Kota Assemblyman Datuk Dr Awaludin Said was elected as the new Negeri Sembilan State Assembly Speaker during its first sitting following the 13th General Election GE13), here today.

The Home Ministry is working out ways to reduce the number of foreign detainees in prisons, including by prisoner exchanges, Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today.

A sum of RM2.6 million has been collected from the public until May this year to build a people's highway between Kota Baharu and Kuala Krai, estimated to cost RM2 billion.

The State Assemblyman for Ayer Lanas, Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed has urged government backbenchers to maintain courtesy and refrain from making wild allegations when participating in the debate at the State Assembly sitting.

Reintroducing the repealed Internal Security Act (ISA) is not a reasonable measure to overcome activities that touch on racial issues, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nancy Shukri said today.

A Langkawi People's Volunteer Corps (RELA) member was sentenced to one and a half years in prison and fined RM20,000 by the Sessions Court here today after he pleaded guilty to accepting two bribes last year.

The second and third lines of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system is expected to serve Putrajaya, MRT Corporation Sdn Bhd Chief Executive Officer Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid said today.

Kedah Gerakan Youth chief Tan Keng Liang has suggested the issue on the sale of raw water from Kedah to Penang to be resolved by Parliament to avoid problems that could affect relations between the two states.

The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is considering expanding its investment portfolio and increasing its investment assets in the new sectors this year.

Only 28 per cent of the 12 million work force in Malaysia are highly skilled, said Deputy Human Resource Minister Datuk Ismail Abdul Mutalib.