Archive - 13 November 2018

The main factor considered for an application is the sustainability of the business model, it says.

Fahmi Fadzil says the election committee is rushing to complete verification of all disputed votes.

PKR POLLS | This is from 7,500 disputed votes in seven states with about 4,500 more to be checked.

The former PM says the cryptocurrency website is 'full of rhetoric and baseless justification'.

The leaders met on the sidelines of the 33rd Asean Summit in Singapore

This is following passenger feedback and Prasarana's target to increase ridership.

She also hopes all babysitters would be registered with the ministry.

Other elements to be included are on human rights, road safety and environmental awareness.

KEDAH DUN | PAS and Umno assemblypersons say that they also oppose Harapan's 'move to coax opposition members'.

He calls the BN initiative a 'scandalous' one as even the former minister did not know why it failed to be distributed.

He says the UN convention is 'oppressive' to Islam and Bumiputera.

UPDATED 8.30PM | PKR POLLS | Akmal Nasir says the missing votes are mostly from Rafizi's strongholds.

UPDATED 9.15PM | PKR POLLS | The parties MPs hopes the decisions made at tonight's meeting will be fair.

PKR POLLS | This is given the numerous problems in the party's election process, he says.

UPDATED 9.08PM | This despite all other proceedings on 1MDB matters currently being heard in court being postponed.

'The rest, especially the first and second, I was embarrassed to repeat them in Parliament.'

'They are actually oppressing these people to the point of killing them, mass killing'.

'It takes a little bit of time, but they have promised that they will give back the money.'

The minister says he will bring the matter to the cabinet for approval in the first quarter of 2019.

Redzuan Yusof says Putrajaya is taking steps to bring down the bad loans ratio to single digits.

Land and autonomy matters, among others, need to be taken into account, says Penang DCM P Ramasamy.

Sources claim if the voting was done via secret ballots, the challenger may have unseated the incumbent.

According to finance minister, this is the first time the bonus will not be carried forward to the following year.

'He did not faint, he did not fall, he did not suffer any heart attack or anything like that,' says his brother.

PARLIAMENT | The subsidy is scheduled for implementation in the second quarter of 2019.

PKR POLLS | The decisions announced by the committee today are 'illogical', he says.

State minister says extra revenue will hasten implementation of more infrastructure projects and amenities.

PARLIAMENT | This after a claim by Harapan MP that BN gov't 'never' assisted tahfiz schools, unlike Harapan.

China's foreign minister says the world should instead appreciate the Xinjiang regional gov't's efforts to combat terrorism. 

S'gor ruler says the group should not be allowed to question the social contract agreed to before independence.

The focus now is on the proposed merger of the news sections of RTM and Bernama, says minister. 

'...Only someone who takes heroin would do this,' Saudi officer allegedly tells President Erdogan. 

Li Keqiang expresses hope that deal with Asean nations will bolster free trade.

Firms linked to relatives and friends allegedly appointed as vendors, say sources.

UPDATED 4.20PM | Minister appeals to educators to help him shape a new generation of M'sians. 

Bersatu president says stating allegiance to a particular party is a personal choice.

The probe is into four men posing as MACC officers trying to solicit an RM2m bribe from a 'datuk seri'.

'There is evidence that Goldman Sachs has done things that are wrong,' PM says in an interview with CNBC.

UPDATED 4:05PM | But first lodge a report, he says, or the ministry will be powerless to act.

LETTER | It is better for one to be caught literally sleeping rather than sleeping on the job.

Investigators call for more training for Boeing 737 Max pilots, US pilots also not aware of potential risks. 

During their S'pore trip, they make a visit to where they studied, the King Edward VII College of Medicine.

PARLIAMENT | Other factors listed by the Syariah Department include differing political ideologies, snoring and fondness for shopping.

PARLIAMENT | Minister says this will remove the death penalty for offences such as murder and kidnapping.

Analysts and US colleges attribute slump to Trump govt's changes in visa and immigration policy, and strong dollar. 

No witch hunt, minister stresses, just taxpayers deserving to know where their money went.

Muhyiddin Yassin says areas of focus include detention periods, police’s powers of arrest and judicial intervention.

SARAWAK DUN | State minister says CM even offered to lend Putrajaya the money for upgrading works.

UPDATED 2.30PM | PARLIAMENT | Azis Jamman says arrest and detention procedures being reviewed.

It will take far more than a new roof or coat of paint to restore Petaling Street's appeal as a tourist destination.

UPDATED 3:12PM | PARLIAMENT | He urges gov't to act more aggressively against the US investment firm. 

There could be a chance of reduction, if the government's fiscal position improves in the future, says finance minister. 

Jury finds the 28-year-old guilty of murdering six people and recklessly injuring 27 others last year. 

Sabah CM says security must be at the best possible level despite the limited manpower and funds.

COMMENT | It also denies the public's right to express criticism on political matters. 

UPDATED 4.10PM | Shukri says he had to lie about nationality on trip abroad because of country's corruption.

Minister says his potential replacements are internationally known but not politicians.

The Federal Court allows this after Anwar's appeal was unopposed by the government. 

UPDATED 2.12PM | PARLIAMENT | Police oversight body's final structure in the process of being determined, says Liew Vui Keong.

COMMENT | The few who want to impose their moral standards and values on the rest of Malaysians.

Bentong MP says the voices of the people were not heard at last Sunday's hearing in Kuantan.

Experts in identifying human remains are helping cops and firemen to sift through ground zero to find remains of missing persons.

The Briton is being sought by MACC to facilitate its investigations into the 1MDB scandal.

This in preparation for the flood season, says education minister.  

The Pakistani Christian woman is in protective custody after her acquittal on blasphemy charges.

Brent crude slides below US$70 after US president pressures Opec not to cut supply.

This is to ensure the youths are given the same opportunities as other individuals, says minister. 

UPDATED 12.02PM | PKR POLLS | This is because no data or votes have been compromised, says JPP chief Rashid Din.

The race is again expected to pit Thaksin’s 'red shirt' followers against the military and royalist establishment.

SPECIAL REPORT | How families live knowing their loved ones await execution.

She has perpetuated human rights abuse by not speaking out about the violence against the Rohingya community, it says. 

Guan Eng says Malaysia is seeking a full refund of all the fees it paid to Goldman.

The case is now being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder. 

The controversial water agreement was one of the issues raised at the bilateral meeting.

QUESTION TIME | The scheme will only facilitate lopsided bets on housing by those with money to spare.

PKR POLLS | The software company refutes allegations it was involved in the PKR election 'cyber attack'.

SPECIAL REPORT | Lawyers and ex-judges are asked their stand on abolishing the death penalty.

YOURSAY | ‘Will there then be socio-political pressure not to foreclose when homeowners fail to pay?’

YOURSAY | ‘When will the White Rajah of Sarawak be hauled in?’

Lee, as a hired hand at Marvel, received limited payback on the windfall from his characters.

KINIGUIDE | The individuals and proxies allegedly used to handle money meant for the ex-Sabah CM.

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