Ghapur Salleh denies having left Umno The Kalabakan Umno Division chief said talk of him having left Umno was just a rumour. Ghapur Salleh denies having left Umno

KUCHING, Oct 20 (Bernama) — The Sarawak government has approved a RM300,000 grant to the state branch of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) to begin preservation work on five indigenous languages categorised as ‘endangered’. State tourism minister, Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg sai …

Gov’t might introduce quota-based petrol subsidy Khazanah Nasional Bhd says the MyKad would be used for identification. Gov’t might introduce quota-based petrol subsidy

12,000 Bangladeshis to be recruited to work in Sarawak This followed a request from Malaysia’s Human Resources Minister Richard Riot 12,000 Bangladeshis to be recruited to work in Sarawak

MIRI, Oct 20 (Bernama) — The special task force, formed four years ago to tackle the problem of squatters in Sarawak, has begun to show result in reducing the number of squatters in the state. Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem said the Sarawak Land and Survey Department’s task …

Kassim Ahmad indisposed, case postponed to Jan 14 Kassim, 82, is charged with insulting Islam in his speech during a seminar. Kassim Ahmad indisposed, case postponed to Jan 14

The Selangor civil service will give its undivided support to Selangor Menteri Besar Mohd Azmin Ali as the head of the government of the day, said state secretary Mohd Khusrin Munawi. In the first monthly assembly of the civil service since Azmin was sworn into office, he pledged that the civil serv …

JOHOR BAHARU, Oct 20 (Bernama) — The Tunku Mahkota of Johor, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, 30, is to wed Cik Khaleeda Bustamam, 21, on Friday. Johor Royal Council president Datuk Abdul Rahim Ramli said the engagement and solemnisation of marriage would take place at the Istana Bukit Serene at 1 …

Video | KiniTV: When asked to comment on Perkasa's reaction towards his speech yesterday, Gerakan Youth Chief Tan Keng Liang said he won't respond to 'parasites'. Gerakan Youth Chief: I won't respond to parasiteswww.kinitv.comKiniNews: When asked to comment on Perkasa's …

The Islamic Development Department (Jakim) will investigate the 'I Want to Touh A Dog' event held in Petaling Jaya, Selangor yesterday. According to Bernama, Jakim director-general Othman Mustapha said the event had impinged on Muslim sensitivities. He added that the Shafie school of thoug …

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (Bernama) — Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah will lead the Malaysian delegation to the 21st APEC Finance Ministers’ meeting (APEC FMM) in Beijing, China, from Oct 21-22. The APEC FMM will discuss and exchange views on the global and regional e …

A 13-year-old boy with dyslexia has filed a suit against the director of the Malaysian Examinations Board and the government for negligence in the handling of this year’s Primary School Achievement Test (UPSR) examination papers, some of which he had to resit. Dyslexic pupil sues gov’t for negligenc …

VIDEO l KiniTV: A coalition of 52 Malay-Muslim groups calling itself Pertubuhan Pembela Islam (Pembela) said Gerakan president Mah Siew Keong should sack Johor delegate Tan Lai Soon for making the comment during the party's annual general meeting in Setia Alam yesterday. Malay groups want Gerak …

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (Bernama) — Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah on Monday received a courtesy call from three spouses of delegates attending the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) 2014 biennial conference. They were the wife of South Africa De …

Selangor assemblyperson Md Shuhaimi Shafiei withdrew his appeal against his sedition charge in the Federal Court in Putrajaya today. Shuhaimi's lawyer, Joshua Tay informed Shuhaimi’s decision to the five-member panel led by Federal Court judge Justice Ahmad Ma'arop this morning. Justice Ah …