en-sg-hotdailynews: 2015-10-22 Singapore Southeast Asia

Minister: DAP leader has until 11.30am to explain remarks undermining Speaker
AsiaOne
KUALA LUMPUR - DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang has until 11.30am today to clear the air over his remarks which were deemed to have undermined the credibility of Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia. Minister in the Prime Minister's ...

Dewan Rakyat expected to decide on suspension for Kit Siang today   Malay Mail Online
Countdown begins for Kit Siang to apologise to Pandikar   New Straits Times Online
Kit Siang has until 11.30am to apologise, says Azalina   The Rakyat Post
Free Malaysia Today
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What to watch for - Malaysia's 2016 budget
Reuters UK
(Adds more expectations). KUALA LUMPUR Oct 22 (Reuters) - Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak will present the government's annual budget for 2016 on Oct 23. Below are some items expected by analysts, compiled from research notes and media ...

Malaysia's PM: Reignite engine of growth   AsiaOne
Malaysian lawmakers could reject the prime minister's budget plan—and the ...   Quartz
M'SIA RUNNING OUT OF MONEY FAST: CAN BIG-TIME SPENDERS NAJIB & ROSMAH CONTROL ...   Malaysia Chronicle
Free Malaysia Today
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As Typhoon Koppu Rages Across The Philippines, Troops And Civilians Scramble ...
Huffington Post
<span class='image-component__caption' itemprop="caption">Typhoon STR/AFP/Getty Images Typhoon Koppu has sparked a massive relief effort across the Philippines. Share on Pinterest. Since Saturday, Typhoon Koppu has wreaked havoc on towns and ...

Gov't to hold emergency meeting on rice imports   BusinessWorld Online Edition
Typhoon Koppu death toll rises in Philippines   Irish Independent

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Bersih 2.0 gets leave to challenge T-shirt ban
Malay Mail Online
Shah Alam High Court Judge Datuk Azimah Omar granted Bersih 2.0 chief Maria Chin Abdullah (pic) leave in a brief hearing after the Attorney-General's Chambers did not object to it. ― File picSHAH ALAM, Oct 22 ― Electoral reform group Bersih 2.0 was ...

Bersih gets to challenge ban on yellow clothing, 'Bersih 4' words   The Malaysian Insider
Bersih gets leave to challenge ban on T-shirt   Malaysiakini (subscription)

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AsiaOne

Philippines' presidential candidate Roxas wants namesake disqualified
AsiaOne
Liberal Party presidential standard-bearer Mar Roxas on Wednesday asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to declare as nuisance candidate a namesake, Manuel Antonio Roxas, who also wants to be the country's next president. Roxas, whose full ...

Mar Roxas files petition to tag 'Manuel Antonio Roxas' as nuisance candidate   Coconuts Manila
Comelec begins weeding out nuisance candidates   CNN
LP standard-bearer Mar Roxas wants presidential bet with same nickname ...   InterAksyon
Sun.Star
ABS CBN News
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Thai junta plans new military unit to curb online dissent
Bharat Press
Thailand's junta Tuesday stated it deliberate to create a new military unit to struggle online dissent, as Internet freedom campaigners stated they have been coaching a whole lot of volunteers for a “cyber conflict” towards censorship. The proposed ...
Thailand junta plans new military unit to curb online dissent   Daily News & Analysis

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Liow: Technically trained workforce is vital
The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR: Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) qualifications are pivotal in transforming the country from a middle- to high-income nation. MCA president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said under the Economic Transformation ...

Malaysia's MCA president: Technically trained workforce is vital   AsiaOne
Maritime, aviation affected by smog   New Straits Times Online
Ministry gathers info on companies affected by haze   The Borneo Post
Malay Mail Online
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Haze: Northern states badly affected
New Straits Times Online
GEORGE TOWN: The haze continues to worsen in Penang with the state recording very unhealthy level this morning. As at 8am, the Air Pollutant Index (API) readings on the mainland was 262 and on the island, 228. This is the first time the haze has hit ...
More schools to close tomorrow due to haze   Free Malaysia Today
Haze And Health: 5 Things You Should Know   malaysiandigest.com
Schools to close for fourth day as haze causes 'very unhealthy' pollution levels   Malay Mail Online
The Star Online
Malaysiakini (subscription)
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AsiaOne

Centre to counter IS spin to set up in Malaysia
AsiaOne
This messaging centre will be vital in the effort to prevent the spread of IS propaganda. - Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Photo: The Star/ANN. Centre to counter IS spin to set up in Malaysia. The Star/ANN | Farik Zolkepli | Thursday, Oct 22, 2015.
Centre to counter IS spin   The Star Online
Regional centre to counter spread of IS ideology   The Borneo Post
US, Malaysia to Set Up New Center to Counter Islamic State by End of 2015   The Diplomat
The Straits Times
The Sun Daily
TODAYonline
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Smog in south Thailand
Jakarta Post
Motorists ride on a road as thick haze from wildfires blanket the city in Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, Oct. 5. (AP). World News. Spotlight on Rohingya's life in limbo · Law to nab haze culprits under way · HIV-infected parcels found in Beijing ...
Haze at 'unsafe levels' in 4 Thailand provinces   TODAYonline
"Hazardous" Indonesian haze blankets deep South   Bangkok Post
Smog in Thailand's South worsens   ThaiVisa News
Khaosod English
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