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Despite the authorities having issued passes to Malaysiakini, the portal today was barred from covering the meeting between Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in Putrajaya. This reporter was told by security officers that even t …

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) today has refuted reports that the national airliner did not inform the next-of-kin of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 victims prior to a special announcement by the government on the plane's disappearance. MAS insists families told before Jan 29 press meetwww.malaysiakin …

Police today raided the office of Malaysiakini's cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Haque as part of investigations under the Sedition Act 1948. Zunar's office raided again, 155 books seizedwww.malaysiakini.comUPDATED 2.21PM The police says the confiscation was done under the Sedition Act. Malaysi …

#UPDATED The Seremban Coroner's Court today ruled that the death of police detainee 42-year-old P Karuna Nithi two years' ago was the result of assaults by both policemen and other lock-up detainees. Coroner Jagjit Singh had noted that Karuna Nithi, an engineer, had 49 injuries – mos …

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) has closed down its flood aid collection centre at the Subang Air Force Base today. However, donations can still be sent to the Defence Supply Depot in Sungai Buloh, Selangor, starting today from 9am to 3pm. “The flood vic …

Umno politician Saifuddin Abdullah admitted today that many young Malaysians are reluctant to join BN because they are not comfortable about its ethnic-based component parties. 'Young M'sians reluctant to join ethnic-based BN'www.malaysiakini.comSaifuddin Abdullah admits PKR is their …

#UPDATEThe Federal Court has today granted leave (permission) to the Negri Sembilan government to appeal the Court of Appeal’s judgment regarding the transgender verdict. This is despite the parties not agreeing to the seven questions posed by the Negri Sembilan government. This has resulted in Cour …

PKR today questioned the government’s awarding of the Foreign Workers Centralised Management System (FWCMS) to a private company that has ties with a former minister. Why ex-minister given Home Ministry contract?www.malaysiakini.comPKR raises security issue too in foreign workers task for Azmi Khali …

A five-member Federal Court bench today dismissed the application by the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church to review an earlier decision of the court not to grant leave to appeal the ban on the use of the word ‘Allah’ in its weekly, Herald. Federal Court throws out 'Allah' appealwww. …

Video | KiniTV: A five-member Federal Court bench today dismissed the application by the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church to review an earlier decision of the court not to grant leave to appeal the ban on the use of the word ‘Allah’ in its weekly, Herald. Federal Court throws out 'Allah& …

#BREAKING The five-member Federal Court bench had today dismiss the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church's application for review over the use of the word 'Allah" in its Bahasa Malaysia publication of Herald. More to follow: http://www.malaysiakini.com/ Malaysiakini’s Faceboo …

#Sarawak #Floods As of 12pm today, 6,350 victims are still in the evacuation centre, drop from 8,254 at 12am. #Sabah recorded a jump from 591 to 1,081 victims today, MKN reports. Nationwide flood victims saw a slight decrease from 9,256 to 7,764 at the relief centres. #Kelantan remains at 255 while …

The Court of Appeal today dismissed the appeal by the police and government against the High Court decision that the arrest of five lawyers providing legal aid to 14 participants of a candlelight vigil six years ago was unlawful. Court of Appeal: Detention of lawyers illegalwww.malaysiakini.comUPDAT …

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak today said electricity tariff will not be increased this year as part of the restructuring of Budget 2015. No electricity tariff hike for this yearwww.malaysiakini.comUPDATED 12.20PM PM also announces measures to spur exports. Malaysiakini’s Facebook Wall

Video | KiniTV: Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak today said electricity tariff will not be increased this year as part of the restructuring of Budget 2015. No electricity tariff hike for this yearwww.kinitv.comKiniNews: Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak today said electricity tariff will not be incre …