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Musa Hitam, our former deputy prime minister, must be highly commended for rightly reflecting the views of a significant proportion or even a majority of thinking Malaysians against the introduction of hudud laws. Musa Hitam’s views on hudud deserve full support Malaysiakini’s Facebook Wall

PKR secretary-general Rafizi Ramli today asked if Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's wife Rosmah Mansor herself was in the United States last December to oversee upgrading works of the government's new executive jet, and Airbus ACJ320 which cost RM465 million. Rafizi at a press conference …

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has been challenged to sue businessman Low Taek Jho to disprove the latter's claims that he had close ties with the premier's family. MP: PM should sue Jho Low to disprove tieswww.malaysiakini.comJho Low has told international press of his ties with PM' …

Finance Minister Najib says maintenance fees are also GST-exempt. No GST for property rentals under RM500k Malaysiakini’s Facebook Wall

Former finance minister Daim Zainuddin had advised Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to be careful when 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) came into being years ago, said a source. Read more here: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/292217 Daim cautioned Najib over 1MDB, says sourcewww.malaysiakini.comKIN …

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak – who is suing Malaysiakini – today applied to strike out several paragraphs from the defence filed by the independent news portal. Full story: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/292162 PM applies to strike out part of Mkini’s defencewww.malaysiakini.comLaw …

The government’s refusal to detail Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s highly publicised vacation in the United States last December is akin to giving him a “blank cheque” to spend as much taxpayers’ money as he wants, an MP said today. Read more here: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/292128 PM has & …

In a parliamentary reply, the Finance Minister says no single person can devalue ringgit. Najib's reply 'clears' Tong of ringgit ruse Malaysiakini’s Facebook Wall

Finance Minister Najib Abdul Razak appears to have cleared the tycoon Tong Kooi Ong of allegations that the latter is attempting to profit from manipulating the ringgit. When asked of progress of investigations against Tong, Najib did not address the question or even mention Tong, but instead assure …

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak told Parliament today the government sees no need to set up a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) to study the recent floods nationwide, as there are currently ongoing measures to deal with the issue. Najib (BN-Pekan) said the government has already allocated an initia …

I may as well be IGP if I have to answer, says the minister. Zahid dodges Nurul Izzah probe, points to IGP Malaysiakini’s Facebook Wall

PKR vice president Rafizi Ramli in a statement today said Finance Minister II Husni Hanadzlah’s contradicting claim to 1MDB president Arul Kanda’s statement that the amount is a “commercial loan” shows the decision had been made in haste. Read more here: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/291864 Hasty …

Most local councils are in Malay areas, says the ex-deputy minister. Saifuddin: Local polls won’t erode Malay rights Malaysiakini’s Facebook Wall

Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi must produce evidence of the letters he claims to have in his possession that show that previous home ministers had also penned letters to the United States, similar to that he wrote in respect of Paul Phua. Zahid has claimed to have a “stack of letters and agreement …

"I met the prime minister at the sidelines of the conference of rulers this morning, and briefly I communicated to him my concerns in finding a solution soon as possible," Azmin told reporters in Parliament today. Full story: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/291820 Azmin seeks PM's he …