Malaysia News Headlines

  • Sabah minister denounces marriage Malay Mail - Thu, May 23, 2013

    KOTA KINABALU: SABAH Community Development and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Jainab Ahmad is against the marriage between a 40-year-old father-of-four and a 13-year-old girl he allegedly raped More »

  • Barred from congress, president seeks apology Malay Mail - Thu, May 23, 2013

    KOTA KINABALU: THE Malaysia Indigenous Network or Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia (JAOS) is demanding an apology from the International Hydropower Association (IHA) and the Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) for barring an indigenous leader from taking part in the ongoing Hydropower and Regional Development Congress in Kuching More »

  • Split,over,no-contest,move Malay Mail - Wed, May 22, 2013

    PETALING JAYA: MIC leaders shared mixed views over a news report yesterday which revealed a brewing power struggle within the party More »

  • Bukit Gambir project illegal Malay Mail - Wed, May 22, 2013

    GEORGE TOWN: THE developer responsible for the land clearing on Bukit Gambir has not sought planning permission from the Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) More »

  • New-look Sultan Azlan Airport opens Malay Mail - Wed, May 22, 2013

    IPOH: The RM42 million redeveloped Sultan Azlan Airport here is expected to draw more tourists and airlines to the state More »

  • Ex-sec called to help police probe on missing gold Malay Mail - Wed, May 22, 2013

    GEORGE TOWN: THE Penang Hindu Endowment Board (HEB) has asked its former secretary, R More »

  • Orang asli graves desecrated Malay Mail - Wed, May 22, 2013

    ROMPIN: AN ORANG ASLI community here is outraged after discovering their cemetery had been desecrated by an irresponsible party More »

  • Indian national dies in fall Malay Mail - Wed, May 22, 2013

    GEORGE TOWN: AN INDIAN national working here fell to his death from the ninth floor of an apartment building on Monday night More »

  • Let's talk, says Ongkili Malay Mail - Wed, May 22, 2013

    PUTRAJAYA: AFTER years of bickering, the federal government has offered an olive branch to the Selangor government in an effort to resolve the long-standing water feud in the state More »

  • Chua blames veterans Malay Mail - Wed, May 22, 2013

    KUALA LUMPUR: MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek yesterday refused to take any responsibility for the party's worst electoral outing, instead blaming it on party veterans and their "political baggage" More »

  • Anifah underlines priorities with neighbours Malay Mail - Wed, May 22, 2013

    PUTRAJAYA: AFTER being appointed for a second term as the foreign affairs minister, Datuk Sri Anifah Aman yesterday outlined Wisma Putra's priorities in maintaining relations with Malaysia's neighbours More »

  • Armed robbery gang crippled in hotel raid Malay Mail - Tue, May 21, 2013

    IPOH: POLICE have crippled an armed robbery gang in the state with the arrest of six men and one woman More »

  • Storm hits house twice in a month Malay Mail - Tue, May 21, 2013

    PORT DICKSON: A FAMILY has had to bear extensive losses after their house was hit by a storm twice this month, leaving them with a house full of damaged belongings More »

  • ‘We're coming for you' Malay Mail - Tue, May 21, 2013

    GEORGE TOWN: POLICE have identified the suspects behind a number of shooting cases here and have told them it it only a matter of time before they are in custody More »

  • PR mulls shadow Cabinet Malay Mail - Tue, May 21, 2013

    THE Pakatan Rakyat central leadership council will meet before the new parliamentary session to discuss its shadow Cabinet line-up from among its 89 members More »

  • VIEW: Air Asia's Tony Fernandes to 'fire up' investors ANN - 4 hours ago

    Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - He has fired many people on the Apprentice Asia reality show, which came on air this week, and appears to be enjoying it too. Some of those who have watched the show might feel that that must be the style at AirAsia and AirAsia X (AAX), the two airlines he founded with long-time friend Kamarudin Meranun. More »

  • M'sian opposition members to face sedition charges ANN - 4 hours ago

    Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - Malaysian police arrested three opposition figures under the Sedition Act while the Home Ministry seized some 3,000 copies of opposition party organs as the authorities moved to put a stop to alleged attempts to overthrow the government through street protests. More »

  • M'sian rally organisers told to follow law or face penalty ANN - 4 hours ago

    Putrajaya (The Star/ANN) - Those who do not adhere to the Peaceful Assembly Act will "pay a heavy price" for their offence, said Home Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. More »

  • 40-yo M'sian to be charged with statutory rape ANN - Thu, May 23, 2013

    Putrajaya (The Star/ANN) - Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail says the prosecution will proceed with statutory rape charges against 40-year-old restaurant manager Riduan Masmud. More »

  • Lower net profit for AirAsia ANN - Thu, May 23, 2013

    Sepang (The Star/ANN) - AirAsia Bhd's net profit for the first quarter ended March 31 contracted to 104.8 million ringgit (US$34 million) from 172.4 million ringgit a year ago but operationally, the budget carrier still reported growth. More »

  • Sabah security is new Defence Minister's priority ANN - Thu, May 23, 2013

    Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - Security in Sabah is the top priority for new Malaysian Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, who will look into the East Sabah Security Command (Esscomm) and the Eastern Sabah Safety Zone (Esszone) as his first order of business. More »

  • Psy unable to stem 'American Idol' ratings plunge ANN - Wed, May 22, 2013

    Seoul (The Korea Herald/ANN) - Korean rap star Psy graced the stage of "American Idol" last week for its season 12 finale show where he performed his "Gangnam Style" follow-up single "Gentleman." More »

  • M'sian minister wants teen's marriage to 40-yo nullified ANN - Wed, May 22, 2013

    Kota Kinabalu (The Star/ANN) - The Sabah Welfare Department is taking steps to take a 13-year-old alleged rape victim under its care and protection while trying to nullify her marriage to the man accused of having sex with her. More »

  • M'sia moves to prevent conflict of interest in govt deals ANN - Wed, May 22, 2013

    Petaling Jaya (The Star/ANN) - All members of the administration and their immediate families should be barred from bidding for government contracts, says the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Com­mission (MACC). More »

  • M'sia denies being owner of controversial blog ANN - Wed, May 22, 2013

    Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - Blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris has denied being the owner or publisher of the "Papa Gomo" blog. More »

  • Rape accused defends marriage to 13-yo M'sian ANN - Tue, May 21, 2013

    Kota Kinabalu (The Star/ANN) - He allegedly had sex with a 13-year-old girl and saw no wrong in it. More »

  • Case to be filed against M'sians involved in Sabah crisis ANN - Tue, May 21, 2013

    Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - Enough documents have been obtained to build a case against the four Malaysians said to be behind the Lahad Datu intrusion earlier this year, said newly appointed Home Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. More »

  • AirAsia: Child not allowed on board because of chicken pox ANN - Tue, May 21, 2013

    Petaling Jaya (The Star/ANN) - A mother and her child were prevented from boarding a flight from Vietnam to Malaysia because the child was infected with chicken pox and was deemed a health risk to other passengers, AirAsia said. More »

  • M'sia to impose stern action against rally-goers ANN - Mon, May 20, 2013

    Petaling Jaya (The Star/ANN) - Malaysian Home Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said there will be no more warnings against those bent on taking part in illegal rallies and assemblies that could disrupt peace and stability in the country. More »

  • VIEW: Looking forward with new hope ANN - Mon, May 20, 2013

    Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - "What are you looking forward to?" More »

  • Bukit Aman team to probe detainee's death The Edge Malaysia - 22 hours ago

    KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): A special Bukit Aman task force will investigate the death  of Indah Water employee N Darmindran, who was allegedly beaten and tortured while in police custody. More »

  • PKR congress – ‘not a wake but a war room’ The Edge Malaysia - 23 hours ago

    The high hopes of the Pakatan Rakyat coalition that it would take control of Parliament in the 13th general election have not borne fruit, but leaders of PKR, which is the second largest of the th More »

  • Tian Chua, Haris Ibrahim detained The Edge Malaysia - Thu, May 23, 2013

    PETALING JAYA (May 23): Activist Haris Ibrahim and PKR vice-president Tian Chua have been detained by the police separately and taken to  the Jinjang police station.   Parti Sosialis Malaysia More »

  • Malaysia’s election system drawn to sustain BN’s dominance, don tells  …
    Malaysia’s election system drawn to sustain BN’s dominance, don tells  … The Malaysian Insider - Thu, May 23, 2013

    PETALING JAYA, May 23 — Barisan Nasional’s (BN) rule will continue as long as Malaysia uses the first-past-the-post voting system despite redelineation, academic Amer Saifude told a forum here last night. More »

  • Sistem pilihan raya Malaysia dicipta untuk kekalkan kuasa BN, kata ahli …
    Sistem pilihan raya Malaysia dicipta untuk kekalkan kuasa BN, kata ahli … The Malaysian Insider - Thu, May 23, 2013

    Oleh Mohd Farhan Darwis More »

  • Wakil Pakatan akan gunakan kekuatan parlimen untuk sekat persempadanan …
    Wakil Pakatan akan gunakan kekuatan parlimen untuk sekat persempadanan … The Malaysian Insider - Wed, May 22, 2013

    OLEH CLARA CHOOIPENOLONG PENGARANG BERITA KUALA LUMPUR, 22 Mei — Ahli Parlimen Pakatan Rakyat (PR) berikrar akan menggunakan peningkatan kerusi Parlimen mereka untuk memastikan kawasan pilihan raya dilakar semula secara adil apabila Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) melakukan persempadanan semula akhir tahun ini.Ahli Parlimen Pandan Rafizi Ramli mengingatkan aktiviti itu akan menyebabkan peningkatan jumlah kerusi dan undi majoriti dua pertiga diperlukan untuk mengesahkan perubahan sebelum diluluskan oleh Dewan Rakyat. ... More »

  • Pakatan MPs to use parliamentary strength to block unfair redelineatio …
    Pakatan MPs to use parliamentary strength to block unfair redelineatio … The Malaysian Insider - Wed, May 22, 2013

    BY CLARA CHOOIASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 ― Pakatan Rakyat (PR) federal lawmakers have vowed to make full use of their increased parliamentary numbers to ensure constituencies are fairly redrawn when the Election Commission (EC) kicks off the redelineation exercise this year-end. More »

  • Pakatan feels BN’s strength in rural Selangor The Edge Malaysia - Fri, May 17, 2013

    KLANG: As Pakatan Rakyat embarks on its second term of administering Selangor, it is with the sober realisation that the coalition had underestimated Barisan Nasional’s (BN) strength in the semi-r More »

  • REACH hopes Palanivel can be Cameron Highlands' saviour The Edge Malaysia - Thu, May 16, 2013

    PETALING JAYA (May 16): An environmental NGO is hoping newly-appointed Natural Resources and Environment Minister (NRE) Datuk Seri G Palanivel will put an end to the green woes in Cameron Highland More »

  • Some unhappy as Muhyiddin retains post The Edge Malaysia - Thu, May 16, 2013

    PETALING JAYA: The Parents Action Group for Education (PAGE) was “clearly disappointed” with the education ministry again being headed by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin who is also deputy prime minister More »

  • Terengganu’s move to axe officers draws flak The Edge Malaysia - Mon, May 13, 2013

    PETALING JAYA: The new Terengganu government’s decision to discontinue the services of state and parliamentary development officers in areas won by the opposition has drawn criticism. Kuala More »

  • It ain't over till it's over The Edge Malaysia - Fri, May 10, 2013

    (May 10): A FRIEND posed this on Facebook: "Sadly or otherwise,  ini kali lah is far from over," referring to the rally at the Kelana Jaya stadium attended by a big crowd. A very big multi-racial... More »

  • Selangor PAS wants deputy MB post The Edge Malaysia - Fri, May 10, 2013

    SHAH ALAM (May 10): Selangor PAS has proposed a deputy menteri besar post be created, to be filled by a PAS state assembly member. Selangor PAS deputy commissioner III Khalid Samad said yes More »

  • Unite and damn racial segregation The Edge Malaysia - Fri, May 10, 2013

    IF I ever join a political party and were to be fielded as a candidate in the next general election, this would be my rallying cry, the content of my speech: My utmost wish for Malaysia is unity a More »

  • EC to conduct post-mortem on indelible ink The Edge Malaysia - Wed, May 8, 2013

    PETALING JAYA (May 8): The Election commission will study complaints regarding indelible ink once it has gazetted the GE13 results within the next three weeks. EC deputy chairman Datuk Wan A More »

  • Malaysia activist charged with sedition, 3 others held
    Malaysia activist charged with sedition, 3 others held AFP News - 15 hours ago

    A Malaysian court on Thursday charged a student activist with sedition and police arrested three others, including two opposition politicians, in what critics decried as a crackdown on dissent. More »

  • SE Asia Stocks-Fall on Fed, China data jitters; S'pore, Thailand hit 2-wk … Reuters - 22 hours ago

    BANGKOK, May 23 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stocks fell onThursday, with Singapore marking its worst week since November2012 and Thai stocks at their lowest close in more than twoweeks, as worries over the future of U.S. monetary stimulus andweak Chinese data dented global sentiment. Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia saw weakness in large capssuch as Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, SiamCommercial Bank Pcl and CIMB Group Holdings as investors cut holdings in risk assets ahead of a longweekend. Singapore's Straits Times Index dropped 1.8 percentto 3,393.17, the lowest close since May 7. ... More »

  • VEGOILS-Palm oil climbs to 1-mth high, posts 3rd weekly gain Reuters - 22 hours ago

    * Prices hit 2,375 ringgit, level last seen on April 11 * Palm oil's target of 2,388 ringgit confirmed -technicals * Malaysian markets closed for holiday on Friday (Updates prices) By Chew Yee Kiat SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futuresrose on Thursday to their highest in more than a month,stretching gains to a third straight week as investors hoped fora recovery in demand ahead of the Muslim fasting month ofRamadan. ... More »

  • Malaysia police arrest opposition figures in crackdown Reuters - 22 hours ago

    By Siva Sithraputhran KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian police arrested several opposition politicians and activists on Thursday, launching a crackdown on dissent three weeks after an election exposed deep divisions in the country and sparked a series of opposition protest rallies. Police also raided the offices of opposition newspapers and seized thousands of copies of their publications, according to online media reports. ... More »

  • Malaysia leads the way in Basel III debt Reuters - Thu, May 23, 2013

    * Banks line up first loss-absorbing bonds * Deals will test appetite for new style subordinated debt * Other lenders in Asia may follow template By Kit Yin Boey May 23 (IFR) - Malaysia is poised to host Asia's firstpublic issue of loss-absorbing bank debt, so-called bail-inbonds, since the region began the transition to Basel IIIstandards earlier this year. CIMB Bank has received preliminary approval from thecountry's central bank for a subordinated ringgit bond that willcount towards its Tier 2 capital, and may launch the deal in thenext few weeks. ... More »

  • AirAsia net profit falls nearly 40 percent in 1st quarter
    AirAsia net profit falls nearly 40 percent in 1st quarter AFP News - Thu, May 23, 2013

    AirAsia, Asia's largest low-cost carrier by fleet size, said Wednesday that first-quarter net profit fell 39 percent year-on-year due to a foreign exchange loss on borrowings. More »

  • Strong data revenues boost Malaysia Axiata's Q1 net profit Reuters - Wed, May 22, 2013

    KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Reuters) - Axiata Group Bhd,Malaysia's biggest telco firm by market capitalisation, posted a8.65 percent rise in first quarter profit, driven by stronggrowth in regional data revenue. Axiata earned 614.56 million ringgit ($203.60 million)in thethree months ended March, compared with the previous net profitof 565.63 million ringgit a year earlier. Its profit was abovethe 603.65 million ringgit average of forecast of three analystspolled by Reuters. ... More »

  • VEGOILS-Palm oil rises to 1-mth high, Ramadan demand underpins Reuters - Wed, May 22, 2013

    * Prices hit 2,363 ringgit, level last seen on April 12 * Palm oil to rise to 2,388 ringgit -technicals * Indonesia keeps palm oil export tax unchanged at 9 pct (Updates prices) By Chew Yee Kiat SINGAPORE, May 22 (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil futuresrose to the highest in more than one month on Wednesday, asinvestors pinned their hopes on demand recovery ahead of theMuslim holy month of Ramadan. Market participants are counting on restocking ahead of theholy month, which falls in July this year, to drive upconsumption in key producers Malaysia and Indonesia. ... More »

  • Malaysia tribal groups protest world hydro meeting
    Malaysia tribal groups protest world hydro meeting AFP News - Wed, May 22, 2013

    About 300 Borneo tribespeople staged a protest at a world hydroelectric industry meeting in Malaysia on Wednesday to denounce dams they say are destroying forests and native ways. More »

  • NGOs denounce Malaysia hydropower meeting
    NGOs denounce Malaysia hydropower meeting AFP News - Wed, May 22, 2013

    Three dozen Malaysian NGOs on Tuesday denounced the world hydroelectric industry's decision to hold a conference in a Borneo state where dam projects have uprooted forests and native peoples. More »