Archive - 28 April 2017

This is to strengthen security in the Sulu Sea, says Special Functions Minister Hishammuddin Hussein.

The Code of Conduct is for all parties to ensure continuous peace and stability in the South China Sea, says PM.

His mother, Felda Wani Ahmad, gives a statement to police in Kota Tinggi to facilitate their probe.

He understands we have a legal process, but hopes facts would emerge showing she had been manipulated, PM says.

It was a unanimous decision reached by the PCS supreme council today, says its president.

The court rules that they should have the same civil and tax benefits as their married heterosexual counterparts.

Vietnam is considering Petronas' interest, as Petronas has been there for 25 years, says PM Najib

... there are complaints against the contents shared in that group.

They are interviewing bankers about Leissner's relationships with politically-connected Malaysians, says Bloomberg.

Self-employed drivers only have to contribute 1.25 percent of their monthly income, says deputy minister. 

UPDATED 6PM | Justice Abu Bakar Jais says this after striking out Dr M’s RM2.64b misfeasance suit. 

Thus, there is no basis in PAS' motion to amend the constitution to allow only a Malay-Muslim to become PM, he says.

MUKTAMAR | Hadi's son Muhammad Khalil says the excos are appointed by PAS, not PKR or DAP.

No need to insult the religion of others in defending Zakir Naik, adds Muslim preacher Wan Ji Wan Hussin.

Muhammad Ibrahim also wants the public to be wary of financial schemes that promise unusually high annual returns. 

Living in this sick country is hard:
The air is thicker, breathing is getting harder,
The Stench of tyranny is everywhere.

AG did not sign on document endorsing the extension of detention, claims lawyer.

UPDATED 3.13PM | He brushes off a PAS Youth delegate's claim that he is not 'man enough' to contest in GE14.

MUKTAMAR | This following the declining number of candidates competing for top positions in the wing. 

If one walks around any shopping mall in the country, one will find most of the security guards are foreigners. There are many shopping malls in the country, hence the number of foreign guards is extremely large.

One in six Indonesian girls marry before they turn 18, equal to 340,000 girls a year.

UPDATED 3.50PM | He also stands by his statement to task force that Nor Yakcop was the source of forex losses suffered.

UPDATED 4.10PM | The DAP lawmaker was stopped by immigration officers at Kota Kinabalu airport, citing a state gov't order.

Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) alleged involvement in foreign exchange (forex) transactions 25 years ago surfaced again following a startling revelation about it by Murad Khalid, the central bank’s former assistant governor in January 2017. The central bank’s aforesaid involvement had cost RM15 billion to the nation, during which time Dr Mahathir was the prime minister.

The detainees, including three women, had been there for a week, without charges against them. 

UPDATED 1.20PM | MUKTAMAR | A PAS Youth delegate says this was an example of how PKR was not committed to strengthening Islam.

MUKTAMAR | Ahmad Yaakob blames them for the bill against unilateral conversion and anti-hudud feelings.

This is in light of new evidence, including information regarding the 1MDB-IPIC arbitration settlement, says DAP lawmaker. 

UPDATED 3.18PM | The letter is purportedly issued by EC secretary to stop distributing copies of the additional electoral roll to political parties.

UPDATED 12.45PM | However, Wan Azizah says the party will await the PAS syura council's decision on the matter. 

The settlement, for an undisclosed sum, also absolves the city of Chicago of blame, says report. 

MUKTAMAR | 'Come a million of Rafizi's slanders, Youth remains steadfast to victory,' says a Johor delegate.  

Najib, who is also finance minister, points out that Asean has to further bring down trade tariffs which still exist.

DAP lawmaker claims the respondents have overstepped their legal authority. 

Pakatan Harapan lawmakers want these questions on the EIS answered to ensure it will help the country's workers. 

Celebrate World Press Freedom Day with a discussion on your rights to freedom of expression.

The US president also, in an exclusive interview with Reuters, lavishes praises on Chinese President Xi Jinping. 

UPDATED 2.40PM | Anwar's lawyer argues this in appealing the qazaf case against Shafee.

YOURSAY | 'If Muslims want others to respect Islam, they must respect other religions too.'

The two DAP politicians have yet to lodge a complaint over the matter, as suggested by Penang Gerakan, says report. 

Administrative burdens and large classes are among the issues vented.

‘Getting 20 percent after investing for a month, there's no logic to that... It's a scam.’

This, says DPM, is since the highest court had already made a decision on his sentence.

The 28-day maximum detention period has been extended until 2022.

‘It hurts me to see a child being tortured.’

YOURSAY | 'Ku Nan is there for his loyalty, not his brains, and should be summarily ignored.'

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