Archive - 12 April 2017

'If they had been nominated twice and lost both times, no need to ask to be nominated again.'

Investigations are also under way against the husband and wife, said to be the mastermind of the scam. 

Calling it a 'big mystery', MyKMU suggests Hishammuddin is being prepped to be DPM after next GE with Zahid as PM.

For the people of the Christian faith worldwide, Easter is the most significant celebration in the calendar, even more so than Christmas. In the Borneo Evangelical Church (BEM), Easter celebrations were traditionally held in one church in the Lawas district, and the Lun Bawangs would travel for days to attend the Irau Easter, which is celebrated over several days.

PAS members vent their anger on Nanyang Siang Pau over a cartoon depicting their president Abdul Hadi Awang as a monkey. The daily has apologised and retracted the cartoon.

Treasury sec-gen says implementation of TN50 would start by laying groundwork for environment and education, among others. 

UPDATED 7PM | He cautions all quarters against trying to use his appointment to engineer fights.

His backing comes amid speculation by the opposition that his position is at risk.

UPDATED 6.40PM | Vietnamese people believe in her innocence and hopefully M'sians will see that too, he adds.

UPDATED 6.20PM | This is the second consecutive week to see increase in petrol prices.

IGP Khalid Abu Bakar says the two friends will have to face charges in Jakarta if indeed they had carried drugs. 

This is with regard to Dr Mahathir saying Najib is going to fall in the next GE.

Pakatan Harapan should practice what it preaches on speaker's impartiality, say political observers.

Amanah leader believes Hishammuddin will take over the reins before the next GE.

I know we have repeated this so many times that saying it until we are blue in the face is no longer a fashionable thing.

They are believed to have abused their position to sell company land without going through procedures, says MACC.

UPDATED 6.01PM |Rafizi views it as a direct endorsement from the prime minister.

Gooi Hsiao Leung says it was MCA and other BN component parties that paved the way for Hadi to table his motion.

UPDATED 3.25PM | Hishammuddin will retain his position as defence minister as well.

UPDATED 3.35PM | Khoo Kay Khim says it has not been able to equip the young to be knowledgeable citizens.

Hadi will be the PM of this government, which will have 80 PAS MPs and 40 Umno MPs, says Razman Zakaria.

Muhammad Khalil will face off against Khairil Nizam Khiruddin and Ahmad Fadhli Shaari.

UPDATED 3.58PM | Suspension, says Teng Chang Khim, is pending a review of the guidelines that caused an uproar.

Foreign sales of Malaysian bonds accelerated since November last year.

UPDATED 2.32PM | Following this, the PKR leader says, he will file a report with the MACC on Friday.

Western Australia court finds Alfred Gerard Eravelly, now 50, guilty on all six counts.

On a more realistic note, Joseph Entulu believes the coalition can take 29 out of the 31 Parliament seats in the next polls.

Kasthuri Patto gives her statement today, while another MP, Steven Sim, will be questioned tomorrow.

1MDB sold Edra to China General Nuclear Power Corporation last year.

Cops arrest businesswoman, 48, in Kuala Lumpur last night. 

Both countries are the world's top producers of palm oil, accounting for around 85 percent of global output.

This is in respect of Ibrahim Ali's application to intervene in the suit involving Zakir Naik.

The police reports are on Nanyang Siang Pau's cartoon depicting Hadi and Pandikar as monkeys.

The Hong Kong branch of private bank Coutts & Co Ltd has to pay a fine of HK$7 million (US$900,800).

IGP Khalid Abu Bakar, however, says police are not probing SRC International.

The former PM in his blog also urges that an independent body verify the RM2.6 billion 'donation'.

Six-decade-long rule of BN may be nearing its end, former PM says in an interview.

Judge convinced that there was probable cause to believe Page was acting as an agent of a foreign power

‘You had someone as despicable as Hitler who didn't even sink to using chemical weapons.’

YOURSAY | ‘PAS hasn’t learned not to mess with this feisty bull called Umno.’

UPDATED 10.40AM | Ex-PJ city councillor Peter Chong was detected crossing the border at 6.30am on April 7, says Khalid.

‘But he won’t because S’gor DAP chief has nixed the idea.’

It’ll be done if MACC receives a report on corruption or abuse of power in issuing it to illegal immigrants.

Cause of attack is not clear and a note claiming responsibility found at the scene is being 'intensively examined'.

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

COMMENT | Dealing with journalists can be annoying and difficult if you're in the government.

YOURSAY | 'Proponents of Act 355 see the amendments as tipping the scales in the hudud argument.’

'I fear Allah most, more than anything. This drives me to be vocal about integrity and corruption issues,' he adds.

These first appeared in Selangor during BN's rule, says Bukit Gasing's R Rajiv.