SEBERANG PERAI, March 24 — The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) in Penang busted two illegal operations dealing in subsidised cooking oil and liquified petroleum gas (LPG) worth about RM47,700 in two different raids....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — A photographer of a production company was found guilty by the Sessions Court here, today of insulting Hinduism on his Facebook account, two years ago. Judge M.M. Edwin Paramjothy made the decision after finding that the...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — Malaysia will return a container of plastic trash en route from the United States as it violates new UN rules governing hazardous waste, the environment ministry said today, one of the first signs of the regulations being.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 —  Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is seeking a court order to compel the prosecution to produce several banking statements and other documents to his defence team in his RM2.3 billion 1Malaysia Developm...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — A total of RM19.45 billion from withdrawals via i-Lestari involving 5.23 million Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members have been approved up till March 12, according to Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — The definition of the country’s statutory debt has not changed since 2009, Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said. “The types of debts calculated under this statutory limit are under the Act....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — PAS information chief Kamarulzaman Mohamad today said his party is trying to “harmonise” Malaysia’s dual-track legal system where Shariah laws operate alongside the secular civil courts. He said this is because the...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — The Federal Court has today upheld that hoteliers are not entitled to utilise their employees’ service charge to satisfy their statutory obligations to pay the minimum wage or incorporate them into a clean wage...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — Former federal Commercial Crimes Investigations Department (CCID) director Datuk Amar Singh Ishar Singh today dismissed fugitive blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin's allegation that the former had protected loan shark cartel...

KOTA KINABALU, March 24 — Sabah continues to grapple with slow registration and awareness for the Covid-19 vaccine as health officers are going down to the ground to get more people to register. Community Development and People’s Wellbeing...

JOHOR BARU, March 24 — The Johor Customs Department recently busted a contraband liquor smuggling syndicate that uses houses with a for sale or rent signage as its storage facility. The modus operandi involving the syndicate was uncovered after...

KOTA KINABALU, March 24 — Amid continuing nationwide controversy over the use of the word “Allah” by non-Muslims, Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Haji Noor issued a reminder for harmony to be the top consideration in multireligious,...

JOHOR BARU, March 24 — Johor police today denied that a wanted businessman with a “Datuk Seri” title had been arrested during a sting in Kuala Lumpur yesterday as reported by a news portal. Johor police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said....

IPOH, March 24 ― The heads of Orang Asli villages (Tok Batin) in Perak have been urged to be the first to take the Covid-19 vaccine in their villages to convince their communities to do the same to prevent the spread of the virus among them. Perak....

KUCHING, March 24 ― The Sarawak government has liaised with airlines operators to provide special flights for its students studying in Sabah, said state Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin. He said his ministry have received requests from...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — A total of 481,989 individuals have been vaccinated via the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme as at yesterday. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said of the total, 430,368 had received the first dose of the...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — Both Malaysia and Singapore's digital vaccination certificates are secured by blockchain technology and come with a traceability feature that tells the exact batch of the vaccine vial used fo...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — Rosli Dahlan, the lead counsel for 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), lodged a police report last Monday against three people who accused him of pocketing huge commissions from the settlements in the fraud case involving....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — An Airbus H125 helicopter with five people on board crashed at an open area this morning in Subang’s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport. In the 9.30am incident, two men were injured while three others escaped unharmed. The...

KUALA TERENGGANU, March 24 — A director of a foundation in Terengganu has been remanded for seven days starting today to assist investigations into a bribery case involving a RM9 million project to produce face masks. The remand order was issued...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — Labuan has recorded the highest Covid-19 daily infectivity rate (Rt), at 1.82, in the country as of yesterday. Based on infographics shared on his Twitter account, Health director-general...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — Tomorrow (March 25) marks the 214th anniversary of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), and through all the years the police have faced various challenges — from tackling communist threats to today’s white collar ...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — The Masjid India Business Association, a group representing brick and mortar retailers around the bustling shopping Masjid India Road here, is opposed to the government’s plan to allow the Ramadan bazaar to open for Hari....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali reportedly denied that Malaysia is losing out on foreign investments from multinational corporations (MNCs) to its neighbours. The Edge...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has denied that his party is negotiating with political rival PKR to form a pact in the next general election. Ahmad Zahid told The Star in an interview ahead of Umno’s annual....

KOTA KINABALU, March 24 — A 70-year-old former lecturer claimed trial in the Sessions Court here to committing sexual abuse against his step-granddaughter. The elderly man, who appeared before judge Azreena Aziz, was accused of committing the...

BINTULU, March 24 — Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has suggested Petronas to consider setting up its own staff quarantine centre to accommodate its workers being transferred here from outside. He said this was important to avoid the spread.....

KUCHING, March 24 — A former Sarawak DAP Youth chairperson has been charged with writing Chinese characters on several road signs without permission from the local authority, Kuching North City Commission (DBKU). Daphne Ting Ying Ying, 37, however....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — The third body in the incident of a gantry crane component toppled over at the Sungai Besi-Ulu Kelang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) construction site near Puncak Banyan, Persiaran Alam Damai, Cheras, last Monday, was finally.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — Should tobacco control policies of any country be aimed at protecting non-smokers from harm, or improving the health of current smokers? Or a combination of both? In Malaysia, the government has taken steps to tighten...