Archive - 9 January 2020

Strict action will be taken against those found to have caused open burning, including landowners, says the ministry.

PKR veep says Harapan may be forced to do so as the rakyat would have lost their patience by early next year.

Abdul Fareed says it would invite a trial by media even before investigations are carried out.

Two classes at SJKC Li Hwa in Butterworth, which registered 19 influenza cases, remains closed since yesterday.

A lion dance at the heart of Kuala Lumpur delights shoppers ahead of the coming CNY celebrations.

Foreign workers' fate still in limbo amid a tussle between management and shareholders.

Cops have opened a probe on the matter and will also look into those playing up the issue on social media.

Minister also prays that others do not fall victim to such gutter politics and slander.

However, the American president tells Iran he would tighten already crippling US sanctions.

Conversations between Najib and UAE crown prince were among the audio clips released by the anti-graft agency yesterday.

Party sec-gen Saifuddin Nasution says disciplinary action taken could be a warning, suspension or expulsion from PKR.

MMA says the money would be better spent on more urgent requirements, such as senior citizen-friendly facilities at housing areas.

COMMENT | YTL Corp responds to a commentary written in Malaysiakini in relation to Maszlee Malik's removal as education minister.

Lokman had allegedly intimidated a witness in former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak's 1MDB case.

Joko Widodo says the disputed waters off the coast of the Natuna islands belong solely to Indonesia.

COMMENT | Information obtained by the authorities must be handled responsibly, in line with international human rights standards.

UPDATED 8.26PM | Ex-PM says it is not difficult for the authorities to determine who were the men in the videos.

The MACC chief commissioner says they are now waiting for investigation papers to be opened or people to be called in for questioning.

They say the US-China trade deal and relative attractiveness of Malaysian assets would favour the currency’s appreciation.

27 people have been killed as the fires have scorched through an area the size of South Korea.

The database will help ensure all housings below RM300,000 are bought by the target groups.

They say state gov't must reveal the environmental and social impacts of the project on Penang Hills-Botanic Gardens.

MACC froze the money last year for alleged links to the 1MDB scandal.

This comes following widespread criticism of the policy under which new staff would not get the allowances.

The finance minister says the government will have bear over RM1 billion in compensation to toll concessionaires.

However, a source close to cabinet confirms that Mohd Khairul's name was never mentioned in the meeting.

LETTER | Divisive race-based politics have been practised for more than 50 years and it is time to change.

The quakes, the most powerful to hit the Caribbean island in 102 years, killed a man and destroyed about 300 homes.

COMMENT | Attributing blame on the poor is dangerous if this myth and stereotype feed into policy thinking.

China's state television, however, reported that the outbreak was caused by a new coronavirus.

COMMENT | Good principals are vital in spearheading the creation of a positive environment to form happy students and staff.

This is the latest salvo from Washington over China's human rights record, particularly the treatment of Uyghur Muslims.

LETTER | It is time that our leaders and paid civil servants learnt their lessons the hard way.

US is also prepared to take additional actions in the region to continue to protect its personnel and interests.

COMMENT | Stop quarrelling, stop degrading your dignity and stop being slaves to bankrupt politicians.

UPDATED 2PM | 'My one letter brought down the Chinese lantern, seven ministers had to put it up again'.

The duo’s cases were transferred to the High Court in KL from Malacca and Butterworth Sessions Courts, respectively.

COMMENT | 'Because the principles and the nine challenges of 2020 were never fully understood by the leaders who championed them.'

KIMANIS POLLS | Umno president is confident that voters will not be influenced by MACC revelations.

The informal call was made to palm oil refiners and traders after Malaysia’s criticism of India's actions in Kashmir and its new citizenship law.

Lawyer says agency subverted law while Bersatu supreme council members question effect in releasing recordings.

‘Iran appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all parties concerned…,’ says Trump.

Malaysiakini reproduces transcripts of the phone recordings, in which the BM parts have been translated.

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

This is the initial assessment of the crash in Iran by the Western intelligence agencies, according to a Canadian security source.

COMMENT | Both the defence and prosecution teams changed before the trial began.

YOURSAY | 'All those implicated should be investigated, arrested and charged in court.'

After classified briefings for all 535 members of Congress, Democrats and a few Republicans dispute the justification for the killing of Qassem Soleimani.

COMMENT | The ideology of Bangsa Malaysia must transcend racial and religious boundaries.

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

COMMENT | He refused to buckle, stood up for the truth and his rating as a man of high moral values remains in good stead.