Archive - 14 September 2018

Suspects were nabbed during ops in Selangor, Pahang, Johor, Terengganu, Malacca, Kelantan and Penang, says IGP.

Anwar says he doesn’t want to be in gov’t right away, wants to connect with lawmakers first.

Biodiesel programme will help oil palm smallholders address falling palm oil prices, says Teresa Kok.

The last suspect in police custody has been released, investigations continue.

PM believes that many currencies are hit by ongoing trade war between China and US.

Non-Muslims in M'sia should not fear the implementation of Islamic law, says pro-PAS group.

The PM notes that the PKR sec-gen already gave this assurance.

Mahathir said he will not campaign for Anwar but will endorse his candidacy.

PM sheds details of his 2013 meeting with Muhammad Shafee Abdullah and their talks on Sodomy II.

Committee will look into reducing the tax gap, leaks and finding new revenue sources, says finance minister.

Amirudin Shari bases this on Port Dickson's past elections.

The Sarawak Report editor hopes to inspire more Malaysians to become journalists.

Responding to Ramkarpal Singh, the ex-Umno minister says he is also willing to work with DAP.

LETTER | Why an urgency to push incineration when recycling has not been widely implemented?

There are those who are worried because the party cannot afford a divisive battle at this juncture.

Minister says this will be included in the new national housing policy.

UPDATED 8.08PM | Decision to reverse High Court decision was made by a three-member bench.

Amanah sec-gen opines that the issue had been exaggerated to tarnish the defence minister's name.

The Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA) was later renamed 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)

INTERVIEW | This laidback personality has had his life changed drastically since becoming Perak menteri besar.

The division also warns Abdullah Sani not to hit the campaign trail for the by-election.

Lawyers for Liberty launches report of five such cases, calls for IPCMC to be set up immediately.

This is a most peculiar time for Najib to come out with such a novel defence, says the DAP veteran.

LETTER | Balancing public transport expenditure is an uphill task even for London.

COMMENT | Reports and photos have not been compliant with the Child Act and are unethical according to Unicef's global reporting guidelines.

Why not accept Najib if he offers to campaign for Anwar, he adds in a sardonic swipe.

Pendek dengan tamat itu samalah, kata Tun Zaki Azmi berhubung lantikannya di Universiti Malaysia Sabah.

Aussie researchers find one-in-five chance of death for a turtle which consumes its first plastic item.

LETTER | They are innocent until they are proven guilty thus there is no need to treat them as prisoners.

Ex-PM accuses Guan Eng of intentionally citing 2017 ringgit value to mislead public.

Mustafar Ali says his department only issues the passport upon approval by the Foreign Ministry.

This would enable public discussion of its suggestions for the gov't, says the IRC member. 

LETTER | We must blame ourselves in that we always believed the politicians and religious preachers.

LETTER | They will decide whether Anwar can be their, and our, "rightest” choice for the next five years.

MUKTAMAR | PAS president Hadi cites dropping of Guan Eng's graft charges as example of Harapan's failings. 

The chambers had filed an affidavit showing that two cheques for the amount passed from Najib's account to the lawyer.

Ambiga says from a working democracy viewpoint, the engineering of by-elections is inappropriate.

COMMENT | The gaps among their professions and actual execution are widening.

He had acted in many local dramas and movies including 'Santan Berlada' and 'Pi Mai Pi Mai Tang Tu'.

This is according to the 'Billion Dollar Whale' book penned by WSJ journalists Tom Wright and Bradley Hope.

There is a huge difference between being an MP and serving as an aide to an MP, says Patriot president.

UPDATED 1.15PM | MUKTAMAR | 'If Alliance had its lifespan, so does BN,' says Abdul Hadi Awang. 

UPDATED 3.25PM | MUKTAMAR | The PAS president says the previous BN administration had 'deprived us of financial allocations'.

LETTER | A by-election for the PM-in-waiting is going to happen anyway, better now than later.

The market is bolstered by optimism that trade talks will revive later this month.

The transfers involve a number of Bukit Aman departments and police chiefs at state and district levels. 

This will only strengthen the opposition bloc in the interests of Islam and the Malays, the Umno Youth chief says.

COMMENT | We must not abandon the duty to protect all persecuted human beings: action speaks louder than words.

LETTER | We call on the government and Parliament to ensure the Anti-Fake News Act is repealed in its entirety.

Views of all party leaders should've been considered, but focus must now be on securing the seat, PKR deputy president adds. 

LETTER | Why didn’t Nazri join Anwar, PKR and Harapan before GE14 to fight against Umno/BN just like what Dr M did?

COMMENT | While both are not illegal, they’re highly unethical.

MP SPEAKS | Tracing our road to a new M'sia that began way back in 1999.

COMMENT | If he cannot produce a better vision than Dr M, we might as well let the current PM last out his term until the next GE.

This amid the slump in sales and the emerging market for electric cars. 

The US Ambassador to the UN also slams the Myanmar leader for denying the country military's 'abuse' of the Rohingya. 

Nazri Aziz claims this enables the party president to negotiate with other parties in the bid for federal power.

State Harapan chair and Negeri MB Aminuddin Harun, says he will appeal to outside voters to return to vote. 

YOURSAY | ‘They understand nothing of human rights, only BN rights.'

The decision was taken by the ministry's special committee, says Khalid Abdul Samad. 

COMMENT | Najib's donation fairy tale has more holes than Swiss cheese.

YOURSAY | ‘Can he claim he was victimised when he failed to declare RM9.5m as income?’

COMMENT | I thought I knew the whole story. But I was wrong.

COMMENT | Students are sick and tired of having inches taken away from us time and time again.

He says party members have been campaigning for over a month, so it's time to focus on Port Dickson.

The lawyer insists they have made an official request on items purportedly belonging to Rosmah.

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