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DAP doubts PAS’s new opposition pact can bring change

DAP today questioned whether PAS could be inclusive, anti-corruption and efficient in administration after the Islamist party announced plans to form a second opposition block with a multiracial...

Local issues, not 1MDB or Najib, to dominate Sarawak polls campaign

The Sarawak state election this time around will be largely devoid of national issues usually taken up by Pakatan Harapan to draw the votes, say observers. "They (the opposition) had Taib in...

Pro-Umno blogger pleads guilty to assault of foreign worker

Blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris pleaded guilty to three charges of alleged assault of a foreign worker at the Kuala Lumpur magistrate's court today. Also known as Papagomo, he made the...

We didn’t get the ratings we deserved, says Zeti

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) was among the first central banks to diversify its foreign reserves into instruments from within the Asean region, but it was an effort that ratings agencies failed to...

Mediation can end unilateral conversion disputes, says new panel chair

A curriculum on mediation is a possible solution to bring an end to disputes arising from the unilateral conversions of children to Islam by one spouse, the new chairman of the Committee to...

Anifah to cross-appeal against Anwar in defamation suit

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman received the go-ahead from the Court of Appeal today to cross-appeal against the RM20,000 costs awarded to him in a defamation suit filed by former...

Malaysia going backwards by strengthening OSA, says anti-graft group

Revising penalties under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) will only push Malaysia into a pre-colonial era at a time when other governments are pursuing more transparency, an anti-graft group...

No guns on boat, Lahad Datu accused tells court

A Filipino accused in the Lahad Datu intrusion case did not see any firearm in the boat that he sailed in from Bungao, in the Philippines, to Kampung Tanduo in Lahad Datu, the High Court was told...

Foreigners held by Philippines militants appeal for help

Three foreigners kidnapped by militants in the Philippines nearly six months ago have appealed to their governments for help to secure their release, as their al-Qaeda-linked captors issued a one...

No 1MDB questions, Kit Siang urges speaker to explain

DAP has urged Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia to reveal the number of questions on 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) he rejected since proceedings began this week. The party's...

For some Pakatan supporters, working with Dr Mahathir still a big no

The Malay adage, "jilat balik ludah" (which literally means licking up one's own spit) is how many activists and members of Pakatan Harapan parties describe the March 4 Citizens'...

Sarawak anti-dam group wins South Korean rights award

Save Rivers, the Sarawak conservation group leading the opposition to the Baram hydroelectric dam project, has won a South Korean human rights award. The Tji Haksoon Justice and Peace Award,...

Barring speakers stunts students’ growth, PKR Youth tells varsities

Universities must stop barring speakers critical of the government as this will only stunt students' growth, says PKR Youth vice-chief Fahmi Fadzil. He said universities were supposed to be a...

Kadir says Ikatan not joining PAS’s new political pact

Parti Ikatan Bangsa Malaysia has denied a PAS leader's claim that it is joining the Islamist party's new opposition bloc. Ikatan president Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir told The Star Online...

Obscene videos in WhatsApp land Sabah teacher in trouble

The Sabah Education Department has identified the teacher who allegedly set up a Whatsapp group and uploaded obscene videos for viewing by its members. Its director, Datuk Jame Alip, said...

Who’s being childish, Shafie asks Ku Nan

Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal today shrugged off criticism that he was acting "childishly" in supporting the Citizens' Declaration‎, which aims to remove Prime Minister Datuk Seri...

3,000 tonnes of food wasted daily in Malaysia

Approximately 3,000 tonnes of food wasted daily in Malaysia are preventable food waste, according to Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi) director-general Datuk Dr...

Singapore lands its side of undersea cable to boost Internet

The Southeast Asia–Middle East–Western Europe 5 (SEA-ME-WE 5) undersea cable was successfully landed by Singtel at Tuas, Singapore. The SEA-ME-WE 5 cable system is being developed by a...

Goldman Sachs hired Jamaludin Jarjis’s daughter while pitching for 1MDB deals, says WSJ

Goldman Sachs Group Inc hired the daughter of an ally to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak around the time the firm’s bankers were pitching business to the country’s government investment...

Blogger Papagomo to be charged with assault

Pro-Umno blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, also known as Papagomo, is expected to be charged at the magistrate’s court in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow with alleged assault of a foreign worker, the...