Archive - 12 November 2018

'For the past six months, I've seen him working non-stop from 8am till 11pm, seven days a week,' says Marcus Lim. 

Sim Kui Hian adds the main task of the local authorities was to remove stray dogs from the streets.

Surau's chief imam says flood had damaged the audio system, making it difficult to carry out prayers.

They say the ban on smoking at al fresco restaurants is unrealistic.

Minister says he would do so after the ongoing convocation ceremony and appointment of a successor.  

PKR POLLS | 'If we are rigid, refuse to make changes, we will eventually become like Umno and BN.'

PKR POLLS | Wanita chief says before this, the 'other party' had announced his win in several divisions.  

PKR POLLS | JPP head Rashid Din says this as the party's delegates congress kicks off this Friday.
 

'This is the decision of the government and the party,' says Bersatu president.

The cartoonist wants seized items back, in addition to RM380,000 in compensation and public apology.

Ipoh High Court also advises the graphic designer to use his talent to benefit the society.

Finance minister denies sleeping in the Dewan Rakyat during the debate on Budget 2019.

Razali Ismail says keeping the death penalty is not a remedy for 'personal injustices'.  

UPDATED 4.40PM | There is no justification to keep the rare earth plant operating, argues an ani-Lynas group.

This after the finance minister and his special officer apparently contradict each other on Petronas downgrade.

PARLIAMENT | No tax reform pledge in the budget shows that Harapan is only good at lip service, he says.

PARLIAMENT | This after Johari Abdul says that only those who do not go to the market themselves would not realise the price reduction.

Waythamoorthy assures that ratification of the UN treaty will not compromise provisions in the constitution.

The appeal over being included as a defendant in the suit by her family, has been fixed for Feb 21 next year.

UPDATED 6PM | He says Singapore is now more open to 'controversial' issues raised during bilateral talks. 

PARLIAMENT | The Rembau MP says the budget appears to prioritise urban dwellers over those in rural areas. 

Launch date being close to budget was simply a matter of the PM going from one programme to another, he says.

COMMENT | Lynas needs to be more accountable to Malaysians on its permanent waste management plan.

LETTER | The tax should be increased every year to fight diabetes.

COMMENT | Both sides superimpose onto Article 153 their own inclinations, presumptions and misconceptions.

Currently, the property owned by foreigners in the country has yet to exceed one percent, says minister. 

PKR POLLS | 'Thirteen thousand increase in members in one day? Really?'

PARLIAMENT | However, domestic airlines will increase flight capacities by 20pct, says Transport Ministry.

PARLIAMENT | A date for the hearing will be fixed later, says deputy PAC chief Wong Kah Woh.

UPDATED 4.20PM | She says Putrajaya is still studying whether total abolition of capital punishment is feasible.

PKR POLLS | 'I don't know why (they are celebrating). We have not arrived at the end... Sometimes, people are just excited.'

UPDATED 5.50PM | 'But Chinese envoy assures that Low did not enter the country with M'sian passport.' 

LETTER | Tian Chua's call for reconciliation after polls farce shows how little they think of the public.

'Some have made up their minds, you know, to cross over'.

The UN says the returnees should be allowed to go and see the conditions in Myanmar before they decide to go back.

LETTER | Looking at the sides of Najib not covered in the news.

Lee believes that the region can only express its true potential if it becomes more integrated.

Its death toll now equals that of the 1933 Griffith Park Fire, the deadliest wildfire on record in California.

Even if there is any basis to the speculation, he says, the final decision lies with the PM.

The e-commerce giant recorded about US$10b in sales of sale items in just the first hour after midnight. 

PKR POLLS | Concentrate on rebuilding the party and repairing its image, says incumbent PKR veep. 

The former minister tells the court that he prays 'truth and justice will be upheld.'

UPDATED 11.30AM | Bersatu sec-gen says the party will not accept the army vet's membership application.

UPDATED 12.39PM | Kedah speaker announces Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail's decision to the state assembly this morning.

UPDATED 5.15PM | He says the company shouldn't be downgraded because of the special dividend.

This is Vernon Alber Kedit's second report to the graft-buster on  the alleged corruption in Julau PKR division elections. 

She faces 10 years in jail if found guilty.

Among the summits PM will be attending is one on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.

More than 40 percent of businesses analysed scored zero on human rights.

COMMENT | Guilt-ridden Umno-Baru politicians like to choose Mecca as their 'platform' to show they are innocent.

COMMENT | Is his withdrawal from writing another self-inflicted wound, or self-preservation?

The Saudi-led coalition has renewed its offensive on the rebels.

This time, the charges will be linked to the RM1.25b solar hybrid project for Sarawak rural schools, says news report.

It is the second time the airline operations director has been in trouble over alcohol tests.

SPECIAL REPORT | Do innocents risk wrongful conviction and being sentenced to death in M'sia?

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

Labor Party making gains months before an election, a poll indicates.

Hamas says it responded with rocket fire from its enclave.

YOURSAY | ‘The big question is how should an Umno member be proven to have repented?’

KINIGUIDE | This first part of a series offers an overview of capital punishment in Malaysia.

YOURSAY | ‘Ex-PM is a man under siege, and will do anything and everything to keep himself alive.’