In case you missed it, here is a list of news handpicked by an Astro AWANI editor for the week beginning Feb 22 to Feb 28, 2016.
Among the top headlines are a Royal Malaysian Air Force aircraft made an emergency landing in Pantai Asam Jawa, Kuala Selangor, UMNO suspended its deputy president, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, a teacher found dead in Sungai Golok and tycoon Robert Kuok occupies the top spot on the 2016 Forbes Malaysia Rich List.
MONDAY, Feb 22:
READ: Kedah Exco: Ahmad Bashah retains Mukhriz's line-up
Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah has retained all state executive council (Exco) members from the previous line-up of his predecessor Datuk Seri Mukhriz Tun Mahathir.
READ: Nazri tells Muhyiddin to step down as UMNO deputy president
UMNO Supreme Council member Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz asked Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to step down as UMNO deputy president if he could no longer discharge the responsibilities entrusted on him.
TUESDAY, Feb 23:
READ: Tabling of Auditor-General's Final Report on 1MDB postponed - PAC chairman
The tabling of the Auditor-General's Final Report on 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) scheduled this week, has been postponed. PAC Chairman Datuk Hassan Arifin said this is because many members of the panel are currently abroad, some performing the Umrah and some are attending other important matters.
READ: Fitch Ratings affirms Malaysia at A-, stable outlook
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Malaysia's Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'A-' and 'A' respectively with stable outlooks.
According to Fitch the rating is reflecting key drivers including authorities commitment to fiscal consolidation path, stable ringgit, reserves and stronger economic growth.
WEDNEDAY, Feb 24:
READ: Kenyir quake tremors felt in 9 villages
Nine villages in the Kuala Berang district in Terengganu felt the tremors from the earthquake that occurred near Tasik Kenyir.
READ: Nepal finds wreckage of missing Tara Air plane
Rescue teams in Nepal found the burnt-out wreckage of a passenger plane that went missing in a remote mountainous area with 23 people on board, the aviation minister said.
THURSDAY, Feb 25:
READ: The enduring mystery of who shot down MH17 nearly two years ago
A group of open-source investigative journalists released their own report that largely assigned responsibility for the attack to a Russian military unit and its chain of command – extending all the way to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
READ: Robert Kuok retains top spot on 2016 Forbes Malaysia Rich List
Robert Kuok occupies the top spot on the 2016 Forbes Malaysia Rich List for the 11th straight year with a net worth of US$10 billion (RM42.11 billion).
FRIDAY, Feb 26:
READ: RMAF aircraft makes emergency landing, all crew members reported safe
A Royal Malaysian Air Force aircraft made an emergency landing in Pantai Asam Jawa, in Kuala Selangor at 8.50am. The CN235 aircraft, based in Subang was carrying eight crew members when the incident took place.
READ: UMNO suspends Muhyiddin, Zahid stands in as deputy president
UMNO has suspended its deputy president, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin from the party effective immediately, said party secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor. The decision was made after the UMNO Supreme Council decisive meeting at the party headquarters at Menara Dato' Onn Kuala Lumpur.
SATURDAY, Feb 27:
READ: I will not appeal against suspension - Muhyiddin
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin who was suspended as UMNO deputy president on Friday said he would not appeal against his suspension.
“I had anticipated the UMNO Supreme Council’s decision. It did not come as a surprise to me,” he said in a statement on Facebook.
READ: Infantino wins FIFA vote, vows to drag game out of darkness
The 45-year-old UEFA general secretary, a late entrant into the contest, scored a convincing victory over Asian rival Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa in the second round of the vote of 207 members.
SUNDAY, Feb 28:
READ: Malaysian teacher found dead in Sungai Golok
A Malaysian teacher was found dead with injuries on his head and believed to have murdered in Sungai Golok near Pengkalan Klinik, Rantau Panjang, Kelantan.
Astro Awani
Sun Feb 28 2016
This is the list of stories that made headlines for the week starting February 22 to 28, 2016.
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