Petrol hike again, whose fault is it? I would blame Dr Mahathir Mohamad and those who believe owning a car symbolises one’s social status. Imagine if we did not have the stupid national car project but an efficient public transport system that would rival those in Singapore, Hong Kong, Kyoto, Berlin …

From Hafizah Kamaruddin ARAFAH, Oct 3 (Bernama) — All the haj pilgrims, except for those who are still in hospitals in Saudi Arabia, have now assembled at the Arafah plains for the ‘wukuf’, which is the peak of the haj rituals. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datu …

Padang Serai member of parliament N Surendran today filed an application to refer the sedition case pending against him in the Sessions Court to the High Court. Surendran bids to refer sedition case to High Courtwww.malaysiakini.comJudge Ahmad Bache set Oct 15 to hear Surendran’s application.

Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) today blasted the police for “misusing” the Penal Code to punish its critics. Commenting on the recent spate of arrests, LFL executive director Eric Paulsen said that this was a serious abuse because the provisions were never meant to protect the police from public criticis …

From Zuriati Zulmi INCHEON, Oct 3 (Bernama) — National female karate athlete Syakilla Salni Jefry Krisnan overcame persistent pain from a hamstring injury to secure the fifth gold medal for the country here Friday. Her victory is also significant in that it was her maiden attempt in the Asian …

Video | KiniTV Pak Samad shows his inner artist | http://www.kinitv.com/video/11179O8 An art exhibition entitled “A Journey of Pak Samad” was launched today at The Kuala Lumpur & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall. The event features art by the National Literature Laureate and will continue to run f …

VIDEO l KiniTV: Student leaders whose pro-democracy protests have gripped Hong Kong agreed to meet the government to discuss their demands, but vowed to continue occupying the streets until their goal of universal suffrage is achieved. Defiant HK protesters scuffle with police despite talks offerwww …

SEPANG, Oct 3 (Bernama) — The remains of five more victims of the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 tragedy were brought home Friday, raising to 42 the remains brought home so far. The remains of Matthew Ezekial Sivagnanam, Muhammad Arfuz Tambi and Meling Mula were brought in coffins while t …

Despite her appeal being rejected, Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin maintained today that national athlete Tai Cheau Xuen is innocent. He said there was no reason to believe that Tai had taken any banned substance – whether knowingly or unknowingly – because “artistic wushu is …

#MH17 The remains of five more victims of the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 tragedy were brought home today, raising to 42 the remains brought home so far. The remains of Matthew Ezekial Sivagnanam, Muhammad Arfuz Tambi and Meling Mula were brought in coffins while the cremation ashes of Lee K …

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 (Bernama) — Boeing announced on October 2, 2014 that it will increase production on the 737 program to 52 airplanes per month in 2018 in response to strong market demand from customers worldwide. Once the increase is implemented, the 737 program is expected to build more th …

PAS Hulu Klang state assemblyperson Saari Sungib today claimed he has been villified by his party party's colleagues on a daily basis since the PAS muktamar. He has been called all sorts of names, be it traitor or munafik (hypocrite) since PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang openly called him and Mo …

The Johor Islamic Affairs Council (Maij) has rebutted claims by several Johor-born students in Egypt that they did not receive zakat (tithe) aid due to poor management. When contacted, Maij said that the council has never had problems disbursing aid to Johor-born students in Egypt. Maij Islamic affa …

Non-governmental organisation Negara-Ku patron Ambiga Sreenevasan has been challenged by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Razali Ibrahim to submit proof that National Civics Bureau (BTN) instils racism and bigotry in its courses. Razali said that it is not fair of Ambiga to ac …

The state government will write to Putrajaya to request the details of the water restructuring be made public, said Selangor Menteri Besar Mohamad Azmin Ali. "We still do not have a copy of the (water restructuring) agreement. "We will write to the ministry to have the document made a publ …