PUTRAJAYA, Jan 12 — The Education Ministry has decided to allow private kindergartens to operate in areas affected by the imminent movement control order (MCO) for the sake of working parents, said Senior Minister for Education Mohd Radzi Md...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Parliamentary democracy must be restored immediately after the proclamation of a state of Emergency has achieved its intended objectives, Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today. Zahid also said he hoped the.....

KUCHING, Jan 12 — The current state government will continue to govern even as the current term of the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) ends on June 7 as the country enters a State of Emergency until August 1, said Entrepreneur and Cooperatives...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) has welcomed today’s Emergency proclamation, calling it the correct move and strategy to combat the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.  Its information chief Wan Saiful Wan Jan....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — The introduction of seven new local flight routes boosted domestic passenger movement by three-fold in December 2020 compared to the preceding month for Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd’s o...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) today urged the government to consider seeking assistance from private healthcare providers to bolster its efforts in combating the raging Covid-19 pandemic.  MMA president Pro...

JOHOR BARU, Jan 12 — A total of 55,520 Form Five and Form Six students who will sit for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) examinations will begin the school session on January 20 in Johor, said State.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Government offices have been instructed to be fully operational with the presence of officers based on the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) in each state, to ensure continuous service deliv...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — In light of the implementation of the movement control order (MCO), the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has announced that all of its offices and counters in the states und...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — The government is paying less for the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac of China as the bottling process will be carried out in Malaysia, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy ...

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 12 — Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor welcomed the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s Emergency declaration as a necessary move and proactive measure to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.  Hajiji, who is Sabah Bersatu...

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 12 — Calling an Emergency during the pandemic was a move to ensure government machinery could carry out its duties and at the same time force a political truce so that leaders put the people first, said Sabah government leaders.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun has said the suspension of parliamentary sessions due to the state of Emergency that was announced today does not mean that Parliament is dissolved. In a statement this...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Employees in the manufacturing sector must present documents issued by both their employer and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) at police roadblocks when commuting during the movement control order...

PASIR GUDANG, Jan 12 — The nationwide state of Emergency is seen as an opportunity to ease the current political tension and focus on the issues at hand, said Johor Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s (Bersatu) Datuk Seri Che Zakaria Mohd...

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 12 — The National Pandemic Management Strategic Plan, which encompasses the management of pandemic including Covid -19 as a whole nation approach, will be launched soon, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba...

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 12 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has established that levels one and two Covid-19 patients will undergo treatment and quarantine at home, while being monitored strictly by health workers, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — No golf is allowed to be played in Selangor, Penang, Putrajaya, Labuan, Melaka, Johor and Sabah for the duration of the second movement control order (MCO), the Malaysian Golf Association (MGA) has announced today. In a...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Malaysia Pharmaniaga Bhd has signed an agreement with China’s Sinovac to purchase ready-to-fill Covid-19 vaccines and later to manufacture the vaccine domestically, it said on Tuesday. Pharmaniaga said in a filing to the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Both Pakatan Harapan and Umno will meet today after the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah proclaimed a state of Emergency in the country until August 1, or until the current wav...

JOHOR BARU, Jan 12 — In the latest war against drugs, Johor police broke up a trafficking syndicate and confiscated RM125.8 million worth of narcotics. Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Razarudin Husain @....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Several Umno politicians have criticised Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin after his announcement of the state of Emergency until August 1, purportedly to help tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. In a report by Malaysiakini, Umno supreme...

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 12 — Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow today said the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state government will cooperate fully with the Perikatan Nasional (PN) federal government in the battle against pandemic following the declaration of a...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — With just hours before the movement control order (MCO) kicks in again in parts of Malaysia, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry has released the full list of companies that can operate during the MCO. The MCO...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Padang Rengas MP Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz today announced his withdrawal of support for Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who is from Bersatu. The former minister is the second Umno lawmaker to do so since the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad chided the proclamation of Emergency as unnecessary, syaing that the federal government has enough powers to curb Covid-19 pandemic. He also reportedly said that Malaysians have.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Several political leaders have condemned the Perikatan Nasional government today for calling for a state of Emergency to deal with Covid-19, which will last until August 1 or earlier if the pandemic comes under control. Muar....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Malaysia is now in a nationwide state of Emergency, a measure under the Federal Constitution that has not been used for several decades. Here is everything you need to know, if you missed the prime minister’s 11am...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 ― AirAsia Bhd has announced that its domestic flight services will remain operational during the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) from January 13 to 26. In a statement today, AirAsia said for essential...

JOHOR BARU, Jan 12 — A 55-year-old delivery agent has been remanded for five days on suspicion of involvement in a massive fraud concerning imported meat sold as halal in Malaysia. The remand order was allowed by assistant registrar in the...