Archive - 23 August 2019

LETTER | Our rubber, oil palm and durian trees are just as effective as any jungle tree in absorbing carbon dioxide.

LETTER | Clearly, one Bersatu-led state government deserves more attention than the other.

LETTER | Let us all aspire for a better Malaysia.

Economic Affairs Minister Azmin Ali slams comments, saying Malaysia stands by its absolute poverty rate.

They need to be prompted and the best path to this is quality education.

LETTER | The dam means little to the thousands it would displace. 

UPDATE 11.30PM | They turn out at KL's Little India to protest the introduction of khat lessons in Tamil schools.

LETTER | It has been a steep learning curve for all of us facing a demanding Malaysian public.

MP SPEAKS | 'Philip Alston's assertion about a statistical sleight of hand is wholly unacceptable and irresponsible.' 

The big cat is reportedly roaming around the Taman Rimba in Cherok Tokun on the mainland.

Criticism misplaced as sports challenge is just part of the National Sports Month.

Hannah Yeoh says PhD student Nur Fitri was convicted prior to introduction of Sexual Offences Against Children Act. 

 ‘I encountered attitudes I would have expected in 19th century Australia, says the envoy.

UPDATED 11.30PM | They had conducted the raid to allegedly seize assets after he had lost in a civil suit brought by a foreigner.

The university responds to criticism of its acceptance of Nur Fitri who was jailed in the UK.

LETTER | This is over the khat and Zakir Naik issues. And what about the handover date?

UPDATED 7.23PM | 'In the strongest possible terms, I am asking the public not to gather,' says KL police chief Mazlan Lazim.

PKR president says police have already barred Zakir Naik from speaking nationwide.

Opposition leader slams him over police report in Paul Yong case, calls him 'irresponsible, embarrassing'.

Both the prosecution and defence teams had sought the postponement. 

INTERVIEW | Farhash Wafa says PKR president went as far as finding mediators to help reconcile with deputy. 

PAS president calls on police to probe those who allegedly began the issue and politicised it.

UN experts say they can't put a price tag or target date on malaria eradication, so containing the disease should be the priority for now.

Transport minister says the proposal would likely be implemented in the next two years.

Brickfields police chief tells the public not to fall for fake news or spread such claims.

She has over 23 years of experience in the field of human rights laws, especially relating to women and children

'One of the major challenges faced by young job seekers is discrimination during an interview.'

UPDATED 4.05PM | Cynthia Gabriel says Yong can use his position to exert undue influence on potential witnesses.

Protests in Hong Kong show no signs of abating and diplomatic tensions between China and some Western nations rise.                                   

Tourist arrivals also increased to 13.35 million in the first half of the year.

Minister says the community plays an important role to keep away poachers and plunderers.

UPDATED 2.43PM | The transport minister says the party has yet to meet on the matter.

She says the 23-year-old domestic worker's mental condition and morale have also improved.

High school students in Selayang arrange a Jalur Gemilang made from coconut shells, gravel, and ecobricks.

The court had granted the prosecution's request to consolidate cases for Tengku Adnan and businessperson Tan Eng Boon into a single trial.

The RM58 billion increase in debt was to meet commitments made by the previous government.

The purchase was made at a jewellery boutique in Italy in 2014.

Perak exco member charged with rape says he hasn't been convicted, still needs to serve the people. 

Malaysia’s forest cover is currently at 55.3 percent or 18.28 million hectares of the country's total land area.

None of the approved 295 families currently living in camps in Bangladesh want to go back.

However, Paul Yong says he lacks solid proof regarding person who purportedly framed him for alleged rape of a domestic worker. 

Brazil's space agency records 72,843 fires, which is the highest number since records began in 2013.

These vehicles will replace the current official cars which have been in use since 2013.

New South Wales to replace Confucius Institute programme with Mandarin classes run by the state gov't.

UPDATED 2.26PM | Case management has been set for Sept 24.

Dego Ride founder Nabil Feisel Bamadhaj says he expects a good response from the public for motorcycle ride-sharing.

Passengers advised to reach the airport at least four hours before their flight.

He says the practice adopted by the previous BN government had resulted in many non-viable bumiputera businesses.

Apart from creating job opportunities, the safety motorcyclists and pillion riders should also be looked into.

The project will be located in Sugut and Paitan, and will benefit about 13,000 residents.

The veteran DAP leader says Malaysians should reject racism and religious extremism as urged by Sultan Nazrin.

This followed after Facebook and Twitter announced they had removed channels campaigning against the protests in Hong Kong.

MCMC found that videos and images of similar incidents that happened a long time ago were also being shared on social media.

Brazilian President Bolsonaro admits that farmers could be illegally setting the rainforest ablaze.

The methods to address drug abuse should be in line with the government's intention to decriminalise drug addiction.

COMMENT | Little knowledge does cause confusion – and protests - with sensitive controversies such as the ongoing khat kerfuffle.

COMMENT | Orang Asli communities are consistently marginalised, abused, and denied control over ancestral forest land.

COMMENT | Malaysians cannot tolerate preaching that is filled with half-baked truths, and inciting threats to our multicultural polity.

LIVE | Malaysiakini brings you live reports from ex-premier Najib Abdul Razak's SRC International trial.

COMMENT | Maszlee projects an image of weakness, and gives the impression that he is taking orders

The decision was made at its meeting today, which was chaired by DPM Wan Azizah.

Police warn against attending, organisers claim Khalid Samad has agreed to receive memorandum.

Ngeh Koo Ham says he received information today that may impact the case.