Archive - 31 August 2019

'Token sum not bribe, just stipend to cover convoy's expenses'

'Token sum not bribe, just stipend to cover convoy's expenses'

Offer to help members has been misrepresented, says Shah Alam PKR Youth deputy chief.

Suhakam: Turkish asylum seeker's rights violated via deportation

Suhakam: Turkish asylum seeker's rights violated via deportation

M'sia has forced Arif Komis and family to return to a country where they are liable to be persecuted, says commission. 
Mat Hasan: Umno-PAS 'ummah unification' theme to be changed

Mat Hasan: Umno-PAS 'ummah unification' theme to be changed

He acknowledges that the theme gives an impression of focussing on just one community.

Three held over false bomb threat at Penang Airport

Three held over false bomb threat at Penang Airport

Man had sought friend's help to make bomb threat in order to prevent girlfriend from flying off, says police. 

King alights from official car to check on accident victim

King alights from official car to check on accident victim

Sultan Abdullah orders police escort to send the victim to hospital for treatment.
Giving of tokens not PKR culture, says S'gor Youth chief

Giving of tokens not PKR culture, says S'gor Youth chief

UPDATED 11.59PM | This follows claims that attendees at a party programme would receive a 'token'.

Dissolve Parliament if you dare, Noh tells Dr M

Dissolve Parliament if you dare, Noh tells Dr M

Umno supreme council member says prime minister should back his words by calling for fresh elections.
Malaysia sorely lacking braille facilities, says Society of the Blind

Malaysia sorely lacking braille facilities, says Society of the Blind

Reading materials, menus, elevators are inadequate and pose challenge for the group.
UK finance minister says ties with Boris 'fantastic' despite fury over aide's firing

UK finance minister says ties with Boris 'fantastic' despite fury over aide's firing

British media had reported Sajid Javid was 'livid' over firing of press aide.

India reminds visiting Interpol sec-gen over Zakir Naik extradition request

India reminds visiting Interpol sec-gen over Zakir Naik extradition request

Controversial preacher among those sought by India but yet to be on red notice list.

Teresa Kok champions bipartisan approach in MSPO talks

Teresa Kok champions bipartisan approach in MSPO talks

Engaging reps from both sides of political divide the best way to get message through, minister says.
Taman Desa residents run for the love of the country, and palm oil

Taman Desa residents run for the love of the country, and palm oil

Some 800 Taman Desa residents took part in a Merdeka Fun Run for Sayangi Sawitku.

Fake news can jeopardise nation's peace, security - Sultan Sharafuddin

Fake news can jeopardise nation's peace, security - Sultan Sharafuddin

'Practice tolerance and strive to understand each other, and at the same time, celebrate the differences.'

The Merdeka Day Parade in pictures

The Merdeka Day Parade in pictures

PHOTO ESSAY | Malaysiakini shows you highlights from the parades at both Putrajaya and Dataran Merdeka.

India leaves nearly 2m people off citizens' list, fate uncertain

India leaves nearly 2m people off citizens' list, fate uncertain

Resentment against illegal immigrants has simmered in Assam, with residents blaming outsiders from Bangladesh.

Merdeka: What our politicians are saying

Merdeka: What our politicians are saying

UPDATED 6.49PM | Harapan calls on Malaysians to recalibrate themselves to the centre, and to reject politically expedient extremism.

Reflections on Merdeka Day

Reflections on Merdeka Day

COMMENT | 'There have been progress and setbacks, and there are worrying trends and directions.'

Messaging app Telegram moves to protect identity of Hong Kong protesters

Messaging app Telegram moves to protect identity of Hong Kong protesters

Thousands of Hong Kong protesters take their cues from more than 100 groups on Telegram.

UKM: Convicted child porn student undergoing counselling and observation

UKM: Convicted child porn student undergoing counselling and observation

UKM student Nur Fitri Azmeer Nordin has been referred to a psychiatric unit.

31 premises in Sungai Lembing destroyed in fire, body of woman found

31 premises in Sungai Lembing destroyed in fire, body of woman found

A K9 dog unit is being used to trace the woman's husband who is still missing.

Putrajaya 'hugely hypocritical' over deportation of Turkish family, says lawyer

Putrajaya 'hugely hypocritical' over deportation of Turkish family, says lawyer

The gov't is breaking international law by returning someone under UN protection to a country where their lives will be in danger.

Why we report on racial, religious issues

Why we report on racial, religious issues

COMMENT | The world should not be seen through rose-tinted glasses.
HK protesters to regroup today despite police ban

HK protesters to regroup today despite police ban

Organiser cancels demonstration after failing to obtain permit, but protesters expected to come out. 

Harness our greatest asset - racial diversity

Harness our greatest asset - racial diversity

COMMENT | No better place to start than our national obsession - food.

Trump photo tweet raises worries about disclosure of US surveillance secrets

Trump photo tweet raises worries about disclosure of US surveillance secrets

The US president posted photo of what appeared to be site of a failed Iranian satellite launch.

Be centrists, reject politically expedient extremism - Harapan urges M'sians

Be centrists, reject politically expedient extremism - Harapan urges M'sians

UPDATED 11.50AM | 'Let us all appreciate the peace and prosperity that we have enjoyed all this while.'

Yoursay: Harapan unable to deliver the change rakyat voted for

Yoursay: Harapan unable to deliver the change rakyat voted for

YOURSAY | ‘The whole lot of you have been labelled as kings of U-turns.’
Harapan strategists act as an early warning signal

Harapan strategists act as an early warning signal

COMMENT | The last thing anyone should do is to shoot the messenger.

Parading a nation's unity

Parading a nation's unity

UPDATED 1.11PM | Present in Putrajaya were the King and Queen, the Cabinet, foreign dignitaries, and Malaysians from all age.

DOE should explain why it approved EIA report for Lynas' landfill: Activist

DOE should explain why it approved EIA report for Lynas' landfill: Activist

It needs to reveal the 68 conditions imposed on the Australian miner, says Tan Bun Teet.

62 years after Merdeka – 'New Malaysia' is a fiction

62 years after Merdeka – 'New Malaysia' is a fiction

COMMENT | It's a lie created by political operatives who have no interest in genuine reform.

No pendatang please, we are all Malaysians

No pendatang please, we are all Malaysians

COMMENT | I, you, they, we are Malaysians. There is a place for all Malaysians under the Malaysian sky, without exclusion.

Merdeka Day - reflecting on Malaysia, past and present

Merdeka Day - reflecting on Malaysia, past and present

COMMENT | 'History repeats itself, and nowhere is this more evident than in Malaysia.'

PM calls on M'sians to foster spirit of nationhood and 9 news from yesterday

PM calls on M'sians to foster spirit of nationhood and 9 news from yesterday

KINI ROUNDUP | Here are key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.