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KJ defends blacklisting PTPTN defaulters New rule for graduates between 1998 to 2010 but did not pay at all, says minister. KJ defends blacklisting PTPTN defaulters

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 9 (Bernama) — Monitoring the potential involvement of Malaysians with the Islamic State (IS) militant group is not limited to those with private religious school background. Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said preventive measures taken by the police, via its Viol …

VIDEO l KiniTV: Saying that GST is a regressive tax, Pakatan Rakyat is proposing to introduce a Capital Gains Tax for equities (CGT) and Inheritance Tax. Pakatan proposes CGT & Inheritance Tax instead of GSTwww.kinitv.comKiniNews: Pakatan Rakyat today unveiled its own budget which provided an al …

'We respect UN's view on Sedition Act but…' Zahid says UN must also respect the political mould of Malaysia. 'We respect UN's view on Sedition Act but…'

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) — Civil servants are likely to be happy with the 2015 Budget, said Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa. However he said the improvement that would be undertaken was within the government’s ability. “What is important is that we need …

The Selangor state legislative assembly has no power to enact laws which restricted freedom of speech and expression, the Federal Court in Putrajaya heard today. Lawyer Malik Imtiaz Sarwar submitted that only Parliament was vested with powers to enact laws to restrict speech and expression in Malays …

The government has been urged to repeal the Destitute Persons Act (DPA) 1977 as the Act is irrelevant and does not safeguard the homeless' welfare. Laywers for Liberty coordinator Michelle Yesudas said that the Act criminalises homelessness, and allows the authorities to detain anyone dressed s …

Here’s a favorite post of ours from the past: Malaysiakini describes Zahid's behaviour at a press conference yesterday as conduct unbecoming of a minister. #ThrowbackThursday powered by https://sumall.com/facebook Stop harassing our journalists, says Malaysiakini

The Christian Federation of Malaysia has expressed “outrage” over the government’s announcement that a threat to burn the Bible is not a crime as it was in defence of Islam. In a strongly-worded statement, CFM chairperson Eu Hong Seng said the move gives a “carte blanche or free rein” to extremists …

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) — Malaysia Airlines (MAS) today announced a bimodal agreement with TGVAIR, a high-speed rail network that is operated by SNCF, France’s national state-owned railway company. The agreement would allow MAS to commercialise a journey from start to finish includ …

Video | KiniTV: Putrajaya chose to remain silent again today to parliamentary queries on whether Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak had used a government jet for a holiday across Europe shortly after a visit to the Netherlands on official business. Putrajaya retains silence on use of gov't jetwww …

Video | KiniTV: Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein has blamed Wellington for the delay in the extradition to New Zealand of former military attache Muhammad Rizalman Ismail in connection with an alleged sex crime. "The last that I know, it is on their side," Hishammuddin told a press co …

From Hafizah Kamaruddin MAKKAH, Oct 9 (Bernama) — The Haj ‘Masyair’ operations, which is the culmination of the haj rituals that include the ‘wukuf’ in Arafah, spending time in Muzdalifah and stoning in Mina this year has been described as the best. Tabung Haji (TH) cha …

Video | KiniTV: Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim slammed the authorities today for defending Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali's threat to burn the Bible by claiming that it was meant to defend Islam. 'Islam isn't defended with threats to burn Bible'www.kinitv.comKiniNews: Opposition Lead …

Embattled Penang PAS treasurer Iszuree Ibrahim says he will not apologise for bringing up issues concerning the rakyat, even if the state government were to sack him from his municipal councillor post. Speaking to Malaysiakini, Iszuree said he received information that Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng ha …