Family members of those on board #MH17 are not allowed into the KLIA viewing area and are directed to MAS staff. MH17 tragedy

A Malaysian passenger airliner with 295 people on board crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border on Thursday, the Interfax news agency cited an aviation industry source as saying. The Boeing plane was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, it said. Malaysia Airlines has sent out the following twee …

Bloomberg has reported Ukrainian Interior Minister adviser Anton Gerashchenko on his Facebook confirming that the plane has been hit by a missile and crashed near the eastern town of Torez. The Interfax report said the plane came down 50km short of entering Russian airspace. It "began to drop, …

GEORGE TOWN, July 17 (Bernama) — The Health Ministry is continuously working with the Penang Health Committee and agency in overcoming the increase in dengue cases in the state. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya said the ministry had no problem in cooperating with the state hea …

VIDEO: KiniTV Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Hasan Malek says it should be up to the people if his involvement with regard to carpet trader Deepak Jaikishan's loan was wrong. He says he has posted up a detailed reply to allegations by Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli on Facebook, f …

Deepak's loan handled lawfully, says minister Everything with regard to carpet trader Deepak Jaikishan's loan was done according to the law and his loan was part of a debt restructuring scheme, Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Hasan Malek said today. In a statement, Ha …

Former SUPP leaders form new party Former Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) deputy secretary-general and Local Government and Community Development Minister Wong Soon Koh announced this afternoon that he and three other state assemblypersons have formed a new party – the United People’s Par …

'Fight for Selangor MB's post really over money' Rather than fighting for the people's sake and finding the best leader, the heated contest for the Selangor menteri besar’s position has always been about the money really, Selangor BN vice-chairperson Abdul Shukor Idrus said today …

PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has received a rare endorsement from her husband's arch nemesis, Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The former premier said there is nothing wrong with a woman holding leadership positions, including that of menteri besar. Dr M sees nothing wrong with Azizah as MBwww.ma …

Muslim NGO Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) urged the Inspector-general of Police Khalid Abu Bakar to disclose investigations on DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang, following multiple police reports lodged against him by Isma members two months ago. Why no action against Kit Siang, asks Ismawww.m …

KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) — The self-declaration mechanism for tax exemption has improved efficiency, saved time and reduced the cost of doing business in Malaysia, said Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) chief executive officer Datuk Azman Mahmud. He said the mechanism wa …

Temple founder sad statue taken down A Nezha deity statue standing more than 10 metres tall at a temple in Kampung Tembioh, Johor had to be taken down yesterday, following concerns raised by Kota Tinggi Umno Youth. Kota Tinggi Umno Youth reportedly said that this is due to the temple’s proximity to …

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng is not happy that the police were quick to act on allegations of threats against BN leaders but ignored countless reports he made involving those against him. Lim said police were quick to detain a 37-year-old man in the Klang Valley on Sunday over death threats in …

Umno's racism luring PAS members, warns Mat Sabu PAS is concerned that some of its members are being lured into Umno because of the latter’s race politics. The Islamic party's deputy president Mohamed Sabu said PAS is worried of this development after Malay votes for BN increased in the 13 …

Persecuting transgenders 'disturbs' judge A Court of Appeal judge is disturbed by the continuous persecution of the transgender community by the Negri Sembilan state Islamic authorities, since the court is yet to make a decision on the constitutionality of Section 66, which bars cross-dres …