Archive - 12 April 2022

• COMMENT | Snail's pace in 1MDB justice a disservice to all
• Elon Musk drops Twitter board seat in new U-turn
• Violence in West Papua heats up following shooting of separatist fighter
• Covid-19 (April 11): A respite? 7,739 new cases, 19 deaths
• COMMENT | No free lunch in RM5.48b toll road purchase
• No foul play: Cops say detainee died of Covid-19, TB complications
• COMMENT | Unregulated 'Buy Now Pay Later' schemes push more into debt
• Pakistan Parliament elects Sharif PM as Khan MPs quit en masse
• Battle of stars shaping up in Ampang PKR polls
• Retrenched and drenched, workers hold the line for unpaid wages
• Nurul Izzah sits out PKR polls to focus on wooing fence-sitters for GE15
• Taiwan premier wants speedy passage of chip protection laws
• US aircraft carrier deploys off Korean peninsula amid tensions - official
• Biden to Modi: Buying more Russian oil is not in India's interest
• Boardroom reshuffling at Prolexus as YB ventures aims to harness synergies in manufacturing capabilities
• ADUN SPEAKS | Institutional racism in armed forces recruitment
• UMW Toyota Motor sees uptick in the 1st quarter of 2022 sales
• S’wak Harapan calls for MACC probe on RM50k wooden jetty
• C4 lauds Roger Ng conviction, wants further probe into 1MDB scandal
• COMMENT | This is how parliamentary democracy should work
• Nicky Liow claims trial to laundering RM36m
• Police: 45 M'sians stranded in countries like Myanmar, Thailand, Laos
• I had suspicion on Najib over irregular 1MDB transactions: ex-chair
• Indonesia's Parliament passes landmark bill on sexual violence
• Writer accused of insulting Prophet Muhammad to be released this evening
• Umno VP wants Bersatu minister's head over PM's UAE visit blunder
• S'gor sultan buys painting of Parliament full of monkeys, apes, frogs
• Saravanan denies ministry linked to recruitment portal
• Housewife, student lose over RM250,000 to Macau scam syndicate
• RM50k wooden jetty: MACC finds no element of corruption
• No plans to restrict bringing children to Perak bazaars
• Zahid to take the stand tomorrow over charges related to Yayasan Akalbudi
• Guan Eng repeats call for another round of bank loan moratorium
• WHO says it is analysing two new Omicron Covid sub-variants
• Respect those fasting, debate with Anwar after Raya - Najib's camp
• List of 3.2k rejected contract doctors to be sent for final screening
• PM responded 'positively' to cannabis caucus' ideas
• Singer seeks Prisons Dept's permission for access to psychiatrist
• Anifah: Saifuddin bungled handling of diplomats, 'major embarassment'
• Ukraine braces for new offensive, Moscow dismisses rape allegations
• Anwar wins uncontested, retains PKR presidency
• Police identify documents in S'pore on probe into Zeti's husband
• Rafizi urges rivals in PKR polls to unveil their plans for the party
• Sg Udang rep fails in appeal to object to election petition
• After week of silence, Putin says Russia will achieve 'noble' goals
• Bung trial: Counsel objects to info provided by MACC officer
• Tropical storm Megi hits Philippines, leaving at least 25 dead
• Uthaya says will stop writing about Islam after night in lock-up
• Wisma Putra probing viral audio clip, lodges police report
• Parliament of the apes
• Two recalled UAE diplomats will return to Wisma Putra
• Putin says peace talks with Ukraine at dead end, goads the West
• COMMENT | Beware of ‘potholes’ in toll road restructuring