By V. Anbalagan, Assistant News Editor, The Malaysian Insider The former sultanah of Johor may have to represent herself when her case to set aside an order that her late husband Sultan…

By Mazwin Nik Anis, The Star Any increase in toll rates will only be decided after an in-depth study by a laboratory to look into the matter, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.…

(MM) - Refuting it championed anti-Islamic values, a Malaysian coalition of human rights groups said today it will sue the Home Ministry for declaring it illegal. The Coalition of Malaysian…

(WikiSabah) - More cracks are appearing in Sabah DAP with its vice chairman Peter Liew Fui Ken joining a string of leaders resigning from the party. Liew, whose resignation comes just a week…

(MM) - Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s lawyers accused Dr Chandra Muzaffar today of disrespecting the court when the latter said his settlement with Anwar in a recent slander suit was merely made as a…

(MM) - Senior Catholic priest Father Lawrence Andrew should respect a Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold a ban on the word “Allah”, former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday.…

He said although the use of the word 'Allah' by other followers of other faiths was isolated in Kedah, it should be curbed before it became serious. (Bernama) - The Kedah state government has…

There are talks of a third force brewing within PKR to cater for and take care of the Indian community's welfare and needs which is currently deemed as lacking. B Nantha Kumar, FMT With the…

By Farah Adilla, FMT SHAH ALAM: The Selangor government will take over the state’s water industry through the Water Services Industry Act 2006 (WSIA 2006) after it failed in talks with…

Putrajaya is accused of increasingly taking its cue from hardline groups (FMT) - Amnesty International (AI) has denounced Putrajaya for banning the Malaysian human rights group Comango,…

By Looi Sue Chern and Trinna Leong, The Malaysian Insider Putrajaya has quietly told all schools to display the portraits of federal and state leaders in classrooms to instil patriotism, but…

By Faizal Nor Izham, The Malay Mail Political analysts were in agreement over former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s call that adjustments could be made to the Barisan Nasional’s (BN)…

By Joseph Sipalan, The Malay Mail The Attorney-General’s Chambers ordered Selangor police today to refine their sedition investigation on Catholic priest, Rev. Father Lawrence Andrew, scant…

(WSJ) - Malaysia’s largest trade surplus in 20 months suggests the country can keep its current account in the black, a key advantage as the U.S. Federal Reserve begins winding down its…

(MM) - Amid renewed controversy, Malaysia’s foremost Islamic religious authority has insisted today that the word ‘Allah’ can only be used in this country by Muslims. The Malaysian Islamic…

(MM) - All federal and state law should be harmonised with the Federal Constitution to grant very individual equal right to practice their faiths according to the precepts of the own religion, a…

(The Star) - Investigation papers on Father Lawrence Andrew's statement on the use of Allah have been submitted to the deputy public prosecutor on Wednesday. Selangor police chief Datuk Shukri…

Lee Shi-Ian, TMI As the Cabinet prepares to hold its first meeting of 2014, a veteran DAP leader today asked whether it was prepared to make hard decisions to steer Malaysia out of troubled…

(MM) - Breaking his silence on the furore over a Hard Rock Cafe in Putrajaya, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today denied Perkasa Youth’s claim that he had based the administrative capital on Saudi…

by Foong Pek Yee, The Star The Government has to come up with better measures to help the people overcome the price hikes, said MCA president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. He said the…

(TMI) - Police are investigating the editor of the Catholic weekly Herald, Father Lawrence Andrew (pic) under the Sedition Act, for saying that the word Allah will continue to be used in Bahasa…

(Bernama) -The Special Cabinet Committee on Foreign Workers and Illegal Immigrants (JKKA-PATI) has decided that fast-food concept restaurants will not be allowed to employ foreign workers. The…

(TMT) - MCA Religious Harmony Bureau Chairman Datuk Ti Lian Ker expressed his concern over the recommendation by the PAS information chief Datuk Mahfuz Omar that the controversy on the right to…

Tarani Palani, fz.com The Bible Society of Malaysia (BSM) says the statement by the Selangor executive councillor for Islamic affairs that the Jais raid on BSM was based on standard operating…

V. Anbalagan, TMI A retired attorney general wants Malaysia's Federal Court to convene quickly proceedings on the “Allah” row to bring finality to the matter and "prevent injustice to pass by."…

(MM) - Still reeling from last week’s raid by religious officers, the Bible Society of Malaysia (BSM) found itself the target again of local enforcement authorities when officers from the Petaling…

DAP organising secretary Anthony Loke says that neither DAP nor Pakatan Rakyat have come to a decision on amending the state enactment Jais had used to raid the Bible Society of Malaysia.…

Former LDP president VK Liew is crying foul over ROS endorsement of his rival Teo Chee Kang's contentious election as president. Disgruntled former deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s…

by Siti Nur Sarah Mohd Khir, Malaysian Digest "I JUST went there (to the church) to ease the fear among us regarding this issue, was I wrong?" asked social activist Datin Paduka Marina…

By Lee Shi-Ian, The Malaysia Insider A disgruntled policeman's complaint to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) six months ago marked the beginning of an investigation that has…