- NewsMalay Mail
ABIM: Fireman Adib’s death enforces need to preserve unity
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 ― The Malaysian Islamic Youth Movement (ABIM) has called upon Malaysians not to fall into the trap of narrow-minded racial sentiments which can only complicate matters...
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Yeo Bee Yin among top 10 people who mattered this year, scientific journal says
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 ― Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin has been named among the 10 people who mattered most this year by renowned scientific...
- NewsMalay Mail
Sack Waytha or we’ll hold demonstrations, Perkasa chief tells PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 ― Malay rights group, Perkasa, has threatened to stage a demonstration if Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department P. Waytha Moorthy is not removed from the Cabinet. In a...
- NewsCoconuts KL
Dear Festival Diary: Our weekend spent getting to the core of Wonderfruit
Editor’s Note: Our correspondent goes deep into “lifestyle festival” territory at this year’s Wonderfruit, returning to us with colorful tales and cautionary accounts from her four days spent roaming the festival grounds. Her journey is at times thrilling, and at other times, joyless, and harrowing.
- NewsMalay Mail
Kit Siang: Umno on its last legs with call for Najib’s return as de facto leader
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 ― Umno supreme council Datuk Lokman Noor Adam’s proposal for his former president Datuk Seri Najib Razak to serve as the de facto leader of the party shows how low the once...
- NewsMalay Mail
Why the continuous intimidation against Fadiah Nadwa? Rights groups ask
PETALING JAYA, Dec 19 ― Civil rights groups Amnesty International and Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) have today accused the police of continuous intimidation against Fadiah Nadwa Fikri, amid...
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Lawyer confirms AGC appealing Fahmi Reza’s sentence reduction
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 ― The lawyer representing Fahmi Reza has confirmed that the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) will be appealing the graphic artist’s recently reduced sentence for posting a...
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Return as Umno de facto leader? Thanks but no thanks, says Najib
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 ― Datuk Seri Najib Razak has dismissed calls for him to return as Umno’s de facto leader today, following Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi handover of president duties to his...
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Liew proves she has numbers to back appointment as Sabah PKR chief
KOTA KINABALU, Dec 19 ― Fifteen out of 26 Sabah PKR division chiefs came together at a press conference today to show that Datuk Christina Liew has the support of the majority as the new state...
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An improved Vision 2020: Chin Tong calls for fresh national narrative from Pakatan
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 ― DAP’s Liew Chin Tong called today for a new non-racial national narrative to guide the country, amid racial tensions sparked by the death of a firefighter after riots at a...
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Sabah PKR begs Nurul Izzah to reconsider resignation
KOTA KINABALU, Dec 19 ― Sabah PKR today chorused calls for Nurul Izzah Anwar to retract her resignation from all party positions. On behalf of 15 division chiefs including state chairman Datuk...
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Pakatan risks angering supporters by taking in Umno defectors, Rafizi warns
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 ― Former Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli has cautioned Pakatan Harapan (PH) today against taking in defectors from rival party Umno. In an open letter to the PH leadership, Rafizi said...
- NewsMalay Mail
Zahid not the real reason why MPs left Umno, says Perak chief
IPOH, Dec 19 ― Perak Umno liaison chairman Datuk Saarani Mohamad today described party president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi as a scapegoat for the parliamentarians who abandoned the party. “I...
- NewsMalay Mail
Unite behind Tok Mat, Johor Umno leader urges members
JOHOR BARU, Dec 19 ― An outspoken veteran Johor Umno grassroots leader has urged party members to close ranks and support acting president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan ― also known as Tok Mat ― in...
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Personal insurance, takaful exempted from SST during 2018 tax holiday
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 ― The Finance Ministry has announced an exemption to all policy holders who renewed or purchased personal insurance or general takaful policies during the tax holiday which...
- NewsMalay Mail
Report: Mid and final-year exams scrapped for Year One to Three pupils
PETALING JAYA, Dec 19 ― The Education Ministry has abolished mid-year and final-year exams for Year One, Two and Three pupils next year, a news report said today, Education director-general Datuk...
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After meet with Nurul Izzah, Surendran says Khairy still unrepentant over Anwar jibe
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 ― PKR lawyer N. Surendran has expressed his surprise over Khairy Jamaluddin’s meeting with Nurul Izzah Anwar yesterday, reminding the public that the Umno MP is still...
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PAS not contesting in Cameron Highlands by-election
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 ― PAS has announced it will not contest in the upcoming Cameron Highlands by-election. However, secretary-general Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan said the party, as part of the...
- NewsMalay Mail
Marine police seize contraband cigarettes, alcohol worth RM700,000 in Johor
JOHOR BARU, Dec 19 — The Region Two (southern region) marine police have seized about RM700,000 worth of contraband cigarettes and alcohol from a house at Indahpura in Kulai. Region Two marine...
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Your party is gone, PAS leader tells Umno members
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — Umno will not recover from its general election defeat and is destined to collapse, said PAS vice president Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah. The Islamist leader told members of...
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Pictured together, Rafizi says just telling Nurul Izzah, Khairy ‘how to be fat’
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — PKR’s Rafizi Ramli has cheekily debunked a newspaper’s suggestion that he, party colleague Nurul Izzah Anwar and Umno’s Khairy Jamaluddin were discussing founding a new...
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Legoland’s Sea Life Malaysia on track to start operations by April next year
ISKANDAR PUTERI, Dec 19 — Legoland Malaysia Resort is set to start operations for its Sea Life Malaysia interactive aquarium by the second quarter of next year. Its general manager Kurt Stocks said...
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PPBM man explains why he wants Nurul Izzah to stay
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 ― Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) chief strategist Datuk Rais Hussin today denied mansplaining to Nurul Izzah Anwar when he said he believed she would retract her...
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Khairy: Nobody so unhinged as to call for Najib’s return except...
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — Khairy Jamaluddin has resumed his mockery of an Umno leader he once dubbed as having the “IQ of a carrot” after the latter called for Datuk Seri Najib Razak to return and...
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Tabung Haji COO under four-day MACC custody for bribery probe
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 ― Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) chief operating officer Datuk Adi Azuan Abdul Ghani will be remanded until Saturday to aid the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)...
