CANBERRA, Nov 13 (Bernama) — The Australian government said investigations into the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 will be extended for another nine months, Xinhua news agency reported. Justice Minister Michael Keenan announced the government’s renewed commitment to the invest …

Law expert Prof Abdul Aziz Bari has proposed the formation of a constitutional court which would be above the civil or syariah courts to resolve any lingering disputes. The Universiti Selangor (Unisel) academician suggested this in response to a call by Minister in the Prime Minister's Departme …

Letter from C. Sivarrajh | Government funds to NGOs must be monitored There is no sure mechanism to check and monitor government funds that are given to temples, NGOs, churches, sports bodies and other charitable organisations. These charitable trusts get a lot of funding all year round but there is …

The students and parents of the Allianze University College of Medical Sciences (AUCMS) have been facing lots of hurdles due to the issue of placement of the students in other universities. It is very saddening that the students who did not fail in the academic responsibilities are still waiting to …

RM500 compensation for land 'senseless', says NGO After 17 years, a Johor villager received this from developer says SAMM Johor. RM500 compensation for land 'senseless', says NGO

NAY PYI TAW, Nov 13 (Bernama) — Asean and Japan are looking forward to the timely conclusion of negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by end-2015. According to a statement at the Asean-Japan Summit here yesterday, both sides acknowledged the progress in negotia …

Censorship Board to hold 'uncut' film fest A select audience will get to see clips that didn't survive the censorship cut. Censorship Board to hold 'uncut' film fest

Mariam Mokhtar | Fearing the mop, but not the mob Zunar’s cartoons produce many laughs, but who would have thought that the mop on his head would be taken seriously by the Malay NGO Gerakan Memartabatkan Perjuangan Negara (GMPN)? If these Malays are fearful of a mop, how would they deal with serious …

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 (Bernama) — Malaysia External Trade Development Corp’s (Matrade) recent specialised marketing mission to Dammam, Saudi Arabia and Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) generated RM1 billion in sales. In a statement today, Matrade said sales generated in Dammam and Dubai …

Maria Chin Abdullah | YB, why do we need you in Parliament? On Nov 11, 2014, a question was raised by Tony Pua (DAP-Petaling Jaya Utara) to Deputy Finance Minister Chua Tee Yong about Putrajaya’s letter of support for 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a government-linked commercial company, as we …

Letter from TK Chua | It’s the damage done, not frequency of misconduct! When the chief secretary to the government said only a few out of 1.5 million public servants were involved in misconduct as raised in the Auditor-General’s Report, I wasn’t too sure whether he was trying to give excuses or pro …

Video | KiniTV: Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Shahidan Kassim lashed out at the opposition for saying that if the government can fork out billions of ringgit on various things, it should also pay the RM6 million to save the two Malaysians being held hostage in Southern Phillippine …

Despite growing concern of a property slowdown in Iskandar Malaysia, Mah Sing Group Bhd feels what the region needs is time. Give Iskandar Malaysia time, says Mah Sing chiefwww.kinibiz.comNow into its seventh project in Johor, Mah Sing is not too concerned about talk of a property slowdown in Iskand …

JOHOR BAHARU, Nov 13 (Bernama) — The Johor state government has tabled a surplus budget for the fourth consecutive year for 2015. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin under the budget, revenue collection will be RM1.239 billion compared to management expenditure of RM1.235 billion, m …

Video | KiniTV Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says the crime index has fallen by 30 percent over the last four years, but perception of crime has not improved. Zahid: Crime index falls 30%, but perception not improvingwww.kinitv.comKiniNews: Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says the crime index ha …