KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — The government’s decision to allow the forestry and timber sector, as well as its chains involving logging to operate as usual effective today, enables it to contribute to the country’s economic growth even during the...

MELAKA, Jan 30 — A woman was heartbroken by the death of her seven-year-old adopted son, whom she had previously cared for since he was two months old, believed to be due to abuse. Norlida Abu Hassan, 50, said although she accepted the demise of...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — Mestron Holdings Bhd today reiterated the company had obtained a clearance letter from the Ministry of Health (MOH) to commence negotiation and cooperation with any companies from China in relation to the Covid-19 vaccine...

JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 30 — The Johor police headquarters will be sending out special teams to all district police headquarters (IPD) in the state from next month to make spot checks on status of investigation papers (IPs). Johor police chief Datuk Ayob....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — Malaysians should not dismiss the onset of sudden headaches and lethargy as feeling under the weather these days, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said. He cautioned that these are among the new, mystery ailments...

KOTA TINGGI, Jan 30 — Rukun Tetangga groups (KRT) and Voluntary Patrol Schemes (SRS) activities are now allowed during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period, but only involving specific programmes subjected to the National Security Council’s...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — The KL International Airport (KLIA) International Air Transport Association (IATA) code: KUL achieved a perfect score of 5.0/5.0 and gained top spot in the latest global Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey by the Airports...

BINTULU, Jan 30 — The test on the delivery of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to the Belaga Health Clinic here yesterday went smoothly without any problems, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang. He said the success in...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 ― Putrajaya is working to revise the Emergency Ordinance to empower general practitioners (GPs) in the private sector to issue home quarantine orders on people suspected of contracting Covid-19, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — Opposition lawmakers today proposed a bipartisan committee to govern Kuala Lumpur for the next three years.  In a joint statement to commemorate Kuala Lumpur as the Federal Territory on February 1, Pakatan Harapan (P...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — A stock market watchdog has warned the public about the risk of social media investment tips after local retail investors behind the “Bursabets” drive helped prop up share prices of local glove manufacturers yesterday....

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 30 — The Covid-19 screening programme will be expanded nationwide effective February 2, the Human Resources Ministry said. Its minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said the expansion was following the re-implementation of the movement...

MELAKA, Jan 30 ― A husband and wife were remanded for seven days beginning today in connection with an abuse case, which resulted in the death of a seven-year-old boy. Assistant registrar of the Melaka Magistrate's Court, Mohd Anuar Ostadi, is...

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 30 ― The return journey of the silver chariot ferrying the statue of Lord Muruga from NattukottaI Chettiar temple, at Jalan Air Terjun to Kovil Veedu temple, Lebuh Penang proceeded with strict adherence to the standard operating...

JOHOR BARU, Jan 30 ― The Johor Mentri Besar's office in Kota Iskandar, Iskandar Puteri here will be temporarily closed from tomorrow (January 31) until  Tuesday (February 2) to facilitate cleaning and sanitisation work to break the ch...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 ― The National Tourism Policy (NTP) launched just last month has failed to address many issues faced by industry players in the country who are struggling to survive the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Malaysian...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30  —  Selangor’s spike in new Covid-19 infections yesterday was due to a backlog of cases, Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said today. Malaysia hit 5,725 Covid-19 cases yesterday — its highest caseload to date. Se...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 ― DAP lawmaker Lim Lip Eng called out Tan Sri Annuar Musa today for claiming his recent meeting with two colleagues without the requisite face mask during the movement control order (MCO) was only a coincidence and not a...

KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 30 ― The Terengganu Health Department has confirmed that a total of 48 health workers at the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital (HSNZ) here have tested positive for Covid-19. State Health director Dr Nor Azimi Yunus said all of...

SINGAPORE, Jan 30 — From next Monday (February 1), Singapore will suspend reciprocal green, or fast, lane arrangements with Germany, Malaysia and South Korea for three months, given the resurgence of Covid-19 cases worldwide. Singapore’s...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 ― Datuk Seri Azmin Ali took to Twitter today posting positive commodity export data to Europe amid talks of souring ties between the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government and firms from the union and mounting criticism of...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 ― A Chinese triad boss known as “Broken Tooth” from Macau who is being investigated by Australia and the US is suspected to be hiding in Malaysia and believed to be persisting in his underworld activities. The Straits...

SINGAPORE, Jan 30 — A S$180 million (RM547.8 million) contract for the construction of a bridge and tunnels for the Johor Baru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link has been awarded to the Singapore branch of transport infrastructure firm...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 ― Consumers of Massimo Bread here may have to look for alternatives in the next few days as its manufacturer, The Italian Baker Sdn Bhd (TIB), has announced a temporary disruption to production at its factory in Klang,...

KUCHING, Jan 30 ― Businesses have been asked to strictly implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement yesterday, Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) president Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — With more Malaysians marrying foreigners and creating transnational families, the government should relook its current citizenship and immigration policies as a way to develop the country’s talent, Opposition MP Charles...

KUCHING, Jan 30 ― State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said yesterday that Sarawak is comfortable with facilities at various hospitals for Covid-19 treatment. “At the moment, we are still comfortable and...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 ― It has been over a year since Maszlee Malik resigned as education minister, and the administration that he served has since fallen after a takeover by Perikatan Nasional. But with the Covid-19 pandemic still raging keeping...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 ― As students continue to be away from classrooms in the new schooling year, former education minister Maszlee Malik has pleaded for the Ministry of Education to reveal its plans and policies to handle the new norm. The former....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 ― Police have opened an investigation paper on the hacker group “Anonymous Malaysia”, which issued a second warning today that it would launch a cyber attack. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director...