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Media practitioners today wore black in solidarity with The Malaysian Insider (TMI) and The Edge editors and executives who were arrested. A picture taken in front of the Parliament building today shows media personnel, from both the mainstream media and online portals, donning black outfits. Full s …

Two months after being incarcerated, Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim has apparently brought ‘reformasi’ to the Sungai Buloh prison. Now, inmates are served milk three times a week, which was not on the menu prior to this, and there are also fewer mosquitoes. After learning about complaints by inmate …

When PAS and DAP decided to forge an alliance, many wondered how these two parties with diametrically opposed ideologies would be able to reach a consensus. The argument back then was that the two parties had decided to set aside their differences to vanquish a mutual adversary in the form of BN. Bo …

Malaysiakini will adopt a monochrome website throughout the day as a sign of protest against the arrest of five colleagues from The Malaysian Insider. According to Malaysiakini chief executive officer Premesh Chandran, the arrests were unwarranted as the police could have recorded statements from th …

Video | KiniTV: Today: Anti-GST activists 'revisit' Customs office; Speaker declares Anwar's seat vacant; MPs seek more answers on Razak Baginda's acquittal. (Also, April fools'! It's actually Wednesday.) Fact Sheet – April 1: GST's here, Anwar Ibrahim no lon …

"I noticed that the prices of goods here are reasonable." Najib observes GST implementation at hypermartwww.kinibiz.comPrime Minister Najib Abdul Razak today shopped for some essential items at the Kota Damansara Giant hypermarket as he observed the implementation of the goods and services …

A straw poll at a popular hypermarket today revealed that most shoppers expect to tighten their belts in view of the implementation of goods and services tax (GST) today. Met at the hypermarket in Subang Jaya today, housewife Tey Guat Eng who is in her late forties said she would purchase only neces …

Pandan MP Mohd Rafizi Ramli will be enlisting help from former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to urge for the return of a loan given by Retirement Fund Incorporated (KWAP). He told a press conference today that he will be writing a letter to the two lea …

MPs seek more answers on Razak's acquittal – The AG's Chambers owe the victim's family an explanation, says MPs. http://ow.ly/2WLn7P MPs seek more answers on Razak's acquittalwww.malaysiakini.comThe AG's Chambers owe the victim's family an explanation, says MPs. M …

Back in black against attacks on the press – Malaysiakini goes black and white as a sign of protest against authoritarianism. http://ow.ly/2WLiG8 Back in black against attacks on the presswww.malaysiakini.comMalaysiakini goes black and white as a sign of protest against authoritarianism. Malay …

AG's appeal to strike out multi-million suits fails – Lawyer Rosli Dahlan's suing for RM47mil and Ramli Yusof for RM128mil. http://ow.ly/2WLeLf AG's appeal to strike out multi-million suits failswww.malaysiakini.comLawyer Rosli Dahlan's suing for RM47mil and Ramli Yusof for …

We, the Seventh Estate – COMMENT The citizens must get involved in the politics of decision-making. http://ow.ly/2WL75X We, the Seventh Estatewww.malaysiakini.comCOMMENT The citizens must get involved in the politics of decision-making. Malaysiakini’s Facebook Wall

It can only mean more of us are equally poor – FREE YOURSAY ‘80 percent of workers have savings below the poverty line.’ http://ow.ly/2WL3QM It can only mean more of us are equally poorwww.malaysiakini.comFREE YOURSAY ‘80 percent of workers have savings below the poverty line.’ Malaysiakini …

Anwar’s family disputes Pardon Board’s ‘decision’ – Family members have yet to receive the letter confirming the decision. http://ow.ly/2WKXbz Anwar’s family disputes Pardon Board’s ‘decision’www.malaysiakini.comFamily members have yet to receive the letter confirming the decision. Malaysiakin …

Milk in, mosquitoes out as Anwar ‘reforms’ prison – Inmates are being served milk three times a week and the prison area fogged. http://ow.ly/2WKOwe Milk in, mosquitoes out as Anwar ‘reforms’ prisonwww.malaysiakini.comInmates are being served milk three times a week and the prison area fogged. …