(NST) - The cabinet has decided to withdraw the proposal to allow the conversion of minors to Islam by just getting one parent's approval, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

What happened in Morsy's first year in office that forced me to change my mind and decide to rebel against him? Are the millions of people who marched in the streets demanding his immediate…

The majority (the Hanafis, Shaafa’is and Hanbalis) are of the view that what counts is the Islam of one of the parents, whether it is the father or mother, so the children are to be…

Islam does not permit the father to neglect giving his children a Muslim upbringing. It is important to remember, though, that a Muslim upbringing does not force a child to live his entire…

I don’t understand why we are arguing about the issue of ‘forced’ conversion when in the first place children are being forced into a religion not of their choice. They did not choose to be a Muslim,…

This freedom to pick and choose — it might seem that this is a freedom only those outside Islam enjoy — is not really there for everyone. It is a known fact that most people do not choose their…

(The Star) - The state government has softened its stance on the Langat 2 water treatment plant, with Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim saying he is willing to discuss the project with the…

(TMI) - Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim hari ini mengutuk kudeta tentera yang menggulingkan Presiden Mesir, Dr Mohamed Morsi dan mendakwa ia menyebabkan kemunduran kepada “Arab Spring”.

Non-Muslim MPs urge the Cabinet to be sensitive to grouses of the minority in their objection to the Administration of the Religion of Islam (Federal Territories) Bill 2013. …

Fifteen years ago, the number of Muslim Bumiputra members in DAP in Sandakan could virtually be counted on the fingers of one hand, but this is changing. Cyril Lim, FMT KOTA…

(Bernama) -  Simpang Renggam MP Liang Teck Meng will not retract his statement that Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim has 20 offshore bank accounts with amounts of more than US$66 million…

(Bernama) - The Selangor Government’s request for an additional RM761.44 million for expenses, after being allowed RM1.63 billion in November last year, has raised questions.

 (Malaysian Digest) - Nasruddin added that PAS is not against entertainment, but the policy has to change to ensure that the types of entertainment that come into Malaysia are not against Islam in…

 (The Sun Daily) -  I think Malaysians can make their own deduction on why it has not become a law... who else can stop the cabinet's decision.

 (The Star) - If PAS opposed the clause especially the part that said when one of the parents converts to Islam  the child will have to follow, the accusation would be that PAS had sold itself to the…

 (TMI) - "Is being bold in criticising the government equal to professionalism? What is being professional? Understand these terms to attract the audience"

 If Najib Razak is to survive a challenge from Muhyiddin Yassin, it is better for him to change his position and adopt the Mandela's model of national reconciliation. His current position is unstable…

 It may be that BN, particularly Umno, has decided to give up on winning the support of those who do not support it and instead concentrate on those who do. If so, we can expect the Government to play…

 (FMT) - Berkemungkinan besar tidak ada calon yang layak mencabar Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil dalam pemilhan jawatan Ketua Wanita Umno akhir tahun ini.

 (The Malay Mail Online) - A shareholder group backing the RM33.4 million pay packet for Puncak Niaga chairman Tan Sri Rozali Ismail was hastily convened to help vested parties cash out ahead of…

 (The Malay Mail Online) - Putrajaya’s proposal for live coverage of the ballot-counting process is nothing but “icing on a very rotten cake”, Bersih 2.0 has said, joining other electoral reforms…

 (Bernama) - Police will investigate the death of a 53-year-old man who died while being detained by police.Dang Wangi police chief ACP Zainuddin Ahmad said the man was detained after a chase by two…

 (Prime News Update) - Singapore will dethrone Switzerland in the next two years as the world’s top centre for managing international funds, a study said on Thursday, as a global tax crackdown and…

Former NSA contractor Snowden leaked a trove of information about US electronic surveillance programme  (Al Jazeera) - French intelligence services have put in place a giant electronic surveillance…

(The Malay Mail) - DAP MP Lim Lip Eng today contrasted the police’s swift response to break-in at Minister Khairy Jamaluddin’s (picture) home against what he described as slow or even lack of response…

(Bernama) - Malaysia bakal menjadi negara maju berpendapatan tinggi pada 2018, dua tahun lebih awal daripada tahun 2020 yang disasarkan, kata Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Founded in 1928, the Brotherhood had a stated aim of creating an “Islamic generation” as the foundation of a state ruled by sharia, or Islamic law. Its long wait finally paid off at the 2012…

(The Malay Mail) - Children should not be forcefully converted to Islam, former Perlis Mufti Datuk Dr Asri Zainul Abidin has said as non-Muslim tempers continue to flare over a newly-mooted law…

(Bernama) - Only two days into the Penang state assembly sitting, Speaker Law Choo Kiang had to repeatedly warn assemblymen not to create provocation that could cause anger and disrupt proceedings.

Besides the murder of Murugan, the opposition's main grounds in seeking to nullify the electoral results are faulty indelible ink and bribery. Indeed, most of the petitions filed by PR were related…