PAS’ decision to not name candidates and just let the Selangor sultan decide who will replace incumbent Abdul Khalid Ibrahim as menteri besar was due to the PAS central committee’s inability to reach consensus. Central committee member Khalid Samad (below) said that this led to PAS taking a “roundab …

Communications and Multimedia Minister, Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery CheekPUTRAJAYA, Aug 25 (Bernama) — TV Nusantara, a television channel born out of the cooperation of countries in the region, will soon become a reality, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek. …

Police are investigating reports of a couple, believed to be models, who were reportedly walking half naked along Jalan Sultan Yussuf in Ipoh. Ipoh district acting police chief Supt Ahmad Termizi Abdul Haq said a police team was sent there after the department received photographs of the couple thro …

Right-wing NGO Perkasa today said that it hopes that its patron Dr Mahathir Mohamad will meet with Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to amicably resolve any differences between them. Referring to Mahathir’s scathing criticism on Najib, Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali said that it will first seek a “heart-t …

KUANTAN, Aug 25 (Bernama) — More than 20,000 national flags have been and will be distributed by the Pahang Information Department in all the 11 districts in the state through the ‘Kembara Merdeka Jalur Gemilang (KMJG)’ road show over six days from last Thursday to Tuesday. Departm …

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said today he is happy with the quality and range of ideas offered by the people through the #Bajet2015 micro website up to the last day of participation today. Najib (right), who is also the finance minister, said Malaysians, regardless of age, had demonstrated that …

The Chow Kit Road 2.0 Concert scheduled for the National Day celebrations from Aug 29 to 31 at Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur, will be known as Memori Chow Kit Road. Communications and Multimedia Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek said this was because the word ‘concert’ will give a different conn …

SEREMBAN, Aug 25 (Bernama) — Former Negeri Sembilan MIC chairman Datuk T. Rajagopalu died Monday of a heart attack, said his son Thinalan. Rajagopalu was 63. Rajagopalu died at 3.27 am at the Mawar Hospital here, Thinalan said. “My father complained of difficulty breathing last night and …

Any allegation made against Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim must be done in a professional manner and action taken against him must be through legal means. This is the stand taken by Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) today, despite its belief that it is only appropriate for Khalid to tender …

Video | Islamist militias in Libya have seized Tripoli airport after a weeks long battle with nationalist fighters controlling the facility. The militias have also openly challenged Libya's new parliament, which is replacing a provisional government dominated by Islamists, whom the armed groups …

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 25 (Bernama) — The Sabah Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (CVLB) has issued more than 30 compounds and revoked the permit of about 10 public transport companies and operators in the state this year. Its chairman, Datuk Mohammad Yusof Apdal, said the action was taken agains …

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PAS' inconsistency in the Selangor menteri besar crisis is akin to giving up a "pretty wife" to PKR the moment the PKR makes the demand, an Umno division leader said today. Ampang Umno chief Ismail Kijo is quoted by Umno Online as saying that PAS could not take pressure and that the p …

By M. Saraswathi NEW DELHI, Aug 25 (Bernama) — Malaysia is fast becoming a preferred destination for Pakistani students pursuing tertiary education abroad, said the Consul General of Malaysia in Karachi, Abu Bakar Mamat. He said the two-day education expo over the weekend, participated by 16 h …

MCA today queried whether PKR's Lumut MP Imran Abdul Hamid was merely out for a partisan jab at Putrajaya by questioning the military honours for the victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, when the Netherlands did the same. "Why does he not lash out at the Dutch government whose armed f …