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[UPDATED] A TransAsia Airways turboprop plane crashed on its second attempt at landing during a thunderstorm on an island off Taiwan on Wednesday, killing 47 people and setting buildings on fire, officials said. The plane, a 70-seat ATR 72, crashed near the runway on the island of Penghu, west of th …

Following is the English translation of the text of speech of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak when tabling the motion on the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 tragedy at the special sitting of the Dewan Rakyat, Wednesday, July 23. Mr Speaker Sir, 1. At about 11 pm on Thursday, 17 July 20 …

Maria Chin Abdullah | Time for Parliament reform In 2011, Malaysians were promised by the Najib Abdul Razak administration that there will be “functional and inclusive democracy”, which he solemnly declared in his Malaysia Day message. However, making the Parliament function and inclusive is an uphi …

[BREAKING NEWS] At least 40 dead in Taiwan plane crash. A Transasia Airways plane crashed when making an emergency landing in Taiwan on Wednesday, killing 40 people, China's Xinhua news agency said. More to follow: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/269698

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Ukrainian separatists did not ask for any favours in exchange for allowing the remains of #MH17 victims and the black boxes to be recovered. Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said there were "no extra deals whatsoever" apart from three main agreements that were outlined by Prime Minis …

LETTER from Noelle Lee | MAS has been on its toes since #MH370 The past few days has been almost a nightmare. This is supposed to be the usual Monday where I have meetings, supposedly with a colleague returning from his business trip and a Europe family vacation. A message from him says: I will retu …

Video | KiniTV Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin says there is no “deal” involved in the agreement brokered with east Ukraine separatist leader Alexander Borodai. He was responding to a question by Lim Guan Eng (DAP-Bagan) who asked if the separatists had demanded anything in return from Malays …

KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 (Bernama) — Jordan on Tuesday supported the resolution of the United Nations (UN) Security Council on the flight MH17 incident in Ukraine. Jordanian news agency, Petra, reported that Jordan’s representative in the UN Security Council stressed on the importance of a …

Video | KiniTV Rantau Panjang MP Siti Zailah Yusof urges the government to heed calls not to serve alcohol on board Malaysia Airlines' flights. She also raises the issue of flight attendants' uniform, which do not adhere to Muslim dress code. "We don't want (anyone) to die in sin …

A former PAS vice-president has some choice words to describe opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and the menteri besar crisis in Selangor, among them being, "madness, greed and desperation". Hasan Ali, who heads the NGO Jalur Tiga (Jati), also believes the move to place Dr Wan Azizah Wan Isma …

Video | KiniTV Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has accused former chief justice Abdul Hamid Mohamad of being racist and extremist for claiming that Islam is under threat in the northern non-Muslim majority state. Penang CM: Ex-CJ Hamid a racist and extremistwww.kinitv.comKiniNews: Penang Chief Mi …

Commonwealth Games 2014, Glasgow | Malaysia's government has launched an appeal to Commonwealth Games organisers to have rifle shooter Nur Ayuni Farhana Abdul Halim reinstated in the competition after she was withdrawn because her jacket was lost en route to Scotland. Ayuni, who won the Commonw …

KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 (Bernama) — Members of Parliament from both sides of the political divide stood up and observed a minute’s silence as a mark of respect for the victims of the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) plane crash, at a special sitting of the Dewan Rakyat Wednesday. The house also ext …

The police should investigate former chief justice Abdul Hamid Mohamad under the Sedition Act for his speech at a buka puasa event on Monday, says Persatuan Hindraf Malaysia (PHM) chairperson P Waythamoorthy. Describing the speech as nauseating and degrading to all Malaysians, Waythamoorthy said in …