Archive - 4 January 2019

Coach Misbun Sidek says the shuttler was warming up at the gymnasium.

It believes the company has used 'terrific' marketing strategies to impress Anthony Loke.

The DAP supremo responds to the remark by Bersatu veep that gov't resources should be used to help the coalition retain power. 

UPDATED 5.05PM | RON95 will cost RM1.93 per litre, while RON97 and diesel will be RM2.23 and RM2.04 per litre, respectively, from today midnight.

UPDATED 4.17PM | Mahathir sets the record straight after comments attributed to him on the matter irk the Chinese community.

'In legal terms, Cayman and Jho Low have no right to the yacht'.

Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah had said he and his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan will meet on Jan 8.

The source says the appointment is pending the consent of the Pahang Sultan.

PM assures that all is well in Harapan. 'I think this coalition is functioning', he adds.

Its president Aminuddin Yahya says Patriot and G25 has one week to respond to the call. 

The PKR president clarifies his remarks in an interview with the Financial Times.

COMMENT | Inclusive education means all children, regardless of characteristics and learning abilities, receive education alongside peers.

Nakhon Si Thammarat and Surat Thani airports have been shut.

UPDATED 3.38PM | PM announces decision to field the GE14 candidate after Harapan presidential council meeting.

UPDATED 3.16PM | The lawyer for Goldman Sachs ex-banker cites previous cases where bail was granted and limited access to Ng. 

According to reports, more than 700 people have been arrested, and over 100, injured, in protests across the southern state. 

UPDATED 1.21PM | His lawyer says the former Sabah CM needs to resume medical care in London and S'pore.

New strategy to boost birthrates includes improving workplace conditions and allowing mums to give own last names to babies.  

LETTER | The time is ripe for the introduction of the university endowment model.

According to the New Straits Times, it was rare for such a meeting to call and it was a 'serious discussion'.

Among other directives, the department has told fire stations in affected states to patrol coastal areas.

Lokman Adam is slated to lead the group to lodge the reports with the Dang Wangi police headquarters.

A survey of 1,215 party members found 59 pct opposed the deal, with only 38 pct in favour. 

COMMENT | Technology alone will not help the industry.

This after drones caused three days of flight disruptions at Gatwick last month. 

They flex their muscles by ignoring the president's demand for US$5 billion for the border wall.

COMMENT | Not every politician supports the cause of honesty being the best policy.

COMMENT | Finally, with a smoking ban in restaurants, the country is moving a little bit faster in the right direction.

This after the prosecutor made a request, and the defence agreed to the arrangement. 

Airlineratings.com names Qantas as its safest airline for 2019

Anthony Loke says they are still awaiting approval from the Public Service Department on the remaining postings.

LETTER | An open letter to Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, United Kingdom.

'EPF follows a strict framework in all of its investments,' the country’s largest pension fund says in a statement.

Three of them were arrested in London yesterday, for taking part in a US$2b fraud scheme loans to Mozambique firms.

COMMENT | There is a big difference between teaching religion and promoting religion in the classroom.

YOURSAY | 'No society anywhere in the world has created entrepreneurs through affirmative action.'

YOURSAY | 'The Malays are not poor and helpless as Malay leaders persistently proclaim.'

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

A video showing waves smashing into oil rig in T’gganu has gone viral.