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MCA today queried whether PKR's Lumut MP Imran Abdul Hamid was merely out for a partisan jab at Putrajaya by questioning the military honours for the victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, when the Netherlands did the same. "Why does he not lash out at the Dutch government whose armed f …

The Kemaman Municipal Council (MPK) today failed in its appeal to overturn a High Court decision which had rejected its RM5 million defamation suit against Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) over the Bukit Takal Zoo issue in Terengganu. A three-member panel chaired by Court of Appeal judge Zaharah Ibrahi …

KiniBiz | The ringgit closed sharply higher against the US dollar today on renewed buying interest for the local unit. Ringgit ends sharply higher against US$ www.kinibiz.comThe ringgit closed sharply higher against the US dollar today on renewed buying interest for the local unit. At 5 pm, the ring …

Josh Hong | A hopeful mourning Earlier today, Malaysia paused for a minute of silence on the nationwide day of mourning as the first remains of the 43 Malaysians killed in the MH17 shoot-down in eastern Ukraine last month were flown back. As the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah receiv …

PKR CONGRESS | Newly re-elected PKR vice president Nurul Izzah Anwar today urged a "reformasi" for women in politics, to dispel the notion that women becoming leaders are foreign and taboo in this country. Nurul's remarks come amidst PKR's bid to install party president Wan Aziza …

VIDEO: KiniTV PAS lawmaker Khalid Samad today revealed that sources within the Selangor palace had wanted two potential candidates for the menteri besar post, so that the Sultan has a choice. The Shah Alam MP adds that the Selangor MB should come from PKR, as a PAS representative would most likely b …

Indonesia’s highest court is widely expected today to uphold last month’s hotly contested presidential election, paving the way for Joko Widodo to take over as leader of the world’s third largest democracy. Losing candidate Prabowo Subianto has asked the Constitutional Court to overturn the election …

Gerakan today urged all parties to take a proactive stance to stand up against extremism and strive collectively towards building a moderate, fair and inclusive environment for everyone in the country. Its vice president Asharuddin Ahmad said all citizens are civically bound to uphold the nation as …

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 …

VIDEO: KiniTV A coalition of 12 NGOs representing the people of Selangor today launched a campaign to defend Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim until his term in office ends. After launching the campaign at a restaurant in Shah Alam, the coalition's leaders said they would take the message from …

The Court of Appeal in Putrajaya today dismissed Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin’s appeal to amend his statement of defence in the RM100 million defamation suit brought against him by Anwar Ibrahim. A three-member panel chaired by Court of Appeal Judge Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahim said the cou …

PAS Youth chief Suhaizan Kaiat today said his party’s decision to suggest that two names be presented as Selangor Menteri Besar replacement candidates was made after president Abdul Hadi Awang’s audience with the sultan. Defending the decision, Suhaizan said that this was to avoid “any eventualities …

[UPDATED report] MRT Corp chief executive officer Azhar Abdul Hamid today announced his resignation, over the accident which claimed three lives at an MRT construction site last night. He made the announcement in a press conference in Sungai Buloh today. Read more here: http://www.malaysiakini.com/n …

A 23-year-old fishmonger was charged in the Magistrate’s Court in Kuching today with the murder of two British medical students earlier this month. However, no plea was taken from Zulkipli Abdullah, who faced two charges under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which were read out before Magistrate Port …

Veteran newsman A Kadir Jasin today said Dr Mahathir Mohamad had been "patient for a long time" with Najib Abdul Razak before publicly stating today that he regretted backing him to become prime minister in 2009. Speaking to Malaysiakini, the former group editor-in-chief of the New Straits …