Archive - 20 April 2018

The Islamist party had claimed that it received RM2.5 million in two donations.

GE14 | Question mark over where RSN Rayer will stand.

UPDATED 1.20AM | MCA No 2 dubs Liew Chin Tong the 'chief terminator' for subduing Dr Boo Cheng Hau and Dr Tan Seng Giaw.

Judge says he has abused the court process by not turning up on three separate occasions.

It has failed to address the core desire of Sarawakians, he says.

Ex-minister replies to the Umno Wanita chief who says some have forgotten their roots.

Yong Peng folks get rare glimpse of a civil discussion between the MCA and DAP bigwigs.

Postal ballot papers will be issued as early as possible despite the May 1 public holiday.

The cancellation of the festival by police had received wide publicity.

She says it's due to health reasons and the state BN leadership has been informed.

GE14 | PKR leader says she always tries to keep her criticism and comments on key principles instead of personalities.

This because the Registrar of Societies has illegally allowed Umno to postpone its party polls, he argues.

UPDATED 9.18PM | GE14 | 'The ring is not in my possession, it really isn't', she says, accusing Rafizi of wanting to make the people hate Najib and her.

Caretaker PM among first 10 inductees into Bersih's roll for GE14 election offences.

UPDATED 7.05PM | GE14 | Najib's wife says this is the reason she set up the Permata programme for children.

Civil rights groups want the human rights watchdog to hold a public inquiry on electoral processes.

Up to courts to decide on bid to challenge Umno's legality, says supreme council member.

UPDATED 8.28PM | The party wants the court to hear its full argument against the ROS' dissolution order.

UPDATED 8.06PM | This follows the judicial review bid challenging ROS decision allowing Umno to put off its elections until April next year.

One analyst says the Anti-Fake News law 'may be' used against the opposition if they continued to link the yacht with 1MDB. 

UPDATED 6.25PM | GE14 | Dr Boo Cheng Hau says his advice applies to leaders of political parties, NGOs and guilds.

Investors will lose confidence in Malaysia if these projects are aborted, says caretaker PM. 

Party will continue to flourish with 'the rakyat' even if it does not win a single seat, says Hadi.

The New York Times reports that Elliott Broidy was trying to curry favour with M'sia to secure a contract.

GE14 | Come May 9, they urge mothers to make the best choice for the sake of family, country and future.

GE14 | He says the principled politician is targeted for standing by the truth.

Syarul Ema Rena Abu Samah, 37, had tried to stay the trial pending disposal of her appeal in the Court of Appeal.

UPDATED 1.16PM | Bruno Manser Fonds wants Canadian firms to reveal alleged corrupt money trail.

He says the party veteran can apply for the job on a contract basis.

Its candidacy announcement last night got only a lukewarm response, says an Amanah Youth leader.

Abdul Aziz Kaprawi also accuses the opposition of trying to sabotage the ECRL project aimed to benefit millions of people. 

He gives his take on why ROS can extend Umno's polls despite the party constitution.

The former minister also asks why is calling DAP a 'Chinese party' offensive?

GE14 | Harapan event crowds do not translate into support for the opposition, Sin Chew Daily quotes him as saying.

COMMENT | The winds of change cannot be stopped and the ‘unsinkable’ BN is feeling the tremor.

His decision to return to Amanah follows a meeting with party president Mat Sabu this morning.

BN website also says the accident did not involve the Semporna leader, but his driver.

The 1MDB CEO dismisses having political ambitions with the setting up of the website. 

The caretaker MB refutes allegations the state gov't was at risk of bankruptcy.

The businessperson has been charged for illegally accessing Royal Lake Club files in 2015.

If GST was imposed, the project would cost six percent more than the current RM55bil, says treasury sec-gen. 

UPDATED 3.19PM | Najib's plan aborted after sensing unrest among core Malay support, S'pore Straits Times reports. 

GE14 | The ruler says he respects the rights of the people to pick a leader they deem qualified.

UPDATED 1.40PM | Judge says the applicants are not 'adversely affected' by the outcome of EC's report.

COMMENT | Rightfully now, DAP is more of a Dictatorial Action Party than a democratic one.

GE14 | Kerk Chee Yee, 25, is also the aide to party supremo Lim Kit Siang. 

COMMENT | The former theatre practitioner-turned-politician is a candidate I am excited about.

It has issued letters to these schools requesting relevant information on the parents of their students.

UPDATED 4.20PM | They also want the court to compel ROS to suspend all of Umno's activities until the matter is disposed of.

GE14 | The Perak DAP chief will likely face off against Gerakan heavyweights in Aulong and Teluk Intan. 

Zuhdi Marzuki responds to an elderly forum participant who voiced out grievance regarding PAS' current state of being. 

GE14 | Spiritual leader Hashim Jasin pins the blame for shunning PKR and DAP squarely on being once bitten, twice shy.

GE14 | However, Mohd Zuhdi, who thanked the donor, does not name the person.

The veteran leader hits back on Umno's legal status, asking critics to 'read the party constitution'.

Wanita itu meminta bantuan polis dan kerajaan bagi menyelamatkannya dan empat anaknya yang ditahan di sana.

The barb comes after the caretaker PM called DAP's Nga Kor Ming a 'creature who peddled fake news'.

Seorang pegawai pertahanan Australia dipetik berkata interaksi dengan tentera laut China itu adalah sopan tetapi "tegas".

GE14 | Gerakan's Jordan Tiew hands out cards with the BN logo, but denies he was campaigning.

YOURSAY | Is the RM55bil quotation from CCCC already inclusive of GST?

GE14 | Harapan needs those working in S'pore to return on GE14 but BN wants them to stay put.

YOURSAY | ROS is in a fix. To paraphrase Hamlet, ‘To do or not to do?’

Australian media reports the ships were en route to Ho Chi Minh during the "robust" exchanges.

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

PRU14 | Pemimpin HARAPAN mendakwa lebih 10,000 hadir ceramah itu.

GE14 | The members are upbeat and its chief P Asokan says this is a historic milestone in their support for the party.

GE14 | The party wants to lead Selangor to prove that it's not only a party for Malays and Muslims, but for 'all Malaysians. '

GE14 | Among others, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang will be defending the parliamentary seat of Marang.