Archive - 3 November 2018

BUDGET 2019 | Gov't will run variety of programmes targeted at impoverished Indians, says minister. 

Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's funeral began with a Buddhist bathing rite using water bestowed by the Thai King.

PKR POLLS | Based on unofficial tallies, Azmin Ali is leading the race in Sabah for the party's deputy presidency.

BUDGET 2019 | 'Current rules would force the poor to pay higher rates if they transfer to gov't hospitals once the insurance runs out'.

BUDGET 2019 | The budget this year has been expanded despite certain quarters expecting otherwise, Mahathir notes.  

He says he promised to step down and he always kept his promises.

'We lost because of 1MDB. The end,' tweets Umno MP in response to Najib's explanation of BN's GE14 defeat.

Many people were afraid of Najib including himself, says the Bersatu chairperson.

The playing field was uneven for GE14, he says.

We want to know how many luxury cars and how many horses they own, he says.

There will be no such thing as automatic membership, says Bersatu chairperson.

CM says the incentive can be withdrawn when child turns 18 and is meant to ease parents' financial burden.

BUDGET 2019 | Unnecessary to mention names of specific states in the federal budget, says K'tan Harapan chair. 

In regulatory filing, bank says US gov't probes may yet lead to 'significant fines, penalties and other sanctions'.

These threats include pornography, sexual exposure and child grooming, says the deputy prime minister.

UPDATED 7.15PM | He says the man approached him from behind but was blocked by the people around him.

Kelatan Health Department director says this measure will help ensure its services are not affected by floods.

BUDGET 2019 | Minister adds that proposed incentives such as RPGT exemption for low-cost housing can help stabilise current market.

BUDGET 2019 | The financial services company says gov't is employing short-term measures that may be unsustainable.

A total of 73 body bags have been recovered and only four victims have been identified.

This is in line with transforming the House in the age of information accessibility, says its secretary.

The finance minister adds that he can't understand why people still believe the 'crook on the other side'.

MP SPEAKS | Is Mohamad Hasan saying it is fair to blame 32 million Malaysians and future generations?

BUDGET 2019 | That's the difference between the two forms of government, says the finance minister.

LETTER | For far too long, those unsuitable and those deemed ‘undesirable’ have been allowed to destroy young lives.

BUDGET 2019 | Many schools need upgrading and many more pupils are poor, states a teachers' union.

The trio were arrested by a MACC team at a restaurant.

16 items being sold at controlled price or at a lower price.

BUDGET 2019 | The mechanism for this still being worked out, says the finance minister.

She says Sg Petani MP ignoring both Harapan manifesto and cabinet.

BUDGET 2019 | The ex-premier says the budget neglects farmers, agricultural workers, plantation workers or fishermen.

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BUDGET 2019 | This comes one day after Kelantan MPs accuse the gov't of neglecting opposition-led states.

The prime minister suggests government and private sector set aside some time for staff to stretch their legs.

CEO Zakri Khir says the real test for the gov't now is how well they can execute what is promised.

COMMENT | All of them – without exception – have been either accomplices or accessories...

EXCLUSIVE | The anti-graft commission is also probing allegations of vote buying during PKR election in several states.

BUDGET 2019 | He zeroes in on Harapan's plans recoup revenue shortfall from indirect taxes via GLCs like Petronas.

KINIGUIDE | Malaysiakini gives a quick rundown of who they might be.

UPDATED 12PM | BUDGET 2019 | The prime minister dismisses opposition's claim that Budget 2019 is a 'copy-and-paste' budget from the previous government.

PKR sec-gen confirms MACC visit and that a staffer was picked up for questioning.

The accounts were found to have wrongly come from Democrats.

COMMENT | They should not attempt to stifle free speech in the Malay community.

BUDGET 2019 | Other major public universities will also see an increase in funding next year.

A man killed himself after shooting at least five people at a yoga studio in Tallahassee, Florida, in the US.

BUDGET 2019 | He describes it as ‘one of the worst budgets ever’, laments disabled community not consulted.

BUDGET 2019 | The gov't will allocate RM10 million for the setting up of 50 childcare centres to ease the burden of working mothers.

BUDGET 2019 | PM's Dept is expected to spend just RM7.54b but some ministries are spending more.

BUDGET 2019 | Mira says it's a far cry from the reformist agenda promised by the new government.

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

YOURSAY | ‘Well done, Guan Eng for taking care of the disadvantaged and plugging the leakage.’

NUTP recommends schools be allowed to decide on minor school repairs through the RM652m allocation.

Sayoc faces five charges and a maximum penalty of 48 years in prison; prosecutors say more charges are likely.