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A heads of agreement has been signed between the Selangor and federal governments to conclude the restructuring of the Selangor water industry. Tweets by Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim’s press secretary Arfa’eza Aziz confirmed the signing ceremony. In the photograph tweeted by Arfa’eza, …

After several months of lobbying the federal government to release the relevant documents on the controversial Kinrara-Damansara Expressway (Kidex), Putrajaya has finally agreed to the request. However, the federal agency Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA) does not appear interested in providing the …

Urban Wellbeing Housing and Local Government Minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan reiterated today that the proposed Tambatuon Dam in Kota Belud would be implemented only when the local residents agree to it. "The project will serve many purposes actually, such as providing irrigation for paddy fields, …

SEREMBAN, July 25 (Bernama) — The Negeri Sembilan government’s Aidilfitri open house, scheduled on the first day of Syawal, has been cancelled. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said the event has been cancelled out of respect for those killed in Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 which …

Penang Umno wants the state government to explain the allocations for Islamic administration and development in the state. Its liaison chairman Zainal Abidin Osman said it was important for the DAP-led state government to provide details on the allocations if it really practised transparency in its …

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 …

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Games organisers to have rifle shooter Nur Ayuni Farhana Abdul Halim reinstated in the competition after she was withdrawn because her jacket was lost en route to Scotland.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 …

Give M'sians more say in Forest City, urges DAP The government must step in and take over the private man-made island project, Forest City in Johor, to safeguard the environment and the people's interest, an opposition leader said today. Noting that the Johor state-owned Kumpulan Prasarana …

The government has agreed to impose the vehicle entry permit (VEP) charge soon on Singapore vehicles entering Johor, said Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak. Announcing this today, he said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Wahid Omar, who oversees the Economic Planning Unit, had been in …

Video | KiniTV Pakatan Rakyat called on the government today to organise a special sitting of Parliament to discuss the attacks on Palestine. It wants the government to take firm action against the United States, which is seen as a strong supporter of Israel, particularly by rejecting the Trans Paci …

Make Sabah RCI report public now, says DAP Accusing the federal government of dragging its foot on Sabah’s illegal immigration problem, DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang today called on it to make public immediately the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on the matter. Lim said the report …

Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni HanadzlahBy Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) — The government will decide on the subsidy rationalisation programme by the fourth quarter of this year and to be implemented in 2015, said Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah. By …

JOHOR BAHARU, July 9 (Bernama) — Come next year, the Johor Government is expected to table the state environment enactment to hasten the process of studying nature and determining development in the state. State health and environment committee chairman Datuk Ayub Rahmat said the enactment, ho …

Gov't abdicating its duties, says Indira's lawyer The government and the prime minister are abdicating their responsibilities to find a harmonious, long-term settlement to inter-faith custody disputes in the country, says a lawyer for one of those involved in one such dispute. Lawyer M Kul …

Johor wants own environment law by 2015 Come next year, the Johor government is expected to table the state environment enactment to hasten the process of studying nature and determining development in the state. State health and environment committee chairperson Ayub Rahmat said the enactment is un …