Archive - 25 April 2018

UPDATED 1.26AM | GE14 | He says Kedah Harapan is yet to shortlist candidates for the post.

GE14 | The slim majority won by the incumbent could pose a challenge in the three-cornered contest.

PRU14 l Ketua Sekretariat HARAPAN Kedah Dr Abd Rahman Ahmad umum senarai calon malam ini.

PRU14 l Presiden PAS, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang buat pengumuman tersebut di Kota Bharu.

Court finds Peter Madsen guilty of murdering and dismembering Kim Wall aboard homemade submarine.

Individu yang buat dan sebar klip audio itu boleh disiasat di bawah Akta Antiberita Tidak Benar 2018, kata PMO.

His remains will be flown back to Cairo and transported by land to Gaza.

WhatsApp流传一支音频指控罗斯玛作风奢华，但看守首相办公室强烈否认这项指控。

Individual behind circulating WhatsApp audio clip can be charged under fake news law, it says.

GE14 | James Jemut Masing pledges to make good on Najib and Abang Johari's trust in PRS.

GE14 | Two young candidates also join PKR lineup, and will contest Tuaran and Pensiangan.

The MIC president also reiterates that his party commands better Indian support than ever before. 

GE14 | Kayveas shouldn't have insisted on Cameron Highlands when he knew it was MIC's, BN sec-gen says.

They say the project is on their ancestral land and want it stopped.

GE14 | 15 newcomers include six each from PBB and SUPP, two from PRS and one from PDP.

The meeting will be held in Singapore over the weekend.

Caretaker deputy home minister cautions all parties against speculating on the matter. 

Prices have remained the same since March 22.

GE14 | She says if the accusations against Rawang incumbent were true, S'gor gov't would've known.

GE14 | Mercenary with a motor mouth is spotted on billboards across the country, striking a familiar pose.

GE14 | He also challenges the caretaker PM to a 'public encounter' on this issue.

GE14 | Incumbent Wangsa Maju rep says Tan Yee Kew will 'lose anywhere' she goes.

GE14 | Club should be moved to a non-Muslim majority area, says Titiwangsa PAS candidate Mohamad Noor.

GE14 | The new rules on campaign material are unfair and unreasonable, it says.

But Warisan fires back, says he was idle on citizenship woes when he serving as Sabah DCM.

LETTER | Even simple math shows that the cost of these ads far exceeds that allowed by the law.

'How can a tradesman, a merchant, a building constructor... make judgments about international affairs,' asks Rouhani.

GE14 | DAP veteran dives into Najib's poem in praise of his predecessor's continued loyalty.

Written judgement counters claims in M'sian media outlets that the yacht had nothing to do with 1MDB.

GE14 | Giving in to bullies now will mean more bullying in future, says incumbent Sungai Siput MP.

DAP welcomes all foreign investment as long as it is in the interest of Malaysians, says Guan Eng.

COMMENT | Najib's dad was keen to know Ghafar Baba's opinion on any policy affecting the Malays.

LETTER | There is no excuse to generalise some quarters as 'BN-lovers'.

GE14 | M Kayveas tells the press to focus on the elections and promises to address them after.

GE14 | Caretaker PM points to Harapan chair 'making up' with Anwar in alleged pursuit of personal goals. 

Perhilitan says road accidents, too, are cause of dwindling Malayan tapir population.

GE14 | Easy to build rapport, says Ezam, for he and Azmin have been friends and rivals before.

RSF also notes that the influence of China’s media control model is spreading across the region.

GE14 | It's clear the new rule helps BN while targeting Anwar Ibrahim and Dr Mahathir, they say.

Division leader Mohd Shafei dismisses need to bring FT Umno into the campaign.

GE14 | 'Although defending the government through Jasa appears to be pointless, but resignation is the best step.'

UPDATED 4.03PM | GE14 | MyPPP interprets the letter as a warning that the party may be kicked out of BN

GE14 | The Batu Pahat Umno chief is reportedly set to announce whether he will stay with the party.

GE14 | Chin Choy Hee, who quit DAP on Sunday, is hoping to capture the DAP stronghold of Tras.

GE14 | Lim Lip Eng wants to know if all 64 lots were sold through an open tender.

GE14 | The incumbent Rawang rep thanks supporters and promises to be part of Harapan’s campaign.

COMMENT | We call on Sarawakians to reject money politics during political campaigning.

It's yet another 'repressive tool at the disposal of a gov't to stamp out dissent', says Article 19.

UPDATED 3.51PM | GE14 | PKR should've picked a nominee from the local division. 

GE14 | PAS president questions the source of the coalition's funding for the coming general election.

UPDATED 2.25PM | She said that her mother had raised her as a Buddhist.

IGP says they had used fake identification to enter the country.

COMMENT | 'My generation is one in which idealism has been lost to pessimism, cynicism, and disillusionment.'

CEO says it's part of a pro-people campaign to explain and clarify issues surrounding the company.

UPDATED 2.48PM | Conflicting claims have arisen following the veteran politician's exit from the BN party.

Reiterating his warning about such slander, the caretaker PM says no individual or institution is spared.

GE14 | Party says additional requirements imposed on campaign material are aimed at this.

The document signed by candidates yesterday will be legally binding, says senior PKR leader Johari Abdul. 

UPDATED 1.51PM | On allegation by ex-CID chief Mat Zain Ibrahim that Najib wrongly changed the words when taking his oath of office.

YOURSAY | ‘People are ready for change, here comes the politicians to muck it up.’

The company has four years to repay the bonds, says Arul Kanda.

GE14 | He is Zahid Mat Arip, a Bersatu supreme council member.

Incumbent Sepang MP Hanipa Maidin says people are not so easily swayed by his explanations.

And Enas Al Batsh will continue her PhD with Universiti Malaya, as her husband wanted, online.
 

COMMENT | Undecided voters however may think sticking with BN may seem a better idea.

COMMENT | One week is a long time in politics, the two to GE14 is even longer.

Police say priests among dead in the attack linked to grazing rights and dwindling land.

INTERVIEW | Arul Kanda says auditors are finally making progress on 1MDB's accounts.

Inventor denies killing, dismembering a Swedish journalist aboard his homemade submarine.

GE14 | Incumbent Hutan Melintang rep S Kesavan is going the extra mile to endear himself to voters.

YOURSAY | No one can really predict the GE14 outcome as this is a totally new ball game.

Alek Minassian referred to an "incel rebellion", in which men blame women for their "involuntary celibacy".

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