Far from the gleaming Petronas Twin Towers, life in the most interior of Sabah and Sarawak is like “living in a time-lapsed world”. Beyond the lack of amenities like electricity and potable water, NGO Lightup Borneo said that rural communities also live an “incommunicado existence”, with their pligh …

A Bukit Aman Special Branch officer told the High Court in Kota Kinabalu today that he saw the bodies of three policemen when he took a peek out a window to check on the situation outside after a skirmish at Kampung Sri Jaya, Simunul, in Semporna last year. ASP Azra Nursaffree Ramli said he was trap …

[NEWS FLASH] PAS's Shah Alam MP Khalid Samad is expected to be charged with sedition tomorrow, over remarks he made on the Selangor sultan in relation to the Selangor Islamic Affairs Council (Mais). More to follow: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/272712

By Manik Mehta NEW YORK, Aug 25 (Bernama) — Even as Malaysia mourns the two Malaysia Airlines (MAS) plane tragedies – the MH370 disappearance and the more recent MH17 downing in eastern Ukraine – the country is still perceived by United States’ travel agents and tour operator …

Perkasa president Ibrahim Ali said that he will not hesitate to contest the impending Pengkalan Kubor by-election if he is offered by party to be a candidate. “If I’m invited to contest in the Pengkalan Kubor by-election, then I would do so." Read more here: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/272 …

PAS’ decision to not name candidates and just let the Selangor sultan decide who will replace incumbent Abdul Khalid Ibrahim as menteri besar was due to the PAS central committee’s inability to reach consensus. Central committee member Khalid Samad (below) said that this led to PAS taking a “roundab …

Communications and Multimedia Minister, Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery CheekPUTRAJAYA, Aug 25 (Bernama) — TV Nusantara, a television channel born out of the cooperation of countries in the region, will soon become a reality, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek. …

Police are investigating reports of a couple, believed to be models, who were reportedly walking half naked along Jalan Sultan Yussuf in Ipoh. Ipoh district acting police chief Supt Ahmad Termizi Abdul Haq said a police team was sent there after the department received photographs of the couple thro …

Right-wing NGO Perkasa today said that it hopes that its patron Dr Mahathir Mohamad will meet with Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to amicably resolve any differences between them. Referring to Mahathir’s scathing criticism on Najib, Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali said that it will first seek a “heart-t …

KUANTAN, Aug 25 (Bernama) — More than 20,000 national flags have been and will be distributed by the Pahang Information Department in all the 11 districts in the state through the ‘Kembara Merdeka Jalur Gemilang (KMJG)’ road show over six days from last Thursday to Tuesday. Departm …

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said today he is happy with the quality and range of ideas offered by the people through the #Bajet2015 micro website up to the last day of participation today. Najib (right), who is also the finance minister, said Malaysians, regardless of age, had demonstrated that …

The Chow Kit Road 2.0 Concert scheduled for the National Day celebrations from Aug 29 to 31 at Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur, will be known as Memori Chow Kit Road. Communications and Multimedia Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek said this was because the word ‘concert’ will give a different conn …

SEREMBAN, Aug 25 (Bernama) — Former Negeri Sembilan MIC chairman Datuk T. Rajagopalu died Monday of a heart attack, said his son Thinalan. Rajagopalu was 63. Rajagopalu died at 3.27 am at the Mawar Hospital here, Thinalan said. “My father complained of difficulty breathing last night and …

Any allegation made against Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim must be done in a professional manner and action taken against him must be through legal means. This is the stand taken by Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) today, despite its belief that it is only appropriate for Khalid to tender …

Video | Islamist militias in Libya have seized Tripoli airport after a weeks long battle with nationalist fighters controlling the facility. The militias have also openly challenged Libya's new parliament, which is replacing a provisional government dominated by Islamists, whom the armed groups …