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Police have urged the public to come forward if they know ‘Kelvin Yip’, the young man under fire from Umno Youth and Malay rights NGOs for posting on his Facebook a profanity-laden complaint about loud prayers from a mosque. Deputy inspector-general of police Mohd Bakri Zinin affirmed that Yip was b …

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) — Air quality was generally good as at 8 am Thursday in the whole country except for nine places where it was moderate, according to the Department of Environment (DoE). The DoE portal identified Kemaman in Terengganu (with an Air Pollutant Index of 52), Miri in S …

FREE: Developing countries participating in the TPPA negotiations, such as Malaysia, Peru, Mexico and Vietnam, generally feel they are being unfairly treated by the Big Boys TPPA talks should be fairer to move fasterwww.kinibiz.comThe Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) talks among 12 Pacific …

LETTERS from Joshua Teh | On July 6, 2014, Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein announced the Malaysian government’s decision to return Warrant Officer 2 Muhammad Rizalman Ismail to New Zealand in order for him to answer charges of burglary and attempted sexual assault awaiting him there. Hishammud …

Stay positive and remember that we represent the people’s hope for change, PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail told all Pakatan Rakyat members today. In a statement addressed to the Pakatan “family”, Wan Azizah urged all politicians to stop bickering and come together to ponder on the aspirations …

The Netherlands is halting the mission to recover victims and debris of the #MH17 Malaysia Airlines crash because of fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, the Dutch prime minister said on Wednesday. Prime Minister Mark Rutte told journalists in The Hague t …

Snap polls in S'gor a blessing in disguise? FREE YOURSAY ‘It's a set back but while we may lose the battle, we will win the war.’ Snap polls in S'gor a blessing in disguise?

Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said today he is "having fun" managing the state, despite the mounting pressure from his party, PKR, to step down. Speaking to reporters after launching the third Klang bridge in Klang today, the beleaguered head of the Selangor government said t …

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 (Bernama) — National diving queen Pandelela Rinong feels the improvement shown by junior divers like Nur Dhabitah Sabri can add on to her motivation level and performance. Pandelela who won a silver medal in the women’s 10m platform at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games s …

The High Court in Temerloh today sentenced a 43-year-old man dubbed ‘Rambo Bentong’ to death by hanging for the murder of a teenager five years ago. Justice Abdul Karim Ab Rahman said, in convicting Rabidin Satir, that the defence had failed to raise any reasonable doubt against the prosecution’s ca …

Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej will return to a Bangkok hospital for the first time since leaving it a year ago, the palace said in an announcement today. The 86-year-old king would undergo a medical checkup, the Office of His Majesty’s Principal Private Secretary said in a statement. It gave no …

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 6 (Bernama) — Former Selangor Menteri Besar Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo’s appeal against his conviction and 12 months jail term for corruption will be heard by the Federal Court on Aug 28. Federal Court corporate communications and international relations head Mohd Aizuddin Zolke …

[#MAP] Location of the controversial and illegal 'nudist' activity, at Teluk Kampi, Penang. Read more here: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/270762

A PAS parliamentarian came under fire today for the “malicious slander” he made against Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, linking him to claims that direct negotiations were used to award the Penang undersea tunnel project. The Chief Minister’s Office said in a statement that it was “shocked” by t …

Khalid still has my support, reiterates Nik Aziz 'What wrong has the S'gor MB done?' asks the PAS spiritual leader. Khalid still has my support, reiterates Nik Aziz