Archive - 25 September 2018

UPDATED 2AM | PKR president-elect says he has reviewed the MACC report and the appended evidence.

Traders who have migrants in their employ risk having their licences revoked and their goods seized.

Tan Hong Pin also takes aim at those who only shared attachments to the BM letter to fan racial sentiments.

Sebelum ini, isteri bekas perdana menteri dipanggil suruhanjaya anti rasuah itu berhubung siasatan SRC International Sdn Bhd.

Beijing says it faces serious threat from Muslim separatists and has rejected accusations of mistreatment.

Rouhani previously said that Tehran would not talk to Trump until the US returns to the 2015 nuclear deal.

PD POLLS | Now the party will have to tell its voters what to do in the polls – choose Anwar or stay home.

The PM and his contingent are attending a UN meet in NY where Low has claimed he can help them.

No tahfiz centres will be given exemption just because they are religious institutions, says Khalid Samad.

LETTER | The public deserves no less than proper, independent and holistic oversight of the police.

Tan dakwa bekas MB dan pemuda PAS kawasan Iskandar Puteri timbulkan isu ini tanpa beri maklumat lengkap kepada orang ramai.

She was first summoned by the anti-graft agency on June 5 in relation to SRC International.

LETTER | JPA has not addressed key concerns from a student group, including its choice of ranking criteria, and recognising non-JPA students. 

Antara lain, mereka menyentuh isu keamanan di Laut China Selatan dengan Malaysia akan kekal berpendirian sebagai negara berkecuali.

LETTER | Anwar's opponents can take a moral stand and save PD voters' time and energy simultaneously.

Saat Esa says the balance tallied with the figures announced by the finance minister.

Readers queue up to have their copies of 'Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World' signed by author Tom Wright in Kuala Lumpur.

Ia menyebut kerajaan hanya ada RM450 juta untuk dibelanjakan pada April 2018 berbanding RM11.86 bilion pada hujung 2017.

Energy Minister Yeo Bee Yin says manufacturers should start moving away from single-use plastics.

NEGERI DUN | Tense scenes as Mat Hasan dissatisfied by Aminuddin's reply on the status of the project.

Minister Xavier Jayakumar says system will be developed in collaboration with the private sector. 

A council set up following reformed press laws has drastically reduced police investigations and court cases involving journalists.

Tom Wright says China had directed HK police not to arrest him when he was there.

Tomorrow's verdict on Chong Chieng Jen's appeal against the S'wak gov't is expected to set precedent.

'This is my warning… do not make this mistake again,' says Sultan Ibrahim.

The former Pandan MP is accused of uploading an article to his Facebook account that allegedly could ruin Tabung Haji’s reputation.

The 32-year-old was found dead in the Batu Pahat lock-up yesterday and his brother says there were bruises on his body.

PKR POLLS | He says he has to remind candidates not to seek votes in exchange for 'considerations'.

A seven-member Federal Court gives the ruling by a judgment consented by all parties.

COMMENT | Enforcement agencies need to be more organised than crime syndicates by tackling corruption and sharing information.

The party president-elect says time is a factor as they're running on a tight schedule to meet ROS' deadline for the election.

Mahathir-led delegation among high-level guests expected in the Big Apple this week.

PD POLLS | 'I welcome the competition but I'll be happier if there is no contest,' says Anwar. 

The arrests come four months after MACC raided the former Tabung Haji chairperson's homes.

The implicated MP as well as the special officer’s wife have lodged reports regarding the matter.

No time period was given for the payment and police are waiting for further developments.

UPDATED 2.40PM | Tom Wright says the fugitive businessperson is offering to help with meetings in New York.

As a former policy critic, Azhar Harun says it is now his turn to face public scrutiny.

Ariff Md Yusof says part of the reforms should include putting into place, institutional and legal guarantees based on rule of law. 

Before the election, the opposition said it would review Chinese investment.

An American publication reports that the funds will be returned to the Malaysian gov't.

UPDATED 10.32PM | He is accused of making the offers in return for votes in the PKR polls.

Richard Liu, the founder of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, was arrested but released.

UPDATED 12.08PM | 'Anwar's statement gives the impression that Indians are those who throw chairs.'

COMMENT | He was probably the only corporate leader who publicly voiced out concerns about 1MDB.

COMMENT | Many emerging market currencies have come under considerable pressure.

INTERVIEW | The finance minister says it is better to fail while trying than fail to even try.

COMMENT | The elites still have power to influence how certain issues are reported and framed.

COMMENT | If the book is entered as evidence, it leaves the door open to more revelations.

COMMENT | The fate and culpability of its 23 directors are now in limbo.

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

INTERVIEW | Co-author of Billion Dollar Whale says attempt to cover-up wrongdoing with money can be unravelled by exposing facts. 

Petra Energy says Nizam is leaving the company 'to pursue other business ventures'.

Such land claims will be settled based on previous court decisions, says deputy minister.

YOURSAY | ‘If this is unjust, isn’t it all the more reason the opposition should put up a fight?’

COMMENT | Sexual orientation and gay marriage trump the breeding of violence against women and children.

INTERVIEW | The Umno veep says the party should instead focus on strengthening the party for the Malays.

INTERVIEW | Khaled Nordin believes that BN could have possibly retained the state if it did happen.