Archive - 30 November 2017

'The entire tender process is conducted by KSSB. I am not a board member of KSSB, I am not involved in any decisions,' Azmin says.

This sitting is likely the last before Parliament is dissolved ahead of the 14th general election which is due by August next year.

Women, Family and Community Development Ministry has now provided fresh produce to relief centres in the state.

The former warden had sodomised one boy, and molested three others.

Amendments will give judges the choice of sentencing drug traffickers to death or life imprisonment.

This is because the speaker ended Parliament's final session before the proposed amendments could be debated.

PM makes the comment after receiving a positive response from the public for N Sembilan's first UTC.

The former Thai Foreign Minister had been rumoured to contest the post of Bangkok's governor.

Opposition leader joins chorus calling Raus' appointment as CJ unconstitutional. 

Graft body has nearly completed investigations into Mara property scandal, according to Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

But the suspension is disproportionate to the offence, says CLS. 

The oil field equipment supplier says this is due to the higher losses recorded in its transport solutions division.

'It is actually a court matter, so I am not going to talk about it outside,' he explains.

'We found that there is a possibility of wrongdoing by those involved in the forex dealings then.'

R Sivarasa argues that his client did not mislead the cabinet on the forex losses as claimed by the RCI.

Rommy Ma'i'aruf, 38, mengaku tidak bersalah di Mahkamah Majistret di Bukit Mertajam.

Some refuse to evacuate the danger zone, wanting to protect their homes and livestock. 

LETTER | No evidence links such films that promote hedonistic lifestyles to babies born out of wedlock as claimed.

The police officer was coerced into handing over RM3k after being threatened with MACC arrest.

LETTER | Bersih questions if the forex RCI is a gov't smokescreen to silence queries about 1MDB.

UPDATED 6.21PM | If he disagrees with me 10 times, I disagree with him 100 times, says the speaker.

Malaysia Airlines is confident of its five-year recovery plan, according to CEO Izham Ismail.

COMMENT | We haven't had many, but most of the women politicians we've had have made M'sia proud.

UPDATED 5.06PM | Look at the party's achievements and don't get entangled in public opinion, DPM tells undergraduates. 

LETTER | Mavcom should introduce price caps, especially for flights between East and West Malaysia.

PARLIAMENT | Why then, was the AG's initial proposal on the DDA amendment not heeded, asks DAP MP. 

PSM's Suresh Kumar says this is based on the experience from 2012 while they were at the MB's office.

The former driver is allowed to pose a question of law on whether a police report is considered an absolute privilege. 

COMMENT | The materials RCI referred to were based on hearsay, conjectures, presumptions and assumptions.

UPDATED 5.11PM | Guan Eng puzzled by 'RM21 billion' spike, but his father says he estimated this in 1994.

LETTER | Sandakan is set to become a ghost town if there is no change in the political situation.

'The residents even uttered four letter words towards the rep but praised and thanked Pulau Tikus' Yap Soo Huey.'  
 

Gobind Singh also says Harapan's top leaders will meet tomorrow over the coalition's objectives.

FOREX RCI | Commission accuses former PM and his then deputy of concealing facts from the cabinet.

FOREX RCI | ‘Forex losses had a substantial impact on the country's economy,’ the commission's report finds.

The Canadian preacher's lawyer says his client had proposed an offer but Zamihan has yet to agree.

‘He might not be able to recover, until the day he passes away,’ says Hamid Awaludin.

Its curator says the plan was amended last year but not gazetted due to several concerns raised. 

Official says arrest of Azmin's nephew should not be distracted from national kleptocracy scandals.

FOREX RCI | Report claims Dr M and his ex-deputy hid facts from cabinet.

PI Bala’s widow also applies to strike out a second defence statement filed by the carpet businessman.

PARLIAMENT | He says the recommendations are serious and warrant a debate in the House.

LETTER | If the university cannot fulfill its basic role, it might as well become a kindergarten.

Amir Shariffuddin claims the documents were doctored, in order to intimidate him and his family.

LETTER | 'What happened to the millions of dollars that should have been used to fulfil Mara's objective of uplifting the Malay community?'

The district MOE officer wants at least 10pct of Muslim male students to be able to recite the Quran, lead prayers.

The US president shares the videos posted by a far-right British party leader.

LETTER | Evangelical atheism should be categorised as hate speech.

The teaching, cited by Chew Mei Fun, says 'the current generation sows for future generations to reap.'

The group attracts a few hundred protesters to its regular street demonstrations.

LETTER | The 'reminder' is appalling as issuing public statements is required by academics.

100 relief centres in nine districts are put up to house the flood victims.

YOURSAY | 'Big fraud or small fraud is still fraud.'

Pras Michel donated to Obama’s presidential campaign after receiving US$20m from Low, sources tell WSJ. 

LETTER | Courage needed to trust in the educational expertise we already have within our borders.

UPDATED 11.40PM | PARLIAMENT | If the footballer is 'that bad', he would not have millions of followers on social media, says tourism minister. 

Borneo Highway PDP says now, only 5 of the 35 packages under phase 1 are under construction, but is optimistic.

LETTER | Draconian laws like Sosma that infringe on the right to a fair trial must be repealed immediately. 

ADUN SPEAKS | His praise sounds too good to be true, and probably is.

1MDB, PNB should defer projects as oversupply looms.

MP SPEAKS | Whose head should roll when the ECRL’s outrageous profitability claims are derailed?

UPDATED 12.20PM The four have been remanded until Dec 6 to facilitate investigations.

'I am not a war criminal', says Slobodan Praljak, after swallowing what he claims was poison.

YOURSAY | ‘We have the 1MDB scandal in the north, and now the Mara scandal in the south.’

COMMENT | Both sides have ignored perhaps the most vital part of political conscientisation: culture.

Raine & Horne director says a host of external factors could have caused the price drop.

No religion teaches us to insult or condemn other religions.

Umno leader calls the tycoon's remarks 'unfair', and reminds him of his 'obligations' to the country.

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

Source also claims that the commission’s findings are likely to implicate Dr M.