PUTRAJAYA, July 17 (Bernama) — Azizul Raheem Awalludin, the Tourism Malaysia officer released after serving a three-month jail term in Sweden for hitting his four children, Thursday reported back for work at the agency’s office, here. “I need to sort out some work and personal matt …

4.51am: Summary of what Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's press conference at Sama-sama Hotel: – Ukraine says #MH17 was shot down but Malaysia can't confirm this. – If the plane was indeed shot down, the perpetrators must be brought to justice. – #MH17 was travelling in …

PENANG: MH17 air stewardess Nur Shazana Mohamed Salleh's parents have expressed shock over the incident. Speaking to reporters in Penang, her father Mohd Salleh Shamsuddin, 54, said: "She is my daughter, we pray that she is safe." Salleh said Shazana is single, and was hoping to get h …

Family members of those on board #MH17 urge police to let them in the KLIA viewing area where MAS has set up its operation centre. MH17 tragedy

Family members of those on board #MH17 are not allowed into the KLIA viewing area and are directed to MAS staff. MH17 tragedy

A Malaysian passenger airliner with 295 people on board crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border on Thursday, the Interfax news agency cited an aviation industry source as saying. The Boeing plane was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, it said. Malaysia Airlines has sent out the following twee …

Bloomberg has reported Ukrainian Interior Minister adviser Anton Gerashchenko on his Facebook confirming that the plane has been hit by a missile and crashed near the eastern town of Torez. The Interfax report said the plane came down 50km short of entering Russian airspace. It "began to drop, …

GEORGE TOWN, July 17 (Bernama) — The Health Ministry is continuously working with the Penang Health Committee and agency in overcoming the increase in dengue cases in the state. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya said the ministry had no problem in cooperating with the state hea …

VIDEO: KiniTV Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Hasan Malek says it should be up to the people if his involvement with regard to carpet trader Deepak Jaikishan's loan was wrong. He says he has posted up a detailed reply to allegations by Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli on Facebook, f …

Deepak's loan handled lawfully, says minister Everything with regard to carpet trader Deepak Jaikishan's loan was done according to the law and his loan was part of a debt restructuring scheme, Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Hasan Malek said today. In a statement, Ha …

Former SUPP leaders form new party Former Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) deputy secretary-general and Local Government and Community Development Minister Wong Soon Koh announced this afternoon that he and three other state assemblypersons have formed a new party – the United People’s Par …

'Fight for Selangor MB's post really over money' Rather than fighting for the people's sake and finding the best leader, the heated contest for the Selangor menteri besar’s position has always been about the money really, Selangor BN vice-chairperson Abdul Shukor Idrus said today …

PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has received a rare endorsement from her husband's arch nemesis, Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The former premier said there is nothing wrong with a woman holding leadership positions, including that of menteri besar. Dr M sees nothing wrong with Azizah as MBwww.ma …

Muslim NGO Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) urged the Inspector-general of Police Khalid Abu Bakar to disclose investigations on DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang, following multiple police reports lodged against him by Isma members two months ago. Why no action against Kit Siang, asks Ismawww.m …

KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) — The self-declaration mechanism for tax exemption has improved efficiency, saved time and reduced the cost of doing business in Malaysia, said Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) chief executive officer Datuk Azman Mahmud. He said the mechanism wa …