VIDEO: KiniTV There is only one problem plaguing Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim’s administration for the past six years, and that is his difficulty in approving funds for the state’s programmes. PAS Selangor state executive council (exco) member Dr Halimah Ali however said that this pro …

[NEWS FLASH] The Selangor sultan, who is currently in Budapest, would be returning home four days earlier than scheduled. More to follow: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/272225

By M. Saraswathi NEW DELHI, Aug 20 (Bernama) — Malaysia Airlines is offering discounts up to 40 per cent for popular destinations across its network in India to mark its 40th anniversary in India. This special offer will be from Aug 20-31, 2014 for the travel period of Aug 20- March 31, 2015. …

VIDEO: KiniTV A coalition of 12 NGOs representing the people of Selangor today launched a campaign to defend Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim until his term in office ends. After launching the campaign at a restaurant in Shah Alam, the coalition's leaders said they would take the message from …

Sabah DAP vice-chairperson Chan Foong Hin has slammed Sabah Forestry Department (SFD) director Sam Mannan for supposedly contradictory statements regarding alleged logging activities at the geothermal power plant in the Andrassy forest reserve. SFD had said in September last year that only 150 hecta …

The rehearsal of the ceremony to receive the arrival of the remains of the victims of the MH17 plane crashKUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (Bernama) — Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) will broadcast live the ceremonial honours for the flight MH17 tragedy crash victims at the grounds of the Bunga Raya compl …

It urges local authorities to take over management of low-cost flats. PSM: Stop turning flats into nests of poverty

The Court of Appeal in Putrajaya today dismissed Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin’s appeal to amend his statement of defence in the RM100 million defamation suit brought against him by Anwar Ibrahim. A three-member panel chaired by Court of Appeal Judge Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahim said the cou …

KUCHING, Aug 20 (Bernama) — The Sarawak state government will consider extending assistance to the families of victims of the ill fated Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17, said Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem. However he did not commmit on the form of assistance to be given. “We wil …

Bank Negara had expected inflation to remain between three and four percent. July inflation at 3.2 pct, slightly below forecast

The government should consider giving automatic acceptance for top scorers into university courses of their choice, MCA said. These students would need a cumulative grade average point (CGPA) of 4.0 in their pre-university exams, as well a certain level of performance in their extra-curricular activ …

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 20 (Bernama) — The next-of- kin of the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 crash victims have given their fullest cooperation in the handling of the remains back to Malaysia. Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim said it had enabled the t …

VIDEO: KiniTV Israel ordered its negotiators back from ceasefire talks in Cairo, Egypt and launched at least four air strikes in Gaza yesterday after several rockets were launched from Gaza into southern Israel. Hundreds of Palestinians streamed out of Shejaiya, an eastern area of Gaza City which ha …

VIDEO: KiniTV A delegation of senior Government officials will be in Australia next week to attend a tripartite meeting on missing flight MH370. Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said the delegation will comprise of Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai, Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Hamzah Zainud …

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 20 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in Kota Kinabalu detained a local fishing boat and a foreign oil tanker, believed to be involved in siphoning about 10,000 litres of diesel in the waters off Kota Kinabalu, on Monday. Kota Kinabalu MMEA enforcem …