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BN backs unity govt despite push for earlier GE16, says Zambry

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 4 -- Barisan Nasional remains committed to the unity government and the country's political stability despite calls within the coalition for the 16th General Election (GE16) to be ... Read More


Malaysian man jailed six years in Australia for keeping Indonesian woman as slave

MELBOURNE, Sept. 4 -- A Malaysian man has been sentenced to six years in prison in Australia after being convicted of enslaving and assaulting an Indonesian woman. Free Malaysia Today, citing ABC New... Read More


Lorry driver remanded three days over crash that killed 12-year-old boy in Gurun

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 4 -- Police have detained a 40-year-old lorry driver over a crash involving a motorcycle on Jalan Gurun-Jeniang yesterday that killed a 12-year-old boy. The victim, Muhammad Ilham... Read More


DOE detects STP blower valve fault at manufacturing factory amid Sitiawan river pollution probe

IPOH, Sept. 3 -- The Department of Environment (DOE) has collected industrial effluent samples from a manufacturing factory as part of its investigation into alleged river pollution after fish and cra... Read More


DOE samples factory discharge after dead fish and crabs found in Sungai Sitiawan

IPOH, Sept. 3 -- The Department of Environment (DOE) has collected industrial effluent samples from a manufacturing factory as part of its investigation into alleged river pollution after fish and cra... Read More


Survey finds most Malaysian manufacturers favour GST, saying SST's cascading taxes raise costs and erode competitiveness

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 3 -- A new survey by the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has revealed that a significant majority of local manufacturers are calling for a return to the Goods and Servi... Read More


Penang gazettes Hungry Ghost Festival as state heritage, six sites also set for official recognition

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 3 -- GEORGE TOWN, Sept 3 - Penang has gazetted the Teong Guan Phor Thor, or Hungry Ghost Festival, as a state heritage item under the Penang State Heritage Enactment 2011, recognis... Read More


Court of Appeal sets aside fraud, conspiracy findings in RM52.2m Johor land dispute

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 3 -- The Court of Appeal has set aside findings of fraud and conspiracy against a businessman and property agent in a dispute over a proposed RM52.2 million sale of a 22ha tract of... Read More


Politicians are public, but their private lives are still private - Khoo Ying Hooi

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 3 -- I had a brief conversation with a friend about the way a politician's divorce has become one of the hottest media stories around. It is everywhere, repeated across news outlet... Read More


Umno's future direction, unity govt ties among key issues at upcoming general assembly, says Asyraf Wajdi

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 3 -- KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 - Umno's direction and its political cooperation within the unity government are expected to be among the key issues debated at the party's upcoming gener... Read More