Archive - 6 January 2020

Health director-general: Measures are being taken to prevent spread of pneumonia cluster that has hit Wuhan, China.

They will join warships in the South China Sea to defend against Chinese vessels.

High Court also orders gov't to strictly enforce the prohibition of polythene bag under existing law.

The first will be a Special Sessions Court for foreigners detained in Malaysia for immigration-related offences.

Robredo says only less than one percent of the drug off the market as seizures had barely made an impact.

The 36-year-old gets life imprisonment after being found guilty of luring, drugging and assaulting 48 men.

Rural development minister says number was higher than original target.

UPDATED 9.24PM | Najib's lawyer rubbishes fugitive businessperson's claim of being fearful he would not get a fair trial here.

Nepal, Bangladesh workers among those affected by the company's move to temporarily suspend production.

It is not about Maszlee Malik, it is about getting the job done effectively.

UPDATED 8PM | Jho Low forgot to speak about misleading senior management of 1MDB, SRC International, says Shafee.

Abdul Hamid Bador says politicians should not stir racial, religious issues that undermine nation's harmony.

But it needs to wait for all states to accept Putrajaya's mechanism so tariff rate can be based on the same formula: CM.

LETTER | Hopefully, surprise checks will continue indefinitely until people fully respect the laws.

There is a critical shortage of Tamiflu in hospitals, says specialist.

LETTER | We cannot afford to throw it away while it’s still learning how to walk.

KIMANIS POLLS | This by-election can determine our future, we have to make the right decision, says Karim Bujang.

Our appointment is with the education minister so we will report to that minister, says Eddin Khoo.

Transport minister Anthony Loke laments that public services not up to par at KL KTM station.

Anthony Loke uses Dego Ride to arrive at press conference, rider passes minister's spot check.

COMMENT | As long as religious politics take precedence, our education will not be much different.

UPDATED 3.20PM: KIMANIS POLLS | Shafie Apdal says he gave money to people in Sandakan out of goodwill, not Kimanis voters.

Berkshire Media says it was approached by SCL in 2014 about Petronas contract but the deal never materialised.

KIMANIS POLLS | Warisan-Harapan should've led the paradigm shift rather than continuing with BN's outdated tradition, it says.

The High Court grants him leave to file a judicial review of the ban on the 'Belt and Road Initiative for Win-Winism'.

He denies 1MDB mastermind label, says board of directors, management could have rejected his proposals.

Islamist militants destroy two planes, two US helicopters and multiple American military vehicles.

KIMANIS POLLS | Mohd Fadzli Miskeh says Warisan distributed hampers, lucky draw prizes during official function.

Fugitive businessman tells Singapore's Straits Times charges against him politically motivated.

YOURSAY | 'Harapan's leaders seem to have turned into Dr M's 'rah-rah' boys.'

Netanyahu stumbled at cabinet meeting while reading in Hebrew a deal with Greece, Cyprus on subsea gas pipeline.

Six people nabbed in Shah Alam and Klang, 14,450 cartons seized.

Deaths spark social media firestorm about the deplorable state of many government healthcare facilities.

YOURSAY | 'They don't oppose the Jawi script but want consultation on the implementation.'

UPDATED 12.25PM: Trump: Iraq to pay cost of a 'very extraordinarily expensive' airbase if US troops forced to leave.

COMMENT | 'Thanks to Najib Abdul Razak, we have lowered the standards we set for our leaders, by quite a bit.'

This meal was served to the teachers attending a course in Cheras, for dinner on Saturday night.

KIMANIS POLLS | However, the winning party will get a morale boost, argues Universiti Malaysia Sabah political analyst Ramli Dollah.

COMMENT | Dong Zong would never be caught sanctioning questions like what UniMAP did on Zakir Naik.

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