LABUAN, Jan 29 (Bernama) — The Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry has seized goods valued at RM11,379 and fined five traders under the ‘Ops Catut’ anti-profiteering operation launched on Jan 15. The ministry’s acting director in Labuan, Aslani Dabi, said th …

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 28 (Bernama) — Penang aims to secure more than RM5 billion in foreign direct investments from four major electronics companies planning to set up their plants here. Director of InvestPenang, a Penang government investment arm, Datuk Lee Kah Choon, said the four multinational c …

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 28 (Bernama) — Malaysia’s recommendations for the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road have been incorporated into the outline of the plan, says Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. The Silk Road initiative, which is aimed at strengthening connectivity between China an …

Police today raided the office of Malaysiakini's cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Haque as part of investigations under the Sedition Act 1948. Zunar's office raided again, 155 books seizedwww.malaysiakini.comUPDATED 2.21PM The police says the confiscation was done under the Sedition Act. Malaysi …

LAHAD DATU, Jan 28 (Bernama) — The Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom) will intensify its engagement programme with grassroots community leaders in explaining the security issue and drastic measures taken to curb the entry of illegals into Sabah, particularly the Eastern Sabah Security Zon …

The Federal Territories Islamic Affairs Department (Jawi) is still waiting for four tudung-clad girls who hugged South Korean pop group celebrities on stage during a concert recently to meet with it. ‘K-Pop girls, please pop into our office’www.malaysiakini.comJawi is still waiting for those who hug …

#ANALYSIS There is less than two weeks left before PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim discovers his fate in the Sodomy 2 trial at the Federal Court. And the coalition he has spearheaded for the past two general elections, is looking anything but solid. Can Anwar mend Pakatan before D-Day?www.malaysia …

DUNGUN, Jan 28 (Bernama) — The Terengganu Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism office (PPDNKK) is prepared to provide detailed explanation on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) to traders and the public who do not understand the taxation system. Its director, Mohd Nor Musa said the peopl …

Embattled MIC president G Palanivel continues to bulldoze his agenda by making new appointments despite the Registrar of Societies (ROS) not recognising the earlier changes. Palanivel keeps reshuffling for MIC's 'greater good'www.malaysiakini.comHe has now replaced state chiefs, inclu …

Nik Aziz's health improving, says his son Hospital staff are looking into house preparations for my father's return, he says. Nik Aziz's health improving, says his son Malaysiakini’s Facebook Wall

SEREMBAN, Jan 28 (Bernama) — A total 7,227 complaints against the service delivery systems at the federal and state government levels nationwide were received by the Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) under the Prime Minister’s Department last year. PCB director-general, Datuk Mahani Tan Abd …

Video | KiniTV: MIC information chief L Sivasubramaniam says no gangsters were present at the party headquarters to bar vice-president M Saravanan from entering the premises, only additional security personnel to protect MIC staff. MIC info chief: No gangsters, just 'security personnel'www …

#UPDATED The Seremban Coroner's Court today ruled that the death of police detainee 42-year-old P Karuna Nithi two years' ago was the result of assaults by both policemen and other lock-up detainees. Coroner Jagjit Singh had noted that Karuna Nithi, an engineer, had 49 injuries – mos …

JOHOR BAHARU, Jan 28 (Bernama) — A total of 619 manufacturing projects with investments of RM63.5 billion were approved by the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) between January and September last year compared with 787 projects valued at RM52.1 billion in 2013. MIDA executive d …

Sony Corp plans to cut around 1,000 additional jobs in its struggling smartphone division as it tries to bring its electronics business back into the black. Sony plans to cut 1,000 jobs in smartphone businesswww.kinibiz.comSony Corp plans to cut around 1,000 additional jobs in its struggling smartph …