KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 ― Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 cases today broke the 5,000-case mark to reach a new record high of 5,725, along with 16 deaths. Yesterday’s new cases were just 4,094, which means a whopping 1,631-case increase in 24 hours. A.....

IPOH, Jan 29 ― A 42-year-old woman claimed that she had been cheated of RM3,000, including RM1,000 of i-Sinar money, by scammers who enticed her to buy number forecast tickets through the Facebook. The mother of five from Menglembu here said her...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 ― The retail prices for RON95 and RON97 petrol will remain at RM1.90 and RM2.20 a litre respectively from January 30 to Febuary 5. The Ministry of Finance in a statement here today announced that the retail price of diesel for....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 ― The Federal Territories Ministry will consider establishing Mayor Incorporated to facilitate the implementation and development of projects around the capital, said its Minister, Tan Sri Annuar Musa. He said the body would...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 ― The Works Ministry (KKR) has launched the KKR Organisational Strategic Plan 2021-2025 which based on four thrusts focusing on the construction industry’s efforts in reviving Malaysia’s economy towards realising the...

LABUAN, Jan 29 ― Labuan's latest Covid-19 cluster originated from a private Islamic preschool in Taman Mahkota Impian, Jalan Bukit Timbalai, Kampung Sungai Buton, said Labuan Health Department director Dr Ismuni Bohari. He said the Taman Mahko...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 ― Top Glove Corporation Bhd has pledged to vaccinate all its staff, including foreign workers, once the Covid-19 vaccine is made available. Executive chairman Tan Sri Dr Lim Wee Chai said this is to ensure uninterrupted...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 ― The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will scrutinise and study the proposal submitted by Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) in efforts to combat corruption. MACC, in a statement today, said the bid would...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 ― Putrajaya has now allowed federal and state lawmakers to cross state and districts for their work, even as most of the country is still placed under the movement control order (MCO) that restricts such travel. A paragraph in....

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 29 — An elite squad of rangers trained specifically to combat crimes in Sabah’s vast forests have yielded some 68 arrests last year and seized RM3.1 million worth of forest products.  Sabah Forestry Department’s Chie...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — The Ministry of Transport today granted exemptions to all private vehicle owners from renewing their Motor Vehicle Licenses (LKM) and Competent Driving Licenses (CDL) from February 1 to March 31 this year. However, its...

JOHOR BARU, Jan 29 — Police are searching for a conman who impersonated a Johor assemblyman and tricked a 55-year-old constituent into parting with nearly RM5,000 for a school computer programme that turned out to be fake. Johor Commercial Crime...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — Top Glove’s share price gained 40 sen or a seven per cent surge as of noon today, just hours after news emerged that retail investors are behind a drive to prop up the stocks of the world’s largest medical glove maker....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 ― In response to reports of falling foreign direct investments (FDI), the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) today announced that it has identified 240 high-profile foreign investment projects in the...

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 29 ― The Court of Appeal today upheld a High Court’s decision in awarding RM114, 470 in damages to part-time RTM cameraman Mohamad Amirul Amin Mohamed Amer who was injured in a shooting incident in 2016 at the Tun Dr Lim.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 ― After being chided by Opposition MPs, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today clarified that his statement yesterday endorsing the management bodies of strata properties to compel tenants to prove they are Covid-19 free before.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 ― The Opposition Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition has set up its own immunisation task force to encourage Malaysians to go for the Covid-19 vaccination program when it finally rolls out. The task force will be led by former...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 ― The government now allows night markets (pasar malam) to operate during the movement control order (MCO). In the updated rules, night markets are allowed to operate between 4pm and 10pm. Previously, Lembah Pantai MP Fahmi...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 ― The celebrations of this year’s Federal Territory (FT) Day will continue amid Covid-19 with several programmes being lined up according to the standard operating procedures (SOP) in the new normal. Federal...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 ― Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz has reassured that Malaysia will not implement a total lockdown on the economy even if the worst case scenario comes true. Instead, he said the government will continue to....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 ― Supermarket chain Village Grocer revealed today that a part-time staff at its Bangsar Village outlet tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday. As a result, said outlet will be closed today as all staff undergo swab tests...

BUKIT MERTAJAM, Jan 29 ― A total of 23 employers have been charged in court for failing to comply with the government’s ruling on the provision of workers’ accommodation in accordance with the Workers' Minimum...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz has expressed confidence that the Covid-19 national vaccination programme, anticipated to be completed by the first quarter of 2022 (1Q22), will further drive...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and his Perikatan Nasional (PN) government can expect to be served a lawsuit challenging their advice to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the nationwide proclamation of Emergency today,...

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 29 —  Prof Datuk Husaini Omar has been appointed as the new director-general of Higher Education Ministry (KPT) effective February 1, 2021. KPT Minister Datuk Seri Noraini Ahmad announced in a statement tod...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — Motorists who receive traffic summonses will soon be able to settle their cases online.  The judiciary announced today the launch of its online traffic case confession system (e-PG system) in Shah Alam, Selangor and....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 ― The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has taken proactive steps to resolve problems of internet access in the country. MCMC, in a statement today, said the areas affected are in eight location...

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 29 ― The investiture of the state awards, medals and honour in Penang, which has been postponed several times since July last year, will again be delayed until further notice. Speaker Datuk Law Choo Kiang said the investiture...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 ― Padang Rengas MP Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz was discharged from the Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital (HRPZII) in Kota Baru yesterday evening, the New Straits Times (NST) reported. He was admitted on Janu...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 ― Single mothers raising their young children alone had a difficult time juggling work, childcare and chores during the almost two months of strict lockdown measures in March and April 2020, when Malaysia went through its...