It would seem that the minority shareholder and the long-term investor has once again got a raw deal because he has little choice but to accept the offer of the majority shareholder. Was MAS privatisation needed?www.kinibiz.comIt is undeniable that MAS required an in depth restructuring and rescue p …

In committed investments alone, Iskandar Malaysia has secured RM156.51 billion since 2006, of which 51% or RM79.17 billion has been realised to date. 'Iskandar attracts RM25 bil in new investments this year'www.kinibiz.comPrime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said the Iskandar Regional Developm …

Charles Santiago | Minister, hidden agenda in water deal? Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water Maximus Ongkili has put forward three broad arguments in not wanting to declassify the Master Agreement detailing the water restructuring exercise between the federal government and the state gov …

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) — The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) is encouraging Malaysian exporters to tap China’s market through the e-commerce platform. Matrade Trade Commissioner in Shanghai, Mansor Shah Wahid said the China Internet Network Information Ce …

[BREAKING NEWS] The Court of Appeal in Putrajaya has passed a landmark ruling in recognising the rights of transgenders who suffered from gender dysphoria where they dress and pose as women. Section 66 of the Syariah Criminal (Negri Sembilan) Enactment 1992, which penalised Muslim males posing as wo …

Demand for Nepalese workers in Malaysia and a number of Gulf countries rose more than 33 percent in the last three months. A quarterly report from Nepal’s Department of Foreign Employment showed that 129,410 Nepali job seekers left for overseas from mid-July to mid-October. “The figure is an increas …

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 6 (Bernama) — The Islamic Development Department Malaysia (Jakim), in reprimanding the organiser of the ‘I Want To Touch A Dog’ today, advised those involved to never again organise programmes that touch on the sensitivities of Muslims. Jakim Director-General Datuk O …

Lawyer receives cyber-death threat Andrew Khoo says the threat was posted by a reader of a hate-blog. Lawyer receives cyber-death threat

#Sodomy2 6.25pm: Gopal says the provision in India's 'Tandoor' case, as cited by Shafee, is different and should not be applied here.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) — Since 2011, the agriculture and agro-based industry ministry has been involved in formulating a new act which focuses on animal welfare, says deputy minister Datuk Tajuddin Abdul Rahman. He said in this regard, the draft of the new act was submitted to the Attor …

Video | KiniTV: The Sodomy II appeal has been postponed again, as the defence has yet to complete it's submission. Sodomy II: Hearing postponed to Fridaywww.kinitv.comKiniNews: The Sodomy II appeal has been postponed again, as the defence has yet to complete it's submission. …

According to 1MDB’s audited annual financial statements, the fund had RM458.2 million in cash with another RM3.38 billion in both restricted and unrestricted deposits and placement with licensed banks. 1MDB gets 0.7% per year on RM4 bil cash pilewww.kinibiz.comThe average interest rates that 1MDB wa …

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) — The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) will be part of the Malaysian team to carry out investigations at the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine. Acting Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Datuk Seri Mohamad Fuzi Harun said he was really …

Khazanah should be transparent all the way in whatever they do as this is of national interest. Khazanah promises transparency, says watchdogwww.kinibiz.comGovernment investment arm, Khazanah Nasional Bhd, has promised to remain transparent on Malaysian Airline System Bhd's (MAS) restructuring …

What can be done to prevent the endless succession of mega scandals in Malaysia? Preventing mega scandalswww.kinibiz.comThe never ending succession of financial mega scandals since the 1980s until now throws up the important question: what can be done to prevent them?