Archive - 11 March 2017

Blaming the past doesn’t negate current graft, Amanah tells PAS

Blaming the past doesn’t negate current graft, Amanah tells PAS

Amanah Youth deputy chief points out the current gov’t was embroiled in the 1MDB scandal.

We won’t budge from Kelantan parliament seats, says PKR

We won’t budge from Kelantan parliament seats, says PKR

The party has vowed to contest in the seats it stood for in the last general election.

‘EC’s updated redelineation made disparity worse’

‘EC’s updated redelineation made disparity worse’

‘The second (redelineation) display proves that the EC had failed in its duties,’ says Tan Hong Pin.

Anak: Felda has bigger concerns than its name

Anak: Felda has bigger concerns than its name

'Raising the issue of Felda's name is petty and distracts from the key issues.'

CM: New funding model for S'wak to be announced in April

CM: New funding model for S'wak to be announced in April

He says the federal government should help the state in terms of funding, but Sarawak still requires its own approach.

All options on table, says Anifah

All options on table, says Anifah

The foreign minister says this after meeting kin of nine Malaysians stranded in N Korea.

Gerakan Youth chief sees red with Pemandu's 'true colours'

Gerakan Youth chief sees red with Pemandu's 'true colours'

UPDATED 10.15PM | Tan Keng Liang however won't explain his Twitter outburst over the Gov't Transformation Programme.

Nazri says he won't back out of debate, unlike other minister

Nazri says he won't back out of debate, unlike other minister

'It (the debate) is on. If it is off, it is because Mahathir called it off, not me.'

N Korean impasse won't trigger war, says Hisham

N Korean impasse won't trigger war, says Hisham

'I am not denying that to date, it is indeed tense but not to the level of going to war.'

‘Opening of 16 new branches proves Umno, BN still strong in Sabah’

‘Opening of 16 new branches proves Umno, BN still strong in Sabah’

Silam Umno division head Yusof Apdal says this raises the number to 486.

DAP veteran vows support after Najib urges unity in N Korea crisis

DAP veteran vows support after Najib urges unity in N Korea crisis

‘The lesson we must learn is that Malaysians must stand united,’ says Kit Siang.

Sessions asks 46 Obama-era US attorneys to resign

Sessions asks 46 Obama-era US attorneys to resign

The move by the Trump administration's attorney-general comes as a surprise.

Civil servants urged to find ways to complete late projects

Civil servants urged to find ways to complete late projects

'Critical projects, for example, for the Education and Health Ministries must be given prompt attention'... 

Kit Siang: Special Branch not useless, I'm no S'pore stooge

Kit Siang: Special Branch not useless, I'm no S'pore stooge

He says the police intelligence arm would have ferreted him out, if he was really working for a foreign party.

Activists hit the streets for women's rights

Activists hit the streets for women's rights

Activicts take to the streets of Kuala Lumpur to demand equal treatment for women.

How ICAC works in Hong Kong

How ICAC works in Hong Kong

You could pen numerous pages or write a book on how to tackle corruption, its practices, prevention and education, to begin with.

Mahfodz: PAS wants to win with Allah's blessing, not through devious means

Mahfodz: PAS wants to win with Allah's blessing, not through devious means

Harping on the afterlife, the alim insists PAS doesn't want to win in an underhanded way.

47 Teluk Intan students isolated for ILI symptoms

47 Teluk Intan students isolated for ILI symptoms

Mah says the school has taken preventive and control measures including providing face masks to students.

Hishammuddin: Ministry will announce new pension scheme for military vets

Hishammuddin: Ministry will announce new pension scheme for military vets

He says this is among ministry's efforts to solve problems facing military veterans who are not on the pension scheme.

Activists march in KL for equal treatment for women

Activists march in KL for equal treatment for women

Group marches in memory of working class women's strike that led to the Russian Revolution of 1917.

Health Ministry has yet to decide on Jong-nam's body

Health Ministry has yet to decide on Jong-nam's body

If the deceased is not claimed by his next-of-kin, the body could be buried in Malaysia, Dr Hilmy says.

Jong-nam's son may be next target, ex-N Korean envoy warns

Jong-nam's son may be next target, ex-N Korean envoy warns

22-year-old Kim Han-sol may be the next target for assasination, says a report.

PKR: MACC stats show we're becoming 'M'sia Darul Rasuah'

PKR: MACC stats show we're becoming 'M'sia Darul Rasuah'

UPDATED 1.04PM | Saifuddin Nasution says MACC's report of 665 civil servants nabbed is nothing to be proud of.

Annuar: Don't gamble nation's future for sake of Dr M

Annuar: Don't gamble nation's future for sake of Dr M

He says Umno had given undivided support to Mahathir during his time, now 'give space to Najib to administer'.

Small protest outside 'Umno's house' turns into shouting match

Small protest outside 'Umno's house' turns into shouting match

UPDATED 4.12PM | Group protests sale of the land on which the community centre is built, for the development of affordable housing.

The politics of native titles in Sarawak

The politics of native titles in Sarawak

COMMENT | Political malaise and self-serving leaders have left Dayaks on shaky ground when it comes to land claims.

Critics of South Korea's ousted Park demand her arrest

Critics of South Korea's ousted Park demand her arrest

Park, 65, no longer has immunity as president, and could now face criminal charges over bribery, extortion and abuse of power.

Fighting fires and conventions, and loving it

Fighting fires and conventions, and loving it

Two women share how being firefighters have empowered them to go the extra mile.

Ballerina loses sight, but gains new vision through her foundation

Ballerina loses sight, but gains new vision through her foundation

MALAYSIANSKINI | Survivor of a rare genetic disease, Foong is building a foundation to empower fellow sufferers to extend their own lives.

Organiser: Ustaz 'pressured' into backing out of Act 355 forum

Organiser: Ustaz 'pressured' into backing out of Act 355 forum

It shows that even an ustaz does not have the freedom to speak his mind, Ti Lian Ker says.

Panellists warn of Act 355 'dangers' at MCA forum

Panellists warn of Act 355 'dangers' at MCA forum

It will allow Hadi to take ‘one step back, two steps forward’ in introducing hudud law.

BN should include nuclear power plant in GE14 manifesto

BN should include nuclear power plant in GE14 manifesto

YOURSAY | ‘That would give them a good idea of what Malaysians think of the plan.’

Debate in Padang Rengas; get the 'godfather'; it's Jong-nam, say cops

Debate in Padang Rengas; get the 'godfather'; it's Jong-nam, say cops

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

Arrest of kidnap suspect raises more questions than answers

Arrest of kidnap suspect raises more questions than answers

YOURSAY | ‘A full military-precision ops to kidnap a pastor, of all people, for just RM30,000?’

Kims a godsend to Najib’s ‘crims’

Kims a godsend to Najib’s ‘crims’

Suspicion it’s not a conflict but a conspiracy.