#ICYMI Weekly Editor's Picks (August 8 - 14, 2016)
Astro Awani
August 14, 2016 07:03 MYT
August 14, 2016 07:03 MYT
#ICYMI Weekly Editor's Picks (August 8 - 14, 2016)
IN case you missed it, here is a list of news handpicked by our editor for the week beginning August 8 to 14, 2016.
Among the top headlines are former deputy prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin submits application for new party, Malaysia wins the first medal in the Rio Olympic Games and four dead as string of blasts hit Thai tourist resorts.
MONDAY, August 8
The second meeting of the fourth term of the Terengganu state assembly proceeded smoothly after deliberating for three hours at the Wisma Darul Aman Kuala Terengganu.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9
Muhyiddin submits application for new party
If approved, the new party – Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) – will see the former deputy prime minister as president and former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as chairman.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10
Malaysia wins the first medal in the Rio Olympic Games after diving pair, Pandelela Rinong and Cheong Jun Hoong won the silver medal at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre.
THUSDAY, AUGUST 11
FFM28: Finas scraps 3 categories, creates new best film category
The Malaysia National Film Development Corporation (FINAS) scrapped three film categories in the 28th Malaysia Film Festival (FFM28) and instead, created a new category called Best Film in the National Language category.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12
A string of bomb attacks targeting Thailand's crucial tourism industry have killed four people, sending authorities scrambling to identify a motive and find the perpetrators.
SATURDAY AUGUST 13
Memali incident: I am tired of being the 'black sheep'
Speaking on the Obviously Harith Iskander show aired on Astro AWANI, former Deputy Prime Minister Tun Musa Hitam recalled the incident as the most controversial in his political career where for 30 years he was labelled as a murderer.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 14
Untested Datuk Lee Chong Wei enroute to his final bid for the gold medal began at the Rio Olympic Games when he breezed through into the quarterfinals.