KOTA TINGGI, Feb 23 — The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) has detected the latest modus operandi of syndicates to smuggle goods and migrants with the assistance of drone technology. Army Western Field Commander Lieutenant-General Datuk Muhammad...

KUALA LUMPUR, February 23 — The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) is working closely with the Ministry of Education Malaysia to reimagine education, especially for the most marginalised children wherever they are. Representative for Unicef....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — The High Court has granted the Malaysian government a judgment in default (JID) against 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s (1MDB) former general counsel or in-house lawyer Jasmine Loo Ai Swan, in the lawsuit over the RM2.496...

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 23 — Individuals who will be receiving Covid-19 vaccine shots need to go through five stations at a Vaccine Dispensing Centre (PPV) taking about 15 to 30 minutes including monitoring for side effects. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr...

KUCHING,  Feb 23 — Sarawak’s first batch of Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine is expected to arrive here at around 6.30pm tomorrow. It will be delivered to a warehouse of the Kuching International Airport (KIA) cargo section, said a notic...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — The government should ban all pork from Sabah from entering the peninsula to protect the local swine industry, PKR MP Sim Tze Tzin said today. The former deputy agriculture and agro-based industry minister noted the outbreak....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme is a proactive, firm and conscientious effort taken by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government to safeguard and protect the health of the rakyat in the country. PN information...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — As at February 21, 2021, about 10.45 million or 35 per cent of 32.7 million Malaysians have completed the Population and Housing Census 2020 (Census 2020), said Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) chief statistician...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — Dewan Negara Caucus on People’s Well-being has proposed to the government to formulate a National Vaccine Development Roadmap as a plan for the country to produce locally made vaccines which comply with the international...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan today announced that the party’s annual general meeting (AGM) is scheduled for March 27 and 28.  The AGM was supposed to be held last year but deferred due to the...

IPOH, Feb 23 — The government will continue to assist the manufacturing sector, especially the rubber glove industry to maintain Malaysia’s position as a main player in the supply of rubber gloves for the global health industry. Minister in the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — The original 2016 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) final audit report done by the National Audit Department would have been tabled to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) if not for the February 24, 2016 meeting, the High.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — The Malaysian government should allow the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to visit and check on the 1,200 people that Malaysia planned on deporting to Myanmar, rights group said, following a local court....

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 23 — About 78,880 registered foreign workers in Penang have not been screened for Covid-19 yet, said state exco Jagdeep Singh Deo. The housing, local government and town and country planning committee chairman said there were a...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s lawyer has scrutinised the reason and justification behind government auditor Datuk Nor Salwani Muhammad’s title conferred last year, during the 1Malaysia Development Berhad audit tampering trial....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — Malaysiakini’s operator Mkini Dot Com Sdn Bhd has paid the RM500,000 fine imposed on the news portal — for being in contempt of court over its readers’ comments — a day ahead of tomorrow’s deadline. In a brief...

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 23 — Penang’s neolithic site, the Guar Kepah Archaeological Gallery in Kepala Batas, has been listed as a national heritage site under the National Heritage Act 2005, said state exco Yeoh Soon Hin. The tourism and creative...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — A Malaysian court has allowed a temporary stay of deportation of 1,200 Myanmar detainees who were scheduled to be sent back on Tuesday, according to a lawyer for rights groups that petitioned to stop the deportation. The...

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 23 ― Malaysia will receive its second batch of 182,520 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine tomorrow (Feb 24) for distribution to states that have yet to receive the vaccine, said Coordinating Minister for National Covid-19 Immunisation....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb  23 ― The Covid-19 vaccines have arrived and everyone in Malaysia can soon register to get vaccinated starting from March 1, 2021. Among the five ways to register, MySejahtera is the easiest way and you can get it done...

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 23 ― The electrical cables at KM3.2 of the first Penang Bridge caught fire again this morning, after a similar incident yesterday. The Penang Fire and Rescue Department received a call at 9.17am and several teams were sent to the.....

LUMUT, Feb 23 — Malaysia began bussing asylum seekers and other detainees from Myanmar to a port where ships were waiting to take them back to their strife-torn homeland, even as rights groups made a late legal bid to stop their deportation,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — Pakatan Harapan lawmakers on the bipartisan committee advising the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the Emergency said they will recommend that the panel consider restoring Parliament that is currently suspended. They said...

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 23 — Some lanes on the first Penang Bridge could be closed for up to three months to allow repairs to electrical cables that caught fire yesterday, said Zairil Khir Johari. The state infrastructure and transport committee chairman....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) Covid-19 and vaccination task force today urged the government to stop making contradicting statements when it comes to the public health crisis to ensure the people understand the policies and...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — Air Selangor will source raw water from the downstream flow of a river and store it in ponds to ensure uninterrupted supply in the event of pollutants in its main intakes. Air Selangor chief executive officer Suhaimi...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said that a universal certification may be issued to those who have been vaccinated to ease travel restrictions and revive the aviation sector within the South-east Asian region. He....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — A group of Wangsa Maju voters, led by MP Datin Paduka Dr Tan Yee Kew, have compiled 146 appeal letters addressed to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong seeking for him to end the Emergency early News portal Malaysiakini reported Tan...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — The public clamour for clarification concerning the sale of alcoholic beverages at restaurants during the movement control order (MCO) shows how detached the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government is from reality, Lembah Pantai.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — Malaysia Aviation Group obtained court approval in Britain on Monday for an agreement between the airline’s leasing unit and a majority of its aircraft operating lessors, allowing it to begin a restructuring plan with new.....