KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 (Bernama) — The floods in Johor fully receded as of noon Thursday, with the five people at an evacuation centre in Segamat allowed to return home. This brings the total number of victims at the evacuation centres in the flood-hit states down to 2,953 from 3,338 earlier in …

FREE: Ananda Krishnan, is in talks with state firm 1MDB to become a cornerstone investor in a long-delayed, US$ 3 billion listing of its power assets, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Ananda Krishnan in talks to take key stake in 1MDB IPOwww.kinibiz.comMalaysia's second-ric …

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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 (Bernama) — The application fee for the Malaysian international passport is reduced from today, according to the Immigration Department. Applicants aged 13 to 59 will only have to pay RM200 instead of RM300 for a five-year period of validity, said the department corporate …

Here’s a favorite post of ours from the past: Video | KiniTV: Riding on the Najib-inspired craze for kangkung, a popular coffee chain in the Klang Valley lets customers pay in 'kangkung' for a cup of black coffee. #ThrowbackThursday powered by https://sumall.com/facebook Kangkung currency …

[UPDATED] Australia has said it would refuse Malaysia's request to extradite former policeman Sirul Azhar Umar, who is facing the death sentence. Sources from the Australian Attorney-General’s Chambers said its extradition law does not allow a person to be surrendered to the demanding country f …

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 (Bernama) — The directive prohibiting non-Muslim students from wearing the ‘baju kurung’ uniform to school is not in line with the Education Ministry’s policy to promote unity, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Muhyiddin, who is also th …

Here’s a look at the mugshot of Sirul Azhar. (Photo from Bukit Aman PDRM) More stories: www.malaysiakini.com

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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 (Bernama) — Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Thursday launched the Kampung Baru Comprehensive Development Master Plan and gave the assurance that the redevelopment of the settlement in the heart of the city would not disregard the rights to property nor the …

Video | KiniTV: A cabinet minister today urged that a debate be held between the Islamic Development Department (Jakim) and activist lawyer Eric Paulsen on paulsen’s claim that Jakim was “promoting extremism every Friday”. Minister wants Jakim-Paulsen debatewww.kinitv.comKiniNews: A cabinet minister …

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Full statement from Minister of Defense, Zahid Hamidi on Paul Phua. More stories here: http://www.malaysiakini.com/

Josie Fernandez | Gov't decides who lives, who dies with #GST Solutions to the federal government introduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) must address economic, geographical, ethical, moral and emotional concerns and issues. The state is a regulator, provider and protector. The state is bou …

Predictions for the Malaysian economy in a cheap oil environment range from the alarmist to the reassuring. It is however difficult to say which way the economy will go this year given so much uncertainty of late. In the meantime, earning dollars is the way to go. Cheap ringgit: A mixed bag for expo …