KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 ― Malaysia, which is negotiating supplies of a Covid-19 vaccine with China’s Sinovac Biotech, will only go ahead with procurement if it satisfies the safety and efficacy standards of local regulators, a minister said on...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 ― Aggrieved parties can contest a company’s bid to trademark the harimau menangis phrase if they believe this to be incorrectly sought, said Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) chairman Datuk Mohamad...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 ― The High Court will make a ruling on a suit filed by a businessman against his business partner and former managing director of Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd over payment in relation to the hybrid solar projects for 369 rur...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 ― Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin is the latest to test positive for Covid-19, after three ministers were similarly infected earlier this week. His office confirmed the matter in a...

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 13 ― An Opposition leader has invited Umno lawmakers who have withdrawn their support for Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to work with the Pakatan Harapan Plus coalition. United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (Upko)...

KUCHING, Jan 13 ― Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sarawak secretary Joshua Jabeng said former PKR Sarawak chief Baru Bian’s claim that he was sacked by the party is untrue. Joshua claimed that Baru, who is now a presidential council member of Parti.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 ― A building in the five-star The Andaman, a Luxury Collection Resort in Jalan Teluk Datai, Langkawi island was destroyed after catching fire twice within 10 hours. A spokesman of the Kedah Fire and Rescue Dep...

SIBU, Jan 13 ― No personnel at the Sibu police headquarters has tested positive for Covid-19, said Sibu police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit after a policeman based in Kanowit was confirmed to have been infected. He told reporters today that.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 ― The Finance Ministry will expedite the Bantuan Prihatin Nasional Phase 2 (BPN 2.0) payments totalling RM2.38 billion to the 11.06 million eligible recipients, who comprise 10.6 million BPN recipients and abo...

KUCHING, Jan 13 ― A total of six flood evacuation centres (PPS) have been set up across Sarawak to cater to a total of 385 flood victims from 91 families as of 12 noon today. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee in a statement said under the.....

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 13 — The prosecution failed in its appeal in the Federal Court to forfeit monies and properties valued at more than RM37 million from Bintulu Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing and eight other respondents in relation to....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the Communications and Multimedia Ministry was today asked to disclose how it started the Twitter account of the country’s internet regulator. Lawyer...

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 12 — The Penang government is ready to defend its Riparian Water Rights against the Kedah government if the neighbouring state insists on taking the water issue to court. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the state is...

SINGAPORE, Jan 13 — There have been no disruptions to the supply chains between Singapore and Malaysia and goods have continued to flow freely between both countries despite Malaysia’s latest movement control order (MCO), said Singapore’s...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 ― DAP’s Lim Guan Eng has urged the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government today to lift the suspension of Parliament and state assemblies, as the country entered a state of emergency yesterday. According to the party...

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 13 ― A restaurant owner and his Chinese national wife were brought in for questioning at the George Town district police headquarters at Jalan Patani today over allegations that he used wallpaper containing communist ideology in...

IPOH, Jan 13 — The State Department of Labour Peninsular Malaysia today found a plaster ceiling manufacturing factory here to be in violation of the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446) during an operation. Its.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — The Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) said today it has summoned its enforcers involved in the recent alleged violence during arrest of cosmetics entrepreneur Nur Sajat last week. In a statement, the department...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 ― Amalina Osman from Gombak alighted from her train at KL Sentral here feeling pretty good this morning. The transport hub which houses the capital’s train and metro lines was empty of the usual crowds rushing about and that....

SHAH ALAM,  Jan 13 ― Proceedings of cases at the shariah courts in Selangor that have been fixed for today until January 26 will be rescheduled following enforcement of the movement control order (MCO). The Corporate Communication Unit of ...

JOHOR BARU, Jan 13 — Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor today spelt out the religious restrictions on Muslims in the state that is now under the revived movement control order (MCO). Expressing his concern over the recent surge in new Covid-19...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 ― The Andaman, a Luxury Collection Resort which is a popular destination for revellers in Langkawi Island, is still affected by a fire which started yesterday. According to a reader there who reached out to Malay Mail, the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — Hotels in the touristy island of Langkawi saw bookings drop as much as 60 per cent in the last two days following the government’s reintroduction of the movement control order (MCO) barring interstate travel nationwide....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — Struggling to stay afloat, bus operators nationwide hope the government will extend its Employee Retention Program (ERP) so they don’t have to let go more of their staff during the latest Covid-19 lockdown. Malaysian Bus...

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 13 ― The Sabah police has set up 50 roadblocks at strategic locations, including at inter-district entry and exit routes in the state for the enforcement of the 14-day movement control order (MCO) beginning last night. Sabah...

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 13 ―Owners of commercial vehicles are not required to request for an endorsement letter from the Ministry of Transport (MoT) to operate during the movement control order (MCO), said MoT today. “Restrictions will not be placed on...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 ― A proclamation of Emergency does not mean that elections cannot be held as they have historically been done before, Perak Opposition Leader Abdul Aziz Bari reportedly said last night. The constitutional...

SIBU, Jan 13 ― The first drive-through Covid-19 screening centre was opened in this town yesterday to complement the operation of three existing screening centres here. The drive-through screening centre is at the Sarawak State Library building,...

KUCHING, Jan 13 ― Over 300 members of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and the Armed Forces are working together in conducting the roadblocks in Kuching, Sibu and Miri, in connection with the re-implementation of the conditional movement control...

KUCHING, Jan 13 ― Reports of floods are pouring in as incessant rain continues to fall, inundating roads and causing flash floods in several low-lying neighbourhoods in Kuching and Bintulu as people scramble to get their belongings to higher...