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The High Court today sentenced a 24-year-old fishmonger to death by hanging for killing two British medical students in Kuching after a row on Aug 6 last year. Judge Chew Soo Ho imposed the sentence on Zulkipli Ahmad of Kampung Gersik in Petra Jaya after finding him guilty of stabbing to death Aiden …

#PARLIAMENT Malaysia has lower levels of income inequality than other Asian countries such as Japan, China and Singapore, according to Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Razali Ibrahim. Full story: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/293788 Malaysia income gap lower than Singapore, …

“(The) process will take time because it involves complicated legal matters which need to be handled with care. “Besides foreign policy and laws, the government’s efforts to extradite Sirul also involves human rights issues as not all countries support the death penalty,” Ahmad Zahid said. Full stor …

The Attorney-General’s Chambers is yet to initiate any request in Australia for the extradition of convicted murderer and former police special commando officer Sirul Azhar Umar. This is despite Sirul Azhar, who has been convicted with murdering Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu along with Chief Inspec …

Activist nabbed for Twitter 'threat' to IGP – Police pick up Jingga 13 secretariat member at his home at close to midnight. http://ow.ly/2WK2X9 Activist nabbed for Twitter 'threat' to IGPwww.malaysiakini.comPolice pick up Jingga 13 secretariat member at his home at close to …

"With a loss of 30 percent of the non-Muslim votes, PAS will lose seven parliamentary and 29 state seats it won in the 13th general election in 2013. "PAS will be completely wiped out in Johor, Perak and Malacca and virtually wiped out in Selangor, Pahang and Kedah," Lim added in a st …

No price hike for petrol, diesel, gov't says – But six percent GST will be charged on RON97, Bernama reports. http://ow.ly/2WJ7iL No price hike for petrol, diesel, gov't sayswww.malaysiakini.comBut six percent GST will be charged on RON97, Bernama reports. Malaysiakini’s Facebo …

Rosli Dahlan, who represented Borders store manager Nik Raina Nik Abdul Aziz and controversial academician Kassim Ahmad in tough legal battles, the lawyer will face his toughest test yet tomorrow. This will be on Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail's appeal to strike out his RM48 million suit fo …

Media brave drizzle to hold vigil for TMI editors – Attack one of us and you attack all of us, those attending the vigil say. http://ow.ly/2WJmTU Media brave drizzle to hold vigil for TMI editorswww.malaysiakini.comAttack one of us and you attack all of us, those attending the vigil say. Malay …

Inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar today declared have adopted a "no tolerance" policy on sedition shortly after two more editors from The Malaysian Insider (TMI) were arrested. "Police confirms that it has arrested two more TMI staff to facilitate investigation at 11am. &qu …

Prior to being arrested, The Malaysian Insider (TMI) chief executive Jahabar Sadiq suggested that the police's action seem to have an ulterior motive. "These arrests appear to go beyond just our reportage about one hudud article," he had said, according to a TMI report, pledging that …

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Video | KiniTV: With a few hours to the implementation of the goods and services tax (GST), KiniTV speaks to Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society deputy president Amrahi Buang on one of the biggest concerns, the price of medicines. Medicines and GST: MPS pushes for more extensive zero-rated listwww.kini …

"If DAP accepts hudud, severe punishment could have been meted out on the robber but unfortunately DAP rejects hudud," said Isma president Abdullah Zaik Abd Rahman. Full story: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/293726 Hudud could have prevented robbery, Isma tells Yeohwww.malaysiakini.com&# …

“The PAC found the ST 15 rice subsidy programme to be unsatisfactory,” Nur Jazlan told reporters after chairing the PAC meeting in Parliament House today. Read more here: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/293834 PAC: Ministry should suspend ST 15 rice subsidy planwww.malaysiakini.comNur Jazlan says t …