Archive - 7 June 2017

The suspects had spent RM77,000 during their 28-day stay in Thailand. 

The suspect was also beaten up by the woman's husband and 10 other men. 

Transgender activist Nisha Ayub says the Health Ministry has expressed genuine interest in working with the LGBT community.

The aircraft lost contact about 32 km from where it had taken off. 

Project worth more than US$1.5b to modernise 20 railway stations report.

末尤索坚称仍是能吉里州议员，并指议长的宣布无效。

RON95 and RON97 will go down by five sen and seven sen per litre respectively, while diesel to go down by eight sen.

No payments have been made since 2015, says FGV board of directors.

Kelantan speaker says the fate of Nenggiri seat will be discussed in next month's state assembly sitting. 

PMO says Idris will establish the facts and recommend the way forward.

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng says he represents the Penang gov't in filing the judicial review.

DAP's Ng Suee Lim says this includes the sudden appearance of over 500 Chinese and Indian voters in a predominantly-Malay area. 

This is over a speech the PKR lawmaker made in the prayer hall of a mosque in Kg Melayu Subang.

UPDATED 6.30PM | Inspector Mohaneswaran also tells a public inquiry he did not introduce himself to the detainees during interrogation.

The inquiry into a death in custody case reveals how another cop joked that the victim should be given beer.

This was confirmed by information minister Salleh Said Keruak.

Lower cost and depreciating ringgit leads to many oil and gas firms moving from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur.

UPDATED 5.03PM | The challenge, to be filed this Friday, comes following allegations that PM Najib had paid prosecutor Shafee Abdullah RM9.5 mil. 

M'sia has more to lose by siding with Qatar, says source close to M'sian gov't. 

UPDATED 7.46PM | In a separate incident, an armed man opens fire at the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini.

UPDATED 8.35PM | The FGV CEO also lauds the government's appointment of Idris Jala to look into the issue. 

'I am convinced that the MACC action has had an impact,' says Idris Haron.  

The High Court found that MNCF had failed to justify its use of sponsorship funds.

If not, it will show that the CAT slogan of the state gov’t is just empty talk, says Jason Loo.

UPDATED 3.10PM | However, task force reveals another Ambank Islamic account closed in 2015, two years after the first account.

This is on his Federal Court challenge on the justiciability of the board's decision.

Police to step up security at Esszone to dissuade criminal activities like smuggling of illegal immigrants. 

COMMENT | Can we read ‘two sides of the same coin’ from this appalling declaration by a police officer involved in S Balamurugan’s death in custody?

UPDATED 3PM | Nature of his 'unjust' imprisonment can excuse him from the five-year ban from politics, she adds.

UPDATED 1.40PM | Dr Ting Tiong Choon wants his disqualification as an assemblyperson be declared void.

UPDATED 8.48PM | Perkasa's Ibrahim Ali also believes the same. 

On the other hand, 'haters' can do no more than hate, says the former law minister.

Religious officials should be more concerned about Muslims who follow hate ideologies than those who don't fast.

Ramadan season demand from India and Pakistan boost exports for Malaysian palm oil.

But pilgrims must abide by instructions issued by Tabung Haji, says Abdul Azeez.  

However, it could shake up FGV's long-term focus on its core businesses.

He stresses that his main goal is to help the opposition win GE14.

COMMENT | How do you remain relevant when you have lost your voting base?

Dia dilaporkan berkata pemegang saham perlu buat keputusan: 'Sama ada dia (Isa) pergi atau saya pergi'.

Either the chairperson goes or I quit - you decide, Zakaria Arshad tells FGV shareholders.

'All the suspects were believed to have duped not less than 450 members of a co-operative...'

COMMENT | PM Najib did nothing to repay nation’s debts - except to keep going to Beijing for financial lifeline and redemption.

Blocked Twitter users are unable to see or respond to his tweets.

YOURSAY | ‘For once, a Malaysian has been featured in the US in positive light.’

MP SPEAKS | Explain, FGVH chair, why the board of directors is overruling decisions of the top management team.

YOURSAY | ‘No smoke without fire. No greed without money. No contract without consideration.’

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