Archive - 16 June 2017

This is part of a widening probe into alleged Russian meddling in last year's US presidential race.

'I'll wait for his suit, just do it, what can I do?... We'll fight it,' the FT minister tells journalists.

'I urge an emergency Parliament sitting to be held as soon as possible to discuss them,' adds the opposition leader.

The National Evangelical Christian Fellowship (NECF) is appalled at the suggestion by the Centre of Human Rights Research and Advocacy (Centhra).

Rahmaniac Malaysia and the entire country is deeply saddened by the passing of a Penangite, a dearest brother, T Nhaveen, 18.

Minister Nancy Shukri said this in response to clomplaints by taxi drivers that Uber, Grab services were affecting their earnings.

Malaysiakini highlights interesting quotes from the DOJ's 251-page filing on 1MDB.

Minister claims the opposition is trying to get US involved in Malaysia's internal politics.

She tells Apandi to preserve the integrity of his office, or risk being perceived as shielding wrongdoers.

It continues efforts to seize assets despite not having proven any improprieties, he says in an emailed statement.

Thousands gather to say goodbye and demand justice be served, so the teen's soul will be at peace.

Rizal Mansor requests the opposition to cease making personal attacks for political traction.

Some 200 militants are still holed up in the city, holding civilians hostage. 

KINIGUIDE | The court filing refers to them as '1MDB Officer 4', and '1MDB-SRC Office'.

These are not insinuations but accusations by the US government that the Malaysian prime minister lied, he says.

However, a Syrian human rights activist disputes the claim, saying al-Baghdadi was in a different location at the time of the bombing. 

'Yes, I am going on mandatory retirement in September. I will turn 60,' the police chief tells reporters.

UPDATED 5.50PM | In his latest salvo in the family feud, Hsien Loong says there are 'deeply troubling circumstances'.

There are concerns that water tariffs will be increased after GE14 to fund the state's water supply corporation. 

This after the case was reclassified as murder, from the initial rioting charge, following the teen's death.

The decision on Dr Ting Tiong Choon’s dismissal by the state assembly will be delivered tomorrow.

'Let them do what they want to do. It's nothing new as they have done this before, (and) we have our own answers.'

Anyone who can shed light on their whereabouts can call 019-3338490, says commission's chairperson Razali Ismail.  

BN politicians in Sabah and Sarawak need to man up. 

The electoral watchdog says the PM must make way for an independent probe into 1MDB.

Guan Eng adds an independent commission should be formed immediately to investigate the latest revelations.  

UPDATED 2.44PM | He adds the FT minister would also be guilty if he had spoken in S'gor.

Plus is 100 percent responsible for failing to ensure road under its care was in safe condition, states judge.  

PM's wife says perpetrators are using social media as their primary weapon to spread lies.

'Some of the documents handed by the prosecution will be sent to experts in Denmark for assessments.'

Abdul Malik Kassim also says he will not address the PAS leader as an ustaz. 

We only have ourselves to blame for our country's regression.

Hsien Yang says Hsien Loong's public statement in Parliament contradicts the SD he made to a committee.

UPDATED 1.08PM | The firm points to the absence of documentary proof and witness statements.

In live FB interview, Fathia Latiff says she belongs to the younger set and does not feel the impact of increasing prices. 

Khalid Abu Bakar says the whistleblower site has an agenda to discredit him and the police force. 

Priority must also be given to the development of one's inner self, Najib says.

The two young men's untimely deaths show we may be raising a generation of monsters.

Death of teen gets local, international attention from netizens and Indian artistes.   

UPDATED 1.24PM | 'No (cooperating with the FBI) in civil matters,' says Khalid Abu Bakar. 

DOJ filing describes it as the 'Options Buyback' phase in which US$850m was siphoned from two loans totalling US$1.225b.

Instead, the Riyad Bank account’s owners are now termed ‘Saudi Associate 1 and 2'.

Why not apply the same conviction to settle FGV scandal to 1MDB, asks DAP veteran. 

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

Tengku Sariffuddin says DOJ's 'gratuitous naming of individuals' is 'domestic political manipulation and interference'.

The Premiere of the first ever diamond pen collection created by Visconti-Le Lumiere debuts today in Malaysia at the world flagship store of Le Lumiere^TM, The Gardens Mall

UPDATED 1.20PM | The AG insists no money has been found to have been misappropriated from 1MDB.

YOURSAY | 'Only an idiot would still brag today that we could achieve developed nation status by 2020.'

Bayan Baru MP notes the budget for equipment, training have been completely slashed.

YOURSAY | ‘We’ve a single M’sian who is seemingly dragging 30m people with him into the mud.’

The S'gor Umno chief paints the MB as a miser while he himself is generous in spending on repairs.

Businessman allegedly showered model Miranda Kerr with diamonds using 1MDB funds.

Called The Equanimity, the yacht had among others, a helicopter landing pad, cinema, pool and an experiential shower.

DOJ claims Riza Aziz was obsessed with collecting rare and expensive movie posters.

The DOJ says Low represented himself as a 'third generation steward' of a large family trust fund.

DOJ also accuses Jho Low of purchasing 27 different 18-carat gold necklaces and bracelets for MO1's wife.

The DOJ now puts the allegedly misappropriated figure at US$4.5b.

DiCaprio has also initiated the return of other unidentified items that the actor said he accepted as gifts for a charity auction.

The Form Four and Five students are among five teenagers to help investigate the case of Nhaveen. 

Police team found the body of Fadrick Lucas, 19, at a road-shoulder near a house.  

Statements were also recorded from three officers including a personal assistant of the director-general on the case.