[EXCLUSIVE Interview] NUCC: Protecting sexual minorities 'not recognition' An existing clause in the National Harmony and Reconciliation Bill proposed by the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) to protect sexual minorities from discrimination does not mean the “recognition” of the l …

YOURSAY | Before complaining, Dr M should look at the mirror: ‘No objection from him when Arabs were biggest investors.’ Full story: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/268270 [FREE] Before complaining, Dr M should look at the mirrorwww.malaysiakini.comFREE YOURSAY ‘No objection from him when Arabs wer …

BREAKING: CIMB, MBSB, RHB request for trading suspension; merger rumours abound CIMB, MBSB, RHB trading halt triggers merger rumourswww.kinibiz.comThree major financial services firms CIMB Group Holdings Bhd, Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB) and RHB Capital Bhd have requested to be suspended fro …

Ministry has no hand in The Economist delay The latest edition of international current affairs magazine The Economist was held back on the publisher's own initiative, and not on directive of the government, a Home Ministry officer said today. The ministry’s Publication and Quranic Texts Contro …

Perkasa threatens to torch Ramasamy effigy Penang Perkasa has threatened to burn an effigy of Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy if he fails to attend a dialogue with the NGO for his May 13 remark. State Perkasa chairperson Fadzil Shuib said the NGO felt Ramasamy was trying to incite racial tension …

Ridhuan Tee: MCA chaps ruined Gerakan Controversial academic Ridhuan Tee Abdullah has claimed that several MCA people have ruined Gerakan. He claimed that these individuals dominated Gerakan to the point that it now appears as a racist party. “Gerakan wants to return to its roots, which is a party f …

LETTERS from Suaram | Stop deportation of arrested Sri Lankans Suaram expresses grave concerns on another batch of Sri Lankans arrested for suspicion of having links with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The four were arrested by the Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter Terrorism Division o …

Economist Wan Suhaimie Saidie of investment bank Kenanga told reporters, “now is not the right time for the central bank to have this policy turn.” Kenanga says Bank Negara will hold interest rates this week Investment bank says it may take another three to six months before Bank Negara will feel co …

Indira's ex-husband longs to see elder kids K Pathmanathan @ Muhamad Ridhuan Abdullah, who is involved in an inter-religious custody dispute with his former wife M Indira Gandhi in Ipoh, said he misses his two children who is now staying with their mother for the past five years. According …

VIDEO: KiniTV The management of the marketing scheme pushed by purported Chinese millionaire Zhang Jian has denied that it is “illegal”, and maintained that it is in the present predicament due to nothing more than “misunderstanding”. The company’s distributor Jessy Lai said the company has an opera …

JOHOR BAHARU, July 9 (Bernama) — The Johor government plans to channel water from the Labong Dam in Endau to help resolve the water shortage faced by the people of Mersing since March. It has engaged a consultant to study whether the dam, used primarily for agricultural purposes, could help in …

Stop being in denial over academic findings, MCA says Those who do not accept the academic research outcome due to their own political stands are only “fooling themselves”, MCA Youth said. Without mentioning names, MCA Youth national chairperson senator Chong Sin Woon said that any attempt of interf …

BREAKING: CIMB, MBSB, RHB request for trading suspension; merger rumours abound CIMB, MBSB, RHB trading halt triggers merger rumourswww.kinibiz.comThree major financial services firms CIMB Group Holdings Bhd, Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB) and RHB Capital Bhd have requested to be suspended fro …

KUANTAN, July 9 (Bernama) — The High Court on Wednesday sentenced to death by hanging a Pulau Tioman trader after finding him guilty of the murder of a French woman tourist on the island three years ago. Judge Datuk Seri Mariana Yahya passed the sentence on Asni Omar, 39, of Kampung Tekek, who …

Moody's Analytics economist Matthew Circosta said odds have risen that Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) would lift rates by 25 basis points to 3.25% on Thursday following strong economic growth and steadily rising inflation. Moody's Analytics: Rate hike may come this weekwww.kinibiz.comMalaysia …