KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 18 — Hindu mother M. Indira Gandhi has criticised Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador for saying his main regret was his inability to bring fugitive Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, back to face justice here. In.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 18 — A Safe@Work initiative to allow the continuity of operations for those in the manufacturing sector affected by Covid-19 infections, by forming a safe work bubble, was announced by Senior Minister of International Trade and...

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 18 — A civil society group alleged today that the Selangor government’s development in parts of Bukit Cherakah Forest Reserve (BCRF) was legally questionable and environmentally harmful. Shah Alam Community Forest (SACF)...

KUCHING, Mar 18 — The Sarawak government has always been consistent in upholding religious tolerance for all communities, regardless of whether they are from major or minor faiths, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said today. It was responding.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 18 — Malaysia Tourism Council president Uzaidi Udanis expressed support for the Strategic Programmes to Empower the People and Economy (Pemerkasa) announced yesterday. He added that tourism businesses should leverage incentives...

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 18 — Some Opposition MPs, including those from the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition, today voiced their rejection of wresting federal power from the Perikatan Nasional (PN) at all costs. The stance of the five MPs from DAP, Parti...

JOHOR BARU, March 18 — Johor Opposition leader Aminolhuda Hassan said today there are no ongoing discussions between any Pakatan Harapan (PH) party representative and rivals Umno in the southern state despite claims of an informal meeting last...

JOHOR BARU, March 18 — Johor Islamic Religious Department (JAINJ) said today its investigation showed that Illi Najwa Anuar Hussin Saddique, who is married to Indian hockey captain Manpreet Singh Pawar, has never left Islam. According to a...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — A maiden charge under a new anti-corruption provision targeting corporations was read out in court today against Pristine Offshore Sdn Bhd. The offshore vessel company is the first ever to be accused under the newly...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — Miri MP Dr Michael Teo Yu Keng appears to be the latest lawmaker from PKR who have claimed they were actively wooed to quit their parties and support the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government. In a statement today, Dr Teo...

JOHOR BARU, March 18 — Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar supports the federal government’s appeal against the landmark High Court ruling last week annulling a 1986 directive prohibiting Christians from using the word “Allah” in...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — Funds totalling RM100 million flowed out of charity Yayasan Akalbudi — where Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was a trustee and a director — between December 2012 and May 2018, the High Court was told today during the...

GEORGE TOWN, March 18 — Ransomware attacks that are leveraging on the Covid-19 pandemic, is on the rise in Malaysia, according to an American cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks. Palo Alto Networks Head of Systems Engineering Malaysia, David.....

KUCHING, March 18 — Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Women chief Kho Teck Wan today slammed the initiator of a bipartisan Borneo petition asking the federal government to discontinue its appeal against the High Court’s quashing of a...

KUCHING, March 18 — The on-going legal battle over the “Allah” ruling could have been settled out of court if Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had agreed to a proposal to amend the 1986 administrative directive when he was home minister, former...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — The arrears in quit rent by landowners in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur as at December 31, 2020,  amounted to RM19,584,478.00 and  involved 5,727 titles, said the Federal Territor...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — The Perikatan Nasional (PN) government’s introduction of a three-tiered system to punish offenders who break the Emergency laws meant to safeguard against Covid-19 will worsen the situation rather than fix the problem,...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — The Muhyiddin government’s RM20 billion Pemerkasa stimulus package announced yesterday will not be enough to kickstart Malaysia’s battered economy post-Covid-19, DAP’s Lim Guan Eng asserted today. The Opposition...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — DAP’s Lim Kit Siang expressed his party’s appreciation today after its stalwart, the late Karpal Singh was posthumously awarded the Darjah Utama Pangkuan Negeri (DUPN) which carries the title “Datuk Seri Utama”...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — Despite having members in the federal Cabinet, Barisan Nasional (BN) has set up five task forces to scrutinise the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. BN executive secretary Datuk Mohamad Sahfri Ab Aziz said the task....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — A total of 367,213 individuals have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme as of yesterday. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said Selangor recorde...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — Another PKR MP has alleged that he was enticed by a Perikatan Nasional (PN) representative to change his allegiance to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Padang Serai MP M. Karupaiya claimed he was offered a large...

SIBU, March 18 — SJK Methodist here is closed today until further notice after a teacher with symptoms tested positive for Covid-19, said Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee. He pointed out that the...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador claimed yesterday of a so-called conspiracy within the force to remove him from his post. Hamid told Sinar Harian that the alleged group of younger police...

KOTA KINABALU, March 18 — The African Swine Fever (ASF) virus has now spread widely among the vulnerable Bornean bearded pigs with at least 128 confirmed deaths. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Jeffrey Kitingan in a statement here...

KOTA KINABALU, March 18 — The State Government has allowed buffets to be served in hotels and restaurants, said State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun. “The State Government has agreed to allow the...

KOTA KINABALU, March 18 — The High Court here increased the jail sentence of an English teacher from four years to seven years’ jail for touching the private parts of an eight-year-old pupil in a classroom last year. Judicial Commissioner Datuk.....

KUCHING, March 18 — Sarawak has crossed the halfway point in its aim to vaccinate some 2.2 million people with the Covid-19 vaccine, the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) revealed today. It said in its Covid-19 daily update that as of 8am....

KUCHING, March 18 — The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee has allowed up to eight members of a family to go to graves and only two at columbariums or memorial halls for Qing Ming from March 20 to April 14. The Standard Operating Procedures...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — A year has passed since Malaysia first went into a partial lockdown after the Covid-19 pandemic hit. This saw the public forced into complying with numerous unprecedented measures introduced by the government to contain...