Archive - 10 March 2020

Amanah confident Harapan and Mahathir's group will work together once more to save Malaysia from kleptocrats.

CORONAVIRUS | This year's Sukma is scheduled to be held in Johor from July 11 to 19.

'He does not realise that his appointment is a political one,' says Kinabatangan MP.

PAS leader says this will be more effective to keep the gov't, ministers and deputy ministers in check.

He also says while certain parties may call themselves multi-racial but they can be more racist than race-based ones.

Not everything will change but new things can be introduced, Saifuddin Abdullah says in a TV interview.

UPDATED 10.40PM | CORONAVIRUS | It also says case 87 has recovered from the illness.

UPDATED 9.25PM | Those sacked from DAP are Norhizam, Yong and Sivasubramaniam, while Amanah kicks out Hasnul.

Nelson Balang says the offered position is unbefitting for a 'senior' PDP president.

DAP man Aziz Bari says Umno's Saarani has majority support and will likely be made new Perak menteri besar.

The Magistrate's Court is told this was the cause of Moey Yun Peng's death in the accident that occurred in January last year.

He says MACC's investigation failed to show the flow of money into Najib's accounts, even after ex-AG demanded more proof.

PKR veep says his focus is on developing an artificial intelligence platform to help tackle unemployment.

With the resignation, all 10 exco posts have been revoked in accordance with the state constitution.

Health DG says revealing such details would violate patient confidentiality and the resulting stigma can also be long-lasting.

PBS' Maximus Ongkili is the only Sabahan to have served four different cabinets.

Tronoh assemblyperson Yong accuses the two Perak DAP leaders of 'cybertrooper attacks' on his FB page.

The new government must prove it is better than its Pakatan Harapan predecessor, he adds.

CORONAVIRUS | Banks are offering debt moratoriums to small firms and households grappling with economic fallout.

CORONAVIRUS | Ex-health minister agrees to bring in his expertise as 60 percent of cases come from the state.

It's vice president Mohd Amar Abdullah says if a politician either from Pas or Umno were chosen, it could create a controversy.

COMMENT | The PM's new team is indeed like a cabinet, we can view what is on display but we are yet to know the value of what we see.

CORONAVIRUS | The good news is orders are diverted from China to Malaysia. The bad news is the materials to fulfil those orders come from China.

Previously, there were parties at the Finance Ministry who flip-flopped on the issue, says deputy minister Mohd Amar Abdullah.

Ex-deputy minister hopes his thesis will be useful to the country.

The new line-up comprises 31 ministers, including four senior ministers and 37 deputy ministers.

COMMENT | PM and his cabinet would be advised to tell their agenda for the country before the vote of confidence in May.

She says her husband would likely be Harapan's prime minister candidate, rather than appointing Dr M for a third round in office.

It hopes the government will not be cowed by the opposition, the NUTP president says.

COMMENT | While many M'sians are ready to move on, an equal number are angry that the gov't they voted for has been stolen from them.

Fascination with the strongman must end, says Kelantan DAP chief.

Rozman Isli claims Sabahkini2.com has published an allegedly defamatory report which damaged his reputation.

CORONAVIRUS | The concert has been postponed from March 15 to July 25.

CORONAVIRUS | An Australian daily reported on Monday that the government was planning measures worth A$10 billion.

COMMENT | Education is Malaysia's biggest failure. That's where we breed race and religious bigotry.

Whatever happens, he says, the team will stick together and build its strength.

The measure, announced on Monday, follows two imported Indonesian cases and came into effect on March 7.

LETTER | It is time to rebuild the rock bottom relationship between MTUC and the ministry for the betterment of the workers.

TRACKER | Follow the latest updates and essential information on the outbreak in Malaysia, all in one place.

The strikes follow a series of massive protests on Sunday to mark International Women's Day.

Ahmad Faizal Azumu tenders his resignation after an audience with Sultan Nazrin Shah at Istana Kinta.

The mission is to make Malaysia a preferred investment destination, says Deputy Miti Minister Lim Ban Hong.

He says the focus will be on the challenges faced by the economy.

They include Federal Territories mufti Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri and CIMB Group CEO Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.

Women's ministry under Wan Azizah had national road map and progressive agenda in place, she says.

It says the director was not in contact with any staff or visited any of the group's premises.

CORONAVIRUS | The National Health Commission reports 19 new cases on Monday, down from 40 a day earlier.

I have long expected this… no action would be taken against Yunus Jamhari as he is no longer a PKR member, adds Farhash Wafa.

ADUN SPEAKS | Pahang’s move will 'rob' the farmers already facing hardship and destroy Malaysia's food production chain.

LIVE DAY 90 | Malaysiakini brings you live reports from ex-premier Najib's SRC International trial.

These are the threats to public security that Hamzah Zainudin needs to tackle, says security consultant Muhammad Fuad Mat Noor.

LIVE DAY 12 | Malaysiakini brings you live reports from Rosmah Mansor's corruption trial over the solar energy project.

Analyst believes family ties would allow Muhyiddin to exercise considerable influence on Tengku Zafrul.

CORONAVIRUS | With the virus having a foothold in so many countries, the threat of a pandemic has become very real, says WHO chief.

So declares Sulaiman Md Ali at his first press conference as the new Malacca chief minister.

This was the scene in the court as the first day of the criminal trial into the downing of the MAS Flight MH17 began in The Hague.

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