KUCHING, March 4 — The state Border Security Committee (SBSC) today said more resources will be allocated for intelligence-centric projects to reduce and curb illegal entry from Kalimantan to Sarawak. Its chairman Tan Sri James Masing said despite....

KUCHING, March 4 — Sarawak Pay, the electronic wallet or e-wallet application (app) for cashless shopping transactions introduced by the state government, can now be used for payment transactions internationally. This follows the launch of the...

JOHOR BARU, March 4 — Police have crippled a Macau Scam syndicate, with the arrest of 12 members in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, on February 28. Johor police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the suspects, comprising 11 men and a woman aged 22 to.....

JOHOR BARU, March 4 — The Johor branch of the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) seized 18,940 boxes of health products worth RM1.89 million in a raid on a premises in Kempas, here, yesterday. The 4pm raid was carried out by 10....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The government will formulate additional measures in the near future to provide targeted assistance to vulnerable groups, said Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz. He said the additional measures are aimed.....

JOHOR BARU, March 4 — Johor will allow Friday and obligatory prayers to be conducted in congregations at one-third of the capacity of mosques and suraus in eight districts beginning tomorrow, in line with the implementation of the conditional...

BUTTERWORTH, March 4 — The Penang Department of Environment (DOE) has ordered two plastic recycling factories in the Perai Industrial Area, here, to immediately stop their operations beginning yesterday due to water, air and sound pollution. Its...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Selayang MP William Leong has voiced his objection to the proposed Petaling Jaya Dispersal Link (PJD Link) project, claiming any benefits it has are outweighed by the potential social harm the project will bring. Speaking...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The Pakatan Harapan (PH) presidential council held a meeting today to discuss its plans to strengthen the Opposition coalition in the much anticipated face-off against the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) when Parliament...

LABUAN, March 4 — Labuan has vaccinated 76.45 per cent or 1,789 of its total 2,340 frontliners as of today, with the remaining to receive the vaccine in stages until April. The Labuan-level National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme was launched on.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The decision whether to send Malaysian pilgrims for the Haj season this year depends on the approval of the Saudi Arabian government and the COVID-19 situation,&...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The government has never compromised in upholding justice and ensuring that those allegedly involved in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd affair to continue facing legal prosecution. Finance Minister D...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Umno secretary-general Datuk Ahmad Maslan today said his party’s decision to quit its alliance with Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia was made after considering the views of members of its grassroots, and also its experience....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) has today warned its staff against making public statements, especially on social media platforms, after a staff purportedly criticised Putrajaya’s Covid-19 vaccination plan. In a statement...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Former Sarawak PKR chairman Larry Sng has expressed his intention to defend his parliamentary seat of Julau, Malaysiakini reported today. However, the 15th general election will not be a smooth one for the Julau MP who quit....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Khazanah Nasional Berhad posted a profit of RM2.9 billion for the financial year 2020 despite the fallout wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic on the back of investments in secure long-term portfolios and readjustments in debt.....

KOTA KINABALU, March 4 — The Sabah government has readied 195 vaccine distribution centres, including in rural areas, to ensure the smooth implementation of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme at the state level, said Chief Minister Datuk....

PUTRAJAYA, March 4 — The Communications and Multimedia Commission  (MCMC), through the through the National Digital Infrastructure Plan (Jendela), is in the process of resolving issues on internet access reported at sever...

MIRI, March 4 — Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak’s 19th State Ordinary Convention will be held in Kuching on May 1, said its secretary Senator Alan Ling. Ling said the main purpose of the convention is to elect and appoint committee members....

KUCHING, March 4 — The Baleh Hydroelectric Project (HEP), with a capacity of 1,285MW, is expected to come onstream in 2026, said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg today. Being constructed by Sarawak Energy, he said the new...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Six university hospitals have been entrusted to serve as Vaccine Administration Centres (VACs) to assist the government in implementing the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK), Minister of Higher Education Datuk....

KUANTAN, March 4 — An unemployed man pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court here today to a charge with driving under the influence of alcohol which resulted in a road crash that caused the death of a factory worker last Monday. Mandave...

KUANTAN, March 4 — A “love bitten” woman cleared out RM418,400 from her mother’s bank account all because of her lover whom she only met via a social media application. Revealing the case, Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department...

GEORGE TOWN, March 4 — A total 785 fire and rescue department personnel in Penang will be vaccinated under the roll out of phase one of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme in the state. Penang Fire and Rescue Department Director Saadon...

GEORGE TOWN, March 4 — The Fire and Rescue Department has identified the cause of the fire that broke out of one of the electrical cables under the Penang Bridge last week. Penang Fire and Rescue Department Director Saadon Mokhtar said they have...

GEORGE TOWN, March 4 — Penang recorded a total RM14.1 billion in investments with about 75 per cent of it from foreign direct investments (FDI) in the whole of 2020. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the FDI for 2020 amounted to RM10.55...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Thirty two Malaysian programmes made the top 100 universities for the study of an academic subject in this year’s Quacquarelli Symonds' (QS) World University Rankings by Subject. According to QS, the additional two...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) acknowledged today the Umno supreme council’s decision that their current political cooperation will only last this term. Bersatu secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Khairy Jamaluddin explained today that one’s Covid-19 vaccination appointment will be based on their first registration in the MySejahtera application, even if they have tried a....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The driver of a trailer who drove into a flyover still under construction along the Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) yesterday is being investigated for driving under the influence of drugs after two...