Row over halal food: M’sia Not Truly Asia FREE YOURSAY ‘Are we trying to promote Malaysia or Islam to tourists?’ Row over halal food: M’sia Not Truly Asia

No need for constitutional court for now, says lawyer Civil courts do not interfere in the affairs of syariah courts, he says. No need for constitutional court for now, says lawyer

Pressure grows for Hadi to attend Pakatan meetings FREE YOURSAY ‘Pakatan speaks with one voice or works at cross purposes?’ Pressure grows for Hadi to attend Pakatan meetings

Bishop hails 'light at end of dark passage' Paul Tan says bibles' return is balm for wounded Christian feelings. Bishop hails 'light at end of dark passage'

In explaining the different shades of racism, Communication and Multimedia Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek travels north of the nation. Though he does not mention Penang, it was obvious that the Umno supreme council member was referring to the DAP-controlled state. He said there is a particular group w …

Fatwa (religious edicts) related to ijtihad (independent reasoning) can be reviewed to suit current times. Ismail Ibrahim, former national fatwa council chairperson, said this is based on renowned scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi’s view that different fatwa can be used when there are differences between ma …

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Brent settled down US$ 2.46 or 3.1%, at US$ 77.92 a barrel, after plumbing a September 2010 low of US$ 77.83. Oil slumps to 4-yr low as Brent crashes below US$ 80 a barrelwww.kinibiz.comOil prices slumped more than 3% to four-year lows on Thursday, with benchmark Brent crashing below US$ 80 (RM266.6 …

From Zainal Abdul Jalil BEIJING, Nov 14 (Bernama) — Bilateral relations between Malaysia and China is on the right track and more cordial despite being jeopardised by certain parties’ following the Flight MH370 tragedy, which have somewhat affected ties between the two countries. Malaysi …

MIC Youth has praised Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali for solving the Bible fiasco, when his predecessor has failed. The wing's leader C Sivarraajh welcomed the "long overdue move" by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) to return all the items seized from the Bible Socie …

Human rights NGO Suaram has questioned why the family of Cheah Chin Lee, who died in the Tanjung Tokong police station lock-up, is not given the court transcript on the inquest into his death. “The George Town magistrate’s court needs to revisit its decision to deny the family’s request for a get a …

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 14 (Bernama) — The Education Ministry does not intend to undertake a review to close down vernacular schools. A report which quoted Second Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh as saying that the ministry was making a review to close down vernacular schools was inaccurate. H …

An Umno supreme council member has warned that if BN is defeated in the next general election, it will be a dark day for the Malays and nation. In view of this, Ibrahim Abu Shah said Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s recent reprimand for Selangor Umno must be taken into account by the party’s machi …

The State Reform Party (STAR Sabah) chief Jeffrey Kitingan has advised Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, federal leaders and the authorities to stop behaving like colonial masters and warlords. “They should stop the harassment of Sabah rights activists and Sabahans wishing for a better deal and futu …

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 (Bernama) — The decline in savings among businesses and individuals is not at worrying levels as investment activities are still strong, Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz said. She said the decline translated into narrowing surplus in the balance of …