#ICYMI Editor's Picks (Oct 31 - Nov 6, 2016)
Soffian Zainuddin
November 6, 2016 07:43 MYT
November 6, 2016 07:43 MYT
IN case you missed it, here is a list of news handpicked by our editor for the week beginning Oct 31 to Nov 6, 2016.
MONDAY, OCT 31
PKR vice-president Mohd Rafizi Ramli has been ordered to pay RM200,000 in damages to National Feedlot Corporation Sdn Bhd (NFCorp) executive chairman Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Salleh Ismail and his company for defaming them over the purchase of a property in KL Eco City, Bangsar.
TUESDAY, NOV 1
Started off as a very shy little girl with a dream, Dr Jane Goodall never knew she would be speaking to millions of people around the world, sharing about her passion on welfare and conservation of great apes.
WEDNESDAY, NOV 2
A report into missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 by the Australian safety investigator leading the search supports its view that the aircraft descended rapidly after running out of fuel with no human intervention.
THURSDAY, NOV 3
The Domestic, Cooperative and Consumerism Ministry urged traders not to take advantage of a recent restructuring on the cooking oil subsidy scheme.
FRIDAY, NOV 4
Two killed in freak crane accident in Klang
A man, 61 and his female companion died instantly when a crane collapsed on the Perodua Axia they were traveling in.
The appointment of Alibaba founder Jack Ma as digital economy adviser to the Malaysian government can help spearhead the country's e-commerce development.
A massive demonstration by tens of thousands of Indonesian Muslims against Jakarta's governor turned ugly as hardliners burned police cars and clashed with officers, who responded with tear gas and water cannon.
SATURDAY, NOV 5
The ubiquitous 'nasi lemak' is the national delicacy that we Malaysians, regardless of our ethnicity and background, love to bits.
Datin Hasimah Mat Ehsan, the wife of popular actor Datuk Jalaluddin Hassan, died after heart surgery complications at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre. She was 64.
SUNDAY, NOV 6
The body of a Singaporean auxiliary policewoman, believed to have drowned, was found in the banks of Sungai Tebrau Saturday morning. She has been identified as Wee Chui Lee, 40.