Archive - 9 March 2017

Ronald Kiandee says Tian Chua can still appeal up to the Federal Court level.

Eight charged in Kuala Lumpur, four in Kota Kinabalu, three in Shah Alam and one in George Town.

An underground city is an ideal alternative if it can be realised, he says.

A source claims there are plenty of North Korean spies in Cyberjaya.

Enhancing the punishments that the Syariah Courts can mete out is one aspect to that end, he says.

Bags by Chanel, Hermes, Prada, Louis Vuitton and Gucci among MACC's haul.

Deputy minister says BN MPs had once unanimously amended Act 355 in 1984.

Khaled says his family and siblings used the same address as a show of support for him.

IGP says the 40-second video clip was viewed by the police after it went viral.  

A ministry spokesperson didn't say whether any authority was investigating Pan Systems.

UPDATED 6.57PM | Eighty percent of arrests concerning radicalism involves people under 40 years of age, says Zahid.

Also present were the Armed Forces chief, inspector-general of police and attorney-general.

'No, we have not received any information that PAS has invited Bersatu for seat allocations.'

MACC Act must be given more bite with corruption becoming more serious, says Teo Nie Ching.

It says EC showed contempt for judge in Selangor judicial review case.

'Datuk Seri Vida' faced 16 charges of dodging GST between 2015 and last year. 

UPDATED 6.50PM | Sisters in Islam encounters another hurdle in quest to challenge a fatwa against it.

I attended the protest organised by the victims action committee of the Sabah Forest Industries Sdn Bhd (SFI) to give them all the support we can give to help fight for their welfare and get their due salaries.

Paul Low says there is no statement that can link any party to any offence in the case probed in the UK.

UPDATED 5.48PM | The suspect, detained this morning, was remanded for four days to facilitate investigations.

COMMENT | The reason we throw brickbats is because we want them to improve.

PARLIAMENT | Bukit Katil MP says it is definitely the work of the group and Putrajaya should come clean if it involves public funds 

UPDATED 7.55PM | Azalina says these two bills should be priority as they involve public interest, will affect a lot of people.

Speaker is quoted as saying there is a need to maintain diplomatic communication channels with Pyongyang.

UPDATED 7.10PM | This comes after the speaker rejected his two motions on the Johor bumiputera housing scandal.

The Taman Tun Dr Ismail Residents Association (TTDI RA) has expressed disappointment with the development order issued by Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) for the development of eight blocks of high-rise residences on the Taman Rimba Kiara public park site.

Nine Malaysians still stranded in Pyongyang.

There is a need to find 'new ways' to engage with N Korea, says US state department.

The former prime minister also dismisses speculation that he would be contesting in Langkawi.

Assistant secretary says he understands Malaysia's decision to expel the North Korean ambassador.

UPDATED 6.17PM | Jinjang Selatan Tambahan residents today hand over a memorandum to Istana Negara.

This is in response to China's suggestion to get N Korea to halt its nuclear activities.

N Korean banks used Belgian based inter-bank messaging system Swift to flout sanctions, says a UN report.

Former PM says Malaysia is not adept at handling this issue due to inexperience.

Penang CM says government's handling of the N Korean crisis can be scruitinised after M'sians there have returned.

The Umno information chief says PM has transformed diplomatic relations with other nations.

Our beloved country has encountered a number of disasters in the last few years. Some were termed as natural and some man-made.

UPDATED 1.35PM | PARLIAMENT | Only state finance ministry can decide in tender awarding processes, says the former minister.

New policy will allow an additional leave period of three months with half-pay and a further six months with no pay.

This is in reply to PKR's Sim Tze Tzin, who wants to know how many foreign spies are operating in Malaysia.

Visitor arrival figures for the whole of last year were recently released by Tourism Malaysia. There were 26,757,392 arrivals, an overall increase of four percent over the previous year.

UPDATED 1.05PM | This is why government needs more data to avoid giving BR1M to undeserving folk, says Johari.

“I will only do this if you do that; if you stop doing what I expect of you, I will stop doing what you expect of me.” Such an argument does not only appear in fights between couples but also in inter-state conflicts, as exemplified in the recent diplomatic conflict between Malaysia and North Korea that escalated dramatically resulting from the case of Kim Jong-Nam.

This comes after Nancy Shukri details a report that M'sia has the knowledge base to make an informed decision.

PARLIAMENT | Papers for the scheme have been approved and will be presented to cabinet, deputy minister informs.

Article 113 of the Federal Constitution bars exclusion of a state, says MP and former elections researcher.

The preacher is being probed for inciting Muslim youths to violence and promoting communal enmity.

UPDATED 2.35PM | 'We are sympathetic. But we will leave it to MACC,' says Johor MB Khaled Nordin.

UPDATED 12.40PM | If he is unable to exhaust the appeal process before the polls, he will not be able to contest.

UPDATED 1.35PM |The Selangor MB says it is improper for the EC to have tabled the report, excluding the state. 

UPDATED 1.20PM | However, it allows a discovery application by state gov't and orders EC to give info of the change in locality.

The animals descended upon the deserted town following the nuclear meltdown and refuse to go back to their habitat.

This comes as the US-backed fighters accelerate their offensive in Syria and Iraq.

The strain was confirmed among chickens at a backyard farm in Kelantan.

'Due to the complexity and sensitivity of the case, investigation may take longer than what we hope for.'

This, says James Chin, is based on the country's history.

We shouldn’t politicise incident as M’sian lives are at stake.

YOURSAY | ‘Such punishment is not something that will satisfy God, but our own base desire.’

PAS No 2 Tuan Ibrahim also praises government's approach in handling the N Korean saga thus far.

They say claims spread on social media are false.

The Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society (MPS) applauds and supports the recent proposal by Malaysian Competition Commission (MyCC) commissioner Dr Sothi Rachagan for implementation of price controls on medicine by the government.

CM Abang Johari says the takeover would be made by Sarawak Energy Bhd.

ADUN SPEAKS | Hopefully, the murder of Kim Jong-nam will provide a lesson for Malaysia.

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

COMMENT | Malaysia has a long history of offering sanctuary to political exiles.

COMMENT | Perhaps Mahathir will learn from his old opponents’ mistakes.

The latest proposal exempts S’gor after getting a stay on the EC’s local inquiry.

YOURSAY | ‘Ministers should be alert to meticulous details when rebutting allegations.’

Both countries have little to bargain with and need third party intervention, says another analyst.