#QZ8501 Indonesia will not release to the public a 30-day preliminary report detailing its investigation into last month's crash of an AirAsia passenger jet that killed 162 people, a senior transport safety official said today. Early AirAsia crash report will not be made publicwww.malaysiakini. …

PKR today questioned the government’s awarding of the Foreign Workers Centralised Management System (FWCMS) to a private company that has ties with a former minister. Why ex-minister given Home Ministry contract?www.malaysiakini.comPKR raises security issue too in foreign workers task for Azmi Khali …

IPOH, Jan 21 (Bernama) — The Perak government is to revise the 2015 state budget in responding to the changes in the global economic landscape, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said Wednesday. The revision would encompass various aspects and it was important to ensure that the bu …

A five-member Federal Court bench today dismissed the application by the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church to review an earlier decision of the court not to grant leave to appeal the ban on the use of the word ‘Allah’ in its weekly, Herald. Federal Court throws out 'Allah' appealwww. …

Former Sarawak chief minister’s son Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib admitted to being polygamous without court permission, twice, while being married to Shahnaz Abdul Majid. Bekir: I'm polygamous, not unfaithfulwww.malaysiakini.comUPDATED 4.35PM He admits this in hearing of ex-wife Shahnaz Majid’s muta’a …

BANGI, Jan 21 (Bernama) — Malaysia is able to achieve the government’s growth forecast of between 4.5 and 5.5 per cent this year as its economic fundamentals are strong, said RAM Holdings Bhd. Its group chief executive officer, Datuk Seri Dr K. Govindan, said Najib’s assurance yest …

Angry at ROS, MIC sec-gen set for hunger strike G Kumar Aaman holds that ROS played a part in the party's current crisis. Angry at ROS, MIC sec-gen set for hunger strike Malaysiakini’s Facebook Wall

‘No Malaysian affected by contaminated apples’ Health Minister Dr S Subramaniam says there have been no reports to date. ‘No Malaysian affected by contaminated apples’ Malaysiakini’s Facebook Wall

KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 21 (Bernama) — Terengganu will restructure the state budget 2015 once it obtains confirmation on the allocation from petroleum and gas revenue it will receive from the federal government. Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman said state financial officer, Datuk Wan …

'M'sia transit point for 300 Chinese IS members' Zahid says no info received on possibility of them having ties with M'sians. 'M'sia transit point for 300 Chinese IS members' Malaysiakini’s Facebook Wall

Budget 2015 is now RM5.5 billion leaner, although RM48.5 billion in development plans remains untouched. But some questions arise following what cuts were chosen and other measures announced by the prime minister. It was an impressive crowd before whom Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak spoke in Putra …

By Manik Mehta FRANKFURT, Jan 21 (Bernama) — Although figures of German investments in Malaysia for 2014 are yet to be finalised, its investments in Malaysia from January to September 2014 were higher than for the whole of 2013. The Malaysia Investment Development Authority (MIDA) in Franfurt …

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Lawyers representing Sirul Azhar Umar will wait for the Attorney-General’s Chambers to see whether they would ask for the convicted murderer to be extradicted from Australia. Sirul’s lawyer, Kamarul Hisham Kamaruddin, when contacted by Malaysiakini, said he was unsure about the nature of Sirul’s arr …

Justice Tan Sri Abdull Hamid EmbongPUTRAJAYA, Jan 21 (Bernama) — The Catholic Church, Wednesday failed in its attempt to enlarge the panel of a five-man bench to hear its final legal battle over the use of the word ‘Allah’ in the Bahasa Malaysia section of the Herald, its weekly pu …