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Police today took a statement from a woman allegedly a participant at the nudist sports event in Teluk Kampi, Taman Negara (national park), Penang on May 31. Southwest district OCPD Supt Lai Fah Hin said the woman, only identified as Ellen, came in today to give her statement. Asked if she was under …

[UPDATES] Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim today proposed August 15 for a meeting to be held with PKR's disciplinary board to answer allegations made against him. Speaking to reporters today, Abdul Khalid said he could not attend the meeting scheduled for 3pm today as he will be meet …

[NEWS FLASH] The Court of Appeal today said there should be zero tolerance towards custodial death and it is recommending that independent public inquiries be held on all similar cases. The appellate court today said this in allowing the reduction in the quantum of damages including waiving of a fal …

Faced with impending water shortage, the Selangor government today said that car wash centres can only operate from 12pm to 6pm. The move, effective immediately, comes amid rising fears over the likelihood of another round of water rationing. “The Selangor government is trying to ensure that there i …

The government today advised Malaysian Muslims going on the Haj pilgrimage this year to take precautions following a report that a man had died of suspected Ebola virus disease in Saudi Arabia. Health Minister Dr S Subramaniam said pilgrims should avoid body contact, especially with those who were s …

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mah Siew Keong today urged critics of nuclear energy to keep an “open mind” as Malaysia cannot continue on an energy status quo. “I seriously, very sincerely come here today to look at that angle, on whether do we really want to go nuclear or do we not go …

Two Selangor PKR leaders today claimed that a supposedly "pro-Azmin" statement that was delivered at the party's press conference yesterday was not fake, as initially assumed. State information chief Shuhaimi Shafei and state secretary Amirudin Saari instead said that the distributed …

Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said today he is "having fun" managing the state, despite the mounting pressure from his party, PKR, to step down. Speaking to reporters after launching the third Klang bridge in Klang today, the beleaguered head of the Selangor government said t …

The High Court in Temerloh today sentenced a 43-year-old man dubbed ‘Rambo Bentong’ to death by hanging for the murder of a teenager five years ago. Justice Abdul Karim Ab Rahman said, in convicting Rabidin Satir, that the defence had failed to raise any reasonable doubt against the prosecution’s ca …

A PAS parliamentarian came under fire today for the “malicious slander” he made against Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, linking him to claims that direct negotiations were used to award the Penang undersea tunnel project. The Chief Minister’s Office said in a statement that it was “shocked” by t …

MCA today called Selangor state assembly to be dissolved and a snap election called following the allegations of integrity problems involving Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim. "With the fresh poll called, we hope BN can reclaim power in Selangor," said Selangor MCA Liaison Commi …

A DAP assemblyperson today urged families of the deceased whose graves were recently vandalised to contact the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) for further updates. Twenty-five graves were found vandalised at the Christian cemetery in Kampung Tunku in Petaling Jaya two weeks ago. Full story: http:/ …

The Federal Court in Putrajaya today ordered the High Court to hear expeditiously on the jurisdiction and domicile issues in a matrimonial battle between a former Miss Malaysia and her estranged billionaire husband. A five-member panel chaired by Federal Court judge Suriyadi Halim Omar refused to gr …

The Sessions Court in Petaling jaya today granted former Rembau PKR branch leader Badrul Hisham Shaharin, or better known as 'Che'GuBard', a discharge not amounting to an acquittal on a charge of organising the Selangor voters’ appreciation assembly last year. Judge Yasmin Abdul Razak …

Malaysia today denied an Israeli claim in a news report that the country was used as a training ground for the Hamas fighters in Palestine. Deputy Home Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said Malaysia had never organised military training for any group other than the countries with which it had form …