Archive - 30 January 2018

State BN chair says figures given by CM and state exco on size of land differ by two acres.

Christopher Parker earlier admitted to stealing purse from one victim, and a phone from the other.

Man called ‘James’ said to have paid Siti Aisyah for three pranks in a Bukit Bintang mall.

Nor Farah charged with defrauding RM27,000 from victims, including famous actor and director.

38-year-old suspect earned commission from scam syndicate for withdrawing money from victims. 

COMMENT | Bodies other than the high courts cannot be conferred with judicial power.

A Hindu devotee carries a pot of milk towards Batu Caves for Thaipusam.

Deputy MB Nik Amar, however, says Putrajaya still owes Kelantan oil royalties.

Advisers include Ramon Navaratnam, Lee Lam Thye and Indah Water chair Abu Zahar Ujang.

He obliges the crowd with selfies and also buys some fish.

UPDATED 7.04PM | Najib says ex-PM was silent about polls for 22 years, but is now kicking up a fuss.

UPDATED 6.52PM | PM asked why he still isn't paving the way for GE14.

Mike Pompeo also classes Chinese cyber threat as being of equal concern.

LETTER | He had made amendments to Article 121 of the Federal Constitution in 1998.

There is a possibility of more arrests in this case,’ says Kedah MACC director.

Pair are charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code with the murders of 21 students and two teachers.

He advises voters to find out more information on political parties before deciding which one to vote for.

Officer is alleged to have received bribes of about RM14,000 from three construction companies.

This is over alleged corruption and abuse of power by a Perlis gov't agency director.

ADUN SPEAKS | Have we moved forward, or are the Rajah’s worst fears now being realised?

Even after Putrajaya's policy reversal, stateless children still find it hard to access public education.

As for her being dropped as the Wheelchair Tennis patron, he points to the sacking of Salleh Abas and Anwar Ibrahim.

LETTER | Recent events have only served to strengthen his position heading into GE14.

UPDATED 7.28PM | Cecil Abraham alleged to have drafted second SD in relation to Altantuya's murder.

Judge also orders RM2k costs to be paid each by PM, Rosmah Mansor, and six other defendants.

The number of children becoming victims of perpetrators befriended online is on the rise.

IGP says the police verified it with the Immigration Department.

Chinese ambassador says fast work by Chinese firm makes his countrymen proud.

Brushing aside Mahathir's views on the Visit Malaysia logo, he says orangutan was used in 1990 campaign as well.

UPDATED 4.20PM | This is to answer a query on whether he would rope in his former rival into Harapan.

'If we did not send an application, how can we obtain a DEIA approval?' asks state exco Chow Kon Yeow.

This is regarding holding of office beyond the constitutional retirement age of 66 years, six months.

UPDATED 3.45PM | The ex-premier says he suspects this is being done deliberately.

UPDATED 4.06PM | This comes after confusion arose over the role of the state's Harapan election committee.

The new committee will include participation from MPs and NGOs.

CEO also issues an ultimatum to suppliers to slash prices by 30 percent by the year-end.

COMMENT | By condemning political dissenters, we are stifling critical thinking and intellectual discourse in M'sia. 

Court decision will cause ‘friction’, cautions info chief. Meanwhile, MCA and MIC laud the landmark ruling.

LETTER | Taxation is the confiscation of our property by people who prefer to spend it on their priorities.

A PM that hunts down people who make fun of him is not committed to human rights, says PKR lawyer.

Dr M thinks people will find the logo odd, but sometimes people are attracted to oddities.

However, Khalid says he would not join PAS as he preferred to be independent.

LETTER | Warisan is still a relatively new party and what they have shouted thus far is purely rhetoric.

Central bank includes the hashtag '#beritapalsu' in its denial posted on Twitter.

Court verdict on unilateral conversion runs contrary to religious knowledge, says veep Hassan Basri.

LETTER | Even under the best circumstances at the best zoos, captivity cannot replicate wild habitats.

Mayor allegedly orders video of the chaotic meeting on A&W issue removed from website.

This follows a series of changes initiated by Facebook, following 'fake news' criticism. 

PKR-sec-gen Saifuddin Nasution says such incidents are isolated, won't affect inter-party morale.

LETTER | We hope the ruling will derail ongoing efforts by some right-wing groups to sow discord and extremism.

UPDATED 3.50PM | The man and an accomplice were remanded for five days to facilitate an RM3m corruption probe.

COMMENT | Many reports focus heavily on gender identity despite its irrelevance to actual events reported.

An additional 1.5 billion units are open for sale from today, said the PM.

The US$200m headquarters was fully funded and built by China.

YOURSAY | ‘What we need is for you and others to hold wrongdoers accountable.’

I wouldn’t fault anyone if they say that they are ashamed to be Malaysians.

COMMENT | This case turns really on a simple, but very tricky, little word: ‘or’, in Malay ‘atau’.

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

YOURSAY | ‘Let us see whether the police will act on the court's decision.’