Archive - 5 March 2019

The fund's impairment cost for 2018 goes up 217.4 percent from the year before.

'No way' cooperation between BN and PAS would cause non-Malays to lose out, says Nazri.

Journalist associations and CSOs form a steering committee to legislate the long-mooted council.

The two parties had said that the BN sec-gen had no locus standi to attend the meet.

'This dispute is only between them and it does not involve Mavcom,' states its executive chairperson.

UPDATED 8.48PM | He says he will continue in his role as acting president until Zahid returns from leave.

UPDATED 8.30PM | Mat Hasan says the 'ring' was sent in Sg Kandis, before both parties got 'engaged' in Seri Setia.

The loss was less about voters turning against the coalition than them not being supporters in the first place.

Police have opened 16 investigation papers on cases connected to insulting Islam.

This is with regard to the labelling of then-Penang CM as 'Singapore agent'.

'We will advise Plus from time to time if there are any outcomes,' says its managing director

UPDATED 6.04PM | PKR president adds that his own party has a sizeable number of Malay support.

MyCC to impose penalties higher than the worth of projects the companies secured from Aswara.

Customary land rights, schools, tarred roads and health facilities among key issues to be discussed.

The former CM applied to join the party in December last year.

COMMENT | The AG's move should come as a jolt to the heart of civil society.

Muhyiddin Yassin confirms this without revealing if the acts would be repealed.

Meanwhile, RCI chief Arifin Zakaria brushes off critics of his track record as CJ.

UPDATED 4.20PM | Both parties say Nazri's appointment as the coalition's sec-gen is illegitimate.

Also arrested is an Indonesian driver, who is suspected to have bribed the officials.

He says criticism against Azmin's call to expedite plans for the bumiputera was unwarranted. 

MB says the enforcement operation is to mitigate pollution, but farmers want more time and a resettlement plan.

MP SPEAKS | Gov't must work towards earning the trust of Malays without compromising on the rest.  

Tuan Ibrahim says MCA should focus on consolidating the opposition's strength.

Religious pomposity is not the yardstick to measure a political candidate's ability to serve.

DAP veteran says coalition must continue seeking support, but also avoid playing up racial sentiments. 

COMMENT | The Movement for Change, Sarawak has collected 846 signatures for petition requesting education minister's removal. 

The sultan is also scheduled to witness the signing of an MoU between the two countries on movement of prisoners.

Senior citizens, low-income families lament long wait for people's public housing.

  MCA and MIC should not adopt their stand in haste and in a fit of anger, says Umno Youth chief.

Former Umno minister says Nazri has to be more diplomatic in handling BN-related issues.

China has made no specific link between the detention and Huawei CFO Meng’s arrest in Canada, many have no doubt it is using the case to pressure Canada.

UPDATED 11.19AM | Others expected to give statements are former PAS assemblyperson, staff member.

Americk Sidhu adds he rejected the offer as such an amount in cash would alarm officials.

UPDATED 6.11PM | MACC and temple sources confirm arrest and raid of individual's home by anti-graft agency last night. 

Cenbet veep Simon Lim says political leaders must avoid having 'knee-jerk reactions' towards by-election results. 

The reasons for some prominent people being left off the House investigators’ list were not immediately clear.

No trace of HIV infection found 3 years after patient receives bone marrow transplant from HIV-resistant donor. 

QUESTION TIME | One vital reason - PAS didn't contest this time, instructing its supporters to vote for Umno.

COMMENT | Harapan should stop obsessing over short-term optics and focus on real work.