Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has performed badly than his predecessor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in the 2013 general elections, but no action was taken, as Umno is weak. In making this analysis and venomous attack on Najib, veteran newsman Abdul Kadir Jasin claimed to have met Dr Mahathir Mohamad ear …

Indonesia’s parliament today approved legislation ending direct elections for governors and mayors, a move president-elect Joko Widodo criticised as a “big step back” for the country. Indonesia puts an end to direct regional electionswww.malaysiakini.comDirect elections in Indonesia have also proven …

National track cycling ace Josiah Ng was not enjoying his bronze medal win yesterday due to a controversial result involving his compatriot Azizulhasni Awang who was disqualified despite finishing second in the men's keirin event at the Incheon International Velodrome, Incheon, Korea. Cycling: …

Brave words from lawyer Tommy Thomas FREE YOURSAY ‘If Zahid is a lay person, I can understand his bigotry. But as…’ Brave words from lawyer Tommy Thomas

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) — The thunderstorms in Negeri Sembilan, Melaka and western Johor are expected to persist until early this evening, according to the Meteorological Services Department. It said in a statement that the situation could trigger winds of up to 50km per hour and waves …

PAS: Infighting not reason for P Kubor loss Pakatan leaders' absence during campaign is 'no big deal', says Tuan Ibrahim. PAS: Infighting not reason for P Kubor loss

From Hafizah Kamaruddin MAKKAH, Sept 25 (Bernama) — This year, Arafah Day, also known as Wukuf, which is the peak of the Haj pilgrimage, will be on Oct 3 and Aidiladha the following day, as announced by Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court. Arab News online portal www.arabnews.com reported that …

Despite the authorities launching a sedition crackdown which saw 20 people charged or investigated since last month, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Paul Low maintained that the independence of the attorney-general and judiciary has not been compromised. Low today said the governmen …

[LATEST UPDATE] BN has won the by-election in Pengkalan Kubor, one of the few Umno forts in PAS-dominated Kelantan, with a higher majority. According to Bernama, Umno took the seat with a majority of 2,625 votes – an additional of 889 votes to the majority it garnered at last year's gener …

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today reaffirmed Malaysia’s commitment to bring home the remains of the last three Malaysian victims of the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 tragedy. “We will continue our efforts to bring home the remai …

A 27-year-old man has been arrested in Pekan Baru, Ipoh for alleged cheating by offering non-existent jobs via Facebook. Perak CCID chief Supt Maszely Minhad said the suspect was arrested at 5pm yesterday after police received a report from a 22 year-old victim. Full story: http://www.malaysiakini.c …

Child trafficking is a crime that affects girls and boys all over the world. Any form of recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of children, women and men, for the purpose of exploitation, is a violation of their rights, well-being and potential. The invisible and clandestine n …

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) — Malaysian food products have made inroads into the Latin America market through a promotion drive carried out by the Malaysia External Trade Development Corp’s (Matrade). Eight Malaysian companies had showcased their products at a specialised marketing m …

Questioning the proposed water tariff hike in Johor, a DAP parliamentarian has instead called on the state government to review the price of raw water that it sells to Singapore. Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching said the proposed water tariff increase was “totally unacceptable” as Johoreans currently pay the …

A police volunteer constable offered assistance to the Semporna district police chief over a skirmish in Kampung Sri Jaya, Simunul, on March 2 last year, the High Court in Kota Kinabalu heard today. Thanyman Antonysamy said he decided to help as he was familiar with the water village and it was only …