Bersih insists that Dr M did not hijack rally

KUALA LUMPUR: Bersih 2.0 has dispelled talk that its rally had been “hijacked” by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pic), who made a highly-anticipated appearance.

Bersih 2.0 steering committee member Dr Wong Chin Huat said the movement belonged to anyone who subscribed to its agenda.

“Bersih is a movement calling for institutional reforms – from clean elections, clean government, affirming parliamentary democracy, the right to dissent to the empowerment of Sabah and Sarawak.

“That agenda will not be taken away by anyone who comes in and yet does not pursue the same,” he told reporters here yesterday.

Bersih 2.0, said the activists, welcomed Dr Mahathir’s presence at the rally and believed that he brought more support to their cause.

“But, in no way, can he or anyone else derail Bersih’s struggle for institutional reforms. Anyone who wants to move away from the agenda of institutional reforms will be abandoned by Bersih supporters,” he added.

Bersih 2.0 deputy chairman Shahrul Aman Mohd Saari also disagreed with the notion that Dr Mahathir had “stolen the show”.

“Not in any way did we think he has hijacked the rally. Initially, he has very little chance of attending Bersih 5 because he has a conference with international leaders in Sudan that was planned a year ago.

“But he cut short his conference to rush back to make it on time for the finale of Bersih 5. We appreciate his participation and that of all leaders who came regardless of political background,” he said.

Dr Mahathir’s presence at the rally had been criticised by some, including Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin who “congratulated” him for successfully making Bersih 5 his platform.

Bersih 2.0 also announced that Shahrul Aman would be the movement’s acting chairman in the absence of Maria Chin Abdullah, who had been arrested.

“超级丹”出轨？林丹在妻子孕期约会神秘女子

新浪娱乐讯 名侦探赵五儿报道：早前9月中旬，林丹与神秘美女餐馆吃饭，女子更是撒娇挽上林丹的手。随后林丹还送神秘女回家，一行人小心翼翼。10月份林丹广东参加全国羽毛球团体锦标赛，神秘女依然相随。林丹晚点现身神秘女酒店房间，两人打情骂俏共度春宵。当时谢杏芳正在怀孕期。

Snatch thief killed while fleeing from pursuers

JOHOR BARU: A snatch thief trying to flee on a motorcycle from a pursuing crowd after grabbing a boy’s handphone was killed after the rider collided with a car.

Seri Alam OCPD Supt Jokhiri Abd Aziz said the 20-year-old man who died was the passenger on a bike ridden by a 19-year-old accomplice.

In the incident at 5.15pm on Sunday, both suspects approached an 11-year-old boy in Taman Masai to ask for directions.

甲州公正党党员车辆遭纵火 团结党领袖指控遭巫统威胁

一名马六甲公正党领袖上周六在甘榜古鲁蒙（Kampung Krubong）拜访村民时，其车子遭人纵火。

The Moon at its BIGGEST!

Gaze at the sky at dusk today and you will be with millions of others all over the world looking at a supermoon, weather permitting.

The moon will be at its largest in 68 years. Miss this supermoon and you will have to wait 18 years to catch the next one.

Ringgit jumps against US$ early Monday

The ringgit rebounded against the US dollar early Monday after Bank Negara Malaysia said it would curb speculative activity in the offshore market which has driven the currency far off from its fundamentals.

Kemalangan di Permatang Pauh menghala tol Sungai Dua

Kemalangan di Lebuhraya Utara Selatan (PLUS) di Permatang Pauh (depan Hong Seng) menghala tol Sungai Dua. Sebuah lori membawa muatan ikan terbalik dan bertaburan.

Berlaku kesesakan di kedua-dua arah. Elakkan jalan tersebut jika tidak mahu sangkut dlm jammed.

Petrol station operator furious over fake WhatsApp message claiming free fuel offer

MALACCA: A petrol station operator in Semabok here lodged a police report over a fake WhatsApp message that went viral, claiming the kiosk was offering 'free fuel fill-ups' for motorcyclists. The frustrated 50 year-old petrol operator lodged a report at the Banda Hilir police station at 2.23pm

Najib, Alibaba and the Flying Pig

The future is yellow. Najib Abdul Razak’s infamous slogan, ‘You help me, I help you’, has been exported to the People’s Republic of China (PRC), where Najib’s ailing 1MDB has been given a lifeline.

Huawei launches the Mate 9

In another bold move that will see it cement its foothold in the smartphone market, Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei launched its marquee product, the Mate 9, at a function at the Dolce Munich Unterschleissheim here.

Sultan Ibrahim: No street demonstrations allowed in Johor

PASIR GUDANG:  Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar will not allow any kind of street demonstration to take place in Johor.

“It is irresponsible for people to gather in public places and insult leaders and certain individuals, and I would like to stress that I would not allow any kind of demonstration to take place in Johor,” he said.

Three vehicles destroyed in Klang petrol station fire

PETALING JAYA: Swift response by a team of firefighters prevented widespread damage after a blaze erupted at a petrol station on Jalan Kapar in Klang near here, but were unable to prevent three vehicles from going up in smoke.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant operations director Mohd Sani Harul said a team arrived at the scene six minutes after a distress call was received at 5.10pm Thursday.

Sani said the fire ravaged 40% of the petrol station and completely destroyed three vehicles.

Fortunately, there were no injuries or fatalities due to the blaze.

The team managed to fully extinguish the flames at around 5.18pm.The cause and extent of the damage is still being investigated, he said.

Get the Huawei P9 for RM1

Existing and new MaxisOne Plan subscribers can now own a 4G smartphone for the princely sum of RM1.

Some of the phones included in the offer are the Huawei P9, Samsung J7 and J5, Oppo F1 and Asus Zenfone Go.

The offer is only valid while stocks last and you will also be bound by a 24-month contract.

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“We had a tremendous response from the massive auto-upgrade of data and shareable DataPool introduced earlier this year. In the last one year alone, we added over 800,000 customers and our base is now approaching 1.5 million,” says Dushyan Vaithiyanathan, Maxis head of consumer business.

“Moving forward, we want to continue to provide the best deals to appreciate our customers.”

For a full list of devices, visit www.maxis.com.my/powerofone.

Minister, we don’t have a tap where cooking oil flows out

Roguekiller: Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Hamzah Zainuddin, any doctor would advise you to consume six pints or six glasses of water per day, does the doctor advise you on how much intake of fat/oil per day? If no, why are you making this comparison?

You are bankrupt of ideas in trying to reason out the withdrawal of subsidy with this irrational analogy of two different liquids.

Focus your attention with logic on why the subsidy on this essential commodity should be withdrawn. It is to refill the void of the Treasury which money had allegedly been stolen; that's the main reason, and you know it.

There were others, including Chef Wan, who said that the withdrawal of the subsidy would encourage people to use less oil and thus, become healthier. Hamzah, do people drink cooking oil?]

Anonymous #13114320: First you told people to eat and cook at home to cut costs. Then you raised the cooking oil price, which means people have to spend more. So, in the end where is the savings?

By the way, how to fry a fish or ayam goreng with an average of 50g a day of oil? Are you suggesting people should be recycling the same 1.5kg oil in the month, never mind if it is potentially cancerous to do so?

Malaysia opens consulate-general in Xi'an, China

Malaysia has established a consulate-general in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province in China. In a statement today, the Foreign Ministry said it was the sixth Malaysian consulate-general in that country. Tan Li Lung has been appointed as the consul-general in Xi’an, covering the consular districts of Gansu Province and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. “Tan’s broad experience will benefit efforts to enhance people-to-people contact as well as encouraging exchanges in business and investment opportunities between the two countries,” the statement said. He began his service at the Foreign Ministry in 2003 and in 2007, assumed duties as first secretary at the Malaysian embassy in Beijing until 2011. Tan later served as counsellor at the Malaysian High Commission in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 2011 to 2014. The statement said the opening of the consulate-general reflected Malaysia’s close bilateral relations with China and the desire to further strengthen relations with the three provinces covering all areas of cooperation such as trade, investment, tourism and education. The office is located at Shangri-La Hotel Xi’an, Room 912, 38B, Keji Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi. It is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. It can be reached at (+8629) 8956 8478.

PPAP - Ryuk feat.PIKOTARO.

Report says MH370 in 'increasing rate of descent' when it vanished

A new report into missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 says that additional analysis of satellite communications from the aircraft was consistent with it being in a "high and increasing rate of descent" when it vanished.

The report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB),

Public Bank closing in on Maybank for top bank title

PETALING JAYA: Public Bank Bhd (PBB) is closing in on Malayan Banking Bhd(Maybank) for the title of Malaysia’s most valuable bank.

The market capitalisation of the country’s second-largest bank has gone up 8% so far this year to RM77.2bil as its share price settled at an all-time high of RM20 yesterday.

Families of five to pay RM100 more annually

A FAMILY of five will have to fork out about RM100 more for cooking oil per year after the rationalisation move by the Government, the De­­wan Rakyat was told.

Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said