Sri Lanka's main ethnic Tamil party says it is ready to accept regional self-rule instead of total independence, which it previously demanded.

An 11-year-old girl, Siti Nur Zubaidah Hussin, who was married off to a 41-year-old man last month, has been found at a mosque near Batu Caves in Selangor, is in a weak state, her mother said.

The first phase of the RM50bil rehabilitation and cleaning up of the Klang River is about to get under way.

Malaysia asked Sweden on Saturday to take action against three newspapers in the country for publishing and reprinting a caricature of Prophet Muhammad on Wednesday.

He stressed that he would remain in Umno for life, hence dismissing speculation that he would jump to another party.

The 'marriage' of two underage girls in Kelantan recently has opened up debate on the rationale for such marriages.

What was to have been a fun vacation with friends in Pulau Perhentian turned tragic when a doctor drowned while swimming in the sea off Pantai Pasir Panjang near here Saturday.

MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat says he will defend his post in upcoming party elections.

The government will investigate a report on a website which is said to contain elements of deviant teachings, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Jamil Khir Baharom said.

The Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan has denied that he has resigned while questioning the source of the information.

BREAKING NEWS Tee Keat announces he will be defending his post as MCA chief at the party polls on March 28.

UPDATED 6.31PM The letter was sent hours after China Press published a front-page that IGP Musa Hassan had resigned.

Hishammuddin does not rule out the possibility that this was done by people who wanted to destabilise the state government.

The government will investigate a report on a website which is said to contain elements of deviant teachings, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom said.

BANGI: Developing quality human capital will be emphasised as it is one of the central strategies in formulating the country’s New Economic Model (NEM), said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

China has rejected the calls by India and international community to close down its tiger farms, blamed for perpetuating trade in tiger body parts, saying that the sharp drop in the population in the big cat has nothing do with their existence, Press Trust of India (PTI) reports Saturday.

The NGOs still harbour the hope that the contentious piece of legislation will be totally scrapped.

MIC will monitor the awarding of Public Service Department (PSD) scholarships this year to ensure that it is carried out fairly, president Datuk Seri S.Samy Vellu said.

The Customs Department’s bid to curb smuggling has received a boost with the acquisition of three new speedboats.

Lim Ah Lek has emerged from his political retirement to further stir up the volatile cauldron of MCA politics.