Rosmah-officiated soup kitchen bows to ban It appears that Rosmah Mansor has a more in-depth understanding on the issue of homelessness and the need for soup kitchens compared to Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, who accused them of promoting laziness. The prime minister' …

'Najib, consult Perkasa backers on harmony bills' Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak is urged to turn to former leaders, and eminent Perkasa supporters such as former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad, former chief justice Abdul Hamid Mohamad and former inspector-general police Abdul Rahim Noor, t …

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 (Bernama)– Well-known rock singer Awie or his real name Ahmad Azhar Othman, from local band Wings, today pleaded not guilty in the Ampang Magistrate’s Court, here, to a charge of injuring his wife last month. Awie, 46, who was clad in a black jacket and blue jeans, m …

Report: Serious defects in RM4bil Murum Dam Whistleblower site Sarawak Report has revealed that the controversial RM4.28 billion Murum Dam in Sarawak suffers from serious defects that can potentially cause a "catastrophic" breakdown. The portal said project owner Sarawak Energy Bhd (SEB) w …

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PUTRAJAYA, July 4 (Bernama) — A theme song writing competition is being organised from today until Aug 31, this year to select the best as the official theme song for Malaysia’s chairmanship of Asean in 2015. Organised by the Foreign Ministry in collaboration with the Tun Abdul Razak Bro …

Police arrest four suspected Sri Lankan Tamil Tigers The IGP says the four were arrested in raids in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Police arrest four suspected Sri Lankan Tamil Tigers

Anwar denies meeting PAS to replace MB with Azizah The issue has not come up ‘yet’, says the PKR de facto leader. Anwar denies meeting PAS to replace MB with Azizah

CYBERJAYA, July 4 (Bernama)– Malaysians can have the opportunity to write unofficial letters to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to channel their ideas and suggestions to enhance the country’s tourism industry through the ‘2014 1Malaysia Letter-Writing Competition.’ …

Tian Chua | Feeding the homeless an issue to the gov’t? Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor has asked Pertiwi Soup Kitchen to move its operations out of the city centre as a measure to clean up vagrants and beggars from the city. He also mentioned providing food to the homeless a …

Third case of JE reported in Penang State gov’t grapples with the lack of information from Health Ministry. Third case of JE reported in Penang

KUCHING, July 4 (Bernama) — The Health Ministry (KKM) is mulling to create more senior posts in hospitals throughout Sarawak in efforts to attract specialist doctors to serve in the state. Its minister Datuk Seri Dr Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said today the challenge faced by the health mana …

Video | KiniTV UM students staged a protest today, urging the university administration to restore their academic freedom. This follows the alleged forced resignation of UM Centre of Democracy and Elections (UMCEDEL) director, Redzuan Othman. UM students: Give us back our academic freedomwww.kinitv. …

Lawyers: Diplomat can’t be tried in Malaysian court Senior lawyers in Kuala Lumpur believe that the Malaysian government has no option but to let the diplomat involved in the offences of attempted burglary and sexual assault in New Zealand be sent back to the country and be tried there. This is beca …

Datuk Sabariah HassanKUALA LUMPUR, July 4 (Bernama) — Two deputy secretary- generals, Datuk Sabariah Hassan and Datuk Mohd Arif Ab Rahman, have been promoted to secretary-generals. Their appointments are effective from Monday, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa said. He sai …