Archive - 20 December 2019

TAR UC’s owner says this was due to several unresolved issues regarding the trust fund.

Aim of congress to reject introduction of Jawi lessons in vernacular schools, says Jiao Zong chairperson.

With this report, I hope everyone can understand more about issues related to children, says deputy minister.

It is to facilitate consumers to make payment in one bill, says Minister Xavier Jayakumar.

MTUC in the dark over the reason behind the notification for temporary suspension, says union sec-gen J Solomon.

The carpet dealer says he'll do it if the couple pays the IRB RM1.8 billion as he'll be happy for the country.

Deepak Jaikishan says many previously feared reprisal from the former prime minister.

Finance Ministry: Gov't subsidy for both petrol and diesel during this period is RM93.74m.

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Minister M Kulasegaran says Kharul Azam's suit will 'never succeed'.

Jerald Joseph reveals there were no wounds on deceased Thomas Orhions Ewansiha to suggest he was tortured.

Judge also fixes Feb 21 for the 1MDB-linked legal action against Pahang MCA, Gerakan Belia Gagasan 1Malaysia and AGA Touch.

This is the reason the preacher was invited as a special guest for the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019, he says.

The deputy health minister says those who fail to pay the RM250 fine can be prosecuted in court.

The study finds many facial recognition algorithms falsely identify African-American, Asian faces 10 to 100 times more than Caucasian faces.

Two casualties in Mangaluru take death toll from protest-related violence to seven.

The republic which claims to be a secular state is now taking action to deprive some Muslims of their citizenship, says Dr M.

Waythamoorthy hopes the police force will embrace the openness in new Malaysia.

The commission questions whether this is an abuse of the 'rule of law' concept.

UPDATED 4.28PM | Mahathir says Malay groups will react in a 'very Malay way' when such a congress is organised.

'And if I am speaking the truth, may Allah curse those who have slandered me and refuse to repent.'

Morrison cuts short family trip to Hawaii following public anger over the deaths in huge bushfires.

It is our duty to buy Muslim products and patronise shops owned by Muslims, he says at the KL Summit.

LETTER | Iran is a stronghold of the Syiah Muslim faith and nearly 90 percent of Iranian Muslims are Syiah.

Finance Minister says M'sia is reported as making progress on the reform agenda with sustained economic growth, subdued inflation, and a current account surplus.

UPDATED 4.58PM | The RM9 billion payout for ASB unitholders is not a small amount, adds the minister.

COMMENT| Wrongdoing will always be wrong whether there is a sumpah laknat or not.

LETTER | It is very mischievous of him to argue that the rakyat have no business in deciding who is PM.

Democratic presidential candidates aim to convince divided Americans that removal of US leader necessary.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi wouldn't formally hand off impeachment to the Senate until she learns how Senate would manage the trial.

LETTER | This segment of society, productive as they remain, are bereft of adequate social security protection.

The carpet company director and two others allegedly acted as the couple’s proxies in land and business deals.

The Daily Post reported that Zakir warned Muslims against sending wishes to Christians as they celebrated the birth of Jesus Christ.

LETTER | It would have been wise to have invited non-Muslim countries to the Kuala Lumpur Summit as well, to collectively chart a challenge to US hegemony.

Arshad says group is disgusted that ex-premier is 'making a mockery of Islamic religious oath'.

COMMENT | If only a "sumpah laknat" was accompanied by bolts of lightning, the liars would be struck dead.

Police detained hundreds of people in New Delhi and Bengaluru, shut down the internet in some districts to help pre-empt planned protests.

The Chinese president is slated to announce today policies to diversify the former Portuguese colony’s casino-dependent economy.

The British PM now enjoys a large majority and should face little opposition in implementing Britain’s foreign and trade policy shift.

Australia fighting wildfires across its east coast for weeks, leaving eight people dead and more than 700 homes destroyed.

This is seen as a challenge for Democrats who will seek the president’s ouster in a US Senate trial, a Reuters/Ipsos poll reveals

COMMENT | This deal will eventually cost more than 1MDB’s losses of a minimum RM30 billion.

COMMENT | We then approached 2013 with optimism as Anwar campaigned for the party across the country.

INTERVIEW | We need to develop a professional working relationship with one another. We don’t have to love each other, says party veep.

In line with this, the gov't will continue to pursue the establishment of the IPCMC, says Liew Vui Keong

Imposing the higher RM1,200 rate only in certain locations, the party argues, will increase disparity and complicate matters.

INTERVIEW | PKR veep sidesteps question on whether Anwar should be the man to take the reins.

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