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Guan Eng accepts invitation to debate [Read Full Story ]
GEORGE TOWN: DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng has accepted an invitation to debate with MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek.
Grab great deals at MAS travel fair [Read Full Story ]
PETALING JAYA: MAS is offering great deals on 500,000 seats for international and domestic destinations at the Malaysia Airlines Travel Fair (MATF).
Rumours rife about Shahrizat's resignation [Read Full Story ]
PUTRAJAYA: Talk that Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil may quit her Cabinet post led to pressmen trailing her everywhere.
Crane crash shocker [Read Full Story ]
KUALA LUMPUR: Residents in Jalan Ampang here had an afternoon jolt – first by the thunderous sound of a crash and then when they realised that a crane had tumbled 35 floors to the ground.
1Care: Give us a chance, says Health D-G [Read Full Story ]
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has urged the public to give it a chance to come up with a good healthcare plan for the benefit of all Malaysians.
NFCorp explains investments [Read Full Story ]
PUTRAJAYA: The National Feedlot Corporation's (NFCorp) investments in the property sector were made during a lull period.
Newborn left at hospital's baby hatch [Read Full Story ]
IPOH: A baby boy became the fifth infant to be deposited at KPJ Ipoh Specialist Hospital's baby hatch since the scheme started two years ago.

PARLIAMENT OF MALAYSIA & CRIMINAL CASES

Tabung Haji duo charged [Read Full Story ]
KUALA LUMPUR: Two Lembaga Tabung Haji employees were charged in the Sessions Court here with being allegedly involved in an "express haj" scheme.
Inquest finds no proof that driver caused death of Batu Sapi MP [Read Full Story ]
KOTA KINABALU: No one was criminally liable in the mishap that caused the death of Batu Sapi MP Datuk Edmund Chong Ket Wah on Oct 9, 2010.
Jobless man charged with killing salesgirl [Read Full Story ]
KUALA TERENGGANU: A 23-year-old jobless man has been charged at a magistrate's court here with murdering a salesgirl.
Myanmar trader jailed for trying to bribe cop [Read Full Story ]
JOHOR BARU: A Myanmar vegetable seller was jailed for a day and fined RM10,000 for trying to bribe a policeman.
Trio face death over drug charge [Read Full Story ]
MALACCA: Three people, including two sisters, have been charged with trafficking in methamphetamines.
Cabbie died of heart attack, Coroner Court told [Read Full Story ]
KUALA LUMPUR: Taxi driver Baharudin Ahmad had died due to a heart attack, a pathologist from Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) told a Coroner's Court here.
Banting murders: Bank accounts frozen [Read Full Story ]
SHAH ALAM: A personal account under the name N. Pathmanabhan an accused in the murder trial of cosmetics millionaire Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya was frozen in September, 2010, after the bank received instructions, the High Court heard.
Karpal to give sworn evidence over sedition charge [Read Full Story ]
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has set two days from May 30 for veteran lawyer Karpal Singh to give his sworn evidence over a sedition charge.
Tabung Haji duo charged [Read Full Story ]
KUALA LUMPUR: Two Lembaga Tabung Haji employees were charged in the Sessions Court here with being allegedly involved in an "express haj" scheme.
Inquest finds no proof that driver caused death of Batu Sapi MP [Read Full Story ]
KOTA KINABALU: No one was criminally liable in the mishap that caused the death of Batu Sapi MP Datuk Edmund Chong Ket Wah on Oct 9, 2010.
Jobless man charged with killing salesgirl [Read Full Story ]
KUALA TERENGGANU: A 23-year-old jobless man has been charged at a magistrate's court here with murdering a salesgirl.
Myanmar trader jailed for trying to bribe cop [Read Full Story ]
JOHOR BARU: A Myanmar vegetable seller was jailed for a day and fined RM10,000 for trying to bribe a policeman.
Trio face death over drug charge [Read Full Story ]
MALACCA: Three people, including two sisters, have been charged with trafficking in methamphetamines.
Cabbie died of heart attack, Coroner Court told [Read Full Story ]
KUALA LUMPUR: Taxi driver Baharudin Ahmad had died due to a heart attack, a pathologist from Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) told a Coroner's Court here.
Banting murders: Bank accounts frozen [Read Full Story ]
SHAH ALAM: A personal account under the name N. Pathmanabhan an accused in the murder trial of cosmetics millionaire Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya was frozen in September, 2010, after the bank received instructions, the High Court heard.
Karpal to give sworn evidence over sedition charge [Read Full Story ]
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has set two days from May 30 for veteran lawyer Karpal Singh to give his sworn evidence over a sedition charge.

OTHER MALAYSIA NEWS

Are you hooked to your smartphone? [Read Full Story ]
PETALING JAYA: Like many mobile web users worldwide, Malaysians have become inseparable from their smartphones.
PM calls on Malaysians to be resilient in character [Read Full Story ]
SEREMBAN: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak called on Malaysians to be resilient in character and open minded.
1Care still a long way off, says Ministry [Read Full Story ]
PUTRAJAYA: The proposed 1Care for 1Malaysia plan, if implemented, is still a long way off as the Health Ministry has yet to decide on the best model for the system.
Over 2,000 cases of acute gastroenteritis in Perak [Read Full Story ]
TAPAH: Over 2,200 cases of acute gastroenteritis (AGE), including two deaths, have been reported in the Batang Padang and Hilir Perak districts since two weeks ago.
Sign integrity pledge with MACC, Mohd Sidek tells private sector [Read Full Story ]
PUTRAJAYA: Chief Secretary Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan has urged the private sector to sign the Corporate Integrity Pledge with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
Universiti Malaya to make intake rules more stringent [Read Full Story ]
KUALA LUMPUR: Universiti Malaya's (UM) entrance requirements will be more stringent from the September intake, said its vice-chancellor Tan Sri Dr Ghauth Jasmon.
Home Minister confirms arrest of Saudi Arabian man at KLIA [Read Full Story ]
PUTRAJAYA: The Home Ministry has confirmed the arrest of a Saudi Arabian man at KL International Airport on Wednesday.