(The Malaysian Insider) - Braving a hail of criticism, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said it was not offensive for non-Muslims in Penang to follow a fatwa, reinforcing his view that it is for…

(Malay Mail Online) - MCA’s demands for Penang to remove the Administration of the Religion of Islam (Penang) Enactment 2004 carries serious implications that include doing away with the Penang…

(MMO) - The Malacca government has declared its backing of a move by the state’s Peranakan Chinese to obtain Bumiputera status, pointing out the community had played a pivotal role in protecting…

(TMI) - The Election Commission (EC) will go ahead with the redelineation of electoral boundaries without input from civil society and will only engage groups identified in the Federal…

(The Star) - PKR is trying to contact Inanam assemblyman Dr Roland Chia, who is currently overseas, on his reported resignation. Party vice-president Rafizi Ramli said they were trying to…

(Bernama) - The police are investigating a statement by Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng over the use of the word ‘Allah’ by non-Muslims in the state, Penang Police chief Abdul Rahim Hanafi said…

(Malay Mail Online) - The continued fall in oil price could push Malaysia’s trade balance into negative territory within the first three months of 2015, putting the country’s credit rating in…

(Malay Mail Online) - Kedah PAS’s Ulama wing hit out at state Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir for allegedly “allowing” beauty pageant Miss Tourism International to be held at the Berjaya…

(Bernama) - PAS has asked DAP leaders to be more prudent in making statements on PAS policies. Its Dewan Ulama information chief, Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali at-Takiri, said PAS respected…

(Malay Mail Online) - Pahang’s top Islamic religious cleric has insisted that non-Muslims are legally forbidden from using “Allah” as the debate continues over the right of the Arabic word for…

He also said four Sultans had agreed and stated their support for Pakatan Rakyat to take over the federal government. He mentioned Perlis, Perak, Terengganu and Selangor. (Bernama) - Umno…

(TMI) - In a rare show of defiance, an Umno grassroots leader has demanded that Prime Minister and party president Datuk Seri Najib Razak should step down before the next general election to…

(TMI) - Judge Datuk Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahim said the court could not give effect to the order in a private dispute. A Hindu mother embroiled in an interfaith custody battle today failed to…

(NST) - POLEMICS on hudud have worsened in the opposition fold, with PKR seeming to side with DAP to oppose Pas’ ambition to implement Islamic criminal law in Kelantan. PKR central committee…

(The Sun Daily) - The Say No To Dash (SNTD) group has found several flaws in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the Damansara-Shah Alam Highway (DASH). Revealing this to the…

(MMO) - The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry has stopped funding a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that assists transwomen, sex workers and people with HIV, amid a brouhaha…

Implementing hudud in modern times is not only unrealistic but will produce the opposite result of Islamic justice and fair play, say Lawyers for Liberty. (Free Malaysia Today)- Lawyers for…

(Malay Mail Online) - Selangor residents opposed to the RM2.42 billion Kinrara-Damansara Expressway (Kidex) want Azmin Ali to explain why the controversial highway plan is still part of the state…

(Malay Mail Online) - Selangor Mentri Besar Azmin Ali today denied giving Syarikat Pengeluar Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Splash) “preferential treatment” by stalling the state’s water restructuring…

(Malay Mail Online) - Selangor Mentri Besar Azmin Ali defended Pakatan Rakyat (PR) colleague Lim Guan Eng today over the right of non-Muslims to use the word “Allah”, saying the Penang chief…

In Islamic jurisprudence, hudud covers crimes such as theft, robbery, adultery, rape and sodomy. Punishments for the crimes are severe, including amputation, flogging and death by stoning. …

"PAS is no longer "PAS for all" as was their slogan in last year's general election. It is now more conservative and too hardline for us. We will not hesitate to sever links with PAS to protect…

(Bernama) - PAS today hit out at the DAP, suggesting the latter leave the Pakatan Rakyat pact if it is uncomfortable with the PAS struggle to implement ‘hudud’ laws. Kelantan Deputy Menteri…

On average, we have been losing US$39.49bn (RM138bn) yearly for the past 10 years. We now stand fifth on the list of 151 developing and emerging countries, behind China, Russia, Mexico and India,…

(The Malaysian Insider) - Business radio station BFM has been fined RM10,000 by regulators for airing an interview on Malaysia's "Allah" controversy with Iranian-American Muslim scholar Reza Azlan…

(National Express) - "A fish starts rotting from its head. Because we are the head here, we must take care of that integrity," Zahid said. The police should stop being "in denial" about…

“Had the people rejected PAS during the last General Election, it would mean that they had rejected hudud.” (Free Malaysia Today) - PAS, in a bizarre appeal on democratic grounds, has urged the…

(Bernama) - Making offending statements over the use of “Allah” by certain quarters, including non-Muslim politicians of late, can create tension in society, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s…

He says PAS has breached the Pakatan consensus that any new measures on hudud would first be discussed in the Leadership Council. (Free Malaysia Today) - PAS caught DAP and PKR leaders by…

James Sivalingam, Free Malaysia Today DAP Central Executive Committee (CEC) member Gobind Singh Deo was blunt when he told PAS that its insistence in implementing ‘hudud’ law would jeopardise…