#MorningBrief: Top 5 news (Jan 16)

A visually impaired tissue seller and her college-going daughter have resumed their rudely disrupted daily routine after a week of counselling since a viral video clip showing her depositing money at a bank drew public abuse and disrupted her daily routine.

Malaysian Visually Handicapped Entrepreneurs Development Organisation (PERKUM) president Noor Hazira Mohd Noor said Noraslinda Rajoni, 42, had resumed selling tissues while her daughter, 20, has gone back to College of Early Childhood Development (KPAKK) in Damansara Damai, Selangor.

The Kedah Football Association (KFA) has given RM20,000 to Mohd Faiz Subri as incentive for winning the 2016 Puskas Award in Zurich, Switzerland on Jan 9.

Its president, Datuk Seri Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah announced this at a brief ceremony with Mohd Faiz at Sri Mentaloon, the official residence of the Kedah Menteri Besar.

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has realised the importance of 1Malaysia People's Aid (BR1M) when he expressed his wish to continue BR1M if the opposition wins the 14th general election (PRU14).

Barisan Nasional Backbenchers' Club chairman Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad said the Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) chairman's statement contradicted his previous one in which he described BR1M as a bribe from the government.

A teen daredevil act at the iconic 'IPOH' sign at Jalan Kuala Kangsar in Ipoh, is back.

This time around, the male teen is believed to have uploaded the stunt on his Instagram using the name, ‘Seorang Pauh’. He also displayed the stunt to the public using three images at the signboard near Simpang Pulai, North-South Expressway (PLUS) exit.

CIA Director John Brennan on Sunday offered a stern parting message for Donald Trump days before the Republican U.S. president-elect takes office, cautioning him against loosening sanctions on Russia and warning him to watch what he says.

Brennan rebuked Trump for comparing U.S. intelligence agencies to Nazi Germany in comments by the outgoing CIA chief that reflected the extraordinary friction between the incoming president and the 17 intelligence agencies he will begin to command once he takes office on Friday.