YOURSAY | Why penalise Muslim restaurant owners?: ‘Jamil Khir Baharom is a joke and really no one should take him seriously.’ Full story: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/268011 [FREE] Why penalise Muslim restaurant owners?www.malaysiakini.comFREE YOURSAY ‘Jamil Khir is a joke and really no one shou …

YOURSAY | Mah, ask DPM who May 13 'reminder' is for: ‘When does a reminder stop being one and start being a threat?’ Full story: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/268003 [FREE] Mah, ask DPM who May 13 'reminder' is forwww.malaysiakini.comFREE YOURSAY ‘When does a reminder stop bei …

The return to a more traditional policymaking approach and nuanced statements will challenge the communication skills of central bankers who have been chastened in the last year after some too-specific messages confused and disrupted financial markets. Central banks ending era of clear promises The …

“They are growth markets and they are opening up,” Shahril said. “Our assets are new, they are efficient, which would allow us to bid very, very competitively." SapuraKencana plans Mexican expansion SapuraKencana Petroleum Bhd, Malaysia’s biggest listed oil and gas services company by market va …

FREE: Bank Negara is likely to raise interest rates on July 10 for the first time in more than three years, to curb strong domestic demand that has ratcheted up debt levels and inflation. Malaysia eyes first rate hike in 3 years Malaysian car mechanic Cheong Tim Soong spent years trying to curb his …

Splash’s main contention is that Selangor’s final offer of RM250.6 million to acquire Splash’s water assets is only 10% of the company’s current net book value of RM2.5 billion. S’gor rebuffs Splash’s RM2.5 bil valuation Azrul Azwar Ahmad Tajuddin, the special functions officer for Selangor Menteri …

Minister: We need a 'reminder' to behave "Is racial tension on the rise? Yes". "Is religious bigotry getting worse? Yes". "Do we need a reminder to behave? Yes". The above is a twitter monologue by Minister for Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Abd …

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama) — The Malaysian national news agency, Bernama, is to investigate a claim that one of its reporters has plagiarised news reports on the Indonesian presidential election published by the ‘Jakarta Globe’. Bernama Editor-in-Chief Datuk Zulkefli Salleh sai …

Two hundred and thirty six coin deposit machines are being placed nationwide placed at participating financial institutions, hypermarkets and Tabung Haji branches Bank Negara launches coin deposit machineswww.kinibiz.comBank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is providing coin deposit machines services for busin …

Azly Rahman | Must the global khalifah be an Arab? Reading about the terrorising adventures of the ISIS/ISIL and its proclamation of a global jihad for the establishment of an Islamic state, the self-appointment of ‘Khalifah Ibrahim’ by al-Baghdadi, the emergence of Malay-Muslim jihadists, and of th …

PUTRAJAYA, July 7 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Sabah and Sarawak Bumiputeras at the Perdana Putra building here. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, several Cabinet ministers, Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Se …

KJ flays DAP for 'twisting' race riot remark Insisting that Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s remark on May 13 has been manipulated, Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin has urged the DAP to first reflect on their role in national unity. In a lengthy statement, Khairy said that DAP pa …

Minister: No need to destroy pig farms There will be no need to destroy pig farms in Penang even though the Japanese Encephalitis (JE) virus is believed to be present in the state, Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said. Tests on 181 blood samples collected from 20 pig …

PUTRAJAYA, July 7 (Bernama) — The National Registration Department on Monday dismissed as a rumour the circulation of an instruction for people to renew their MyKad identification card to be eligible for purchase of petrol at subsidised prices. Its director-general, Datuk Sulaiman Keling, said …

Ministry has no hand in Redzuan case Second Education Minister Idris has denied interference by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in the non-renewal of the contract of the dean of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FSSS) of Universiti Malaya, Prof Mohammed Redzuan Othman. Idris said he believed ther …