Archive - 17 February 2020

Sabah infrastructure development minister to take action over allegations and slander on contract awards by state JKR.

CORONAVIRUS | One is a year old baby evacuated from Wuhan, the other is a 35-year-old with no travel history to China.

Malaysians are biggest individual consumers of plastic packaging in Asia, says WWF report.

They have been added as defendants in travel agency's suit seeking RM328,901 for alleged unpaid flights, hotel stays.

Communications Minister Gobind addresses alleged security concerns over Huawei's equipment.

Activist says he is supposed to represent M'sia in international games and as he nears 20, it will be harder to get citizenship.

CORONAVIRUS | No new cases have been reported in Malaysia today, while 13 still undergo treatment in hospitals.

Sin Chew Daily quoted Abang Johari as saying he is looking for opportune moment to do so.

CORONAVIRUS | 'Health Ministry has been highly committed in dealing with the infection and its responses’ were fast.'

CORONAVIRUS | They were found positive during evacuation and moved to containment area on aircraft, it says.

Opposition had questioned the identity of the minister after a report cited a foreign diplomat's experience.

Several Taman Desa residents say they have been trying to get a dialogue with the Seputeh MP for two years.

ROSMAH TRIAL | Treasury deputy sec-gen testifies the firm did so to force Education Ministry into paying RM92m.

CORONAVIRUS | Among measures taken include scrapping the emperor's birthday celebrations and limiting Tokyo Marathon to only elite professional runners.

CORONAVIRUS | Taiwan's MVC signs deal to obtain material from US health institute for vaccine development.

The monies were seized by MACC from Umno, Wanita MCA and two companies for alleged links with 1MDB scandal.

CORONAVIRUS | 'We should deal with it by relying on facts, be confident in the resilience of our economy.'

Dr Afif Bahardin responds to NGO's criticism that no state assemblyperson turned up at a forum on Saturday.

Sungai Udang assemblyperson urges Adly to sack excos who've failed to do their jobs, crack down on speculation.

Nichicon management had agreed with the EIEUWR that there would be no action while CA was referred to industrial court.

The case involving RM2.28 billion of 1MDB funds will resume on March 2.

This comes after news broke of four settlements located on dumpsites surrounding Bandar Muadzam Shah in Rompin, Pahang.

Police say the suspects were paid RM30,000 by someone who had a dispute with the ex-AG's driver.

The Malacca PKR communications director alleges that state PKR and Bersatu leaders are holding talks with their Umno counterparts.

LETTER | Let the two charismatic leaders settle it on their own, including the timeline leading to the handover.

Police say the six-year-old boy was discovered near a supermarket in Kok Lanas, Kota Bharu.

LETTER | World Bank and Bank Negara reports have shown that stagnant wages for youth are not a myth.

'Some other minister has become an expert in apple polishing but forgets to deliver...'

ROSMAH TRIAL | She says the threat resulted from a falling out between the businessperson and Jejak Holdings MD Saidi Abang Samsudin.

CORONAVIRUS | Cruise line working with govt's, health experts to track passengers of Westerdam ship docked in Cambodia.

CORONAVIRUS | The more immediate challenge was navigating the questions and restrictions from Chinese officials.

COMMENT | DAP used to criticise the previous BN gov't despite being 'unelected', so why can't NGOs do the same now?

LETTER | A comparison between the two cannot just be based on the fact that both of them share a similar contempt towards Muslims.

LETTER | The govt is studying to increase the penalty for motorists driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and for dangerous driving.

The Bersatu supreme council member has advised PKR leaders to stop talking about power transition and grow up.

At 27, he is the youngest division leader of the four-year-old party.

Lim Kit Siang's political secretary says the coalition has lost the synergy and effectiveness in social media communications.

MP SPEAKS | The former PM and his cabinet cancelled the dam project in 2017, despite acknowledging its urgency way back in 2006.

LIVE DAY 7 | Malaysiakini brings you live reports from Rosmah Mansor's corruption trial over the supply and installation of solar energy.

LETTER | 'With the cost of living continuing to rise, I won't be surprised if the M40 will eventually fall into lower categories of income.'

CORONAVIRUS | Traders selling donkey, dog, deer, crocodile and other meat say they plan to get back to business as soon as the markets reopen.

The French president's candidate is Agnes Buzyn, the current health minister who has been leading the nation's response to the coronavirus.

CORONAVIRUS | The Diamond Princess, with 3,700 passengers and crew, has been quarantined off Japan since Feb 3.

DPM says Malaysians should not allow individuals with agendas to fan racially charged sentiments in the country.

A lorry driver and a factory worker detained for dumping oil mixed with solvent into a manhole at in the Subang Industrial Area.

CORONAVIRUS | The epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic reported 1,933 new cases, as of yesterday, raising the cases in the province to 58,182.

COMMENT | They are treated as dangerous terrorists using laws which the Harapan government promised to repeal.

YOURSAY | 'No wonder the US is so scared of Huawei.'

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