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Shah Alam MP Khalid Samad today slammed Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) for ‘popularising’ the beer festival Oktoberfest. He also countered claims that there were billboards advertising the event. “Where are the billboards? The Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) has said that no such billboards were appr …

Padang Serai member of parliament N Surendran today filed an application to refer the sedition case pending against him in the Sessions Court to the High Court. Surendran bids to refer sedition case to High Courtwww.malaysiakini.comJudge Ahmad Bache set Oct 15 to hear Surendran’s application.

Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) today blasted the police for “misusing” the Penal Code to punish its critics. Commenting on the recent spate of arrests, LFL executive director Eric Paulsen said that this was a serious abuse because the provisions were never meant to protect the police from public criticis …

PAS Hulu Klang state assemblyperson Saari Sungib today claimed he has been villified by his party party's colleagues on a daily basis since the PAS muktamar. He has been called all sorts of names, be it traitor or munafik (hypocrite) since PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang openly called him and Mo …

Check out our the top stories today: 1. PKR ablaze, Gerakan replies with 'cheap' shot (http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/276440) 2. 'Minimal' fuel hike not a burden, says minister (http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/276431) 3. Don't eat out on Oct 11, says anti-sedition group ( …

Video | KiniTV Perkasa president Ibrahim Ali said today PAS should lead Pakatan Rakyat, if the coalition is serious about competing with the BN in a two-party system. This is because, Ibrahimn said, PAS is a Malay-majority party, like Umno, which leads the BN. 'PAS should lead Pakatan, just lik …

Perkasa president Ibrahim Ali today said that PAS must lead Pakatan Rakyat, if the coalition is serious about competing with the BN in a two-party system. He said that this is as PAS is a Malay-majority party like Umno, which leads the BN. He said that this formula is used by BN to reflect Malaysia’ …

VIDEO l KiniTV: Director of the PAS Research Centre, Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad today said that they had been informed that PAS would have one less exco seat. Dr Dzulkefly: PAS informed on loss of exco seatwww.kinitv.comKiniNews: Director of the PAS Research Centre, Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad today said that they h …

Selangor’s Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah today did not hide his displeasure with Pakatan Rakyat for having caused a political crisis in the state. Siding with ousted menteri besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, the sultan singled out PKR as having engaged in “instigating and mudslinging”. He said the whole c …

A physically-challenged trader claimed today he was treated aggressively by about 15 enforcement officers from the Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP), who also seized 200 items of his goods that were worth RM4,000. G Munisvaran said, in a police report he lodged at the Seberang Perai Tengah poli …

Indonesia’s parliament today approved legislation ending direct elections for governors and mayors, a move president-elect Joko Widodo criticised as a “big step back” for the country. Indonesia puts an end to direct regional electionswww.malaysiakini.comDirect elections in Indonesia have also proven …

The Pengkalan Kubor by-election, which is taking place today, is being seen as one of the calmest by-election to have taken place in the country since the conclusion of the 13th general election. The Election Commission (EC) had received a total of three complaints of offences during campaigning, bu …

A baby girl suffered head injuries today after being attacked by a monitor lizard on a resort island in southern Malaysia, a news report said. The eight-month-old suffered deep cuts to her forehead during the attack on Tioman Island in the state of Pahang, 240 kilometres south-east of Kuala Lumpur, …

A Utusan Malaysia journalist told the Sessions Court in Butterworth today that the individual giving a talk in a video recording, with the title ‘Ceramah Perdana PAS, Padang Menora, Tasek Gelugor’, taken on Aug 21, 2011 was PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu. Witness confirms individual in video is M …

Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said today Muslims in Malaysia are fortunate as they are able to live in peace despite varying political affiliations, unlike those in some other countries. He said Muslims in several other countries had to put up with chaos, strife, economic problems and wides …