KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (Might) has joined the Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development Institute (Mardi) in promoting the use of biomass for energy at the 7th Asean Plus Three forum held in Bangi today. With the theme …

Low-cost carrier AirAsia Bhd is willing to take in some of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) employees following Khazanah Nasional Bhd’s plan to lay off some 6,000 staff under the national carrier's restructuring plan unveiled more than a week ago. The 6,000 workers represent about 30 percent of the tota …

Cracks in PAS seemed to widen further, with a PAS-linked lawyer wading in to rebut the party's legal arm over the president and syura council's conduct in the Selangor crisis. Yesterday, PAS legal and human rights bureau (Luham) said party president Abdul Hadi Awang and the syura council b …

FREE: If Putrajaya’s interference in fact drove the EC’s decisions in two recent contracts, then clearly Putrajaya isn’t interested in keeping to its 2005 promise of pursuing open tender for new power project awards. Kill EC or free it, but stop smothering itwww.kinibiz.comThe energy Commission had …

Video | KiniTV: A total of 11 students, who are among the 54 Malaysians stranded in flood hit Indian state, Jammu and Kashmir have been rescued and flown out of the state. The devastating floods have so far claimed about 375 lives. Malaysian students rescued from India-Pakistan flood disasterwww.kin …

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 (Bernama) — Kelantan Gerakan chairman Datuk Ng Chiang Chin was today sworn in as a senator in the Dewan Negara. Chin, 65, took his oath of office in front of Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Abu Zahar Ujang for a three-year term, effective today. He has held several posts i …

Koon Yew Yin | Beng Hock verdict a turning point for judiciary? In the last few years, the reputation of Malaysia’s judiciary for fairness and adherence to do justice strictly according to the law has taken a severe beating. Notorious cases such as the Lina Joy, Anwar Ibrahim, Nizar vs Zambry, and o …

The crime index in Malacca has dropped by 440 cases between January and August this year, said Malacca police chief Chua Ghee Lye. He said 2,412 cases were reported in the first eight months compared to 2,852 cases during the same period last year. Crime index in Malacca drops in first eight monthsw …

NILAI, Sept 10 (Bernama) — Integrated science can become one of the curriculum activities in secondary schools nationwide, said Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Datuk Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said the minister encourage agriculture in schools as it was previously not being given …

[BREAKING NEWS] The Court of Appeal in Putrajaya today has allowed applications from attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail and inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar to intervene in the child custody and conversion case involving S Deepa vs N Viran. The three-member appellate court panel led by J …

FREE YOURSAY ‘Dyana is a creation of Umno Baru… an unintended consequence.’ Let’s have Najib-Rosmah vs Dyana-Yammy debate

COMMENT The oldest party in the Pakatan coalition is deeply divided over the issue. Will PAS survive the Selangor MB row?

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The Federal Court in Putrajaya today granted leave to the Kamunting Detention Centre superintendent and two others to appeal against the Court of Appeal’s award of RM300,000 in damages to a former Internal Security Act (ISA) 1960 detainee for wrongful detention. Court of Appeal president Md Raus Sha …

PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim today apologised to the Selangor sultan on behalf of his party if it had upset the ruler. He said that PKR was only following the Selangor constitution and the convention followed since Independence. "Referring to the statement from the palace yesterday…w …