Archive - 27 August 2020

Political secretary Hizwan passes the ball back to the former finance minister.

This is because the university already took disciplinary action against the alleged perpetrator.

Motions were regarding transfer of funds to Development Fund, customs duties, excise duties, and sales tax.

The Armed Forces Fund Board (LTAT) owns 59.4 pct of Boustead.

Testing numbers at tahfiz and old folks homes have been stagnant since July 24.

SLIM POLLS | DAP man horrified Umno did not solve flooding despite holding the seat for decades.

This is so EC is not accused of taking sides, there are many accusations now, says ERC chair.

COVID-19 | This is as none have been warded in the ICU.

The party previously decided to join assuming Umno would join too.

UPDATED 7.10PM | COVID-19 | Five new infections today, three local transmissions in military hospital.

The government has kept up with its obligations, says Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

LETTER | How can he look at national unity through one simplistic lens?

UPDATED 7.04PM | COVID-19 | Health DG says an analysis was done by the Institute for Medical Research.

Ex-PM alleges that a Bersatu minister and deputy minister said it did not matter as long as they received big salaries.

PARLIAMENT | The just-ended session had seen several heated exchanges punctuated by sexist and racist remarks.

'The bill would have prevented deification culture of a leader'.

SLIM POLLS | Shahril says failure of two leaders to make peace with each other led to govt collapse.

Ismail Sabri urges business operators compounded over the matter to contact authorities who issued the fine.

Villagers are claiming the state promised them land grants in the 1970s.

PARLIAMENT | The motion to postpone the debate was moved by deputy home minister Ismail Mohamed Said.

The commission appeals to MPs to scrutinise and improve the bill.

False news and a xenophobic message is attached to a genuine news story from six days ago.

PARLIAMENT | The profit came from advertising and sponsorships, according to Hansard.

UPDATED 4PM | The affected areas are Melor, Kenanga and Mawar, says the senior minister.

LETTER | The planet is in a continued state of deterioration with dangerous consequences.

A new youth platform is ‘redundant’ as Bersatu already has ideology, direction and dynamic youth members, says Wan Ahmad Fayhsal.

Ex-finance minister alleges that four Bersatu figures took part in direct tenders when they were in Harapan.

MP SPEAKS | Govt needs to be critical in expanding social protection for women and children.

SLIM POLLS | Amanah leader says his former party liked to play up issues that would fan racial and religious tensions.

MP SPEAKS | The finance minister must correct this error of wrongly attributing them to the Harapan government.

Finance minister stresses that the issue should not be politicised as direct tenders are legal.

The former finance minister says the deal should not be in the direct award contracts list.

PARLIAMENT | The law minister says standing orders do not require govt to provide any reason to withdraw a bill.

The parties involved have agreed to rely on written submissions only.

The US vice president says Trump's Democratic rival was a stalking horse for the radical left.

Ex-finance minister points out that most of the RM6.61b went to legacy projects taken on during BN's administration.

Finance minister says govt confident Prihatin and Penjana have had positive impact on recovery efforts.

The housing and local government minister vows to investigate the matter.

The BN lawmaker also reiterates his comments in Dewan Rakyat on ending party-hopping.

RM26b has been utilised by businesses while RM48.3b was used by the rakyat.

Ipoh Timur MP Wong appointed to lead PAC with Beaufort MP Azizah as deputy.

UPDATED 10.12AM | Former deputy education minister casts doubt on Bersatu Youth chief's intention in singling out vernacular schools.

It's the first time a court in New Zealand had sentenced a person to prison for the rest of their life.

UPDATED 1.20PM | Ong Kian Ming points out that four Miti events listed were all prior to GE14 and occurred under BN's watch.

Human Resources Ministry's audit for the fee reimbursement by Top Gloves: Should it be the standard for all sectors?

PSM suggests that the 'I' be removed from IPCC as it is not an independent body.

He says support for the Harapan govt had been increasing among the Malay community, prior to the defections.

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

Vernacular schools will be targets of attack for as long as race and religion dominate the thinking of race-based and religion-based political parties.

Long-standing issues are finally addressed, but only after the politicians are forced to.

COMMENT | I want to understand how this party will operate in a terrain dominated by narratives of race and religion.

PARLIAMENT | Amendments to the Courts of Judicature Act 1964, the Subordinate Courts Act 1948 and the Subordinate Courts Rules Act 1955 are passed.

The daugher of a prominent personality was among those arrested in the raid on a pub last Sunday.