discuss its problems, says the movement.

An elderly woman from Sitiawan is too weak to travel to Ipoh to collect her voucher and hopes for return of the bank transfer method.

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