SEGAMAT: The livelihood of more than 5,000 Indians working in small plantations will be uplifted by introducing a cooperatives programme.

KUALA LUMPUR: The new regulation requiring traders to provide a list of the products to be put on promotion prior to holding the sale has shown positive results, said Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

BEIJING: Malaysia is expected to sign a mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with China soon to enable university graduates from both countries to be accepted by each other.

PETALING JAYA: Perkasa does not need Umno nor has ties with Barisan Nasional’s biggest component party, said founder Datuk Ibrahim Ali.

KUALA LUMPUR: Motorists on the north-bound route from Bidor to Tapah along the North-South Expressway suffered a five-hour congestion yesterday morning following an accident involving two heavy vehicles.

BESUT: Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) will introduce a programme next month to improve the English language proficiency of students at its junior science colleges.

PETALING JAYA: DAP leader Lim Kit Siang has called for outgoing Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan to be hauled up to answer his allegations that third parties and outsiders, including the Home Ministry had interfered in the police force.

SANDAKAN: A disabled man was killed in a fire that destroyed three houses and left at least 30 people from three families homeless.

MUAR: The Welfare Department treated more than 500 needy people to a buka puasa feast.

Malaysiakini wishes all our readers Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri. The Malaysiakini team is taking a short break to celebrate and visit our Muslim friends and colleagues.

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Gas Terminal in Gayang, Sepanggar, near here, which supplies gas to three independent power producers (IPP), suffered a technical glitch Thursday, causing trips in two of the IPPs, and triggering a statewide power outage.

KUALA LUMPUR: MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek has told the police that his speech at the Chinese Economic Congress was very clear.

Long-haul budget airline AirAsia X said it has no plans to begin flights to Paris this year, according to a top official, after French reports it had been given a slot at Orly Airport.

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak extended Aidilfitri greetings to all Muslims in the country, saying they had much to be thankful for to be able to celebrate the festival in peace and prosperity.

PETALING JAYA: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) divisions in Selangor have thrown their support behind Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail to lead the party to avoid a split in the party.

JOHOR BARU: The Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) is investigating complaints of alleged negligence by the Sultan Ismail Hospital following the deaths of two men recently.

KUCHING: A 43-year-old carpenter was jailed 12 years and ordered to be given 10 strokes of the rotan by the Sessions Court here for raping his daughter.

The state government has no plans to relocate the Sultan Azlan Shah Airport here.

Purportedly written by PKR vice-president Azmin Ali it gives 32 reasons why Zaid Ibrahim cannot contest in Hulu Selangor'.

KUALA LUMPUR: Police urged the public to stop speculations on the disappearance of beauty product millionaires Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and three other men since Aug 30.