Datuk Seri Najib Razak memuji sikap Presiden PAS Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang yang berpendapat barisan Kabinet baharu selepas rombakan perlu diberi peluang menyelesaikan masalah negara sebelum undi tidak percaya diusulkan. Menurut Najib, beliau menghargai sikap seteru politiknya itu yang berpegang pada prinsip seseorang itu tidak bersalah selagi belum dibuktikan bersalah. “Sebab itu saya puji…
Bukit Aman summons constitutional law expert Aziz Bari over 2014 sedition probe
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — DAP’s newest recruit, constitutional law expert Abdul Aziz Bari has been summoned to Bukit Aman for questioning tomorrow over an allegedly seditious article published a year ago carrying his remarks about the Selangor sultan. An aide to the academic said Abdul Aziz was informed of the summons right after a…
Law expert Aziz Bari joins DAP
Constitutional law expert Dr Abdul Aziz Bari has joined DAP today, making him the latest prominent Malay to join the party, after national literary laureate Datuk A. Samad Said. He contested the Sabak Bernam parliamentary seat under PKR’s banner in the 13th general election and lost. Aziz said he was thankful for the opportunity to…
The setting up of a Royal Commission of Inquiry into 1 MDB scandal is long overdue
Although it is the Prime Minister’s prerogative to sack the Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin from his Cabinet, the question that arises is whether Datuk Seri Najib has exercised his prerogative fairly and justifiably. If an independent public opinion survey is carried out, I am sure the result will show that Malaysians are more…
Ummi: Umno will go down to the grave
KUALA LUMPUR: Businesswoman Ummi Hafilda Ali, no stranger to controversy, burst into tears on Tuesday over the sacking of Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin as she warned that “Umno will go down to the grave” Ummi, a sister of Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali, was announcing that she was resigning as an Umno member with…
Apandi Ali peguam negara baharu, ganti Gani Patail
Hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali dinamakan sebagai Peguam Negara yang baharu hari ini, menggantikan Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail yang menghidap penyakit buah pinggang. Agensi berita Bernama memetik Ketua Setiausaha Negara Tan Sri Ali Hamsa membuat pengumuman itu sebentar tadi. Pelantikan Apandi berkuatkuasa semalam. Apandi pada Oktober 2013 memainkan peranan penting dalam…
Bank Negara allows ringgit to drop below 3.80 to dollar
For the past three weeks, the Malaysian authorities have allowed the ringgit to trade below levels that in 1998 prompted them to impose a dollar peg and capital controls. Economists expect more downside, with the Federal Reserve set to raise US interest rates. The ringgit has traded around 3.81 per dollar since July 6, exceeding…
Kuala Lumpur’s $1 Billion Terminal Is Sinking, Airline Says
Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s new budget passenger terminal is sinking, with cracks appearing in the taxiway and water forming pools that planes must drive through. The defects could cause flight delays, increase wear and tear on planes and pose potential safety risks, according to AirAsia Bhd., the new terminal’s biggest user. Though take offs and…