#ICYMI Editor's Top Picks (Sept 19-25)
Suganthi Suparmaniam
September 26, 2016 09:37 MYT
September 26, 2016 09:37 MYT
Here is a list of news handpicked by our editor for the week beginning Sept 19 to 25, 2016.
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:
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:
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:
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.
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 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:
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."
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.
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.