KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — When the economy reopened during the Recovery Movement Control Order (MCO) last year, barber shops, hairdressing salons and beauty parlours were among the last sectors to be given the green light to resume operation. This...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — The Ministry of Education (KPM) is striving to empower TV Pendidikan which is now broadcasting nine hours daily oveseveral television stations with the suitable approach. In appreciation of the view and calls by various...

JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 23 — Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba today praised frontliners and especially health staff for their tireless service and dedication in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. In a brief statement posted on the official.....

SEREMBAN, Jan 23  — The Negri Sembilan Islamic Religious Affairs Department today denied that a viralled video of a congregation performing the Friday prayer at Masjid At-Taqwa, Paroi here, showed them not complying with the prescribed...

KUCHING, Jan 23 — The decision to reveal the location visited by Covid-19 positive cases to the public is for their own benefit, encouraging them to step forward to undergo health screening, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah...

KUCHING, Jan 23 — Attendance to funerals in Movement Control Order (MCO) areas are limited to only the closest family members and must be disclosed to the police. This is among the details in the standard operating procedures (SOP) released by...

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 23 — Eight MPs from Parti Warisan Sabah have appealed to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah to lift the state of emergency. Party president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal said that they...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — The Office of the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court of Malaysia (PKPMP) confirmed the transfer of Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali from the Kuala Lumpur High Court (Crime 3) to the Kuala Lumpur High Court (NCVC 2) effective....

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 23 — The rise in non-subsidised cooking oil prices was influenced by the rising price of crude palm oil (CPO) since August last year, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. He said the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — The Malaysian Bar president Salim Bashir said the transfer of judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali who convicted former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak last year is a “normal” matter. Free Malaysia Today (FMT), quotes...

KOTA BARU, Jan 23 ― The Kelantan Health Department expects the capacity of existing health facilities in the state to last for only up to two months if the number of Covid-19 positive cases continues with the increasing trend, said its director,...

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 23 ― Tourism and creative industry players in Penang can now apply for funding assistance through initiatives of the Penang Business Continuity Zero Interest Loan or Skim Peka 2.1 and Creative Leap Loan to help them sustain their.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — The Kedah division of PKR Youth (AMK) today urged state Mentri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor to announce an aid plan for the state’s citizens who are facing the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting movement...

KLUANG, Jan 23 — To alleviate the burden of flood victims, the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) today continued its efforts to deliver essential goods to evacuees in Johor. Commander of the 7th Brigade, Brig Gen Mohamed Fauzi Kamis said after...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — The government has revised anti-dumping duties imposed on imports of cold rolled coils of alloy and non-alloy steel originating from Vietnam. In a statement today, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) said....

SEREMBAN, Jan 23 — It has been a year since Covid-19 affected countries all over the world and when the crisis will end, is still full of uncertainty. In Malaysia there is no sign of decline in the number of positive cases and as the pandemic...

KOTA SAMARAHAN, Jan 23 — Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) explained today that it has no sinister motive in disclosing the names of the premises which have been visited by confirmed Covid-19 patients. Its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — Heavier punishments to prosecute the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) population will only spur more violence and hatred towards the group, The Kuala Lumpur Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) Women said....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — Opposition MPs urged the government to implement an automatic loan moratorium and six-months wage subsidy in a measure to save jobs affected by the current second movement control order (MCO). The MPs, collectively from PKR,....

SINGAPORE, Jan 23 — The Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed that a 26 year-old female Malaysian was the sole case of locally transmitted Covid-19 infection reported in the republic on Friday. Labelled as Case 59522, the woman works as a...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — Opposition lawmaker Lim Kit Siang today renewed his cry for a special Parliament sitting, calling the proposed move a “War Parliament” that is needed to manage the nation’s battle to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. In a....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali who convicted former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in July last year will be transferred from Kuala Lumpur criminal court to the civil court. In a circular issued by the Bar Council to.....

KUCHING, Jan 23 — Many employers agree that the Wage Subsidy Programme should also be implemented in Sarawak even though most areas in the state are under the conditional movement control order (CMCO). Only employers in Sibu, Selangau and Kanowit.....

KUCHING, Jan 23 — All social activities and gatherings in villages and longhouses across Sarawak are not allowed for now, following the recent surge in positive Covid-19 cases. According to Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas,...

MIRI, Jan 23 — Eleven areas and three schools including those in Beluru, Telang Usan, Subis and Marudi districts were hit by floods yesterday. Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) officer Capt (PA) Usman Harto said as at yesterday evening, the water...

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 23 — “If we could have at least a table for two allowed to be set up just outside our hawker stall (for dine-in), we would still be able to keep our business alive” — pined most food hawkers at the once-famous food joint at.....

SINGAPORE, Jan 23 — The Johor Baru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link’s station at Woodlands North and its connected Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) facility will be about 10 times the size of a typical MRT station, the Land...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — The Covid-19 vaccination programme planned by the government is important in order to create herd immunity, allowing the country’s economy to recover, says Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) official....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — The battle lines forming between the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) and rivals Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) could make the contest for the 15th general election more unpredictable, political analysts said......

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — Residents of Taman Desa here have expressed concern that the Covid-19 hotline set up by their residents’ association could lead to the exposure of patients’ private medical information. In recent days, red bunting...