Archive - 28 November 2018

Vietnamese, Thai and Laotian women were forced into prostitution by the Penang syndicate.

State top cop warns that action could be taken against those spreading fake news on social media. 

Batu Gajah rep V Sivakumar wants cops to get to the bottom of coup d'etat 'conspiracy'.

Ahmad Faizal Azumu maintains that they must show determination to improve their livelihoods. 

A mob had accused Sulaiman Abdullah of starting the fire at a kongsi and assaulted him.

UPDATED 10.20PM | Temples, churches and mosques will soon require local authority approval first, he says.

Most ordered to stay home, but some workers try getting back to business after the Seafield riots.

One City Development Sdn Bhd says it is cooperating with the authorities on the matter. 

UPDATED 11.15PM | PM announces Umno turned independent rep Noor Azmi Ghazali's entry into the party.

Amirudin Shari says discussions involved cabinet members P Waythamoorthy and R Sivarasa. 

George Varughese says this constitutes a 'serious breach of professional ethics.'

'What they did was wrong - asking Malays to secure a Hindu temple,' says Mahathir.

Education minister says exemptions for M40 with 1st-class honours will also begin in January.

Azhar Abdul Hamid says the company has weathered the most difficult part of its restructuring.

UPDATED 6.15PM | Two firms have come out to say they have nothing to do with Monday's riot.

PARLIAMENT | Fuziah Salleh says standards in these schools can be raised by focusing on five thrusts.

High-profile vacancies at the film corporation set to be filled by the end of the week. 

Muhammad Aabid Zarkasi sentenced to four years' jail for images, videos and documents in his possession.

SELANGOR DUN | He has changed his statement to refer to 'a group of gangsters' instead.

'I don't think the lawyers are so generous', says home minister.

Fire Dept staff say the man in the 'accident' video could not have been Adib.

UPDATED 4:59PM | PARLIAMENT | The minister says, however, the country must have connectivity at reasonable prices.

It wantss gov't to retain Section 233 of CMA, which Harapan had criticised while in the opposition.

Mark Luckie says he left Facebook over firm's 'systematic disenfranchisement of underrepresented voices'.

UPDATED 1.54PM | Ringleader given RM150,000 while the 50 intruders were given between RM150 and RM300.

PM stresses that now is the time for the gov't and industry to venture into green jobs and skills.

UPDATED 1.30PM | His condition has improved after the use of a machine only available at the institute.

The mufti has appealed for calm, and to avoid social media provocations.

'You come (here) and ask for freedom, but ... we are not allowed (to have freedom in Sarawak)'.

He says the SC's efforts are crucial in educating the public and exploring new digital trends.

UPDATED 1:57PM |  Five-member bench at apex court views that Marzuki Yahya's petition has met Election Petition rules.

IGP says the team from Bukit Aman has been dispatched to assist S'gor police in identifying the rioters.

Plans for the introduction of the cryptocurrency were widely reported.

LETTER | Irresponsibility by several parties lead to the temple saga being blown out of proportion.

A special task force of over 30 lawyers to provide legal advice to rally organisers and attendees, says Nik Saiful Adli Burhan.

Hassan Al Kontar, who lived there for more than 200 days, was sent off on Monday, says Immigration chief.

They claim a lawyer helped arrange the contact between the accused Mexican drug lord and Emma Coronel.

COMMENT | Fracases like these test your faith in the system. Is this a system for the 'core' or a system for all of us?

The US president hints at a way to avoid a government shutdown but still build his wall.

The ruling comes eight years after a judgment on the issue that led to no change.

'This is not about Malays versus Indians. This problem was caused by people who came from elsewhere.'

Lynas claims the gov't doesn't allow the increase in production of lanthanide while Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh says nothing was decided yet. 

They say Genting Malaysia Bhd's respective claims against them are 'without merit'.

Guided tours of Seri Perdana is available four days a week.

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

YOURSAY | 'The courts have said relocate, so time to move out and move on.'

YOURSAY | 'The minister is the new favourite target of conservative right-wing groups.'

The deputy home minister says he has received information and stern action will be taken.

She urged all parties to remain calm and not worsen the situation by spreading unverified news.

Minister says the institute is the only facility in M'sia with a machine that could treat him.

UPDATED 1.50AM | Police tried to persuade them to disperse but not all followed orders.