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Wednesday, 28 Apr 2021 06:01 PM MYT BY SULOK TAWIE Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing said the state government would not do away with the cabotage policy. — Picture by Sarawak Public Communication Unit (Ukas) Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUCHING, April 28 — Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing today maintained that the state government will not, for now, do away with the cabotage policy that bans foreign-owned vessels from operating within the domestic waters of Malaysia. He said he has received many letter...

Thursday, 08 Apr 2021 08:30 AM MYT BY SULOK TAWIE Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Masing (seated, centre) helps young residents of Long Singut apply for Malaysian identity documents April 8, 2021. — Picture courtesy of Tan Sri Dr James Masing Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUCHING, April 8 — Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Masing today expressed his concern that most of the 729 residents of Long Singut in the upper reaches of Sungai Balleh in the Kapit Division do not have Malaysian identity documents. In response, he sai...

March 16, 2021 A handout photo. Crowd of people gather at Seri Petaling Mosque, mosque linked as hotspot for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 29, 2020. Salman A Malaysian court’s decision last week to overturn a decades-old policy banning Christians from referring to God by using the Arabic word “Allah” is unlikely to close the chapter on the saga, analysts say, with the government on Monday (March 15) appealing against the ruling following pressure from conservative Muslims. With the country likely headed for fresh elections later this year, ...

RM100k fine for fake news on Covid-19 and other news you may have missed Modified11 Mar 2021, 10:24 pm A Editor's Note: Malaysiakini's weekday newsletter will be replacing the Kini Roundup. Don’t miss out on the new Kini Morning Brief newsletter. Sign up here. 1. The federal government has gazetted an ordinance supposedly to combat "fake news" relating to Covid-19 or the emergency proclamation. However, in reality, this law gives the government sweeping powers, with grave implications for press freedom. It allows for a fine not exceeding RM100,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding ...

Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin. -filepic PUTRAJAYA: The Home Minister has urged all parties to respect the judicial process after a High Court ruled that Christians can use the word “Allah” in religious publications for educational purposes. Advising people not to make assumptions about the ruling, Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin said the ministry will decide on the next course of action after the written judgment is obtained. “In the meantime, I call on everyone to remain calm, ” he said. Apart from the word “Allah”, the Kuala Lumpur High Court also ruled that Christians ca...