Maria Chin Abdullah | YB, why do we need you in Parliament? On Nov 11, 2014, a question was raised by Tony Pua (DAP-Petaling Jaya Utara) to Deputy Finance Minister Chua Tee Yong about Putrajaya’s letter of support for 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a government-linked commercial company, as we …

Letter from TK Chua | It’s the damage done, not frequency of misconduct! When the chief secretary to the government said only a few out of 1.5 million public servants were involved in misconduct as raised in the Auditor-General’s Report, I wasn’t too sure whether he was trying to give excuses or pro …

Video | KiniTV: Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Shahidan Kassim lashed out at the opposition for saying that if the government can fork out billions of ringgit on various things, it should also pay the RM6 million to save the two Malaysians being held hostage in Southern Phillippine …

Despite growing concern of a property slowdown in Iskandar Malaysia, Mah Sing Group Bhd feels what the region needs is time. Give Iskandar Malaysia time, says Mah Sing chiefwww.kinibiz.comNow into its seventh project in Johor, Mah Sing is not too concerned about talk of a property slowdown in Iskand …

JOHOR BAHARU, Nov 13 (Bernama) — The Johor state government has tabled a surplus budget for the fourth consecutive year for 2015. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin under the budget, revenue collection will be RM1.239 billion compared to management expenditure of RM1.235 billion, m …

Video | KiniTV Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says the crime index has fallen by 30 percent over the last four years, but perception of crime has not improved. Zahid: Crime index falls 30%, but perception not improvingwww.kinitv.comKiniNews: Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says the crime index ha …

FREE: But how many of those students and teachers are using their Chromebooks and the Frog virtual learning network? Not more than 5% of all teachers and 1% of students use the system on a daily basis, according to the AG's report. Is YTL running its own agenda at 1Bestari?www.kinibiz.comThe co …

KUCHING, Nov 13 (Bernama) — The Sarawak government has implemented a policy of controlling the prices of low-cost and low-medium cost houses built by private developers. State Assistant Housing Minister, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the measure was one of five concerted efforts in tack …

The high-handedness of those using Islam to force upon Muslims to accept their rules and regulations was repeatedly discussed at a roundtable on ‘democrat Islamists’, held by the Global Movement of Moderates (GMM) today. The local and international speakers, comprising of academicians and politician …

Video | KiniTV: Is the government unwilling to fork out the ransom needed to save the lives of a Sabahan fish farm owner and a policeman who are being held by kidnappers in Southern Phillipines for more than five months, asked an opposition lawmaker. MP: Can't gov't spare RM6mil to save ki …

PERTH, Nov 13 (Bernama) — Malaysian Deputy Prime Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin called on Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett here Thursday. The meeting took place at Barnett’s office in Parliament Place on the final day of Muhyiddin’s two-day visit to Perth. He later proceeded to t …

Deputy Sarawak Chief Minister Alfred Jabu Anak Numpang, who is also the minister for rural development, should be disciplined and held responsible if it is true that six out of eight rural growth centres under his ministry have failed. "The authorities should examine why these centres are a fai …

In conjunction with the late Mokhtar Dahari’s 61st birthday, Google Malaysia today featured one of the country’s greatest football players with his very own doodle. This is a great honour for the footballer who had brought glory to Malaysia in the international arena. During the 1970s, Mokhtar playe …

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 (Bernama) — Trade between Bangladesh and Malaysia will increase if the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) is finalised, said Bangladesh High Commissioner to Malaysia, AKM Atiqur Rahman. He said Bangladesh’s exports to Malaysia were only 1/12 of Malaysia’s expo …

Nato said yesterday that it has sighted Russian troops and heavy weapons entering Ukraine, while the government in Kiev said that it was again preparing for war in the country’s east. The United Nations warned of the possibility of a return to “full-scale fighting”. Nato reported seeing columns of R …