(AFP) - Notorious French comedian Dieudonne was arrested today for condoning terrorism over a comment suggesting he sympathised with one of the Paris attacks gunmen, in a move that sparked a…

(The Rakyat Post) - “It is quite apparent that the spirit to the amendment of Section 15 of the Universities and University Colleges Act is not understood by many university administrators." An…

(Bernama) - The High Court here allowed social activist Dr Kassim Ahmad’s application to restrain the Federal Territories Islamic Department (Jawi) from continuing with any action against him.…

(TMI) - Amid public outcry over massive land reclamation works and environmental concerns, the Department of Environment (DOE) has given the green light to the developer of the Forest City project…

(TMI) - “I think he would be shocked that it is 2015 and race and religion divide Malaysians even more today than during his time." The youngest son of Malaysia’s second prime minister Tun…

(MMO) - The Federal Territories Islamic Department (JAWI) will apply for an arrest warrant if the Malay girls allegedly “molested” by a K-pop band refuse to cooperate with its investigation,…

(The Star) - “The Alimat Department of the PAS ulama wing views this matter seriously, as it would invoke the wrath of Allah if left unchecked.” A women’s section of PAS ulama is seeking a…

(The Star) - 1MDB president and group executive director Arul Kanda said in a statement on Tuesday that 1MDB has redeemed in full the RM2.318bil invested by the company in a Cayman Islands…

He should also be fielded for the next general election, says blogger Shahbudin. (Free Malaysia Today) - Pakatan Rakyat has been urged to provide employment to Major Zaidi Ahmad, the Air Force…

(Marketwatch) - A well-known Saudi prince is making a big call on oil, saying that the $100-a-barrel threshold will never be topped again. “If supply stays where it is, and demand remains weak,…

(AFP) - United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has accused India of fomenting intolerance with its ban on gay sex amid uproar over a ruling party minister’s plans to make homosexuals “normal”.…

(AFP) - The government faced calls today to bolster free speech amid concern that French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo could not be published in Australia under existing race discrimination…

(Reuters) - The Malaysian ringgit hit a 5-1/2 year low versus the dollar today, dented by a renewed slide in oil prices, underperforming on a day when most other Asian currencies were steady to…

(MMO) - The Federal Court reversed today the acquittal of two men over the high-profile 2006 murder of Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu, sending them back to the gallows in the end to the…

(TMI) - It took no fewer than 20 policemen to arrest Eric Paulsen last night, just hours after Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin asked for an investigation into the human rights…

(MMO) - The Kuala Lumpur court has banned the purdah, or veils worn by Muslim women that leave only the eyes exposed, for safety reasons, citing a previous bomb threat at the Putrajaya courts.…

(The Star) - A court martial has sacked an air force officer for making a media statement on the ineffectiveness of the indelible ink in the 2013 general election and releasing information about…

(Bernama) - A group of Malay scholars, which includes the mufti of Perak and Penang, are to complain to the management of an unnamed newspaper which they say carries articles portraying Muslims as…

(AFP) - This week’s edition of Charlie Hebdo, put together by survivors of last week’s newsroom massacre in Paris by Islamist gunmen, will defiantly feature caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed,…

(Malay Mail Online) - Lawyer Eric Paulsen was arrested last night over a Twitter post accusing the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) of spreading extremism through Friday sermons,…

(The Rakyat Post) - Former Information Minister Tan Sri Zainuddin Maidin today lambasted the “double standards” practised by Barisan Nasional’s Chinese component party MCA. He cited an article…

(The Star) - The acts of hugging and kissing tudung-clad female fans by South Korean K-pop band B1A4 at a recent concert may be a ‘hidden agenda’ to tarnish Islam, claimed a PAS leader. PAS…

(Malay Mail Online) - Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi did not brief the Cabinet before penning a letter to the US’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) allegedly backing suspected gambling kingpin…

(Malay Mail Online) - Civil liberties lawyer Eric Paulsen erred in labelling all sermons prepared by the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) as “extreme”, PKR Youth chief Nik Nazmi…

(AFP) - Blanket news coverage around the world of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, culminating in Sunday’s huge march in Paris, is increasingly laced with debate among opinion-makers about the limits…

Khairuddin says he does not want to drag the party that he loves into the controversy arising from a private report against a private firm. Sandra John, Free Malaysia Today Khairuddin Abu…

(Reuters) - Veteran Algerian militant and former al-Qaeda fighter Mokhtar Belmokhtar praised a deadly assault on a French satirical newspaper and urged Muslims in the West to carry out similar…

(Malay Mail Online) - The worldwide rally in solidarity with France over the Charlie Hebdo slayings was “nauseating“, Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin said today in yet tweet another against the…

(The Independent) - Richard, a caller from Maidenhead, said although a “very minority group” carried out the terror attacks in the French capital a wider apology “was needed”. In the days since…

(The Sun Daily) - The military court of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has found Major Zaidi Ahmad(pix) guilty on two charges pertaining to the indelible ink used during the 13th general…