PORT DICKSON, Oct 1 (Bernama) — The presence of Malaysian armed forces personnel under the Malaysian Battalion (Malbatt) 850-1 in Lebanon while on a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) mission was much welcomed by the Lebanese, thus easing their duties there. Malaysian Armed Force …

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) — The Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism, Wednesday announced that the fuel subsidy for RON 95 petrol and diesel will be reduced by 20 sen per litre effective Oct 2, 2014. Following the reduced subsidy, the new retail price for RON95 will be …

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) — The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) aims to get 2,625 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to sign up this year for its newly launched e-Trade programme with Chinese online retail giant Alibaba. The programme, open to SMEs in the manufac …

Flash floods strike KL after evening downpour Reports and photos began appearing on social media sites after 5pm. Flash floods strike KL after evening downpour

S'gor freezes funds for Khalid's constituencies The state freezes the bank accounts for a gov't senior citizen scheme. S'gor freezes funds for Khalid's constituencies

KUCHING, Oct 1 (Bernama) — The drop in crime index is not rhetoric but statistics based on reports received, said Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Wira Muhammad Sabtu Osman. He said, for example, concern about snatch thefts had also been blown out of proportion in the papers when actually the …

VIDEO: KiniTV Two Taliban suicide bombers hit army buses in Kabul, killing at least seven people in a coordinated attack, a day after the new Afghan government signed a deal for US troops to stay in the country. Twin suicide attacks on army buses in Kabul kill 7www.kinitv.comKiniNews: Two Taliban su …

JOHOR BAHARU, Oct 1 (Bernama) — The state government is allocating RM1.3 million this year through the Johor Agriculture Department to assist rural agro-based entrepreneurs under its Projek Pembangunan Usahawan Industri Asas Tani. State Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Committee chairman Is …

The Penang government was unable to explain clearly why it had dropped PAS' Iszuree Ibrahim from the three sub-committees in the municipal council (MPPP) without conducting an inquiry. The council decided this in a meeting on Sept 25. Grilled by reporters today, the chief minister's politi …

[#CHART] List of newly appointed Selangor executive council (exco) and respective portfolios.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) — The demand on leadership going forward will be immense and requires tremendous energy that needs to be sustainable, Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz said. She said leadership had become even more important in the current and future envir …

Incoming Indonesian president Joko Widodo, widely known as Jokowi, is trying to manage the expectations of his supporters and investors as an opposition-dominated parliament likely to obstruct his ambitious reform programme convenes today. Jokowi manages hopes as hostile parliament conveneswww.malay …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged Malaysians to avoid public gatherings in Hong Kong, as pro-democracy protests on the island continue. It noted that thus far no Malaysians have been reported injured or arrested in the protests. “The ministry is advising all Malaysians in Hong Kong to be ext …

Maria Chin Abdullah | Open Government Partnership for Malaysia? The unprecedented response from the Hong Kong people to the Occupy Central movement has pushed the question of democratic reform to the forefront for the Chinese government, who seemingly is used to the Tiananmen-type response. The more …

[UPDATED] The Court of Appeal has allowed Sidang Injil Borneo's (SIB) bid to initiate a judicial review application over the use of the word "Allah" in all publications for its congregations. SIB is also seeking permission to import Christian religious books with the word. The three-m …