Archive - 28 August 2018

Vice-chief Shazni Munir urges armed forces chief Zulkifli Zainal Abidin to take responsibility over the matter. 

The 40-year-old suspect was taken in after giving his statement to the police in Bukit Mertajam.

Outgoing president responds to Gan Ping Sieu's decision to contest for the top post.

UPDATED 10.44PM | MACC deputy chief confirms the arrest, says Hasanah will be brought to court tomorrow.

LETTER | In addressing traffic congestion, the overriding principle should be moving people, not cars.

The hospital for Rohingya refugees is scheduled to cease operations on Dec 31.

Internal investigations will focus on credit lines, trading practices, and direct awards of contracts.

Republic's deputy PM says there has been no approach by M'sia on the water issue.

Chinese foreign ministry official says the Rakhine issue is 'extremely complex'.

PARLIAMENT | Minister says stores will be kept to keep providing the people competitively-priced goods.

The massive military exercise will also involve the Chinese and Mongolian armies.

Anwar also said he aims to get into Parliament through a by-election in October.

CCID's director's explanation comes after suspect's lawyer accused authorities of practising 'chain remand'.

P Gunasegaram still finds it difficult to understand how those involved thought they could get away with it.

PM's office also states that the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) scheme is still on.

CJ Richard Malanjum had previously said nine-member panels would hear constitutional issues.

The Sungai Petani rep says he was referring to his experiences as an assemblyperson and MP, not in the capacity of menteri besar.

Finance Minister says assent given last Friday after bills passed both houses of Parliament.

Khairudin hopes the issue of toilets for transgender people would be resolved soon.

First-term councillor Nicholas Theng says such critics try to instil fear in people about the cost of the project. 

LETTER | Classifying CEP report and retaining OSA are at odds with gov't commitment to total transparency.

State sports committee chief admits to similarities between Sukma 2018 and Taipei 2017 Universiade trailers.

虽然首相昨日宣布禁止外国人购置森林城房产，祖莱达指出，此事还未定案。

LETTER | 'Voters are not impressed when the opposition tries to put a wedge on the progress of good governance'.

SERI SETIA POLLS | Harapan candidate trying to recruit female voters for the state gov't's initiatives.

Cynthia Gabriel says it cannot be made public while investigations are ongoing.

COMMENT | Gov't must explain the 'violations' in the appointments of Dewan Rakyat speaker and Dr M at Khazanah.

Housing minister says a committee will engage stakeholders and submit report to PM.

Performers rehearse for the Merdeka Day parade in front of the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya.

This ahead of a three-day hearing scheduled for next week, says the former minister's lawyer. 

UPDATED 6.44PM | Harapan senator Mohd Nor Monutty suggests changes to the senatorship terms.

SUHAKAM INQUIRY | However, Khalid Abu Bakar cannot confirm if Amri Che Mat was monitored for alleged Syiah links. 

UPDATED 5PM | This comes in the wake of speculation that Ali's contract, which expires tomorrow, will not be extended.

Haniff Khatri says the AG's Chambers' stand is needed following the change in government.

Terence Gomez also calls on Harapan leaders in state GLCs to declare how much they earn.

This is on their application to use the verdict on her murder in their RM100 million civil suit over her death.

MP SPEAKS | It only states the number of applications made, and not the pending and rejected ones.  

If this is the case, Mat Sabu says, many will need to go on leave.

Minister describes Nurul Izzah's objection to the appointment as a personal view.

The party urges the Penang government to scrap the project and review the PTMP.

Terence Gomez says Muhammed Khalid should be judged by his actions, not who his sister married.  

The senator, who succumbed to a brain tumour over the weekend, says he tried to serve the nation honourably.

Deputy health DG says the revision of charges is due as the last time it was done was in 2006.

36 of them are witnesses for the petitioner M Manogaran and 16 for the MP, MIC’s C Sivaraajh.

The paper on the proposal has been submitted to the cabinet and will be deliberated soon, says minister. 

UPDATED 4PM | MOF special officer Tony Pua says the era of 'copy-and-paste budget' is no more.

A key task is to ensure media will have ‘freedom to act as a check and balance against the gov’t’.

The suspects, aged between 34 and 49, were arrested by the MACC yesterday.

COMMENT | There also needs to be a complaint mechanism to investigate hiring fraud committed by agents.

Interests of armed forces members will be taken into account, following the termination of the contract, the ministry assures.

PARLIAMENT | The two reports - from the UK and a local medical centre, has not been verified by a gov't doctor, says minister.

BALAKONG POLLS | Teo Nie Ching says the ministry is deciding which one should be implemented first.

It says the generals should be prosecuted for the gravest crimes under international law.

YOURSAY | ‘It is the rakyat who will decide whether Anwar is the next PM or not.’

UPDATED 5.18PM | PARLIAMENT | Minister Liew Vui Keong says AGC has classified case as 'no further action' due to insufficient evidence. 

COMMENT | Something has gone seriously amiss in the Malaysian education story.

Minister refutes a viral report that Saudi gov't is sponsoring a special flight for Najib to perform the haj.

Skilled workforce also inadequate to support industrialisation due to negative attitude towards TVET, he says.
 

COMMENT | Myanmar forced to pay US$800mil to cancel the US$3.6bil dam project.

“之前，我们独立于英国。这一次，我们从一个专制和盗贼政府手中赢得独立。”

The gov't would be 'stupid' not to accept the option, TMI quotes the premier as saying.

COMMENT | Citizen-generated content can fill the gaps created by decades of politically correct reporting.

LETTER | Sweetened cordials should also be banned and the public should be educated about the dangers of sugar. 

COMMENT| Integrity pledges are not legally binding. Some organisations even use these to divert attention from wrongdoing.

YOURSAY | ‘Wean the country out of this programme over three years.’

Duel between reformasi veterans and post-2008 recruits.

Umno Youth says Harapan is reneging on its promises to keep cash handouts.

"Kita merdeka daripada kerajaan kleptokratik dan autokratik. Ia adalah sesuatu yang perlu kita raikan."

Mahathir in an interview with Malaysiakini says the Official Secrets Act will stay.

Dakwaan tersebut tidak benar sama sekali, kata menteri hal ehwal agama.

'Young people must make use of this freedom that they are being granted to rebuild this country according to their own ideals'.

'What was good was alleged to be bad,' says the vindicated former prime minister.

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

Menurut laporan, ia berlaku semasa Majlis Perbandaran Klang membuat kerja perobohan kandang lembu dan dua kuil di situ pagi tadi.