Archive - 26 October 2018

MP SPEAKS | Now that the Saudi foreign minister has repudiated the RM2.6b tall tale, what more does Najib have to say?

UPDATED 12:57AM | Umno stalwart Mustapa Mohamed becomes first Umno MP to defect to Bersatu.

This comes after foreign minister says Saudi counterpart Adel Ahmed Al-Jubeir affirmed the money didn’t come from the Saudi government.

PKR POLLS | S Kesavan says police report alleging that he offered RM500 to buy votes is an attempt to tarnish his reputation.

PKR POLLS | Azmin widens his lead as Rafizi's ally and Kedah strongman Johari Abdul struggles to deliver.

Foreign minister confirms that Malaysia is no longer part of Saudi-led coalition attacking Yemen.

In 2016, the same minister said the 'donation is genuine with nothing expected in return'.

At the time of the Al Jazeera interview, ex-PM points out police were questioning his wife and sons.

BN's third-largest party is also expected to undertake some soul-searching amidst deciding on its future direction.

Najib names deputy prime minister of UAE as purchaser of the pink diamond and funder for Red Granite.

UPDATED 8.20 | 'Good thing we deported you. You are a nuisance,' he tells the interviewer.

LETTER | This in view of the contradicting positions taken by the office of the Singapore president.

The enforcement agency officer is among five people detained in connection with a robbery on a Vietnamese fishing boat.

Umno sec-gen points out that Bersatu only has 13 parliament seats.

The prime ministers of both countries were reportedly meant to meet here next month.

It says the republic is engaging in an archaic practice which goes against the right to life.

His comments posted in a Facebook group on the death of the two policemen were deemed offensive. 

The Education Ministry source claims despite this, mock cheques were presented.

This is the latest move to defuse military tension along their heavily fortified border.

LETTER | The issue of stateless Malaysians affects more than one ethnic group – it is a nationwide problem.

It is believed to be that of a man who went missing two years ago, however investigations are still ongoing.

He says he welcomes the view of Umno Youth which yesterday asked to go on leave.

UPDATED 5.13PM | High Court declares laws giving authorities power to deny right to consult lawyer as valid. 

UPDATED 4.40PM | Asyraf brushes off demand for him to resign from his Umno Youth wing post.

COMMENT | We should not be caught in the middle-income trap and progress only slowly - if at all.

PKR POLLS | The suggestions are with regard to QR codes and list of election officers.

Guan Eng says with this, the construction cost for MRT2 has been reduced by RM8.82 billion.

S'pore advocacy group releases final photos of M'sian taken before his hanging this morning. 

The PM outplays the trio with his 'more BN leaders to be charged' remark, he says.

In most cases, the charge sheet would never be handed to defence counsel, adds the criminal lawyer.

This is for the 25 charges of money laundering and abuse of power.

Malaysia Airlines says pilots followed air traffic controllers' instructions in Tuesday's near-crash with other plane in London. 

The other four offences, according to the watchdog, were committed by PAS.

They point out that police are questioning them over peaceful gatherings that were even attended by ministers.

UPDATED 1.42PM | The couple still has various awards that carry the Datuk Seri title.

The comparison, says Jais Sarday, is nothing short of 'stupid'.

The execution took place at dawn this morning despite appeals from family, M'sia gov't.

Ex-PM says ministers and deputies are missing from Dewan Rakyat even when he isn't there.

UPDATED 1.56PM | Bidders have to put in US$1m deposit in order to bid.

According to UK, it had not received any extradition request.

Party info chief says president's tour is in line with Umno's efforts to return to power. 

Or just cut all forms of modern communication with the outside world.

It reverses previous official statements that the killing was unintended.

BOOK EXCERPT | ‘I told the police that political rivalry was the most likely motive.’

The US Department of Justice and a claimant want to sell the Bombardier Global 5000 now parked in Singapore.

UPDATED 2.13PM | They were grilled on items and jewellery worth RM440 million seized from Najib-linked properties.

Prioritise reports that benefit the people, even though these may not be interesting, says Kadir Jasin.

BOOK EXCERPT | ‘The DVD issue came like a political tsunami that ended my political career abruptly.’

COMMENT | This is what some people have been doing, of late, and in public.

M'sian's execution was scheduled for today at dawn, though lawyer doesn't have confirmation of execution yet. 

COMMENT | The opposition should fire him as its leader, for he has no place in Malaysian politics anymore.

The law to set marriage age limit is vested in state powers.

YOURSAY | ‘Race discrimination is immoral, contrary to Islam and also dishonest...’

COMMENT | The crux of the problem is that high e-hailing standards may lead to some taxi drivers being excluded.

YOURSAY | ‘The Saudis, as we know from recent events in Turkey, aren’t averse to lying…’

Businesses can tap into Invoke's database of 20 million M'sian consumers.

KINIGUIDE | All charges involve the former PM's dealings with SRC International, 1MDB and the IPIC settlement.

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