Archive - 18 August 2020

UPDATED 12:30AM | SABAH POLLS | This is because he is facing court cases, says the Umno Supreme Council member.

Abdul Hamid, however, did not provide additional details of the senior officer.

Mohd Saifullah will be charged with corruption involving almost RM3 million.

COVID-19 | They broke quarantine yesterday after leaving their barracks to go to town.

Deputy Education Minister Mah Hang Soon says any statement claiming that schools teach disunity is harmful.

The newly launched Sarawak Centre of Excellence (CoE) will feature the 1st Sigfox Testbed in Sarawak, supported by Xperanti IoT as part of a strategic partnership with Sarawak Digital Economic Corporation (SDEC) to help scale up Sarawak’s digital economy initiatives.

SABAH POLLS | If PN cannot come to a consensus, it could split into at least three groups.

Padang Rengas MP Nazri Aziz will lead the new bipartisan parliamentary caucus.

Three of its reports cannot be tabled as govt has failed to restructure committee and appoint new chairperson.

If in 2016 Najib's legal team knew the accounts were being manipulated, why didn't they take action, asks Gurdial Singh Nijar.

The minister says another 70 projects will proceed as planned.

COVID-19 | Health DG says large assemblies and lack of physical distancing contributed to the Sala and Tawar clusters.

Abdul Hamid Bador describes such cases as a waste of police resources.

He has been granted autonomy to decide on the matter, says the BN chairperson

Companies looking to hire locals for peak production season to ease manpower shortage.

PARLIAMENT | Ex-law minister concerned new bill can put officer not answerable to Parliament as NSC deputy chair.

The Estima and Vellfire were parked within Satiful Bahari Mamat's compound.

An NGO has the same name, says Bersatu's Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof.

PARLIAMENT | MPs accused ex-PM of misleading statement that opposition rejected bill on Covid-19 aid.

This comes after Bersatu announces its intention to join the Umno-PAS pact.

UPDATED 7.45PM | COVID-19 | Education Ministry waiting for instructions from the Health Ministry and NSC.

LETTER | Trapped at the international airport for 10 hours with no proper social distancing

A donation of 10 to 15 pct of project value was proposed, says former Jepak Holdings MD.

UPDATED 3.56PM | PARLIAMENT | Teresa Kok points finger at plantations minister Khairuddin Aman Razali.

LETTER | The courts cannot intervene and judicial review is excluded by implication.

Ex-first lady calls for the end of 'chaos' caused by Trump's failure in dealing with Covid-19, racial issues.

The decrease is due to the decline in transport as well as housing, water, electricity, and gas, among others.

Factory technician pleads guilty to violating quarantine order by going to a convention centre.

PARLIAMENT | 'Dead won't live again' - Guan Eng says waiting until next year can be fatal.

A family shows love for the country by decorating their home with the Jalur Gemilang for National Day.

Blood donation drive in collaboration with the National Blood Centre surpasses target, attracts more than 500 donors

Break to allow MPs time to arrive in Parliament also took into account Covid-19 physical distancing steps.

PARLIAMENT | Deputy minister says efforts underway to raise awareness on the issue through various programmes.

This is to encourage commercial customers to use decorative lighting on their buildings for National Day.

The sukuk can be subscribed to online by the public as well as the corporate sector, from today until Sept 17.

Azeez's attendance is required in the Dewan Rakyat today to vote on Covid-19 bill.

Azmin seems to be profiting from hiding his true face, says the Umno supreme council member.

With the aim of enhancing shoppers’ confidence in Suria KLCC Group as a safe shopping destination.

CID deputy director Mior Faridalathrash Wahid says police will look at all angles.

SABAH 2020 | Another ex-BN component party has joined the fray to participate as a third force against Umno.

SLIM POLLS | Mohd Zaidi says funding is urgently required to address this major problem raised by residents.

The 67-year-old was arrested for conspiring to communicate classified information to Chinese officials.

The Johor Public Transport Dept yesterday began providing the service, from yesterday, for the travellers facing difficulties.

The matter will be brought up at the Special Ministerial meeting today, says Dr Noor Azmi.

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

At 54.4 degrees Celsius, this is the hottest temperature recorded anywhere on the planet in at least a century.

SPECIAL REPORT | NGOs estimate there are over two million undocumented migrants in Malaysia - many started working here legally.

Ex-minister urges PM to call a meeting with all political parties represented in the Dewan Rakyat for solutions.