BEAUFORT, Jan 22 (Bernama) — Beaufort District Police chief DSP Mustaffa Maarof Mustaffa has urged residents in areas affected by the flood to move out quickly when ordered by the authorities to do so. He said the refusal of residents to evacuate much earlier and taking a risk to move out at t …

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KOTA KINABALU, Jan 22 (Bernama) — The Sabah state government will step up prudent measures in its expenditures to ensure the state’s economic growth and financial stability. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman, who is also state Finance Minister, said the proactive measures need to be un …

With the dramatic fall in fuel prices, now is the best time to implement the goods and services tax (GST), said Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak. Now is the best time to implement GST, says PMwww.kinibiz.comWith the dramatic fall in fuel prices, now is the best time to implement the goods and servic …

SOS! New electoral boundaries for Penang soon! Penang needs more than 100 people to raise objections, said the state committee on constituency redelineation exercise. New electoral boundaries for Penang soonwww.malaysiakini.comEC’s request for use of state hall sends out constituency redelineation a …

KUCHING, Jan 22 (Bernama) — Several officers from agencies under the Finance Ministry went down to the field today to see the flood situation first-hand to ascertain other aid that can be given to flood victims in the state. Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said he took along th …

Video | KiniTV: G Kumar Aaman vowed not to budge until the Home Ministry intervenes and removes ROS director-general Mohammad Razin Abdullah and its investigating officers over the party's election woes. Kumar said he would sleep outside the Registrar of Societies (ROS) office in Putrajaya and …

FREE: TigerTalk – What little information out there on the proposed Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) is enough to conclude that the rail link is primarily a scheme to profit from property sales along the route, with little economic benefit. RM40 bil high-speed rail is uneconomicwww …

KUCHING, Jan 22 (Bernama) — The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) will receive seven Toyota Hilux four-wheel drives (4WD) and nine lorries to strengthen the department’s logistics besides helping the relevant agencies to face disasters. The department’s director Nor Hisham …

Here’s a favorite post of ours from the past: Opponents of the Lynas rare earth refinery in Pahang today held a small protest during the Australia Day celebration at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Among the guest were officials from Lynas Corporation, an Sydney-based company which mines ore in West …

Although Islam is the religion of the federation in Malaysia as defined under Article 3(1) of the Federal Constitution, it is subject to the limitations of the fundamental liberties of a person, ruled the Court of Appeal. In his 46-page written judgment with regard to a case involving transgenders, …

SUBANG, 21 Jan (Bernama) — Hurry and book your travels now at Malaysia Airlines’ ‘2015 Specials’ before 24 January 2015. The sale which started on 14 January offers irresistible deals to destinations including London, Hong Kong, Sydney, Bangkok, Guangzhou, Tokyo and Perth as …

Suaram’s case filed in France against French naval company DCNS in 2011 over kickbacks allegedly paid out in Malaysia’s RM7.3 billion Scorpene submarine deal, is still “alive” according to a former director of the NGO, Cynthia Gabriel. As the case was filed during her tenure, she still maintains an …

COMMENT by Ram Anand | When Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak took the stage two days ago to announce revisions to the 2015 federal budget, he addressed his speech to civil servants, dignitaries and also the Malaysian people at large. Much has been said and debated about Najib's revision, which …