LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar, who helped introduce the sitar to the Western world through his collaborations with The Beatles, died near his home in Southern California, his family said. He was 92.

KUALA LUMPUR- The prevalence of peace and prosperity in Malaysia for more than five decades after independence speaks volume about the validity and power of moderation in a multiracial society, said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The Deputy Prime Minister said that the country took pride in efforts spearheaded by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in advocating the concept of moderation throu [...]

As desperate as it may sound, Jonas Brothers hope their comeback tour in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday night will rejuvenate their stagnated career in pop culture.

Inspired by the spirit of Seve Ballesteros, Europe's big guns all delivered as Jose Maria Olazabal's players produced one of the greatest comebacks on a golf course to win the Ryder Cup by 14-1/2 points to 13-1/2 on Sunday.

ALOR SETAR, May 21 — Tens of thousands of people defied the ban by Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Mukhriz Tun Mahathir and turned up for the Pakatan Rakyat Black 505 rally here tonight. From as early as 6.30pm people started turning up at Kompleks PAS Kedah, Kota Sarang Semut, here. The area was like a [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: Newly sworn-in Senate President Tan Sri Abu Zahar Ujang said he will “regularise” the situation concerning Ministers and Deputy Ministers who were in the Cabinet without being appointed Senators yet. When asked about the legality of the Cabinet appointments, he said: “I am not going to comment on that. Let us look forward. [...]

PUTRAJAYA, May 20 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today warned news portal Malaysiakini to be more responsible in its news reporting. He said the news portal needed to uphold journalism ethics by not spinning news stories or original statements to make them controversial. “You (Malaysiakini reporters) always twist statements, in fact [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Rakyat’s Blackout 505 rally in Kedah will still be held tomorrow night, but the venue will be changed despite Kedah Menteri Besar Mukhriz Mahathir saying he will not allow it to be held. Today, PKR strategy director Rafizi Ramli told Malaysia Chronicle that the rally will proceed and a new venue to [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang has set five things for Datuk Paul Low to do as Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department to improve the integrity of the government. Lim said Pual Low, who was president of Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M), should: * Have a full report and assessment whether the Prime Minister, [...]

KOTA KINABALU: Reject the goods and services tax (GST) – that is the call by Likas assemblyman Junz Wong to all Malaysians. He wants all Malaysians to unite and reject the GST which is planned to be implemented in Malaysia. Borneo Post Online reported him as refuting the claim by Minister in Prime Minister’s Department [...]

SIBU: The Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) will be petitioning Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak for a full Minister and a Deputy Minister post in the federal Cabinet. SPDP is the second Sarawak political party to be dissatisfied with the way they were sidelined in the formation of the federal Cabinet. Yesterday Parti [...]

GEORGE TOWN, May 18 – Thousands of people mostly dressed in black turned up at the Esplanade here for the Penang Pakatan Rakyat State Government thanksgiving rally tonight although the police had declared it illegal. The people mostly youths had arrived as early as 6.30pm and by 9.30pm, half the field was filled with people. [...]

GEORGE TOWN, May 18 — The DAP chairman, Karpal Singh today said the federal constitution should be amended to abolish the senate. “There is no need for the senate. It is an unnecessary expense required to be borne by the people. It does not serve a useful purpose. “It only encourages those who have been [...]

JOHOR BARU, May 18 — Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin has emphasised there is no issue of any representative or race being subservient in the appointment of Johor state executive councillors. This is because the state government formed under Barisan Nasional (BN) was based on the concept of cooperation and consensus among [...]