Archive - 1 June 2018

LETTER | It has been almost three years since my husband’s stroke – it has been, and still is, a very difficult time for us.

LETTER | Let them exercise their right to agree to disagree with the government.

LETTER | Let’s adopt a pragmatic approach to achieving desired results

BN Youth chief speculates that it is having trouble delivering on their promises.

INTERVIEW | There is no place for arrogance in anything, the 'Iron Lady' notes.

He stresses that officers on duty and handling such cases cannot afford to be.

The three had a monopoly on the undocumented foreign workers rehiring exercise.

LETTER | This should be part of a comprehensive, well-thought-out revamp of the country's education as below.

UPDATED 7.40PM | Her statement will be recorded at the commission's headquarters next Tuesday.

UPDATED 8.08PM | The sector is currently being dominated by Grab following Uber's withdrawal.

UPDATED 8.06PM | This involves 997 permanent and contract staff, says transport minister.

He says Umno leaders fell due to non-Malay votes and the split of Malay voters between Umno and PAS.

It says in the meantime it is continuing to incur costs for the project.

UPDATED 8PM | The proposal involves a 'huge' subsidy by the government, says the transport minister.

EXCLUSIVE | Sources claim half of the amount will be paid when his contract expires on June 30.

The Umno Youth chief, however, has ruled out running for the presidency or deputy presidency.

LETTER | It is ridiculous to expect high-quality personnel to do high-quality work when they are paid peanuts.

Made to look like fools! A protester is livid that no representative accepted their memorandum.

LETTER | How is it physically possible for one person to contribute meaningfully to so many organisations?

The latest case involves a 21-year-old woman who was bitten by her own dog while bathing it, back in April.

The thrilling aftershock of the May 9 polls plays no small part this year.

Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng thanks Malaysians for their contributions.

This is over the Singapore newspaper's exclusive interview with the ex-PetroSaudi director in 2015.

UPDATED 4.13pm | PMO says Dr M won't launch project today, Tony Pua calls it ‘fictitious’.

'If editors have a backbone, they can practise basic rules of journalism despite being owned by political parties,' says Kadir Jasin.

Signs in retail shops announce the beginning of zero-rated GST on June 1, 2018.

Premesh Chandran proposes reforming media regulatory body in meeting with the Institutional Reforms Committee.

UPDATED 3.54pm | The nine state reps are willing to explain reason for rejecting state MB to Perlis Raja. 

Immigration DG says there is no record of him leaving the country.

The post will be assumed by the new Treasury secretary-general, says LHDN.

UPDATED 3.44PM | Ministers get the right to determine if their respective portfolios require deputies.

The PKR de facto leader urges Australia to release Sirul Azhar Umar to compensate for previous wrongs.  

The residents from Padang Tembak, Air Itam, have been ordered to vacate their homes today. 

UPDATED 3.49PM | Kedah MB Mukhriz says he will issue a statement on this later today.

UPDATED 3.36pm | PM says this was one of the promises made by Pakatan Harapan.

Workers' union and PSM slam Sime Darby Plantation chief Bakke Salleh's objection to raising minimum wage.

UPDATED 3.33pm | Mahathir wonders if their allegiance still lies with the previous government.

The 51-year-old Puchong housewife had planned to ram a car into non-Muslim voters at a polling station, he says. 

UPDATED 2.27PM | The Kedah MB says the state Harapan gov't is in talks with the opposition to resolve the stalemate. 

As such, the High Court's dismissal of NFC's defamation suit against the news portal stands.

UPDATED 1.54pm | Shahril Mokhtar hopes the gov't will reconsider the project when its fiscal position gets better. 

Dr M's unilateral announcement could set bad precedent for other gov't projects, says civil society group.

UPDATED 1.14pm | Wong Chin Huat describes it as the most disturbing development since May 10.

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COMMENT | We need a strong opposition to go against a strong government.

INTERVIEW | The former minister also proposes a three-track solution to fix the country's economy.

If so, this will be the first time its report will be debated in the House - and that too, under a new gov’t.

This is to assist investigations into corruption allegations AirAsia has been accused of, reports Times of India.

UPDATED 12.53pm | The PKR veep was initially sentenced to 18 months’ jail for possessing and exposing 1MDB audit report details.

This will help prevent a return to one-coalition dominance, says Penang Institute fellow Wong Chin Huat.

LETTER | This includes reducing the emphasis on rote-learning in all levels of education.

This follows a discussion between the director and Chief Secretary to the Gov't, Ali Hamsa.

This is the third defamation suit the former PM has withdrawn in the past two weeks. 

COMMENT | Mavcom is not the only one that pays its directors lavishly.

LETTER | There is clearly an urgent need to better control political finance.

The Segambut MP also urges the Transport Ministry to review toll charges in the Klang Valley to maximise road usage.

COMMENT | Mahathir surely won’t be shedding any Mahatears over the proposed US-N Korea summit.

The Court of Appeal strikes out the appeal with no order as to costs. 

And the review of other big projects, such as the ECRL, will have dire consequences, says an opinion piece.

Ageing assets are a concern as the air force flies into the future.

YOURSAY | ‘No Harapan leader ever spoke ill or evil of Malays or Islam, including the non-Malays.’

YOURSAY | 'All such big-ticket projects should be cancelled or reviewed. It's a no-brainer.'

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