THE Christian Federation of Malaysia strongly and unreservedly condemns the violent attacks and attempted fire-bombing of several churches in Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya in the early hours of 8 Jan 2010. We are against such actions that seek to intimidate people and also to rend the country’s peace and fabric of goodwill. Thus far [...]

THE cowardly and utterly senseless act of a group of misguided, chauvinistic bigots in torching at least three churches in the Klang Valley this morning must be condemned in no uncertain terms by all peace-loving Malaysians. This act of arson, committed presumably in the name of Islam, desecrates the very religion it purports to protect. [...]

KANGAR, 11 Feb 2009: A student plucked his younger brother to safety when fire razed their house in Taman Bunga Seroja, Padang Katong near here early today. Ahmad Alafi Hakimi, 17, who was awakened by his mother calls, saved his eight-year-old brother, who was sleeping in an adjacent room. “I panicked as my room was [...]

JOHOR BARU, 10 Feb 2009: Thirty Indonesian immigrant families were rendered homeless when their three squatter longhouses were razed in Kampung Bakar Batu today. Twenty-two fire-fighters in four engines spent about 30 minutes to prevent the blaze from spreading to nearby squatter houses. Each of the razed longhouses had comprised 10 rooms. Larkin Fire and [...]

(Updated 4:59pm, 28 Jan 2009) ALOR SETAR, 28 Jan 2009: An early morning fire razed the double-storey house of former Derga state assemblyperson Cheung Khai Yan and his family in Taman Anggerik, Lencong Barat here today. However, all seven family members, including Cheung, who sustained injuries to his right hand, managed to escape via the [...]

PENANG, 20 Jan 2009: Visitors to the World Heritage site in Georgetown can enjoy a free bus ride in the area ride starting 23 Jan. Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the service known as the Central Area Transit (CAT) would be operated by Rapid Penang Sdn Bhd (RapidPenang). “Visitors can get to see [...]