Archive - 23 August 2018

SERI SETIA POLLS | Among others, they want a representative who will hear out and help address their grouses. 

Representatives from a taxi drivers association met the premier for two hours, in Putrajaya, earlier today.

Mohd Shafie said the state gov't only sought NRD's assistance to help M'sians who lost their identity cards. 

'There are complaints lodged against KPMG and Deloitte and we are investigating the auditors in question,' says accountants' institute CEO.

BALAKONG POLLS | Help us achieve '1+3', says MCA No 2, alluding to one parliamentarian and three state reps from the party.

Its acting president says despite him being a member of the previous BN gov't, he was left in the dark on many 1MDB-related matters. 

LETTER | There is no need for the incinerator as BTSL is more than capable of managing KL’s waste for many years to come.

Ong Chong Swen says this is a preliminary estimate, urges gov't to minimise impact of project cancellations. 

UPDATED 6.35PM | 'People deserve to know if there are reasonable and solid reasons to cancel the projects,' says former PM.

PRK BALAKONG | Keputusan MCA untuk guna logo sendiri bukan keputusan mudah, kata Ong Ka Chuan.

Liew Vui Keong says Yamani Hafez has shown a complete disregard of his responsibility as an MP. 
 

WAWANCARA |  Dr Mahathir tegaskan taman industri itu masih tertakluk di bawah undang-undang Malaysia.

M'sia's largest non-Muslim religious umbrella group voices support for RCI to probe allegations of dissenting judge being reprimanded.

INTERVIEW | Local laws must be abided by, even if it involves foreign investments, says the PM. 

PRK BALAKONG l Kata Tan, penduduk Balakong seakan terperangkap dengan tol kerana terpaksa membayar tol untuk keluar ke Kajang atau Kuala Lumpur.

Ini bagi elak bayar pampasan yang jauh lebih tinggi berbanding kos projek, kata timbalan menteri besar Kelantan.

“我们也还没收到任何消息，显示该装置是否已带离雪州。”

The only procedure left is the issuance of an official letter from the Registrar of Societies, says Abang Johari.

Projek di Bagan Datuk itu menelan belanja RM6 bilion, kata Ahmad Faizal Azumu.

Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur hari ini menolak petisyen yang mencabar keputusan di kerusi parlimen Ayer Hitam.

Selain beliau, tiga lagi ibu bapa membuat tujuh laporan polis terhadap pihak sekolah dalam masa tiga tahun.

WAWANCARA | Sama ada projek itu akan dibatalkan, ditangguhkan atau diselesaikan melalui cara lain, ia belum dapat ditentukan lagi, kata PM.

UPDATED 5:21PM | Penang CM says the gov't has been holding public engagement sessions on transport initiatives since Dec 2015.

Four men believed to be part of a drug trafficking syndicate were also picked up during raids in Bayan Baru, Jelutong and Gelugor.

ULASAN l Adakah tindakan tidak bertanggungjawab Umno/BN seumpama itu telah berakhir pasca PRU14? Sudah tentu tidak.

Bagaimanapun, CEO Proton Edar berkata harga kereta akan meningkat selepas cukai baru itu.

INTERVIEW | After Dr M explains why M'sia can't afford China-funded mega projects, tough negotiation process must now follow.

SERI SETIA POLLS | PKR candidate is planning to set up a public library at Lembah Subang.

India's opposition accuses PM of exacerbating crisis by failing to provide more aid and barring foreign help.

Sabah agri minister says presence of Vietnamese fishing boats in Sabah waters are distressing local fishermen. 

UPDATED 3PM | Sangeet Kaur calls for a police probe into the alleged judicial meddling in her father's case.  

Sabah police chief says they will wait for the former CM's health condition to improve before recording his statement.

From Malaysia to Oklahoma, the fight over changing rooms, restrooms and public spaces segregated by gender has sparked confrontation.

LETTER | 'The value that can be fetched on such a sale is highly dubious.'

UPDATED 3.15PM | It is a welfare arm and has no business to develop any land, claims Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng.

Australia cites risks of foreign interference and hacking for banning the Chinese telco.

LETTER | Brig Gen Yusri Anwar is academically qualified and has vast military experience in various areas.

Ti Lian Ker says DAP veteran and his party have changed from being PM's fierce critic into 'lapdogs'.

Taliban says it will send senior members for peace talks, hours after Afghan gov't declines to attend.

Shafie Apdal says he will soon be meeting Mahathir and Azmin to discuss these demands.

COMMENT | Despite claims to the contrary, the playing field is still far from level.

Ibadah haji selesai apabila jemaah selesai tawaf Kaabah dan Sai, berjalan berulang-alik dari bukit Safa ke bukit Marwah.

Challenger ex-home affairs minister Peter Dutton has called for a second leadership vote.

Pertikaian dua kuasa besar dunia itu cetus kebimbangan kemelesetan ekonomi global.

QUESTION TIME | PM needs to up the ante if he wants to recover the allegedly laundered monies.

The premier says Malaysia can benefit from the fallout with manufacturing opportunities likely to shift to other countries.

UPDATED 1:56PM | Declassify the contract and feasibility study documents for public scrutiny, MCA deputy chief urges.

YOURSAY | ‘Same standards and penalties should be applied to gov’t as to errant taxpayers.’

More than 30 men claim they were victims of unwanted sexual advances by Spacey.

YOURSAY | ‘The issue here is the credibility, not availability, of MCA’s checks and balances.’

The PM prefers diplomacy when dealing with the Asian superpower.

COMMENT | A variety of leaders say the date has little significance in the state.

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