Archive - 4 August 2017

They are presented with the Asean@50 Achievement Awards tonight, in Kuala Lumpur.

MPs will have to wait until the next Dewan Rakyat session to debate the Employment Insurance Scheme Bill.

Integrated operations will be carried out to enforce the bar on mining and bauxite exports in Kuantan.

DPM claims he was mistreated as Umno Youth chief during the tumultuous part of 1998, but remains true to Umno to this day.

The proceedings of the investigation are open to the public, says a notification issued by the RCI secretary.

For instance, the Seademon Says blog cites the Hansard to remind an 'amnesiac' Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Mahathir almost privatised Felda, Muhyiddin did not see it as his legacy, says Umno supreme council member.

UPDATED 6.50PM | The DPM adds that the former PM also has a copy of the same recording of the meeting in 2015.

China's tighter grip on funds has led to less demand for overseas properties from Chinese buyers.

UPDATED 5.10PM | This is to prevent the DAP lawmaker from repeating the allegedly slanderous remarks.

Good Samaritan reconnects with the 'McDonald's' homeless pair. 

Shahruddin Ahmad also urges all Umno Youth leaders to remain loyal to their leaders, for the sake of Islam, Malays and the nation.

The GST helps to make up for oil revenue losses, says the PM.

The CM responds to state opposition leader's complaint that BN leaders were not invited to the pledge signing event with MACC today.

UPDATED 4.06PM | A Chinese daily quotes an official invitation as saying the ceremony will be held at Istana Negara at 10pm. 

The contention during the mediation today was whether the daily will use the word 'sorry' in its statement of regret. 

Liang Teck Meng echoes Rahman Dahlan in asking the CM to give the 'real picture' about the state's water restructuring agreement with Putrajaya. 

Penang Umno Youth chief Rafizal Abdul Rahim gave a memorandum to MACC after the signing ceremony.

COMMENT | Amanah's Salahuddin Ayub's embrace of his Malay-Chinese identity is somewhat a beacon. 

N Surendran says Azalina is 'ignorant' of a previous court decision that said a court can inquire into 'illegal' decisions of a legislative body.

UPDATED 2.22PM | Mohd Jamidan says 'we may comment later' when asked if investigation papers will be opened over Dr M's claim.   

The ex-minister says the movement will help as the opposition has had 'popularity' issues with Indian voters since 2008.

COMMENT | Umno is obsessed with ranks, their pockets, stomachs and sacking critics while Bersatu has 'old but gold' leaders. 

Sadly, race is the very foundations on which the country was built.

A grand jury issues notices over a meeting that included Trump's son, son-in-law and a Russian lawyer.

Guan Eng reads out the pledge loudly as MACC chief Dzulkifli witnessed the signing ceremony.

Justice Wan Ahmad says police previously briefed him on Anwar's case when he was the deputy home minister.

Tunku Aziz filed the striking out application last June 14, says plaintiff's lawyer.

This comes after a missile hits the same spot a flight passed just 10 minutes earlier.

9th edition of the MALAYSIA SME® CONGRESS will be about going ‘Digital,’ with the theme focusing on the ‘Sharing Economy.’

A source says the suspects arrested are a lawyer and a female assistant.

Yoursay | 'When 1MDB makes the RM2.57b repayment to IPIC, make a full disclosure. Failure to do so …'

The Selangor MB would not wait for the 14-days given in the notice, after the top cop brushed off his demand yesterday.

Youth exco Shahril Hamdan hardsells his solution to racial integration, to a sceptical reception.

Irwan Serigar Abdullah sits on the board of at least 20 GLCs to 'safeguard the gov't's interests', it says. 

YOURSAY | ‘Don't play innocent. Just do your job, and investigate openly and fairly.’

Women’s participation in politics takes centre stage at last night's TN50 dialogue.

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