Steven Sim | RM5,900 income a month – we know it’s not true People say politicians often tell lies. But really more often than not, they actually give us statistics. What is the difference? I'll let Mark Twain tell you: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics”. Th …

Nathaniel Tan | PKR forces PAS into impossible corner PAS bashing is now fashionable amongst liberal urbanites. “Treason”, “unreliable”, “flip-flops” and so on are some of the milder words being thrown about. I am certainly not ideologically conservative, and I have lived in cities all my life. Neve …

Boeing launched the newest member of the 737 MAX family today with a commitment from Ryanair for 100 airplanes. Europe’s leading low-cost carrier will be the first airline to operate the 737 MAX 200, a variant based on the successful 737 MAX 8 that can accommodate up to 200 seats, increasing r …

The remains of two more victims of the downed Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 arrived at the Bunga Raya Complex at the KL International Airport (KLIA) today. The aircraft carrying the remains of Tambi Jiee and that of one-year-old Benjamin Lee Jian Han arrived at the complex at 8.28 am for the c …

The Malaysian government must accord journalists the same respect as they would practitioners of other professions, says Indonesia's union of journalists. Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) president Eko Maryadi said Malaysian journalists should be allowed to carry out their duties witho …

From Hafizah Kamaruddin MAKKAH, Sept 9 (Bernama) — The Saudi Arabian government is ready to serve pilgrims arriving from all over the world for the Haj pilgrimage this year. Its Deputy Minister for Haj Affairs, Dr Hussein Nasir Al-Sharif, said many changes had been made for this year’s h …

After the recent landmark judgement by the Court of Appeal on Teoh Beng Hock’s case, Pakatan Rakyat Youth has urged the police to reopen investigations on the case. The court had overturned the coroner's open verdict following the inquest into the death of the DAP political aide five years ago. …

Video | KiniTV: The Universiti Malaya Student Union (PMUM) will stage a "hartal" (strike) in solidarity for charged academician, Azmi Sharom. Supporting the strike, Faculty of Economics and Administration senior lecturer Lee Hwok-Aun said that the students are exercising their rights. UM s …

TODAY's LETTERS to Malaysiakini: 1. Singapore's tit-for-tat will bite them back (http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/273967) 2. Landmark TBH decision a wake-up call (http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/273990) 3. Sedition an offence with virtually no defence (http://www.malaysiakini.com/le …

Mohd Ridhuan Tee Abdullah, a notable columnist among the right wing movement, has questioned PAS' adoption of democracy, which he said is a system for infidels. In his column in Sinar Harian today, Ridhuan Tee said the tendency of certain PAS leaders to "worship" democracy threatened …

Security personnel had no reference of how a suspect looked like when they carried out a raid to arrest the man at Kampung Sri Jaya in Simunul, Semporna on March 2 last year, the High Court in Kota Kinabalu was told today. Bukit Aman Special Branch (SB) officer ASP Mohamad Hasnal Jamil said the surv …

Already charged twice with sedition, Ali Abdul Jalil is expected to face yet another sedition charge, this time in Johor. “We were informed that he will be taken to Johor Bahru to be remanded and then charged (for sedition),” his lawyer Michelle Yesudas told Malaysiakini. She said that this is after …

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (Bernama) — The Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) today received a delegation of five top officials from Indonesian news channel Metro TV. The delegation was led by Metro TV managing director Andre Burhanudin as part of their four-day visit to Malaysia. It was also …

VIDEO: KiniTV PAS youth chief Suhaizan Kaiat notes that there may be differences of opinions in the party but it must be dealt with amicably. Suhaizan: Different opinions exist in all partieswww.kinitv.comKiniNews: PAS youth chief Suhaizan Kaiat notes that there may be differences of opinions in the …

VIDEO: KiniTV PAS Youth chief Suhaizan Kaiat issued a joint statement with PKR Youth chief Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad and DAP Youth chief Teo Kok Seong, urging Pakatan Rakyat leaders to settle the crisis as soon as possible. Suhaizan said that the three of them will have separate meetings with Hadi Awang, …