KOTA TINGGI, March 16 — A 43-year-old excavator operator was charged at the Magistrate’s Court here today with killing his wife in Taman Sri Saujana earlier this month. The accused, Mohd Hanafi Patahur Rahim, only indicated that he understood...

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 16 — The Malaysia United Democratic Alliance’s (Muda) demanded today for the police to investigate ministers and very-important-persons who breach Covid-19 regulations. In a statement, Muda alleged that the authorities have...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — A total of 53 federal and state lawmakers from Sabah and Sarawak have come together in a bipartisan effort to ask the federal government to discontinue its appeal against the High Court’s quashing of a decades-old...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — Umno information chief Shahril Sufian Hamdan said today that his party is still maintaining its decision to reject any cooperation with Pakatan Harapan (PH) components PKR and DAP, amid conjectures offered by Datuk Seri...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested 44 individuals, including 32 officers from the Road Transport Department (JPJ), suspected to be involved in a syndicate that sought bribes from lorry drivers...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — There is an urgent need to discuss policies for the reopening of the Johor-Singapore border for blue-collar Malaysians who are suffering from income loss due to the Covid-19 pandemic, says Johor DAP chairman Liew Chin...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — A lawyer for Sarawakian native Jill Ireland Lawrence Bill today confirmed having received notice of the federal government’s appeal against the High Court’s quashing of the 1986 ban by the Home Ministry on “Allah”.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — DAP’s Legal Aid Bureau Chairman Ramkarpal Singh today announced that the legal aid offered by DAP to those who have been issued the RM10,000 fine under Section 25 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — The Kedah Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested ten individuals, including eight Road Transport Department (RTD) enforcement personnel, to assist in investigations into corruption cases....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — Malaysia is likely to achieve a transition to a high-income economy between 2024 and 2028, a reflection of the country’s economic transformation development trajectory over past decades, according to the World Bank...

IPOH, March 16 — Putrajaya will not object if state governments purchase Covid-19 vaccines for their own immunisation programmes, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said today. However, Khairy, who is also in charge of...

SHAH ALAM, March 16 — The corruption trial of former deputy prime minister who is facing 40 charges over the Foreign Visa System (VLN) will start on May 24 at the High Court here. Earlier, the hearing which was set on April 24 2021 was...

IPOH, March 16 — Three Road Transport Department (JPJ) enforcement officers and two proxies were remanded for six days starting today to facilitate investigations into a bribery case. The remand order was issued by Magistrate Nur Melati Diana...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — Malaysia must step up efforts to intensify digitalisation and address issues of poverty and income inequality in order to achieve its long desired goal of being a high-income nation, Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said today......

IPOH, March 16 — Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Khairy Jamaluddin today said that the government is planning for a bigger vaccination centres (PPV) in all districts nationwide for the third phase of the national immunisation...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) Khairy Jamaluddin today said that two local universities have been tasked with research and development (R&D) of Covid-19 vaccines. He said his ministry has...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — Former Goldman Sachs officer, Roger Ng Chong Hwa who was extradited to New York will be returning to Malaysia after June 1 to face charges of abetting with company on the sale of securities notes and bonds...

IPOH, March 16 — Rubber glove manufacturer Top Glove Sdn Bhd was charged at the Sessions Court here, today with 10 counts of failing to provide workers’ accommodations certified by the Labour Department (JTK), last November. The company,...

IPOH, March 16 — Malaysia bought all its Covid-19 vaccines at full price, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said. He clarified that Malaysia was not given the vaccines free as claimed because it is not a low-income...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today he has received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at the Kuala Lumpur Health Clinic today. Upon receiving his jab, Anwar also urged related ministries to ease the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — Putrajaya should cancel all RM10,000 compound notices that have been issued under the Emergency Ordinance until it properly details the offences provided for, Opposition lawmaker Lim Lip Eng said today. The Kepong MP...

SHAH ALAM, March 16 — The prosecution has submitted two medical reports on a rape case involving celebrity preacher Da’i Syed whose real name is Syed Shah Iqmal Syed Mohammad Shaiful, in the Sessions Court here today. Deputy Public...

GEORGE TOWN, March 16 — Another Hindu temple in Kedah was issued a notice of removal by the Sungai Petani Municipal Council — the third Hindu temple to be subjected to enforcement action by the Kedah state government — said DAP’s P....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — Malaysia needs to relook at the way policies are set and the roles of government and institutions to improve its future socio-economic growth, Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said. He said goin...

ALOR SETAR, March 16 — Kedah will submit a proposal to the federal government on the establishment of a port authority in the state, said Mentri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor. He said based on the economic develop...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — A total of 321,331 individuals have received their first vaccine dose under phase one of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, as of yesterday. Health director-g...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) has urged the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government today to review recently imposed anti-fake news Ordinance and utilise existing laws to address hate speech or unlawful...

GEORGE TOWN, March 16 — Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow hopes the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme can be sped up for those working in the manufacturing sector in the state. The Penang lawmaker urged urgency in doing so and pointed to.....

KOTA KINABALU, March 16 — Parti Warisan Sabah president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal believes proper management with sensitivity in using the word “Allah” will go a long way to prevent potential misuse and misinterpretation in multireligious...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed today said that the Emergency has effectively denied AmBank minority shareholders the right to challenge the bank's settlement with the government over its role in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd...