IN case you missed it, here is a list of news handpicked by our editor for the week beginning September 19 to 25, 2016.
Among the top headlines for the week are Jelutong MP Jeff Ooi Chuan Aun released on police bail for a month over alleged insensitive remarks against the late Datuk Haron Din, Angelina Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt and Bangladesh zoo keepers threw two lions a wedding party.
Sept 19, Monday:
Angelina Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt
Sept 20, Tuesday:
Jeff Ooi arrested and released on police bail after questioning
After four hours of questioning, DAP Member of Parliament for Jelutong Jeff Ooi Chuan Aun was released on police bail for a month over alleged insensitive remarks against the late Datuk Haron Din.
Ooi's lawyer, RSN Rayer when met by reporters outside the police station, said that he was unsure if Ooi will be called again by the police in the future over his alleged insensitive remarks over the passing of the late PAS Spiritual Leader.
He is alleged to have posted on his Twitter account: "Adios Harun Din. Let There Be Peace".
Sept 21, Wednesday:
Get to know UN Young Leader Dr Lutfi Fadil
Malaysian doctor Dr Mohd Lutfi Fadil Lokman charted history as he joined the ranks of 17 United Nation Young Leaders for Sustainable Development Goals 2016 yesterday.
The announcement was made on Sept 19 at the Social Good Summit in New York.
The 29-year old newly-wed was selected from among 18,000 nominations from 186 countries based on the work of his initiative.
Sept 22, Thursday:
Viral video: Kissing couple are not teachers
Investigation of a video purportedly of two teachers smooching turned out to be untrue as they were not teachers and it did not involve any Education Ministry institution.
Its Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said the video recording, which went viral on social site, was believed to have been shot eight years ago at a plantation in Segamat, Johor.
LIVE UPDATE 'Welcome home, Paralympians!'
Cheers rang out from some 1,000 sports fans who filled the Pavilion shopping mall soon after the paralympians arrived in a Hop-On-Hop-Off bus.
The Malaysian contingent consisting of 21 athletes led by chef de mission Dr Ang Kean Koo were thrilled with the heroes' welcome given by the public.
Sept 23: Friday:
Bangladesh zoo throws wedding for lions with meat cake
Bangladesh zoo keepers have thrown two lions a wedding party that included a heart-shaped meat cake in the hope of drawing much-needed visitors and encouraging the animals to mate.
Some 400 guests attended the reception laden with balloons on Wednesday for long-time resident and lioness Nova and newcomer Nabha at the Chittagong zoo in the country's south.
The highlight of the festivities was a 10-kilogramme (22-pound) cake for the couple made mainly of meat that included beef, chicken, eggs and fried liver.
Sept 24: Saturday:
Four dead in Washington state mall, gunman on the run
A manhunt was under way after a gunman killed at least four people and wounded one other late Friday during a shooting at a mall in the US state of Washington.
Police spokesman Sergeant Mark Francis said authorities believed there was only one shooter in the attack at Cascade Mall in Burlington, describing him as a "Hispanic male wearing gray."
Damansara brawl: Suspect has no links with Home Ministry
Police today confirmed that the suspect involved in the Damansara brawl yesterday has no links with the Home Ministry as alleged.
Petaling Jaya district police chief ACP Zani Che Din who confirmed the incident at Mutiara Damansara however refused to comment further on the motive of the fight.
Sept 25: Friday:
US mall killing gunman captured
Authorities said Saturday they have arrested the suspect behind a shooting that left five people dead at a shopping mall in the US state of Washington, about 24 hours after the killings.
"Gunman captured tonight by authorities," Washington State Patrol spokesman Sergeant Mark Francis said on Twitter. There were no other suspects.
Go-kart race mishap kills two in Kuantan
A father and his daughter were killed while his son was left critically ill after a go-kart car crashed into them during a race event this morning.
Izwan Isa, 39, died at the scene while his daughter, Siti Zulaikha, 4, succumbed to serious head injuries at the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital.
His son, Muhammad Izz Danial, 7, is currently in critical condition at the same hospital.
Suganthi Suparmaniam
Mon Sep 26 2016
Here is a list of news handpicked by our editor for the week beginning Sept 19 to 25, 2016.
RM57.15 juta untuk tingkat pengeluaran getah asli negara melalui Petara - Zahid
KKDW melalui RISDA memperuntukkan RM57.15 juta sebagai permulaan usaha meningkatkan pengeluaran hasil getah asli negara, melalui program Petara.
Kegiatan sindiket penyeludupan babitkan anggota Jabatan Kastam Diraja Malaysia di Kargo KLIA
Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) mendedahkan jumlah ketirisan akibat kegiatan sindiket penyeludupan babitkan beberapa anggota Jabatan Kastam Diraja Malaysia di Kargo Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA), Sepang mencecah RM2 bilion bagi tempoh tiga tahun lepas.
Lebih 500,000 pengembara Singapura ke Malaysia sehari
Lebih 500,000 pengembara dilepaskan menerusi Pusat Pemeriksaan Woodlands dan Tuas di Singapura pada menjelang cuti panjang hujung minggu Good Friday.
PM ziarah Menteri Agama terima rawatan di Hospital Putrajaya
Perdana Menteri meluangkan masa menziarahi Datuk Mohd Na'im Mokhtar yang menerima rawatan susulan pembedahan kecil di Hospital Putrajaya.
[TERKINI] Lelaki Israel ditahan di KL bersama enam pucuk pistol
Ini laporan yang baharu kami terima.
Seorang lelaki warga Israel ditahan Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) bersama enam pucuk pistol di sebuah hotel di Jalan Ampang, pada Rabu lalu.
Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Razarudin Husain berkata, suspek yang berusia 36 tahun itu masuk ke negara ini menggunakan palsu Perancis.
Seorang lelaki warga Israel ditahan Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) bersama enam pucuk pistol di sebuah hotel di Jalan Ampang, pada Rabu lalu.
Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Razarudin Husain berkata, suspek yang berusia 36 tahun itu masuk ke negara ini menggunakan palsu Perancis.
Kumpulan Sunway kongsi nikmat ramadan melalui jelajah Sinar Ramadan 2024
Bersempena ulang tahunnya yang ke-50, Kumpulan Sunway menjalankan siri jelajah ke lima negeri bagi berkongsi nikmat sebenar ramadan kepada lebih 4,000 golongan kurang berkemampuan.
Ringgit ditutup tinggi berikutan permintaan yang bertambah baik
Pada 6 petang, ringgit meningkat kepada 4.7215/7280 berbanding dolar AS daripada 4.7320/7370 pada semalam.
Singapura rampas 1.5 tan produk segar dan makanan proses dari Malaysia
Kira-kira 1.5 tan produk segar dan makanan diproses yang diimport secara haram dari Malaysia dirampas Agensi Makanan Singapura (SFA) selepas satu operasi bersama Pihak Berkuasa Imigresen dan Pusat Pemeriksaan (ICA) awal minggu ini.
Kerajaan Persekutuan ambil alih projek LRT Pulau Pinang dengan syarat
Projek pembangunan LRT Laluan Mutiara Pulau Pinang akan diambil alih oleh Kerajaan Persekutuan tetapi dengan meletakkan syarat kepada Kerajaan Pulau Pinang.
Kerajaan juga akan mempertimbangkan kaedah pembiayaan projek yang sesuai sama ada melalui Peruntukan Pembangunan ataupun kaedah lain yang sesuai.
Kerajaan juga akan mempertimbangkan kaedah pembiayaan projek yang sesuai sama ada melalui Peruntukan Pembangunan ataupun kaedah lain yang sesuai.
Pembangunan LRT tidak ancam George Town
Pembangunan projek Transit Aliran Ringan (LRT) Laluan Mutiara, Pulau Pinang tidak akan mengancam kedudukan Georgetown sebagai Tapak Warisan Dunia Pertubuhan Saintifik, Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (UNESCO).
Menteri Pengangkutan, Anthony Loke, berkata semua pertimbangan awal sudah diambil kira termasuk kelulusan yang diperoleh daripada pelaksanaan Penilaian Kesan Alam Sekitar (EIA) dan Penilaian Kesan Sosial (SIA).
Menteri Pengangkutan, Anthony Loke, berkata semua pertimbangan awal sudah diambil kira termasuk kelulusan yang diperoleh daripada pelaksanaan Penilaian Kesan Alam Sekitar (EIA) dan Penilaian Kesan Sosial (SIA).
Angelina Jolie sifatkan Hollywood dunia tak sihat, pernah diserang Bell’s Palsy
Jolie juga mendedahkan toksiknya Hollywood telah memberi impak besar terhadap kesihatannya terutama saat fasa penceraian dengan Brad Pitt.
Bapa kecewa Angelina Jolie sokong Palestin, dakwa gagal fahami 'kebenaran'
Bapa kepada pelakon Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight kecewa apabila anak perempuannya menyatakan sokongan terhadap Palestin dan mengecam tindakan rejim zionis.
Insiden pengeboman di Gaza, Angelina Jolie bersuara kutuk Israel
Angelina Jolie mengecam tindakan Israel yang menyerang kem pelarian Jabalia di Gaza dua hari lalu, hingga mengorbankan ratusan penduduk Palestin.
Status ibu selamatkan hidup Angelina Jolie dari musnah
Mempunyai anak telah banyak menyelamatkan Jolie dan hidup dengan pandangan yang berbeza terhadap dunia.
Gempa bumi Turkiye, Syria: Angelina Jolie rayu derma untuk bantu mangsa
Pelakon Hollywood yang juga aktivis hak asasi manusia Angelina Jolie pada Sabtu merayu agar derma disalurkan kepada Turkiye dan Syria.
Angelina Jolie tamatkan khidmat dengan UNHCR
Jolie mula bekerjasama dengan UNHCR pada 2001 dan kemudian dilantik sebagai wakil khas pada 2012.
Brad Pitt didakwa dera Angelina Jolie, anak dalam pesawat peribadi
Jolie dakwa bekas suaminya memegang kepalanya dan menyerang dua anak mereka dalam perjalanan dari Perancis ke Los Angeles.
Angelina Jolie lawat Pakistan untuk tarik perhatian, bantu mangsa banjir
Pelakon Hollywood Angelina Jolie, melawat Pakistan untuk menarik perhatian antarabangsa mengenai banjir yang melanda negara itu ketika banyak negara terus menghantar bantuan.
Krisis Rusia-Ukraine: Angelina Jolie buat lawatan mengejut ke Ukraine
Aktress itu juga bertemu dengan kanak-kanak yang terperangkap dalam serangan peluru berpandu Rusia di stesen kereta api.
Angelina Jolie lawat kanak-kanak Ukraine di hospital Rom
Pelakon Hollywood dan aktivis hak asasi manusia Angelina Jolie melawat kanak-kanak Ukraine di Hospital Bambino Gesu di Rom pada Rabu, lapor Agensi Berita Itali (ANSA) pada Khamis.