Archive - 22 February 2018

'MCA is ready to give its fullest cooperation to our media friends,' says its president Liow Tiong Lai.

He was detained by cops and then released shortly afterwards, ahead of election which he is barred from contesting.

The group also saw revenue of RM1.19b for the period, as compared to RM1.28b in 2016.

Huge allocations for Sabah and Sarawak show that PM has a soft heart for people in both states, says minister.

However, he said MACC had visited five companies to help in the investigations connected to land in Ijok.

The third accused in the murder trial of slain DPP says until today, he doesn't why he is accused on the crime.

The accused committed the pranks ahead of 'attack' on the estranged older brother of N Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

With legal avenues exhausted, the commission’s report only remains to be passed by Parliament.

Filipino president accuses Rappler of trying to undermine his gov't with the backing of the US CIA.

UPDATED 8.32PM | The controversial rapper was arrested when he went to Bukit Aman to give his statement.

LETTER | One, they can do away with their "overly-cautious" internal loan assessment
and approval guidelines.

A more effective special corruption index to analyse and measure the level of corruption, says MACC chief.

BN is for the past, dirtying the environment with plastic, says former premier.

KTMB optimis prestasi kewangan akan kekal positif tahun ini dengan unjuran peningkatan keuntungan sebelum cukai sebanyak 59 peratus.

Sivaraajh says the community didn't receive high-ranking posts under ex-PM's rule, unlike now.

It is wrong to blame Rafizi Ramli's conviction and 1MDB for poor CPI score, says S Vell Paari.

LETTER | Parachute candidates often fail to understand needs of voters in a particular area. 

Lim Lip Eng accuses the prime minister of being out of touch with the people's plight.

LETTER | PwC predicts our economy will be overtaken by Vietnam and Bangladesh by 2050.

PM's openness in facing current issues an impetus for East M'sia voters to remain as BN’s safe deposit.

LETTER | 'All the work done by the MACC to fight corruption has been negated by the inability to do more to contain grand corruption.'

UPDATED 5.39PM | Appellate court rules that there were many misdirections by the Sessions Court.

COMMENT | Ijok land controversy in S'gor highlights the need to safeguard state land for public housing.

'This is slavery. What is happening? It should not happen,' says Ambassador Michael Winzap.

CMA already violates freedom of expression, it says, what more mooted anti-fake news law.

Police have also completed their investigations, says Penang top cop A Thaiveegan.

Watchdog wants MACC given prosecutorial powers so graft probes don't get shelved by AG.

UPDATED 5.20PM | Court rules it has jurisdiction to hear the attempt to stop Hadi's motion. 

Appellate court says the University and University Colleges Act (UUCA) as employed by UKM was constitutional.

UPDATED 4.11PM | Their action violated the Societies Act, Bersatu sec-gen says in affidavit. 

She says this is because her husband is not 56, which he was when he first became PM.

Filed on Jan 30, the suit seeks an injunction on the allegations and an apology from the Pandan MP.

Prominent academician announces his exit from the think-tank Ideas to undertake a 'risk'.

The rankings do not reflect MACC's aggressive measures to stem graft, says Dzulkifli Ahmad.

Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers also hopes gov’t will implement business-friendly policies.

Putrajaya will work harder to climb up the rankings, says Paul Low.

Subsidiary manager's son and proxy given five days' remand by magistrate.

The former premier's wife reminisces about the couple's student days in an interview.

COMMENT | The answer lies in the 'slush funds' allocated to the Prime Minister's Department. 

LETTER | There is no need for postal voting at all for the military and the police.

UPDATED 2PM | 'Whenever I can, I will abolish tolls because I don’t think they're good,' says Najib. 

Four Amanah members to be paid RM32.5k each in exchange for PAS claiming ownership of the shop lots.

UPDATED 1.54PM | PM also says he does not believe that M'sian should be paying toll daily.

As BN candidates, MCA leaders represent the coalition's multiracial ideals, he adds.

UPDATED 1.28PM | The prime minister also notes that Malaysians have a lot to be thankful in terms of peace.

Water company ordered to pay RM25,000 to each of the defendants.

'If you had a teacher... who was adept at firearms, they could very well end the attack very quickly.'

LETTER | 4G speed in Malaysia is slower than Myanmar's and Vietnam's.

UPDATED 1.12PM | M'sia and Cuba both rank 62 in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index 2017.

Defendants found guilty of money laundering and receiving over RM200m in unlicenced deposits.

‘Lock him away and just throw away the key,’ prosecution tells the court.  

This is revealed in the trial of Otman Arshad, who was charged with 32 counts of power abuse. 

Why were the four religious workers abducted and by whom?

All helicopters in Sabah reportedly booked by the commission for the months of April and May.

Some of my best epiphanies happened when I was in the mosque.

The island, which emerged from the silt about 20 years ago, is about 30km from Bangladesh.

When engaging with #UndiRosak, perhaps it is not unhealthy to at least acknowledge the truth.

This will pose a serious threat to the conservative leader’s political survival.

YOURSAY | If you think this year is bad, wait till next year – the Year of the Pig.

COMMENT | A movement-building strategy is slow and ugly but it pays dividends in the long run.

This in response to a report that PAS may field ex-football star Radhi Mohd Din against him.

YOURSAY | 'Caricature is an acceptable art form in any democracy.'

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