KUANTAN: Over 4,300 signatures were collected at a rally organised by Chinese educationists here in support for a Chinese independent school.

GEORGE TOWN: A flash mob made up of some 60 members of Citizen Journalists Malaysia (CJMY) assembled in Gurney Plaza to create awareness about violence against journalists.

KLANG: Human Rights Party (HRP) secretary-general P. Uthayakumar wants to stand as a candidate in the Kota Raja parliament and Seri Andalas state seat in the general election.

PORT KLANG: The high rate of accidents in the country should not be compared with other countries, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha.

KUALA LUMPUR: Sixty petty traders are planning to open up stalls in front of Bersih 3.0 co-chairman Datuk S. Ambiga's house in Bukit Damansara here on Thursday and Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR: A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale hit the east coast of Honshu in Japan at 3.19pm Sunday.

KLANG: Pakatan Rakyat partners are always changing their stand in order to garner the support of voters, said MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek.

KLANG: The Selangor government must explain its failure to resolve sand mining and flood woes, said MCA Young Professional Bureau chief Datuk Chua Tee Yong.

PUTRAJAYA: To ensure transparency and avoid negative perception, the Election Commission proposed that media personnel get the ballot papers from the office of returning officers (RO) where they are registered and vote.

BENTONG: Milk supplied by the 1Malaysia Milk Programme is guaranteed safe, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.

KLANG: The MCA is confident that Barisan Nasional would regain control of Selangor, said president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek.

AMPANG: In the end, good sense prevailed. Deputy Inspector General of Police Datuk Seri Khalid Abu Bakar did not get his egg thosai earlier promised by non-governmental organisation WargaAMAN.

WASHINGTON: Malaysian students should take advantage of the enormous opportunities abroad, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.

KLANG: MCA representatives have been told to speak up in Parliament and state legislative assemblies to complement their hard work on the ground.

JULAU (Sarawak): Julau MP Datuk Joseph Salang has reminded the rural people to reject money politics in the general election.

KUALA LUMPUR: The MTUC has suggested that the private sector allow Sikhs one day unrecorded leave to enable them celebrate their new year, Vaisakhi.

THE Tukar programme is a life jacket not only for the mom-and-pop shops nationwide but also the country’s domestic trade.

KUALA LUMPUR: Concerned parents are calling for the immediate relocation of a cement batching plant near a primary school here, claiming that dust from the facility has affected their children’s health.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Temple of Fine Arts (TFA) in Brickfields is planning a RM11mil charitable medical centre in Brickfields to provide affordable healthcare to the urban poor in the city.

WHAT sets HIV/AIDS apart from other diseases is the glaring fact that there are pockets of people who cannot look past what causes it to be transmitted.