#ICYMI: Weekly Editor's Picks (Oct 12-18)
A list of news stories selected by Astro AWANI's editor, for the week beginning Oct 12 to Oct 18.
A list of selected news stories chosen by Astro AWANI's editor for the week beginning Oct 12 to Oct 18, 2015.
Among the issues highlighted include Barisan Nasional (BN) heavyweights joining Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in protesting against SOSMA, toll hikes on 18 highways, Khairuddin and Matthias not charged under SOSMA, MH17 final report, the death of neglected teen Muhammad Firdaus, the true story behind the Pos Tohoi tragedy, and Saifuddin Abdullah joining PKR.
Towards the weekend the stories that caught the readers' attention were the story about the Sultan of Johor owning the most expensive Mack truck in the world, the arrest of an IS server militant hacker by Malaysian police, JDT football club creating history and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's speech at the the 44th Gerakan national delegates' conference.
Monday, October 12: BN heavyweights join Tun M in protesting SOSMA detentions
Tuesday, October 13: Toll hike on 18 highways effective October 15
Wednesday, 14 October: Flight MH17 shot down in Ukraine by Russian-built missile, report concludes
Thursday, 15 October: Pos Tohoi tragedy: Fear of punishment believed to have triggered chain of events
Friday, 16 October: The Sultan of Johor owns the most expensive Mack truck in the world
Saturday, 17 October: JDT move into AFC Cup semis to create local football history
Sunday, 18 October: "Don't make 1MDB a political football" - Najib
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