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Judge recuses herself from Rafizi's Bafia case – Despite no objections, she says being related to a witness was reason enough. http://owl.li/2YF2mf Judge recuses herself from Rafizi's Bafia caseowl.liDespite no objections, she says being related to a witness was reason enough. Malays …

Court heated up by Anwar-Nalla supporters – Drama unfolds when their supporters argued over the issue “rice”. http://owl.li/2YF2me Court heats up by Anwar-Nalla supportersowl.liDrama unfolds when their supporters argued over the issue “rice”. Malaysiakini’s Facebook Wall

In conjunction with World Press Freedom Day, the secretariat of Gerakan Media Marah (Geramm) invites the public to join in the ‘World Press Festival’ celebration tomorrow. Come to ‘World Press Festival’ at @Kiniwww.malaysiakini.comFREE Organised by Geram, the event aims to highlight press freed …

Steven Gan, Editor-in-Chief and Co-founder of #Malaysiakini as well as P. Gunasegaram, Joint CEO and Founding Editor of KINIBIZ will be around to meet and greet participants as well as engage in a chat session during the #Campuskini workshop on Facing the Media. Don't miss it! Register now: htt …

Nearly RM3 billion was supposed to be allocated by the Finance Ministry for the socio-economic development of Indians, but the Penang government wants to know whether the money has benefitted the community. Ramasamy: Where did RM3b for Indians go?www.malaysiakini.comHe asks Najib whether the money h …

The government must expand the definition of rape by including the use of objects or other parts of a perpetrator, not just the intrusion of the penis into the orifice of a woman, MCA Wanita chief Heng Seai Kie said today. Expand definition of rape, government urgedwww.malaysiakini.comFREE Include t …

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) might not be able to call Jho Low for questioning because the law limits its scope to civil servants and those serving in GLCs. Jho Low unlikely to face PAC probe on 1MDBwww.malaysiakini.comFREE Law limits PAC to probing civil servants and those in GLCs. Malaysiak …

PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail will accept the proposal by Pakatan Rakyat allies for her to become parliamentary opposition leader. Wan Azizah: I accept opposition leader's postwww.malaysiakini.comShe said she was humbled by the request by the Pakatan Rakyat partners. Malaysiakini’ …

VIDEO: KiniTV Palestinians gathered in Ramallah to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the "Nakba", which means "catastrophe" in Arabic and refers to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians following the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. Palestinians in R …

Former information minister Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir today launched a new political party named Parti Ikatan Bangsa Malaysia (Ikatan) which he claims to be 'pro-raky Ex-Umno minister launches new political partywww.malaysiakini.comThe former information minister claims the new party will be &# …

YOURSAY | PM, why not let UIA students discuss GST?: ‘Why your silence and why the reluctance to explain and enlighten?’ Full story: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/298410 [FREE] YOURSAY | Najib, why not let UIA students discuss GST? [FREE]www.malaysiakini.com Malaysiakini’s Facebook Wall

Islamic varsity urged to heed academic freedom – FREE The university abruptly stopped a forum where Rafizi was invited. http://owl.li/2YEgRL Islamic varsity urged to heed academic freedomowl.liFREE The university abruptly stopped a forum where Rafizi was invited. Malaysiakini’s Facebook …

Mat Sabu: Pakatan stronger if I remain PAS No 2 – He says coalition will scale greater heights if he retains position at party polls. http://owl.li/2YEcrI Mat Sabu: Pakatan stronger if I remain PAS No 2owl.liHe says coalition will scale greater heights if he retains position at party polls. Ma …

[COMMENT] Getting rid of him as Dr Mahathir Mohamad is bent on doing, is not the solution. The problem, after all, began with the former prime minister himself during his premiership for 22 long years. http://ow.ly/MVV0v Sacking Najib is not the solutionwww.malaysiakini.comCOMMENT The answer does no …

[COLUMN] Under Najib’s administration, the operating system is corrupted. I’ll remember Najib as a wannabe reformist, a pretend global moderate who had succumbed to the political pressures from Umno right-wingers, danced to the beat of the Umno-sponsored NGOs, and ultimately blinded himself from his …