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The government will not replace the controversial Sedition Act in a hasty manner, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said. He also said that the government is still undecided on whether to repeal or amend the Act. He said the new Act, if it comes into place, must be “better” than the Sedition Act and …

Video : KiniTV: Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak says the government will not replace the controversial Sedition Act hastily. He says the government is still undecided on whether to repeal or amend the Act. Najib: No hurry to replace Sedition Actwww.kinitv.comKiniNews: Prime Minister Najib Abdul Raz …

[BREAKING NEWS] The Malaysian government is ready to send former military attaché Muhammad Rizalman Ismail to New Zealand to stand trial, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "We are now only waiting for the official request to be made by the New Zealand government," a ministry spokespers …

The Malaysian government must accord journalists the same respect as they would practitioners of other professions, says Indonesia's union of journalists. Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) president Eko Maryadi said Malaysian journalists should be allowed to carry out their duties witho …

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 8 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the government would be judicious in deciding whether to maintain the Sedition Act 1948 or introduce the National Harmony Act. “Just have trust that the process will be done judiciously and transparently, albeit …

JERLUN, Sept 5 (Bernama) — The government will not retract the freedom of speech in the social media but wants the freedom to be exercised with accountability, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. The Prime Minister said the government practised an open attitude but it was the responsibility of th …

Video | KiniTV: The family of Teoh Beng Hock today gave the government and the prime minister three days to act on the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers responsible for the political aide's death. Beng Hock's sister gives PM three-day ultimatumwww.kinitv.comKiniNews: The …

Datuk Seri Najib Tun RazakKUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Thursday assured the people that the government remains committed to the 1Malaysia philosophy and will ensure that every citizen has a place under the Malaysian sun. He said national unity w …

Has the Malaysian government gone bonkers? According to DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang, this should be on top of the cabinet’s agenda to ponder over when it meets tomorrow morning. Among others, Lim expressed concern over “irresponsible” speeches made recently by some Umno leaders at divisional meetings, …

Are the recent crackdowns by the government an attempt to placate former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad for his attack on current Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's administration as “too soft”, asks Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM). The series of sedition charges against opposition politician …

The Penang government today suspended the activities of the state's Voluntary Patrol Unit (PPS) after 156 of its members were arrested by police yesterday. The decision, announced by the state exco in an emergency meeting today, is pending a bid to challenge the authorities' declaration th …

‘The government does not want to advertise to the world what it is doing.’ Defence minister denies opposition's MH17 claims

Seputeh MP Teresa Kok has questioned whether the government is depriving top students places in public universities to study medicine in a bid to address an oversupply or doctors. She said Health Minister S Subramaniam had told Parliament on March 17 that only a moratorium would be imposed on new me …

The Kelantan state government today said that the state’s move to ban male spectators from a netball tournament next month was based on the prior positive response it had received. Its Youth and Sports secretariat director Ahmad Fadhli Shaari said the move was based on the government’s experience in …

KUCHING, Aug 20 (Bernama) — The Sarawak state government will consider extending assistance to the families of victims of the ill fated Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17, said Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem. However he did not commmit on the form of assistance to be given. “We wil …