BUKIT MERTAJAM, Jan 9 — The Penang government is hoping that the federal government will complete the last two phases of the Mengkuang Dam expansion project (MDEP) as agreed. Its Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said it involved phases 2B and 2C,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — Frozen meat supplier Raihanah Cold Storage Sdn Bhd is mulling a RM50 million lawsuit against Umno blogger Datuk Zaharin Mohd Yasin for defamation over a Facebook post linking the company’s complicity in the alleged...

LABUAN, Jan 9 —Thirteen people were detained by police for defying standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) at food premises here last night. Acting Labuan police chief DSP Mohd Ibrahim Mohd Ghani said all....

KUCHING, Jan 9 — State Health director Dr Chin Zin Hing today urged Sarawakians to cooperate with the health authorities to curb the spread of Covid-19 following an increase in cases. He warned that the Kuching district can turn into a red zone...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) is considering building more field hospitals to accommodate the growing number of Covid-19 patients, Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Affendi Buang said. He said the MAF was prepared for...

KUANTAN, Jan 9 — The experience leading a convoy from Beserah here to attend a wedding ceremony in Kampung Pagi, Hulu Tembeling, in Jerantut, about 213 kilometres from here, will be a memorable one for Mat Napi Ali. The convoy, comprising 34...

SHAH ALAM, Jan 9 — Tributaries and a drainage system clogged with rubbish have exacerbated the flood situation that hit the east coast states of Peninsular Malaysia, said Environment and Water Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Zaini Ujang. He.....

JOHOR BARU, Jan 9 — The Health Ministry (KKM) has recommended to National Security Council (MKN) to tighten controls on inter-district, inter-state travel if Covid-19 cases in the country continue to rise, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham.....

SIBU, Jan 9 — Bishop of Sibu Right Reverend Bishop Joseph Hii has suspended all activities at Sacred Heart Cathedral starting today for three days until Jan 12. Hii said that this was part of the precautionary measures in view of the sudden...

SIBU, Jan 9 — Police have sealed off road access to Rumah Langi and nearby longhouses in the Pasai Siong area following the detection of 37 positive Covid-19 cases and the emergence of a new cluster dubbed the Pasai Siong Cluster. Several...

SIBU, Jan 9 — Sibu today recorded 37 positive Covid-19 cases and the emergence of a new cluster, dubbed the Pasai Siong Cluster, said Sibu Disaster Management Committee chairman Charles Siaw. Siaw said the new cases were detected through the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 —  DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng has called on the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government today to hold an emergency Parliament meeting to discuss the Covid-19 pandemic that has worsened in recent weeks. Lim also accus...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has reported an increase in complaints with regards to interference from the usage of Cellular Booster or Repeaters (CBR). Unauthorised telecommunications...

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 9 ― The Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to continue its cooperation among member parties and to reject any form of external interference that attempts to threaten the coalition....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — Umno MP Tan Sri Annuar Musa has supported a call by a party member yesterday to name a top leader from Umno to be named as the deputy prime minister (DPM) by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government. “It is a good view. I...

KUALA NERANG, Jan 9 — Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) will do a comprehensive assessment on losses it suffered once the floods that have hit Pahang, Kelantan, Terengganu and Johor currently are over, said its chairman Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid. “We...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — Datuk A. Kadir Jasin has sarcastically rapped Umno MP Khairy Jamaluddin for likening his party’s secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan to ‘pisang goreng’ or banana fritters. In a Facebook post today, the veteran...

SINGAPORE, Jan 9 — Malaysian citizens holding permanent resident (PR) status who are working in Singapore are now eligible to apply for the Periodic Commuting Arrangement (PCA) Scheme, according to the High Commission of Malaysia in Singapore....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — Water supply in Kuala Lumpur, Petaling and Hulu Langat, which was disrupted due to a burst pipe at Jalan Sering, Taman Sungai Sering, in Cheras yesterday, has been restored by 57 per cent as at 7 am today. Air Selangor Sdn...

COMMENTARY, Jan 9 — Even as the daily reports of Covid-19 cases continue to skyrocket and concerns about a pending lockdown grow, there is one group of people who often ignore SOPs.  These are conveyors of news, the literal grapevine of...

KUANTAN, Jan 9 — An aerial survey of the flood-hit Pahang found the state like an ocean of “teh tarik”. The massive floods that hit the state since last Sunday have submerged most of the settlements with water rising above the building roofs......

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) has urged the government to review the Societies Act, after opposition parties Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) and Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) had their...

SINGAPORE, Jan 9 — A 50-year-old male Malaysian is one of the three symptomatic imported cases reported in Singapore on Friday, according to the republic’s Ministry of Health (MOH). Labelled as Case 59085, he is a work permit holder who arrived.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — The Negri Sembilan Islamic Religious Affairs Department (JHEAINS) said yesterday it conducted a spot-check on a kopitiam located at Kuala Pilah, following complaints that the premise is frequented by many Muslims patrons. In.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — MIC has urged the Ministry of Education to reconsider the school opening date which is currently scheduled to start on January 20, following the increase in new cases of Covid-19 over the past few days. Berita Harian today...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — Perikatan Nasional has appointed two Sabah leaders, Datuk Seri Jeffrey Kitingan and Datuk Yong Teck Lee, as deputy chairmen, Berita Harian reported today. The presidents of Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (STAR) and Sabah...

IPOH, Jan 9 — The body of an unidentified man was found floating in Sungai Kinta in Tanjung Tualang, Batu Gajah yesterday morning. Batu Gajah district police chief ACP Ahmad Adnan Basri said they were notified of the discovery by the public at...

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 9 — The Transport Ministry (MOT) did not cancel three infrastructural projects which the Penang government wanted to implement as claimed. The ministry said in a statement that the Penang ferry service was not cancelled as stated.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — The recent spike in Covid-19 cases shows that the country is still not ready to reopen schools on January 20, said a public health expert. AIMST University’s School of Medicine Assoc Professor Dr Saraswathi Bina Rai said...

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Jan 8 — The body of an Orang Asli man from the Seletar Tribe was found floating in Sungai Karang today about two kilometres from where the victim’s boat was found earlier. Johor Fire and Rescue Department senior officer, Mohd...