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KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] The government has decided to postpone debates on the controversial Urban Renewal Bill to the next Dewan Rakyat meeting in October. This followed heavy pushback against the proposal, which has been criticised by many quarters, including both government and opposition MPs. Meanwhile, in a...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] Two BN lawmakers have called for the Urban Renewal Bill to be rejected completely. Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh made an impassioned plea to BN MPs in Parliament to reject the bill, saying it is unfair to homeowners in its present form. Ayer Hitam MP Wee Ka Siong also rejected the bill...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] Opposition MPs will go all out to oppose the Urban Renewal Bill (URA) 2025 that is set to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat tomorrow, said Perikatan Nasional chief whip Takiyuddin Hassan. Takiyuddin said PN opposes the bill and reiterated calls for it to be withdrawn. Earlier today, several...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] Former economy minister Rafizi Ramli has received a letter of demand from Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s former aide, Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak. However, the PKR lawmaker stated that he will not back down and is prepared to defend himself in court.“In my view, if Farhash takes...

[KiniNews] Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate's Court in Bukit Mertajam today to a charge of making statements likely to cause fear or alarm to the public. According to the charge, the accused allegedly made a statement via a social media post at 3pm on Aug 11 that could have caused public fear and alarm. While addressing a crowd of supporters who had gathered out...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJ Apple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC [KiniNews] Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate's Court in Bukit Mertajam today to a charge of making statements likely to cause fear or alarm to the public. According to the charge, the accused allegedly made a statement via a social media post at 3pm on Aug 11 th...

[KiniNews] Lawyers for Liberty co-founder Latheefa Koya has expressed dismay over the Pontian Municipal Council’s move to shutter a private dental clinic for 30 days after it was found flying the Jalur Gemilang upside down. The former MACC chief commissioner slammed the Johor local authority’s move as “arbitrary and high-handed”, cautioning that this could lead to the public developing negative co...

[KiniNews] Rafizi Ramli has disclosed that the whistleblower meeting he attended - a week before his son was attacked - centred on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s former aide Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak. Previously, Rafizi only said the meeting involved a “certain individual”, but he has now revealed further details after attempts were made to link the attack to former prime minister Ismail...

Politicians pose the biggest threat to the judiciary, said former chief justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat today. At the Allianz Centre for Governance’s Distinguished Speaker Series, she noted she never faced political interference during her time as a High Court or Court of Appeal judge. Meanwhile, the family of deceased Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir wants the five teenagers who allegedly bu...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJ Apple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC Five teenagers will face charges in the Kota Kinabalu Juvenile Court over the alleged bullying of Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir. Attorney-General Dusuki Mokhtar says they will be charged under Section 507C(1) of the Penal Code for abusive or threatening communication. Meanwhile, Home Min...

#KiniNews: Rafizi defiant, won't yield to threats; PM orders action against those who incite hatred [KiniNews] Amid calls for him to take a break, Rafizi Ramli has vowed to press on, declaring that stepping aside would only reward those behind the attack on his 12-year-old son. “Some have suggested that I take a short break, but life and responsibilities must go on,” the Pandan MP said, while reaf...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJ Apple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC [KiniNews] Amid calls for him to take a break, Rafizi Ramli has vowed to press on, declaring that stepping aside would only reward those behind the attack on his 12-year-old son. “Some have suggested that I take a short break, but life and responsibilities must go on,” the Pandan MP said, while r...

[KiniNews] Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli revealed that threatening messages have been sent to his wife following the attack on their 12-year-old son yesterday. One of the messages appeared to threaten their son with AIDS infection, he said during a press conference at Parliament today. He also shared that the threat could be linked to his recent meeting with a “group of whistleblowers” with information o...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJ Apple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC [KiniNews] Rafizi Ramli’s 12-year-old was attacked at the car park of a shopping mall in Putrajaya this afternoon. Rafizi said an unidentified man had dragged his son and gave him an injection. “Upon checking (CCTV), two men on a motorcycle had tailed my wife’s car. In my opinion, they had planne...

[KiniNews] Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh has urged authorities to investigate and prosecute the Terengganu Umno Youth member responsible for a poster bearing incorrect flag stripes on the Jalur Gemilang. “There are two stripes missing there, and I want to say I've already verified that the mistake indeed came from the person who made the poster, and we take responsibility," Akmal added. He said...

[KiniNews] The post-mortem on 13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir’s remains, who died on July 17, concluded yesterday after eight hours. With that, her family lawyers indicated that the procedure could be a key step towards pursuing a formal inquest into investigating what caused her death last month. Zara’s family’s counsel Shahlan Jufri said they may seek an inquest if the findings point to foul p...

Malaysians love seafood, but what happens when the sea runs dry? Pulau Pangkor is one of the country’s key fishing hubs. Now, it’s facing a massive RM790 million tourism makeover. But the fishing community that feeds us? Their future seems bleak.

[KiniNews] Bersatu information chief Tun Faisal Ismail Aziz has accused the MACC of mischaracterising party president Muhyiddin Yassin’s role in an ongoing investigation implicating him in a statement related to targeted RON95 subsidies. Insisting that the Perikatan Nasional chairperson is the victim in the case, Tun Faisal rejected MCMC’s classification of Muhyiddin as a “witness” and instead pin...

[KiniNews] Muhyiddin Yassin (PN-Pagoh) has demanded Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim apologise and retract claims that he had allegedly supported retaining RON95 fuel subsidies for foreigners, calling it “completely untrue”. Debating the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) in the Dewan Rakyat today, Muhyiddin warned Anwar (Harapan-Tambun) that parliamentary immunity does not spare a person from the sin of sland...

[KiniNews] Veteran PKR lawmaker Hassan Karim has urged Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to either prove his allegedly defamatory remarks against Perikatan Nasional chairperson Muhyiddin Yassin over the provision of fuel subsidies to foreigners or apologise for them. The Pasir Gudang MP asserted that the ball is now in the prime minister’s court, after Muhyiddin denied making the remarks Anwar had refe...

[KiniNews] Dr Mahathir Mohamad has lashed out at Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim for suggesting that his sons return their wealth to the government if it was obtained through dubious or illegitimate means. Labelling Anwar “the amazing liar”, the former prime minister took aim at his successor’s claim that his sons Mokhzani and Mirzan are worth “RM1.2 billion and RM4 billion”. “Where does he get all t...

[KiniNews] Transport Minister Anthony Loke said there is no need for anyone to politicise the recent flag incident involving a Chinese-medium school, in which the Jalur Gemilang was flown upside down. “Every time something like this happens, there will be some quarters trying to politicise it. Let the ministry’s probe decide whether it was deliberate or not,” he told reporters after launching the...

[KiniNews] United States President Donald Trump has imposed a new 19 percent tariff rate on Malaysia, as the deadline takes effect on Aug 7. The new rate represents a six percentage point reduction from the 25 percent reciprocal tariff announced last month. The White House announced that Trump signed an executive order yesterday, modifying the reciprocal tariff rates for certain countries to “furt...

[KiniNews] Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s son, Mukhriz, has taken aim at Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim for branding his father a corrupt leader. The Pejuang president delivered a series of rhetorical questions laced with irony and pointedly answered in the negative to dismantle the alleged smear campaign against his father.“Enough with the tactics to distract the people from the real issue - the worsening s...

[KiniNews] Former PKR vice-president Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad advised government leaders to be cautious when commenting about the recent “Turun Anwar” rally, or risk creating sympathy for the opposition. He said when they make an issue out of something small like the amount of rubbish left behind, it can be interpreted as trivialising the genuine grievances felt by the rakyat.“That may not be the inten...