Archive - 7 September 2020

AG denies MB's claims of inaction over earlier case of water pollution involving the same factory.

Community claims project will encroach on ancestral land, destroy environment and jeopardise livelihood.

Energy and natural resources minister says the move would strengthen the Unesco world heritage site instead.

64-year-old engineer gets two days in jail, RM5k compound after he visited a bank while under quarantine.

Minister says his dept is aware of the matter and the approach taken is usually in the form of advice.

Netizens say deputy minister missed the point, should focus on improving Internet connectivity instead.

PARLIAMENT | Halimah says existing laws are adequate to tackle issues in maintaining harmony.

The heavy machinery maintenance factory never applied for a licence since it started operating, council says.

Agong describes the pollution of Sg Gong as an irresponsible action that has harmed the people.

Lawrence claims he had never prepared such an agreement before, drafted it based on Internet template.

Court of Appeal adjourns to noon tomorrow the resumption of the hearing over state assembly dissolution.

Defence argues that this is because the 118-page document contained multiple hearsay allegations.

So long as international trade keeps flowing, deglobalisation is a remote possibility.

COVID-19 | Health Ministry says 56 of the new cases are locally acquired infections while six are imported.

Ex-PM says he was informed there was no concrete proof to charge the 12 suspects under the terrorism law.

Amirudin Shari explains the photo was to show appreciation for Air Selangor.

The project is to monitor the conduct of the upcoming Sabah polls from Sept 12-26.

COVID-19 | These are countries with more than 150,000 Covid-19 cases.

Muhyiddin says govt is also concerned about poverty among non-bumiputeras, not just bumiputeras.

They will be held for six days for the investigation into the effluents discharged into Sungai Gong in Rawang.

ADUN SPEAKS | After 60 years of racial politics and outdated New Economic Policy, Malaysia deserves better.

The deputy minister doesn't understand the digital divide when online education is becoming more important.

Of the amount, furniture products made up the highest export at RM9.14 billion, followed by plywood products, plantation industries minister says.

PARLIAMENT | The finance minister says purchases have added RM54b worth of liquidity to the banking system.

PARLIAMENT | 'His goal to stop Anwar and curb DAP was successful,' says Zahid Md Arip.

Water is federal jurisdiction but S'gor should be proactive, says Charles Santiago.

US authorities accuse Assange of conspiring to hack government computers and violating espionage law.

'In simple terms, Umno needs to offer fresh and young faces with a good merit for the next upcoming election.'

Umno has also been granted the liberty to file the suit afresh, says the deputy minister's lawyer.

Mahathir aide's FB post shows Osman Sapian attending an event to appreciate Pejuang election machinery.

One million M'sians expected to be unemployed as of September, including 350k fresh grads and 200k returnees.

UPDATED 1.35PM | Zahidi says the MP got the information from Veveonah's lecturer.

MAB hopes to further boost domestic travel with over 300,000 seats on offer, says its CEO Captain Izham Ismail.

'A plain false statement,' Adam Schiff says of William Barr's claim that China posed a bigger threat to the November polls than Russia.

'I‘m extremely sorry to have caused her such stress. So unintended. So wrong,' says the world number one tennis player.

This is over claims on social media that waste management cost was prohibitive due to monopoly.

Supply has resumed to 73 percent of the 1,292 Klang Valley areas hit by the latest disruption, Air Selangor announces.

Trump allegedly called US soldiers buried in Europe "losers" during a 2018 trip to France.

This comes after the UAE became the third Arab state to normalise ties with Israel after Egypt and Jordan.

COVID-19 | This is after a man who returned under the scheme tested positive for Covid-19.

COVID-19 | Just three weeks ago, cases were increasing in only three states.

COVID-19 | The RM1,000 compounds are for socialising at entertainment centres around Johor Bahru and Kulai.

'To ensure this will never happen again, many more uncomfortable truths need to come out.'

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam postponed the Sept 6 legislative elections due to coronavirus spike.

'Bersatu should blame Azmin and gang for the predicament they are in now.'

SABAH POLLS | With the Covid-19 pandemic also claiming jobs, the cost of a flight ticket back home is prohibitive.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden go head-on in the race for the White House.

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