Archive - 23 July 2018

SG KANDIS POLLS | Ismail Sabri says it will feature personalities from both parties, but will not be held in the parties’ names.

Wa Lone says he followed journalistic ethics in his reporting of a massacre of Rohingya Muslims.  

They involve pupils from nine schools in five districts.

The basic structure used to fleece migrant workers still seems to be well entrenched, it says. 

Police say a man lodged a report as he felt the statement could cause religious tensions.  

He said Sosma was meant to help maintain public order, has more safeguards than the ISA it replaced.

Speaker Ng Suee Lim says notice is expected to be submitted after the late Ng Tien Chee’s funeral.

Fahmi Fadzil says one member sacked, six suspended and another warned for misconduct during GE14.

KPDNHEP akan memastikan penguatkuasaan terus dijalankan agar tiada pihak mengambil kesempatan, kata timbalan menteri Chong Chieng Jen.

SG KANDIS POLLS | Zawawi says this citing Takiyuddin’s call for members to choose based on the interest of Malay and Islam. 

PARLIAMENT | Ascot is a dormant gaming company owned by tycoon Vincent Tan, a known Mahathir ally.

PARLIAMENT | The deputy minister said implementation will be in five states that had previously been neglected.

As owners of a SME restaurant, we are really upset by the way the SST and the Service Tax by the new government is being reintroduced. For us, it just seems like a different way to ‘brand’ the GST.

The city has seen a sharp 53 percent jump in gun violence the past year.

The letter seeks that the prosecution withdraws its appeal against her acquittal.

国会 政府无意，也没有计划批准体育博彩执照，给爱胜阁或其他任何公司。

The MIC youth chief is extremely disappointed that the Harapan government is putting programmes for Indians under review.

PARLIAMENT | Muhyiddin says the taskforces received their own command, and were only given high-profile cases.

Felda, FGVH saman Wan Azizah, Dr Syed Husin Ali dan penulis artikel, Rusnizam Mahat.

Former Bank Negara governor succeeds Abdul Wahid Omar in the post, just as she did in PNB.

Wan Azizah says the committee will study the current restrictions on the monitoring of babysitters. 

A Sivanesan says the law should be tweaked to allow its detainees to be tried in court.

GE14: No political analysis has considered the impact of votes cast by the armed forces and police.

The Malaysian Retailers Association wants the Education Ministry to engage with stakeholders for further discussions. 

The former minister intends to use evidence from the declassified audit report in his appeal.

The move will only complicate and undermine peace efforts in the Israel-Palestinian conflict, says Wisma Putra.

S Nimalan alleges that he and five others approached by prison officers to plead guilty to the murder.

Fernandes believes economic growth would enable the government to handle the RM1 trillion debt.

LETTER | What is sorely needed is a dignified balancing of opportunities as the de facto policy.

'I would not have issued the cheques if it came from 1MDB'.

PARLIAMENT | Owners of motorcyles below 125cc's and cars below 1300cc's would be the main beneficiaries.

PARLIAMENT | Moving forward, it will be tuned to fit the direction and aspirations of the Harapan gov't and rakyat.

Roh Hoe-Chan has left a note admitting he had taken over US$44k from the aide of a blogger at the centre of an opinion rigging scandal.

Ex-PM's wife and several others throw a bash for Najib in Parliament.

PARLIAMENT | Akmal Nasrullah also wants political appointees in government and GLCs to declare assets.

SUHAKAM INQUIRY | The restaurant owner in Perlis says he would lose his livelihood if he were to testify.

Rahman sued back in January over claims that he awarded Expo Negaraku project to his 'brother.'

Upon winning an MP seat, Afif Bahardin says Anwar will have a decision to make.

Finance minister sees nothing wrong with the prime minister answering on his behalf.

Her lawyer says the suit filed by jeweller Global Royalty Trading has 'no legal basis.' 

Unlike Gerakan in the past, PKR and DAP now has the numbers to advocate for policy changes, says Tan Keng Liang.

Tengku Muhammad Faiz welcomes Harapan's move to give the state oil royalties.

穆迪指出，国内伊斯兰金融证券市场的成长，支撑了大马主权信贷评级在稳定A3等级。

UPDATED 4.34PM | Azmin says he is too busy with ministerial duties to give a thought about the PKR polls.

LETTER | It can encompass a new vision for the new Malaysia.

LETTER | It can start by us reporting unhealthy activities to the authorities.

'German when we win, immigrant when we lose,' the soccer star laments in a lengthy statement. 

UPDATED 9.55PM | 'I am prepared to be probed if my family and I were involved,' says the opposition leader.

Mahathir's return provides a jolt for Lee's government at a pivotal moment.

However, the gov't must ensure businesses do not hike up prices indiscriminately, they say. 

PARLIAMENT | He reminds that the previous administration had taken high-interest loans from Japan before.

'I am already stretching my time for as long as possible. I am working 24 hours a day.'

PARLIAMENT | This includes educating the public about the LGBT community, says minister.

COMMENT | A survey of doctors suggests that workplace bullying and harassment of junior doctors is extensive.

Fugitive businessperson signed documents to change the secretary of two of his HK companies, says SCMP.

Efforts to fund deficit with Islamic finance instruments lowering exposure to liquidity risk, the agency says.

Lawyer Syahredzan Johan urges Harapan to consult all stakeholders in their quest to trash draconian BN-era laws.

UPDATED 3.11PM | This will be followed by the tabling of the SST Act, and the motion to abolish the Anti-Fake News Act.

LETTER | The colour of students' shoes doesn't matter, what does is the implementation of the policy.

LETTER | Ministry of Human Resources has to revisit the role played by the Human Resource Development Fund.

UPDATED 11.58AM | Mike Pompeo also dismisses Iran's president and foreign minister as 'polished front men' for the ayatollahs. 

LETTER | Deleting tweets and offering half apologies doesn’t erase misdeeds.

They want new sanctions against Russia to discourage interference in upcoming elections.

UPDATED 3.35PM | This was raised in former top cop Mat Zain Ibrahim's suit on Najib's oath, which was struck out by the High Court.

MP SPEAKS | Will the rest of BN continue to ignore the elephant in the room, as Zahid and Wee Ka Siong did?

COMMENT | The defence minister gave a talk to a packed room of Malaysians in the UK.

The quake shakes southeastern Iran, just a day after another in the west.

COMMENT | Many of us believe in peaceful settlement of armed conflicts.

COMMENT | Ex-minister who jumped from one race-based party to another tells us what 'our' values are.

COMMENT | Are parents somehow less liable for negligence than caretakers?

YOURSAY | 'BN lost because Umno had driven the country to utter despair.'

YOURSAY | 'Any other meeting should not clash and should be held outside Parliament hours.'