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Video | KiniTV: So-called 'honour killings' are rife in Pakistan — it's estimated at least one woman is killed every day in Sindh province alone, most deaths a way to consolidate local power and extort land from the weak. Murder for 'honour': The bloody tide sweeping P …

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 (Bernama) — The number of companies registered for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) stood at 145,618 as of Nov 16, 2014, an increase of 1,332 from the previous day, the Royal Malaysian Customs Department said. The number of companies registered for the GST has now surpasse …

StockStalk: Will Puncak Niaga be making big purchases and cutting major deals in the oil & gas and plantation sectors? Will it be able succeed in diversifying from its core water businesses? Puncak Niaga: What now after selling S’gor water assets?www.kinibiz.comThe concessionaire has just sold o …

YOURSAY | Hadi is Umno’s best weapon against Pakatan: ‘PAS under Hadi lost Kedah and Terengganu. Kelantan next?’ Full story: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/280814 [FREE] Hadi is Umno’s best weapon against Pakatanwww.malaysiakini.comFREE YOURSAY ‘PAS under Hadi lost Kedah and Terengganu. Kelantan n …

Politicians lie, voters must find truth themselves FREE YOURSAY ‘Indeed, Umno does not need the 40,000 Bangladeshis to win.’ Politicians lie, voters must find truth themselves

PARLIAMENT | The government plans to set up a special court for the goods and services tax (GST) in an effort to monitor GST implementation starting April 2015. Gov’t plans to set up special court for GST caseswww.malaysiakini.comPARLIAMENT The special court would hear cases against unscrupulous tra …

KOTA KINABALU, Nov 17 (Bernama) — The relevant authority in Sabah has deported 16,208 illegal immigrants to their country of origin between January and November this year. State National Security Council (NSC) secretary Rodzi Md Saad said of the figure, 12,636 were from the Philippines, 3,331 …

The nominal GDP per person in Kuala Lumpur in 2012 was higher than South Korea but lower than the latter’s capital Seoul and Singapore, based on a report revealed by Khazanah Research Institute. 'KL GDP higher than S Korea, lower than Seoul'www.malaysiakini.comThis is according to a report …

The government should dismantle subsidies and continue with Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) cash handouts, according to a report by Khazanah Research Institute. The institute said this would avoid businesses instead of households benefitting. According to 'The State of Households' report r …

PARLIAMENT | Several Pakatan Rakyat MPs today were once again left frustrated after Deputy International Trade and Industries Minister Hamim Samuri refused to answer questions on the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) in the Dewan Rakyat. Despite posers from several MPs, Hamim negated the qu …

PKR's Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli is determined to press for action on Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan for issuing contradicting statements on the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) issue, and has submitted the relevant documents to the speaker. Ahmad told the Lower House last Thursday that th …

DAP's Sandakan MP Stephen Wong is fuming at Putrajaya's attempt to dodge Parliament ahead of the release of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on illegal immigrants in Sabah report. Putrajaya dodging Parliament over Sabah RCIwww.malaysiakini.comBypassing parliament shows government' …

The Court of Appeal in Putrajaya today dismissed the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) appeal against a High Court decision to quash its notice to two lawyers. MACC’s appeal to quash High Court decision dismissedwww.malaysiakini.comOn Jan 30, last year, the High Court quashed the notice …

Malaysian state investor 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) took a big step towards a planned US$ 3 billion IPO for its power plant assets, filing a long-awaited application for a flotation that will reduce its huge debt burden, sources said. The initial public offering (IPO) plans have been delayed s …

Pahang sultan to visit Camerons on Wednesday Long-term plan to restore the area is also in the pipeline, says state secretary. Pahang sultan to visit Camerons on Wednesday