Archive - 2 October 2018

He bemoans being blamed for 'everything' – the price of goods, the weather, and Manchester United's form.

Voter Registration Improvement Policy Committee will address all issues related to registration.

'The system can be abused – what he did was to use his authority to steal money,' says the PM of Najib.

PD POLLS | Independent candidate wants to focus his campaign on his past services.

'Forget the past and move on. It is you who are demanding forgiveness, or the BBC.'

Hassan Al-Kontar claims that he has been living in the airport since March. 

PD POLLS | Azhar Harun calls on all candidates to comply with election laws and not undermine public order.

UPDATED 10PM | He says the sensational title would make those who don't read the article believe the claim. 

S Ravi Chandaran claims the alleged offer from the ex-PM was made through a Prisons Department officer. 

UPDATED 8.52PM | Source says that this is likely to be the last round of questioning.

Minister says Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle represents a formidable market for growth.

PD POLLS | 'Give as much as you are willing to, even if it is RM1,' says the independent candidate.

UPDATED 8.25PM | He says this after returning home from the UNGA in NY and a working visit to London.

The senator's lawyer says MyNewsNet also agreed to pay an undisclosed amount of damages and costs.

PD POLLS | Anwar's former aide explains his reasons for challenging his 'master' in the upcoming PD by-election.

The ex-PM had said that the electoral watchdog was singling him out by lodging a report.

Amanda Lacaze, however, questions the need for the process and the composition of the review committee. 

UPDATED 8.30PM | PD POLLS | He also tells the public to look up the word 'pardon' in the dictionary.

The PM was responding to excerpts from Anwar's interview which was read out to him during the Hardtalk programme.

Minister says national-type schools should adopt interactive methods to increase appreciation of the language.

CEO Sabin Samitah says this shows the effectiveness of IRB's tax education programme. 

This translates to 86 percent of the country's 15.2 million workers not being covered. 

Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man's remarks come in the wake of Hadi's criticism of Anwar.

This after DBKL declines to provide them with impact assessment reports for a proposed project.

Ex-minister says Mahathir rejected the manifesto committee's draft, and produced a 10-page handwritten draft instead.

Umno supreme council member Lokman Noor Adam says his brother was remanded for four days to facilitate a probe.

It makes no sense to withdraw awards in reaction to things that happened after they were given, says Lars Heikensten.

The veteran newsman quit NSTP in 2016 after WSJ broke the 1MDB scandal the year before. 

PKR POLLS | He urges members not to idolise their leaders and remain loyal to the struggle.

This was in 2007, when Nor Hisham was presented with a broom by then Selangor MB Khir Toyo.

It files a preliminary objection against Tawfik Ismail's bid, arguing that the matter is now academic.  

He says the Communications Ministry has partnered police to combat such fraud.

Special police unit probing claim by Dubai-based jeweller who is trying to recover 56 'fancy yellow diamonds'.

Kathryn Mayorga is also seeking to void a US$375,000 settlement she alleges she was coerced into signing to keep quiet.

He says the move was justified as the ex-judge is currently representing Anwar in a related civil case.

'As far as I am concerned, Tun is simply awesome and a genius'.

The pledge of loyalty to the party cannot be enforced in the court of law, says the Padang Rengas MP.

UPDATED 11.41AM | Court rules Port Dickson ex-MP can resign by signing letter and handing it to speaker.

PD POLLS | The independent candidate says the PKR president-elect can answer through the media or have a debate with him.

The ex-PM, against whom Bersih filed a Sg Kandis by-election offence report, asks as the NGO said PKR committed offences as well.

On cases of Najib-linked alleged misappropriation of funds, the PM says findings are reported to the AG.

The prime minister said Abdul Razak Hussein had brought about massive rural development but to Najib, 'cash is king'.

He says this is based on his analysis of the recently concluded Umno general assembly.

It is her first solo trip representing President Donald Trump.

UPDATED 1.40PM | Death toll may rise to thousands, officials say.

Meanwhile, support for former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remains stagnant.

COMMENT | The time has come for ministers to crack the whip on those who deny basic information to the public.

COMMENT | Fortifying the country's agricultural backbone can end rural-to-urban poverty.

QUESTION TIME | He needs to become MP first, then DPM and finally PM.

QUESTION TIME | He needs to become MP first, then DPM and finally PM.

YOURSAY | 'As PM-in-waiting, it's only logical for him to be elected by voters of different faiths.'

COMMENT | When it comes to energy generation, we must look at the facts as soberly as possible.

YOURSAY | ‘It was these very "super liberals" who stood by Anwar in the early Reformasi days.’

INTERVIEW | 'How can you expect me to respect these reporters when they sell out?' asks the finance minister.

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