Archive - 28 January 2020

Tougher legislation needed to curb water resources pollution incidents, says Xavier Jayakumar.

CORONAVIRUS | Thailand has the second-largest number of cases outside China.

Motorcyclists, pillion riders are largest number of fatalities at 102 deaths, says Azisman Alias.

Party veep will be visiting PKR HQ tomorrow to reply show-cause letter issued by disciplinary board.

CORONAVIRUS | Tourism Recovery Committee to scrutinise the effects of coronavirus in Malaysia.

CORONAVIRUS | Tan Kok Wai says both countries enjoying close rapport despite temporary travel ban.

CORONAVIRUS | Both victims Chinese nationals from Wuhan, says Singapore's Ministry of Health.

Borneo’s third mega project will link the interiors of Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan in Indonesia.

Police officer tells court that the recording was 'enhanced' to make the images clearer.

CORONAVIRUS | Budget airline also allowing credit or refund for plane tickets to other mainland China cities.

Case goes back to Kuala Lumpur High Court, to be heard on Feb 28.

Saifuddin says price will also be monitored to prevent unscrupulous sellers from taking advantage of virus scare.

However, the party veep says she has yet to receive the letter and will let her lawyer handle it.

CORONAVIRUS | Dr Afif Bahardin says fake news via Whatsapp spreading faster than the virus.

UPDATED 3.55PM | Mohamaddin Ketapi says a formal written request will be sent to tourist sites in light of the coronavirus outbreak.

UPDATED 4.01PM | Judge orders one of the accused to stand trial for the arson that killed 21 students, two teachers in 2017.

CORONAVIRUS | One of them is being held at the Bintulu Hospital, while two others in Langkawi Hospital pending lab test results.

CORONAVIRUS | Azmin also says there's no need to halt trade with China for now.

COMMENT | Stopping it takes resources better spent on curbing Wuhan virus infection but responsible M'sians have joined forces to help.

CORONAVIRUS | The move is to seek help from Allah to protect the country and the people from any unforeseen diseases.

UPDATED 2.48PM | Ingat chairperson says meeting is to get updates on police's efforts in finding Indira's missing daughter Prasana.

CORONAVIRUS | He says it's a great fallacy that the political choice before M'sians is whether to be cow herders or pig herders.

Thomas appealed to set aside the permission granted in an application filed by father of the late firefighter Muhd Adib Mohd Kassim.

COMMENT | Like a shooting star, Pakatan Harapan may vanish just as fast as it shot to power.

Small demonstrations from Harvard to San Francisco underline criticism of Modi’s divisive identity politics.

Any inconvenience caused is regrettable, says notice by Maps operator.

His decision comes after AGC cleared the PKR head of any charge over Yusoff's claims of sexual assault against him.

Dos Santos says documents published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) were a 'concerted and intense campaign' against her.

CORONAVIRUS | A man in the town of Starnberg, 30km southwest of Munich, has been suffering from the virus.

CORONAVIRUS | This fifth case is a 56-year-old female Chinese national from Wuhan, who arrived in Singapore on Jan 18.

CORONAVIRUS | The woman and her Hubei-born husband, who went there to celebrate Chinese New Year, are trapped in the virus-infected province.

YOURSAY | 'Focus must be on academic excellence, not on religion.'

COMMENT | And, we must put visible public pressure on the authorities to adopt new and effective ways to combat the drug menace.

YOURSAY | 'Why the dissatisfaction? Is it the leadership? Is it the policies? Is it the unfulfilled promises?'

UPDATED 10.55AM | CORONAVIRUS | Global stocks fall, oil prices hit three-month lows, and China's yuan dips to its weakest level in 2020.

The president's fellow Republicans in the US Senate come under fresh pressure to allow witnesses in the impeachment trial.

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