Sarawak Chief Minister Adenan Satem, who took over as head of the state government on Feb 28, has only been paying ‘lip service’ to his promises to change Sarawak for the better, says Sarawak DAP chief Chong Chieng Jen. “Adenan should implement some policy reforms before calling for a state election …

SEPANG, Aug 20 (Bernama) — A total of 25 media personnel left for Jeddah early today to cover this year’s haj. Tabung Haji Corporate Communications general manager Zuhani Ahmad said the personnel, who boarded the Qatar Airways QR847 at 3 am, would be in the holy land for about 53 days. & …

LETTERS from JD Lovrenciear | Divisive politics wreak havoc on national future The times are comparatively hard on Malaysia. We are fighting a battle. It’s war not with a foreign enemy but amongst ourselves. Why? Not only have we to witness tragedies that affect our aero industry – what more t …

LETTERS from Matthew Tee | Master builders: Let’s keep stressing on safety The Master Builders Association of Malaysia (MBAM) is saddened to hear about the collapse of a concrete span at a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) worksite in Kota Damansara on Aug 18, 2014. MBAM hopes the full investigation that wil …

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Subang MP Sivarasa Rasiah has called for the entire MRT project to be suspended pending investigations into its safety. He said the incident that has claimed the lives of three workers yesterday is the second such case involving MRT in two months. Full story: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/272099

Video | KiniTV Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein has defended his cousin, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, declaring that Najib succeeded where US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed during the MH17 tragedy. He said this in response to former prime minister Dr Mah …

Two members of Penang’s voluntary patrol unit (PPS) have lodged police reports against businessman Ong Eu Soon, to counter Ong’s claim that they assaulted him. This come after the duo – Lee Yew Kuan, 66, and Lee Chan Kwong, 35, were picked up by police yesterday to assist in the probe involving Ong, …

Two soldiers died while four others suffered minor injuries after the Adnan armoured personnel carrier (APC) they were in overturned at Batu 19 Jalan Sungai Tiram near Sandakan today. Sandakan deputy police chief Supt Fadzil Mohd Ali said Sgt Mohd Hanif Patahur, 31, who was the team leader, and Priv …

#MH17 A Buddhist religious ceremony was held for the remains of five Malaysian victims of the Malaysia Airlines plane, flight MH17 crash, at a funeral home in The Hague this morning. The ceremony at the Monuta Innemee building, S-Gravenhage started at 8am and was led by Buddhist priests in the prese …

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Tuesday called for a full investigation into the collapse of a concrete span at an MRT worksite in Kota Damansara here Monday night. “Shocked and saddened to hear about the MRT site accident. A full investigation …

Kelantan’s move to ban male spectators from a state-organised netball tournament next month has courted MCA’s ire. Kelantan MCA economic consultative committee chairman Lua Choon Hann said that the female-only affair is “step backwards” and “destroys the sport”. Read more here: http://www.malaysiaki …

Malaysia Airlines (MAS), the loss-making carrier reeling from two separate aircraft disasters this year, has postponed publication of second-quarter earnings from Wednesday until Aug 28, a company official told Reuters on Tuesday. MAS postpones Q2 results announcementwww.malaysiakini.comNo reason is …

By Nani Rahayu Yusof NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Bernama) — The new Malaysian Consul-General in New York, Abdul Razak Abdul Wahab wants to be more pro-active in getting close to the Malaysian community here and in other parts of the country. Abdul Razak, 53, who takes over from Syed Mohamad Bakri Syed A …

Initial investigation into the collapse of the concrete span at the MRT worksite found that the contractors did not comply with standard operating procedures (SOP). Department of Occupational Safety and Health (Dosh) deputy director-general Zabidi Md Adib said safety inspectors found that no enginee …