Archive - 26 September 2020

Sabah election: MACC receives another 8 reports

Sabah election: MACC receives another 8 reports

SABAH POLLS | State MACC director says the total number received so far is 18.

Collective action of int'l community key to Covid-19 recovery - PM

Collective action of int'l community key to Covid-19 recovery - PM

Muhyiddin Yassin addresses the general debate of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly virtually.

Water polluters in S'gor to face RM200,000 to RM1m fine - MB

Water polluters in S'gor to face RM200,000 to RM1m fine - MB

This through an amendment to the Selangor Water Management Authority (Luas) Enactment 1999.

Betong PBB special convention sign of S'wak polls approaching near?

Betong PBB special convention sign of S'wak polls approaching near?

The convention is seen as injecting a new spirit to continue the support for the party headed by CM Abang Johari Openg.
Travellers arriving from Sabah to undergo testing, quarantine

Travellers arriving from Sabah to undergo testing, quarantine

COVID-19 | Their home quarantine is only until their test results are ready instead of for 14 days.

Land Below the Wind heads to the polls

Land Below the Wind heads to the polls

Voters in Sabah will determine if Shafie Apdal and his Warisan Plus will retain power or a new state government will take over.

Covid-19: 82 new cases, 11 due to travel in 'high risk' Sabah

Covid-19: 82 new cases, 11 due to travel in 'high risk' Sabah

UPDATED 8.02PM | COVID-19 | Health Ministry says Sabah continues to account for most local cases with 64 reported today.

LETTER | Nizar v Zambry not inconsistent with parliamentary democracy

LETTER | Nizar v Zambry not inconsistent with parliamentary democracy

LETTER | Confidence in the PM may be determined by means other than a vote of no-confidence in the Dewan Rakyat.

Sabah election results: Follow Malaysiakini's live coverage

Sabah election results: Follow Malaysiakini's live coverage

SABAH POLLS | Malaysiakini is providing live coverage of the results for the 73 seats in Sabah.
LIVE: Battle for Sabah - GRS 38, Warisan Plus 32, Independent 3

LIVE: Battle for Sabah - GRS 38, Warisan Plus 32, Independent 3

Read Malaysiakini's live coverage of the Sabah election, which witnessed GRS winning with a slim margin.

115 nabbed for flouting recovery MCO - Ismail Sabri

115 nabbed for flouting recovery MCO - Ismail Sabri

COVID-19 | Minister says of the total, 111 individuals were issued with compounds while four others were remanded.

Australia begins disposal of about 350 dead whales as rescue efforts end

Australia begins disposal of about 350 dead whales as rescue efforts end

After days of difficult rescue attempts in Australia's biggest whale beaching, officials manage to save 108 whales.

Ex-RTM news reader Wan Chik Daud dies

Ex-RTM news reader Wan Chik Daud dies

Popular 1980s newscaster passed away at 80 years old from health issues.

246 compounded for violating recovery MCO in Johor

246 compounded for violating recovery MCO in Johor

Two entertainment centres in Johor Bahru raided.

China foreign ministry denies think tank claims of Xinjiang mosque destruction

China foreign ministry denies think tank claims of Xinjiang mosque destruction

Instead, it says there are over 24,000 mosques in the region, 'more mosques per capita than many Muslim countries.'

S’gor govt seeks public feedback on degazetting Kuala Langat forest reserve

S’gor govt seeks public feedback on degazetting Kuala Langat forest reserve

NGOs want more time to prepare, propose event be held nearer to Orang Asli communities.

BN Pitas candidate has Covid-19, Zahid and Asyraf in quarantine

BN Pitas candidate has Covid-19, Zahid and Asyraf in quarantine

UPDATED 3.50PM | SABAH POLLS | Sufian Abd Karim tests positive for Covid-19, top Umno leaders campaigned with him.

Mukhriz: PKR has yet to contact Pejuang to ask for support

Mukhriz: PKR has yet to contact Pejuang to ask for support

UPDATED 2PM | Pejuang president claims that Upko and Muda also will not support Anwar move.

COMMENT | Revisiting the case of Nizar v Zambry

COMMENT | Revisiting the case of Nizar v Zambry

Precedent in Perak where majority support was decided outside state assembly is binding to other states, federal level.

Voting slow but moving, Bung confident of high turnout in Lamag

Voting slow but moving, Bung confident of high turnout in Lamag

SABAH POLLS | Sabah Umno chief thanks all those on duty to ensure voters can cast their ballots.

Express bus passengers urged to come forward after one is Covid-19 positive

Express bus passengers urged to come forward after one is Covid-19 positive

UPDATED 6.35PM | COVID-19 | He returned from Sabah, travelled from KLIA2 to TBS, and boarded another bus to Kuantan.

South Korea asks North to probe shooting death of its official

South Korea asks North to probe shooting death of its official

Seoul says it will call for a joint probe into the case with Pyongyang if needed.

Sekolah Alternatif: A school for Semporna's invisible children

Sekolah Alternatif: A school for Semporna's invisible children

Sekolah Alternatif Borneo Komrad teaches stateless children basic education and how to solve real-world problems.

Thai activists in Germany protest in front of king's Tutzing villa

Thai activists in Germany protest in front of king's Tutzing villa

King Vajiralongkorn spends much of his time in Bavaria, where his 15-year-old son is at school.
Global death toll could hit 2mil before vaccine in wide use - WHO

Global death toll could hit 2mil before vaccine in wide use - WHO

The global death toll from Covid-19 could double to 2 million.
COMMENT | Snap polls will not restore political stability

COMMENT | Snap polls will not restore political stability

To do that, here are a list of things that need to be done.
Poll: Biden leads Trump nationally, but race much tighter in key states

Poll: Biden leads Trump nationally, but race much tighter in key states

Trump has chances of winning the battleground states, and with them enough electoral votes for a second term.

YOURSAY | Cash is king: From Asian tiger to money launderer

YOURSAY | Cash is king: From Asian tiger to money launderer

‘Now that Malaysia is on the financial bad list, we can forget about foreign direct investments.’
More Umno MPs deny backing Anwar, and 9 news you may have missed

More Umno MPs deny backing Anwar, and 9 news you may have missed

KINI ROUNDUP | Here are key headlines you may have missed, in brief.
Military plane carrying air force cadets crashes in Ukraine, killing 22

Military plane carrying air force cadets crashes in Ukraine, killing 22

The Antonov An-26 aircraft crashed while trying to land during a training exercise.
Voting ends in hotly contested Sabah election

Voting ends in hotly contested Sabah election

SABAH POLLS | Malaysiakini's updates on the ground in Sabah as voting took place from 8am to 5pm.

Two stabbed near Charlie Hebdo's former offices

Two stabbed near Charlie Hebdo's former offices

France opens anti-terror probe, main attacker arrested and the lives of neither of the wounded were in danger.