Archive - 17 October 2019

Event should not be condemned or sabotaged as it isn't meant for Muslim community, says Labuan DAP secretary. 

Without transparency and full disclosure, top people pay themselves exorbitant salaries, a new book by CAP claims.

Newspapers will only remain relevant if they are still bought and read by people, says veteran journalist. 

Wong Yan Ke stresses he didn't intend to target specific race with graduation ceremony protest against UM vice-chancellor. 

Father of four is charged in Sessions Court with 13 counts of sexual assault towards three female students. 

The ones affected were in Kuantan and Johor Bahru, says the Rural Development Ministry.

Council president says each university senate has authority to approve awarding of degrees, based on university rules. 

Mahathir says gov't will seek advice from Japanese specialists to emulate Tokyo Station's efficiency and high usage. 

LETTER | India restricting Malaysian imports may not sound like a big deal, but let me clarify - it is.

Waytha: It is obligatory for the M'sian government to recognise believers of animism.

Safety regulations for flying automobiles will not be ready anytime soon, the PM says.

Opposition leader Ismail Sabri calls it a black mark in Parliament history.

UPDATED 8.13PM | However, the Northern Irish party Johnson needs to help ratify any agreement has refused to support the deal.

NAJIB TRIAL | Defence counsel Shafee is trying to establish the extent of the former premier's power in 1MDB.

Authorities had in September raided Klang-based Tiong Tat Printing Industry Sdn Bhd which manufactures packing boxes.

We have a job to do and vague answers won't help quell rumours, says Charles Santiago.

UPDATED 6.03PM | He says the gov't must also look at the protest's root cause, VC Abdul Rahim Hashim's speech at the Malay Dignity Congress.

Malaysian prosecutors in August filed criminal charges against 17 current and former directors at Goldman Sachs' units.

The U-shaped line on Chinese maps illustrates its territorial claims over vast expanses of the resource-rich South China Sea.

The suit is over statements linking the MP to self-styled Sulu princess Jacel Kiram.

Ng Yee Hong had been granted the order against the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Azwanddin Hamzah says his apology was not done under duress.

'Among my many teenage imagination was that there would be flying cars in 2020.'

Mass protests led to more than 100 deaths and 6,000 injuries during the week starting Oc. 1.

PARLIAMENT | Since the beginning of the year until August, 7,871 cases were recorded.

The Penang DCM is to meet Bukit Aman D5 criminal investigation unit officers on Oct 21.

The National Transport Policy 2019-2030 is aimed at optimising the nation's transportation system.

UPDATED 4.19PM | This was as Felda had set that any investment exceeding RM100 million must have the approval of the Felda board of directors.

LETTER | The new rules imposed on tour and e-hailing vehicles at KLIA warrant investigation by MyCC.

PM urges them to strive for financially independence by re-organising their plantations in a more professional way. 

China's navy recently launched four large Type 055 cruisers and its first large helicopter carrier.

The car, according to the entrepreneur development minister, is currently being developed in Europe.

They express support for Wong Yan Ke who protested against the VC during graduation ceremony.

LETTER | The lack of transparency has been a defining feature of Penang's massive PSR project.

He says every party in the ruling coalition has a different destination which results in chaos.

Veritas Design assures that the popular food stalls and night market will remain, and businesses won’t be disrupted.

Ahmad Maslan does not say which parties will be involved in this new coalition.

LETTER | We are unequivocally supportive of the calls for the VC to resign.

PARLIAMENT | Several potential sites for the museum was previously identified in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.

Claims by former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak is baseless, says museum curator Hew Kuan Yau.

MP SPEAKS | The final result of exclusionary ethnic-nationalism policies and rhetoric in a multi-ethnic society is often cruelty.

Malaysia cannot call itself a proper democracy while undemocratic and draconian laws remain, says the watchdog body.

COMMENT | The winners are the property developers, the losers are the rakyat.

We are looking into the best ways to create income for those affected by the Penang Sea Reclamation project, says CM.

'M'sians in the region are advised to give priority to safety and avoid areas of rallies and demonstrations.'

Patrick Day, 27, has been in a coma despite having emergency brain surgery.  

Opinion polls strongly suggest Trudeau will lose his parliamentary majority in next week's election.

Republicans step up their attacks on the inquiry process, which could end in Trump's impeachment.

Peaceful demonstrations on Wednesday deteriorated into clashes between protesters and police after nightfall.

The gov't has to contend with so many problems, external and internal, adds the former BN minister.

These issues are expected to capture the attention of lawmakers in today's sitting of the Dewan Rakyat.

PARLIAMENT | The rest are about 20 other enforcement agencies, says Liew Vui Keong.  

Bersatu Lumut division chief says this in response to accusation that Perak gov't handed out the RM1.15 billion project without an open tender.

He says he has no problem if Russia helps Syria in a conflict with Nato ally Turkey.

They were among 35 Malaysians travelling in a tour bus when it was involved in an accident in Afyonkarahisar.

He panics and gives his bank account details after a phone caller claiming to be from Bukit Aman said he was involved in money laundering and drugs.

The committee, however, could not reveal more about yesterday’s proceedings.

The youth and sports minister opposes any action taken against the protesters and respects their freedom of expression.

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