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The Penang business community may feel “squeezed” by conditions set by Putrajaya but they have adapted and are committed to make it work, despite the lack of support. "We are not strangled (by federal control); we just did not get enough fertilisers." That was how Penang Real Estate and Ho …

Video | KiniTV : Today: Hadi to bulldoze hudud in this Parliament session; PAS helping Umno destroy Pakatan says Lim Guan Eng; Umno tells MCA and Gerakan to butt out of hudud. Fact Sheet – March 20: MCA told not to interfere, PAS helping Umno destroy Pakatan says DAPwww.kinitv.comBuletin: Kini …

The most common myth on the Kelantan syariah criminal code, hudud, that was passed by its state assembly yesterday and spread by its proponents – including the so-called moderates in PAS – is that it will not affect non-Muslims. Full story: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/292612 Wong Chin Huat: Imp …

It says the commission should have first discussed the matter with all stakeholders. Transport Ministry slams Spad over triple fare hike Malaysiakini’s Facebook Wall

However party leaders keep mum on what exactly they have decided. PKR reaches unanimous decision on hudud Malaysiakini’s Facebook Wall

Terence Netto | DAP must talk softly but carry a big stick After employing rhetorical pressure to persuade its Pakatan Rakyat coalition partner, PAS, to desist from passing the hudud bill in Kelantan, DAP is left with only one choice now that the Islamic party has remained impervious to its pleading …

“The actions of Gerakan and MCA, which are BN component parties, is not justified. “If Umno has shown full support (for hudud), they should bring this matter up to the highest council in BN and not suddenly make their own stand out in the open,” said the minister. Full story: http://www.malaysiakini …

Steve Oh | Suppressing social media in the guise to ‘reform’ it Is the government morphing into a control freak in its plans to revamp social media? What is its real motive in revamping the laws on social media? It has already stymied free speech in Parliament and the public arena, and now its tenta …

In the introduction of the Kelantan hudud bill its architect declared that those who question whether the legislation would bring in equal justice are “liars and immoral”. This unbecoming language is what one expects of a fanatic dictator, rather than a genuine democratic leader. It speaks to the de …

"Malaysia is going to go ahead and sign it […] they are going on full steam to do it. They are quite adamant that they will sign it," Charles Santiago said. Full story: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/292585 MP: Gov't set to sign controversial TPPA by year-endwww.malaysiakini.c …

Video | KiniTV: A man's visit to one of Kuala Lumpur's most popular malls ended horribly after a person impersonating a valet drove off with the former's Mercedes Benz E300 BlueTEC Hybrid. 'Valet' steals Mercedes E-Class from mall visitorwww.kinitv.comKiniNews: A man's …

FREE: Liew Kee Sin, former CEO of SP Setia, is now Eco World Development Group chairman. Yet, he remains chairman of the RM40 billion Battersea project, a clear conflict of interest, as Liew himself now readily admits. When will he be shown the door? Liew admits conflict, but will Battersea dump him …

An inmate sentenced to the hangman's noose is seeking clemency from Johor’s Sultan Ibrahim Ismail in conjunction with the sultan's coronation on March 23. Chandran Paskaran's mother, D Nagamal, personally handed over the letter requesting for a pardon on behalf of her son, to the Joho …

Video | KiniTV: Demanding the resignation of DAP elected representatives over the hudud bill issue, MCA Youth prepared a stack of resignation letters for them. "Disappointed" MCA Youth prepares resignation letters for DAP repswww.kinitv.comKiniNews: Demanding the resignation of DAP elected …

"To continue issuing statements condemning DAP would be an exercise in futility," Chua Soi Lek said in a media statement. Full story: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/292629 Ex-boss: MCA may need to train guns on Umnowww.malaysiakini.comIf Umno MPs back the bill, then MCA cannot ignore the …