KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 (Bernama) — The United States is ready to assist Malaysia in the investigation into the crash of the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 in Ukraine, said its ambassador to Malaysia Joseph Y. Yun. Yun, in expressing his his condolences to the families and friends of those …

Video | KiniTV A group of about 1,000 protesters from PAS and 23 Muslim NGOs today rallied against the violence in Gaza in front of the United States Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. The group, which included many university students, marched from the nearby Tabung Haji Mosque to the embassy on Jalan Tun Ra …

Video | KiniTV Malaysian authorities have yet to confirm reports that the aircraft's black box was taken by Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine and sent to Moscow. However, Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said if this was true, Ukraine would need to take it up with Russia as the former is t …

KUALA TERENGGANU, July 18 (Bernama) — The Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital hopes to collect 900 bags of blood during the ongoing Ramadan month in preparation for emergency cases. Dr Noor Azlina Kamis, transfusion medicine specialist at the hospital’s blood bank, said a blood donation campai …

#MH17 | Penang flies flag at half mast, DAP renders assistance to victims' families Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng says all state agencies are instructed to fly their official flags at half mast today and they will decide later whether to extend the move to a further three days. Bukit Gelug …

World leaders demanded an international investigation into the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner with 298 people on board over eastern Ukraine, as Kiev and Moscow blamed each other for a tragedy that stoked tensions between Russia and the West. One US official said Washington strongly suspected …

KOTA KINABALU, July 18 (Bernama) — The number of soldiers in the Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom) area will be increased to enhance enforcement of security, said Eastern Region (Sabah/Sarawak) commander Lt Gen Datuk Mohd Zaki Mokhtar. This is to assist the other security forces personne …

UPDATES #MH17 Crash | MAS: Plane had clean bill of health [1.50pm] In a statement, MAS said the B777-200 aircraft bearing registration no. 9M-MRD that operated MH17 had a clean maintenance record. The aircraft’s last maintenance check was on July 11 and the next check was due on Aug 27. The maintena …

MB: Nik Aziz well, resting in hospital PAS spiritual leader Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, 83, is well and resting at the Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital in Kubang Kerian, Kota Bharu, said Kelantan menteri besar. Ahmad Yakob said he visited the PAS leader at the hospital last Monday and that he was well …

KOTA BAHARU, July 18 (Bernama) — PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, 83, is well and resting at the Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital in Kubang Kerian here, said Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob. He said he visited the PAS leader at the hospital last Monday and that he …

[LIVE UPDATES #MH17] US says missile system 'turned on' before crash 12.23pm: CNN reports that the United States government has concluded that MH17 was shot down by a missile although it has not identified the shooter. Quoting a senior US official, CNN reports a radar system saw a surface- …

Legality of Marina Park project in Miri questioned Sarawak PKR today questioned the legality of the construction of a multi-billion ringgit Marina Park City project in Miri by Samling Group, which is closely linked to those in political power. It also accused some Sarawak United People's Party …

UPDATED LIVE REPORTS #MH17 [10.54am] Hollywood actor Jason Biggs is facing heat after cracking unfunny joke on Twitter just hours after the MH17 tragedy, earning him a trashing from netizens. [10.26am] In his first big test as transport minister after taking over from Hishammuddin Hussein last month …

FREE: Details of the 35 km route (see map) proposed by Prasarana leaked out in consultations between the transport operator and Selangor state legislative assemblypersons. LRT3 route agreed at over 35km between PJ and Klang Final route could be up for public consultation as early as September after …

KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered his condolences to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in regard to the Malaysian Airliner crash over the Ukrainian territory. Vladimir noted in his official website, http://eng.kremlin.ru , that the crash led …