Morning Brief: Top 5 News (Feb 3)

Tan Sri Annuar Musa gave his assurance on going to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission on Friday morning.

He also expressed his willingness to be probed by the enforcement agency.

The Ketereh member of parliament arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) last night told the Press that he is scheduled to meet Urban Development and xx, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri and the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak after his MACC visit.

City dwellers can still flock to the Titiwangsa Lake Garden for their regular exercise and recreational activities as the proposed closure of the area to make way for the River of Life (RoL) project has been postponed.

Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) Corporate Planning Department director Khalid Zakaria said the postponement was due to several technical changes and the implementation of the project would only begin in June.

U.S. President Donald Trump defended his order to temporarily bar entry to people from seven majority-Muslim nations, which has come under intense criticism at home and abroad, saying on Thursday it was crucial to ensuring religious freedom and tolerance in America.

Trump, speaking at a prayer breakfast attended by politicians, faith leaders and guests including Jordan's King Abdullah, said he wanted to prevent a "beachhead of intolerance" from spreading in the United States.

Bana Alabed, a seven-year-old girl from Syria has urged US President Donald Trump to think about the plight of the people in her country.

“Have you ever had no food, no water for 24 hours? Just think of refugees and the children of Syria," asked Alabed on Twitter.

Uber Technologies Inc Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick quit President Donald Trump's business advisory group on Thursday amid mounting pressure from activists and employees who oppose the administration's immigration policies.