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NewsMalay MailAllow no-confidence motion and save Budget 2021 Bill, Kadir Jasin tells Dewan Rakyat Speaker
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun can still save the Budget 2021 Bill if he allows the tabling of a no-confidence motion in the coming Parliament session, former...
NewsMalay MailWant Budget 2021 passed? Add in automatic loan moratorium, say bank employees
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — Restoring an automatic freeze on bank loan repayments for all borrowers through the upcoming Budget 2021 would help ensure that the government’s Budget gets support from...
CelebrityMalaysiakiniList of locations affected by Covid-19 (Oct 29)
Verified locations that are reported to be affected, as of today.
NewsMalay MailTawfik Ismail: Malaysia needs moderation to have a future
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — When the news broke that Tawfik Ismail, former Sungai Benut MP, will return to politics as an independent, political observers dismissed his chances in an arena dominated by...
BusinessMalay MailSocso CEO warns of over 100,000 job cuts by end-2020 if Covid-19 persists
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — The Social Security Organisation (Socso) has revealed that in a worst-case scenario, more than 100,000 Malaysians could be out of a job by the end of the year. In an...
NewsMalaysiakiniDAP rep arrested for 'sedition' and other news you may have missed
KINI ROUNDUP | Key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.
NewsMalaysiakiniTwo MPs moot confidence motion for Muhyiddin Yassin, 25 against
The Dewan Rakyat order paper shows 25 MPs, from the opposition and including Dr M, filed the no-confidence motions.
EntertainmentMalay MailMalaysia-born and Miami-raised: How director Jing Ai Ng crafts stories of two cultures
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — Jing Ai Ng would be remarkable simply for that confluence of two different cultures. The stories she could tell, right? Fortunately for us then, Ng’s day job is exactly...
NewsMalay MailThe Agong’s emergency declaration powers: A look at ‘discretion’, ‘advice’ and history from a legal perspective
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s decision last Sunday to reject the prime minister’s request to declare a state of emergency in Malaysia has cast the spotlight on the King’s...
HealthMalay MailHoping to control Covid-19 new spike within a month, Sabah asks Putrajaya for more manpower
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 28 — Sabah said today it is hoping for more assistance from the federal Ministry of Health as it tries to control the current Covid-19 wave within the timeframe of three to four...
NewsMalay MailSungai Pelek rep Ronnie Liu released on police bail amid probe over alleged Agong insult
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — Sungai Pelek assemblyman Ronnie Liu has been released on police bail after more than four hours of police questioning in Bukit Aman, for allegedly insulting the Yang...
NewsMalay MailFrench embassy says ‘heartened’ by Putrajaya’s stance to not support boycott of goods over Macron’s remarks
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — The Embassy of France in Malaysia today expressed its appreciation after receiving information that the Malaysian government does not support the public’s call to boycott...
HealthMalay MailFour new Covid-19 clusters in Selangor, Sabah, Sarawak and Johor
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — The Health Ministry today reported four new Covid-19 clusters in Selangor, Sabah, Sarawak, and Johor even as infections dropped to 801 cases nationwide. Health...
NewsMalay MailRaub durian farmers chalk small win after High Court says they can stay on land pending judgment on Dec 9
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — A group of 110 durian farmers in Raub, Pahang today won a small reprieve as the court has ordered that they are not to be evicted from their farms until the court delivers a...
NewsMalay MailJohor to start economic, tourism and cultural office in Singapore by Q1 2021
ISKANDAR PUTERI, Oct 28 — The Johor Economic, Tourism and Cultural Office (Jetco) office to be based in Singapore will begin operations as early as the first quarter of next year, Mentri Besar...
NewsMalay MailTo avoid more infections, Ismail Sabri urges NGOs aiding Covid-19 stricken Sabah to tell Health Ministry first
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today advised non-governmental organisations (NGOs) providing food aid and other Covid-19 relief in rural Sabah should inform...
HealthMalay MailMalaysia’s active Covid-19 cases breach 10,000-mark; 801 new cases, eight deaths today
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — The Health Ministry today reported 801 new Covid-19 cases today and eight deaths in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases has crossed the 10,000-mark. Today’s...
NewsMalay MailCM Hajiji announces extra RM160m Covid-19 aid for Sabahans
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 28 — The Sabah government has approved RM160 million as Covid-19 financial relief to all levels of society, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said today. He said the sum is...
NewsMalay MailPutrajaya says Malaysian students can return abroad for studies, parents can fly to follow freshies
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — Malaysian students are allowed to travel abroad to resume their studies overseas but must provide a letter of proof for the Immigration Department, Senior Minister Datuk Seri...
NewsMalay MailLabuan next to get CMCO extended until Nov 13, as cases still on the rise
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — Putrajaya today announced Labuan will continue to be placed under a conditional movement control order (CMCO) from October 31 until November 13 as the Covid-19 cases in the...
NewsMalay MailPSM: Ronnie Liu’s arrest over alleged Agong insults ‘outrageous’, probe those who lodged report instead
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — The Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) has called today for the immediate release of Selangor assemblyman Ronnie Liu over alleged insults against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong....
NewsMalay MailDefending Sabah bank’s controversial RM300m loan to AirAsia, ex-CM Shafie says approval only after all conditions met
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 28 — Former Sabah chief minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal today defended a controversial RM300 million loan given by the state-owned Sabah Development Bank (SDB) to ailing budget...
NewsMalay MailUmno toppling Perak MB with DAP, PKR? No such thing, says state chief
IPOH, Oct 28 — Perak Umno chairman Datuk Saarani Mohamad today dismissed a report claiming he has the support of the state PKR and DAP assemblymen to bring down Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu from...
SportMalay MailRoyal Selangor Golf, TPC say closed indefinitely after ‘Datuk’ member who played at both clubs tests positive for Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — Two of Malaysia’s biggest and most prestigious golf clubs located in the city have been forced to close indefinitely after one of its members, said to be a “Datuk”, was...
LifestyleMalay MailKuala Lumpur cafe apologises after customer films chef using bare fingers to taste, double-dip into food
PETALING JAYA, Oct 28 — A Kuala Lumpur cafe has apologised after a customer filmed a chef using his fingers to taste-test a dish in the kitchen. Light Capture Cafe by HON admitted that “staff...
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