Archive - 18 June 2019

Kelantan gov't given to understand the Bateq will get a more conducive settlement, says deputy MB.

Health minister says certain areas had been cordoned off to prevent the spreading of the disease.

Court says the office should engage in at least one discussion with the Seletar community before August.

In a related development, a video and an audio recording titled 'Azmin love Haziq 3/4' have been released.

France’s national financial prosecutor’s office has been leading a probe into the awarding of the 2022 tournament to the Gulf emirate since 2016.

WANG KELIAN RCI | The inquiry concludes today after 17 days and involving 48 witnesses.

Dr Wan Azizah's statement confirms water pollution due to mining activities not the reason for the Orang Asli deaths.

Malaysia has its strength, the export numbers are increasing.

CM says sales tax can be imposed on other commodities besides petroleum products.

LETTER | I believe the practice of barring phones was because images of police brutality went viral.

Khalid Jaafar also disputes deputy minister's claim Haziq interned for Azmin when he was MB.

William Langewiesche claims M’sian police ‘know more than they’ve dared to say’.

Malaysia will become a net exporter of refined fuels for the first time since 2008.

UPDATED 5.08PM | Elected representative is one of the leaders under investigation for corruption and abuse of power.

Denying his involvement in the scandal, Farhash notes there is now a 'blame game' going on.

UPDATED 4.07PM | The production manager has apologised for using the offensive term.

LETTER | Our reasons for supporting PAS then has always been because of what it stood for. Do good deeds and forbid what’s wrong.

Morsi has been buried alongside other senior figures of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo after authorities refused burial in Morsi’s home province of Sharqiya.

Focus on the facts and investigation, not someone who is on holiday, says MA Tinagaran.

Morsi had reportedly been subjected to inhumane treatment and held in appaling conditions.

LETTER | Education is the best strategy to emphasise immunisation importance for the indigenous people.

The quakes hit the southwestern province of Sichuan late on Monday.

The industry had come together to tackle a problem with far reaching consequences for society.

He says this based on a report that a PKR state chief cannot be contacted since the sex clips surfaced.

CEO Amirudin says the agency has audio, video, multimedia and computer expertise.

UPDATED 3.58PM | Minister responds to an Australian news report regarding the authenticity of the clips.

Philip Arps admitted that he had the video modified with cross-hairs and a "kill count".

Santubong PKR Youth chief also in the dark about the perpetrators behind the leak.

Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail says she will only step down when her husband becomes PM.

The decision of the youth to save the country from BN showed they are highly intellectual.

The prime minister said since Westerners talk about freedom, it means we are free to reject practices that are unsuitable for Malaysia.

Ex-PM denies wrongdoing in relation to Felda White Paper, says parliamentary rights and privileges committee member V Sivakumar.

LETTER | The case has been transferred to a new judge and on June 17, proceedings were held in an open court.

Two fishing boats in Lahad Datu's Tambisan waters were hijacked by heavily armed gunmen at 2am.

Acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan announces deployment of about 1,000 more troops for 'defensive purposes'.

COMMENT | Think City is trying to dispel the perception that downtown KL (approximately 1km radius from Masjid Jamek), is less safe than other areas in KL.

COMMENT | 'All the oppressive laws from the past are still very much in the statute books, and very little effort is being made to change them.'

N Surendran claims the sex videos are part of a politically motivated attack against the minister.

Cases detected from checks on 5,600 premises nationwide, says domestic trade minister.

Malnutrition and low immunity likely caused deaths of the Bateq people, says ex-health minister.

The administration is assessing suspended aide's response to show-cause letter, says Deputy Primary Industries Minister Shamsul Iskandar.

This will be the finance minister's first visit since Harapan came into power last year.

The prime minister added that Malaysia may have to sell some assets to reduce its national debt.

PM pays visit to eight-month-old who successfully underwent surgery to remove tumour in London hospital. 

INTERVIEW | 'I will speak frankly, for myself… based on my experience working in government,' he explains.

He had been in jail since being toppled by the military in 2013 after barely a year in power,

YOURSAY | 'Instead of planning for our economic future, we have been politicking all this while.'

YOURSAY | 'Stop wasting time and let the new MACC chief accomplish her mission.'

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