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Sarawak Chief Minister Adenan Satem, who took over as head of the state government on Feb 28, has only been paying ‘lip service’ to his promises to change Sarawak for the better, says Sarawak DAP chief Chong Chieng Jen. “Adenan should implement some policy reforms before calling for a state election …

Video | KiniTV Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein has defended his cousin, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, declaring that Najib succeeded where US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed during the MH17 tragedy. He said this in response to former prime minister Dr Mah …

Video | KiniTV Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein has asked all Malaysians to hold a two-minute silence as soon as the remains of flight MH17 victims are transferred into mortuary vans, sometime between 10.30am to 11.30am on Friday. So far 28 Malaysians have been identified, although only 16 will …

Video | KiniTV Every leader has an era, and now is the era of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi tells Dr Mahathir Mohamad He adds that Mahathir, like everyone else, must respect leaders elected by the people and urged the former premier to show his loyalty to Najib. …

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak is “soft” and often silent on important issues in the country, says former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad. This, he explained, is among the reasons for his stinging blog posting criticising Najib (right) this morning. "He is too soft and many other things… So …

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said the country's economic management is at the best level considering that the economic growth in the second quarter far exceeded expectations. Najib said the country's economy grew 6.2 per cent in the first quarter of this year and 6.4 per cent in the se …

video l Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak is “soft” and often silent on important issues in the country, says former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad. However, Mahathir said he was not asking Najib to step down but was merely airing his displeasure. Mahathir: Najib soft and silent on critical issueswww.ki …

Penang Deputy Chief Minister I Rashid Hasnon, who is under fire for endorsing an aerobics event in conjunction with Merdeka, insists there is no ban on the event for Muslims. Rashid said the event, dubbed ‘Let's Zumba Carnival’, to be held on Merdeka Day, Aug 31, at Sunway Tunas in Bayan Baru, …

MAS still has a future, says Idris Jala The minister, once MAS chief, says it should follow his 2008 plan. MAS still has a future, says Idris Jala

Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin today announced that Aug 22 (Friday) has been declared as a National Day of Mourning as the date will witness the arrival of the remains of Malaysian victims of the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 tragedy in Ukraine. Aug 22 declared National Day of Mourning …

MCA has taken Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister Ismail Sabri to task for saying that students who study in vernacular schools would not be able to respect other races. In a statement today, MCA Youth national chairperson Chong Sin Woon called upon all parties to exercise “self-restraint …

Communication and Multimedia Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek is facing mounting criticism for his proposal to study the banning of Facebook, with NGO Centre For A Better Tomorrow (Cenbet) joining the fray. Describing the move as going against Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, Cenbet committee member Wo …

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak is suffering from an illness which makes him forget his promises, according to Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM). The movement recalled how the prime minister had in the past said that the government was planning to abolish the draconian Sedition Act as part of it …

Tourism and Culture Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz.has called the pro-Umno blogger who had dragged his name into the nudist fiasco in Penang as "stupid". The connection that the blogger made with the nudist event to the minister's presence at the state on August 3 to promote the George Tow …

Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is "recklessly" stoking tension by claiming there is basis to allegations that the authorities are slow in acting against non-Malays on insensitive online content, said Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng today. The DAP secretary general said that Muhy …