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Batu MP Tian Chua, along with Anything but Umno (ABU) leader Haris Ibrahim and PAS member Tamrin Ghafar are to be released after police's application for remand was rejected by the magistrate today. More »

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'Makcik BERSIH' atau nama sebenarnya Annie Ooi mencuri perhatian peserta majlis nyalaan lilin di Lokap Berpusat Kuala Lumpur di Jinjang apabila menggesa mereka agar tidak bertempiaran lari sekiranya dikejar polis yang berkawal. More »

Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has washed his hands off today's arrests of two opposition leaders and a pro-democracy activist by police. More »

Human rights NGO Suaram activists were attacked by a group of hostile youths after attending a rally in support of detained student Adam Adli at the Penang Esplanade last night. More »

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 »

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

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 »

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

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

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

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

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 »

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 »

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 »

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

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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

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

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

(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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

* 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 »

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 »

* 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 »

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 »

* 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 »