KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — Malaysia added another 3,048 more Covid-19 infections on the eve of the original expiry of the renewed movement control order, prompting Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah to say the country’s situation could stabilise soon......

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 25 — The government will seek feedback from stakeholders, including industry players and foreign embassies to improve the recognition process of halal certification bodies abroad. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department...

SEREMBAN, Jan 25 — Seremban Umno today denied having urged Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to step down as Umno president. Its chief, Mustafa Salim, said the banner demanding Ahmad Zahid to resign which was put up in Sikamat here allegedly by the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — Malaysia lost foreign direct investment at a worse rate than both its neighbours and the rest of the world during the pandemic-hit 2020, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD)...

TANAH MERAH, Jan 25 — The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) busted the smuggling of petrol destined for a neighbouring country in an operation at a remote petrol station in Tanah Merah district yesterday. KPDNHEP Tanah Merah...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said that the government’s decision to allow the manufacturing sector to operate during the movement control order (MCO) period would only serve to prolong it and not reduce....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — Yayasan Hasanah, a sister entity of Khazanah Nasional Bhd, will provide laptops, tablets and data connectivity to students from lower-income families under the Cerdik initiative starting next month. Cerdik, a pilot...

MELAKA, Jan 25 — The Melaka government has allowed Hindu civil servants in the state to take unrecorded leave on Thursday to celebrate Thaipusam. The Melaka Chief Minister’s community affairs secretary, Datuk MS Mahadevan, said this special...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — Seputeh MP Teresa Kok today said MIC and MCA leaders should consider launching a nationwide ‘Boycott PAS Campaign’ for religious insensitivity and intolerance of other faiths following Kedah Mentri Besar Muhammad Sanusi.....

SEPANG, Jan 25 — Almost 90 per cent of employers in the glove manufacturing industry comply with occupational safety and health laws and regulations, as well as the stipulated standard operating procedures (SOPs) to curb the spread of Covid-19....

JOHOR BARU, Jan 25 — A total of 13 individuals, including the mastermind of a drug syndicate will be charged in the Magistrate's Court here tomorrow after their arrest led to the largest drug bust in Johor said to be worth more than RM320 mill...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — A group of government-linked companies (GLCs) are spearheading an initiative to assist students from lower-income families to adapt to the new norm of online lessons during the Covid-19 pandemic. Under the aegis of Khazanah.....

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 25 — A newly formed foreign investment syndicate in the seaside town of Batu Ferringhi has been dismantled by local police who suspected it of being a scam. Penang police chief Datuk Sahabudin Abd Manan said 21 people were...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — The Perikatan Nasional (PN) government’s suspension of Parliament will not help Malaysians face their Covid-19-linked financial problems, DAP’s secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said today. As he marked the one year...

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 25 — A doctor living in Kulim, Kedah is being investigated by Penang police for suspicion of involvement in a forgery case at a hospital in Seberang Perai. Assistant Commissioner of Police Mohd Rosni Mohd Lazim who heads...

SIBU, Jan 25 — The police are not denying the allegations that said some residents of longhouses placed under Covid-19 lockdown order in the district here had â€˜escaped’ from the lockdown area by using forest ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — The appeal by former Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor against his conviction and 12-month jail sentence, as well as fine of RM2 million, for accepting  bribe of RM2 million ...

JOHOR BARU, Jan 25 — A General Operations Force (GOF) policeman and two unemployed men were charged in the Sessions Court here today with gang robbery and intentionally causing injury to a man late last year. Constable Haikal Fikri Anuar, 27,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — The High Court here has set February 4 for the decision on Malaysian United Democratic Alliance’s (Muda) application for leave for judicial review on the Registrar of Societies’ (RoS) decision to reject the party from...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah expressed sadness over the current Covid-19 situation in the country, despite having fought the outbreak since it began a year ago, on this day. Taking to Facebook, Dr.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang today questioned the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government for its unwillingness to work with Opposition parties in the war against Covid-19 pandemic.  He said this after two Opposition MPs â€...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — Many Malaysians disagree with the government’s recourse to a nationwide Emergency to curb Covid-19, according to former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. However, he suggested a current climate of fear in the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — IKEA Malaysia today confirmed that security guards at its Cheras store have tested positive for Covid-19 following a scheduled routine test.  The management in a Facebook posting today said that those who had tested....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — Umno information chief Shahril Hamdan has urged the government to clear the air over a proposed economic shutdown if the Covid-19 situation does not improve by Feb 4. A leaked memo by EU-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and...

SIBU, Jan 25 — Four individuals including three students were each issued with a compound notice for violating the movement control order (MCO) here early yesterday. Sibu police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the four, aged between 16 and....

SIBU, Jan 25 — Despite the movement control order (MCO) for Sibu Division entering its ninth day yesterday, the crowded situation at a number of places in the town here indicates that for many, it is still ‘business as usual’. An observation...

KUCHING, Jan 25 — Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah disagrees with the view by constitutional law expert Prof Datuk Shad Saleem Faruqi, that a new law is needed if Sarawak holds its state election....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — While Malaysia awaits its first consignment of the Covid-19 vaccine next month, certain quarters are still disputing the safety and halal status of the vaccine shots.   Malaysia has so far entered into joint agreemen...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — The decision to implement the movement control order (MCO) for the second time by providing certain flexibility, especially for the economic sector, has not been easy, but had to be made in order to strike a balance between.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — With new cases in excess of 3,000 per day, of which a significant proportion have emerged outside of known clusters, especially in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia appears to be struggling to contain the spread of...