Archive - 14 September 2017

21 students and two teachers who were also wardens perished in the pre-dawn fire.

Suu Kyi agrees with need for immediate access to humanitarian assistance, says Mitch McConnell. 

Husam says the position of treasurer will remain vacant for now pending further discussions.

Najib yang berlepas ke AS untuk berjumpa presiden Donald Trump, sahkan kunjungan itu di akaun Twitternya.

MP SPEAKS | 'Comments on how PM conducts M'sian foreign policy should be based on facts.'

PM confirms UK stopover on Twitter.

Energy Commission confirms electrical circuit in the school building’s main switch was in good condition.

Both were charged for being a part of a ‘street protest’ during the Bersih 4 rally in Sarawak.  

Their attempt to trivialise the meeting between Trump and PM Najib is indeed pathetic,' says Ti Lian Ker. 

Party also wants bill to include provisions for contract and migrant workers.

This follows after Justice Azizah Nawawi heard submissions from lawyers representing Teresa Kok and Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan. 

Rules set by local authorities and Fire Department are clear, DPM says.

EPF's investments in US equity is nothing new, says BN strategic communications head.

INTERVIEW | Former premier compares his 1984 trip to the Oval Office with Najib's meeting with Trump.

The Jalur Gemilang flown at half-mast following the passing of Kedah Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah.

Johor ruler also wants the police to handle the case in a tactful manner.

Overcrowding was due to intensified raids on undocumented migrants, deputy home minister explains. 

'It is just an internal affair,' Myanmar media reports China ambassador as saying. 

Bersatu president says preparations are underway to coordinate the parties’ machinery in the state.

Is 'strengthening the economy' more important to Americans than universal humanitarian values?

COMMENT |  Observers may have underestimated Trump and Najib's mutual admiration and shared ideological leanings. 

The 48-year-old claims trial to 12 counts of raping the two girls, now aged 14 and 18. 

'Does no one have the political or moral courage to resign from office for failing in their duty of care?'

One student, Danial Borhan, 15, is disappointed he could not save more of his friends. 

Trump values M'sia's views on global issues like North Korea and South China Sea, says the PM. 

UPDATED 3.52PM | Khairuddin accuses the pair of misleading the public on the origin of the money in Najib's account.

Local infrastructure, universities, hospitals and police need funding too, critics tell PM.

'You want me to announce something in Washington DC? You got to be kidding'.

Tahfiz school principal says premises was a temporary site, pending renovation of the school building.

It is standard international procedure to welcome visits by foreign navy vessels, RMN chief says. 

Ramesh Rao lodges police report over 50-minute YouTube video on Najib's US trip.

INTERVIEW | Mahathir says he would be more worried if Najib met Obama in the White House, but Trump...

Lim Kit Siang says Trump-Najib meet akin to 'monarch' meeting a 'minor chieftain', rather than between two equals.

Vell Paari urges compassion for families of tahfiz school fire victims.

COMMENT | While a good structure is in place, more interaction with the Indian community is needed.

Document details 'steps and actions' in crash investigation.

UPDATED 2.43PM | Both state-owned funds should be free of gov't interference, says Amanah's Dzulkefly.

The four allegedly misappropriated RM40 mil allocated by the gov't to carry out skills training programmes for the unemployed. 

UPDATED 1.53PM | They also take Najib to task on his pledge to help strengthen the US economy.

This includes greater cooperation in counterterrorism efforts and sharing of security information.

The PM slams those who claim M'sia has contributed funds to the US without getting anything in return. 

Fifa has banned Syria from hosting matches in its war-torn country.

Besides rail project, US-M'sia joint statement also addresses IS threat and human trafficking.

COMMENT | The opposition needs a uniform swing of both Malay and non-Malay voters.

The PM says he raised the plight of the community with President Trump, who shared his concern.

UPDATED 11.16AM | The dead includes 21 students and two wardens, authorities say. 

Najib says his gov't has corrected most of the wrongs committed by former PM. 

ADUN SPEAKS | With right mix of leadership, strategic thinking and planning, Indians can alter the political scenario for all.

YOURSAY | 'It’s a non-Muslim event and PAS is imposing their religious values on non-Muslims.'

Joint statement following the meeting between Trump and Najib on Sept 12.

The Sabah-based opposition party has ambitious plans to transform the state's east coast.

YOURSAY | ‘It looks like MO1 is living in a different Malaysia from me.’

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