SEOUL, April 1 — South Korea’s prosecution has busted an international drug cartel and tracked down its drug manufacturing facility in cooperation with Malaysian police, reports Yonhap news agency quoted officials today. The Supreme Prosecutors.....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has received 38,145 applications for the People’s Housing Projects (PPR) and Public Housing (PA) up until last January. Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Seri Mahadi Che Ngah said applications...

PUTRAJAYA, April 1 — Malaysia will receive a supply of 3.5 million doses of CanSino Covid-19 vaccine from China in stages, starting this month, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said the procurement of the vaccine is being made in.....

KUCHING, April 1 — A 38-year-old banker from Kuala Lumpur has turned into a multi-millionaire overnight when he won the RM14.4 million Power Toto 6/55 jackpot on March 21. When collecting his winnings at Sports Toto’s head office in Kuala...

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 1 — Judges should not waver from delivering decisions that are legally correct in high-profile court cases even if faced with the prospects of being labelled as a “conservative” or “liberal” judge, Chief Justice of...

JOHOR BARU, Apr 1 — The Johor government does not intend to follow the Penang government in implementing an alternative state assembly sitting as there was no reason to do so, said Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad. He said this is because...

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 1 — Malaysia recorded 1,178 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, bringing the total cumulative infections to 346,678 cases since the pandemic struck the country, according to data released by the Ministry of Health...

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 1 — The Umno party election must proceed this year as it is the best platform to show the party’s endorsement of its prime minister and deputy prime minister candidate, said Ketereh MP Tan Sri Annuar Musa, reports Malaysiakini.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 1 — Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia has been accused of attempting to covertly induce Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties MCA and MIC to join the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. Malaysiakini reported Umno Youth exco...

JOHOR BARU, Apr 1 — The Johor government has given its assurance that it will continue to support the federal government’s efforts under the leadership of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad said...

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 1 — A total of 215,395 individuals in the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme have completed receiving both doses of their vaccine shots as of yesterday. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said...

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 1 — Malaysia’s four most senior judges do not tell their High Court counterparts how to decide in court cases, Chief Justice of Malaysia Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat said. Tengku Maimun, who is the highest-ranking judge in...

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 1 — The second phase of Sarawak’s Covid-19 vaccination programme will commence on April 19, Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian said. He said this in a post on his Facebook page last night, while urging.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 1 — AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes has posted a video on Facebook to provide an update on the ticket refund situation at AirAsia. He shared that 1.5 million people have been refunded since Jan 2020, with 450,000 outstanding...

PUTRAJAYA, Apr 1 — Civil servants are reminded not to be involved with anti-vaccine groups or movement. Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali said this included making, publishing or distributing any statement, rumours or news on....

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 1 — Allegations that misappropriated 1MDB funds were channelled through former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng’s account from 2015 to 2018 were baseless, his lawyers argued before the High Court here today. Ng’s lead counsel,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 1 — Former finance minister Lim Guan Eng has warned against the recent Emergency ordinance enabling Putrajaya to tap into the Treasury’s consolidated funds without parliamentary oversight and scrutiny, describing it as an...

KUCHING, Apr 1 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin thanked Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today for continuing to support him as the prime minister. “I will like to express my appreciation for the support ...

IPOH, Apr 1 — Residents of Lim Garden here and a group of farmers from Kanthan, Chemor have objected to the rezoning of a plot here from agricultural to industrial use for the establishment of the Silver Valley Technology Park. Parti Sosialis...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — The High Court today fixed 10 additional trial dates for the joint trial of Datuk Seri Najib Razak and 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s (1MDB) former CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy over the alleged tampering of a federal audit...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — Former human resources minister M. Kulasegaran has urged the Home Ministry to hand over the management of foreign workers to the Human Resources Ministry, so that they can be better managed. He said this is one of t...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — Umno has not discussed its relationship with PAS, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today after the Islamist party announced it will remain with Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) for the 15th general election...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — The Umno general assembly did not adopt any resolution requiring party leaders to resign as ministers, deputy ministers and other appointed posts, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today. The senior defence minister and...

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 1 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin wants Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM),  which has operated for over seven decades, to continue creating milestones in the national broadcasting and media production industry ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 1 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) has leave for High Court to hear its lawsuit against the home minister and Registrar of Societies (RoS) over its registration after the Attorney General’s...

WASHINGTON, Apr 1 — The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine has demonstrated 100 per cent efficacy and robust antibody responses in a Phase Three trial in adolescents 12 to 15 years of age, Xinhua news agency quoted the two companies on Wednesday....

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 1 — US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Malaysian Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein on Wednesday.  State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said both leaders reflected on the shared int...

KUCHING, Apr 1 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and his wife Puan Sri Noorainee Abdul Rahman arrived at the Kuching International Airport here this morning for a two-day working visit to Sarawak. The aircraft car...

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 1 — New graduates who joined the job market last year received lower pay than the previous year, with most getting the absolute lowest salary allowed by law, Statistics Department’s chief statistician Mohd Uzir Mahidin said. He....

RAWANG, Apr 1 — Paper masks and goggles are among offerings that ethnic Chinese in Malaysia will burn to mark “Tomb Sweeping Day”, hoping their ancestors can use them to fight the coronavirus in the afterlife. Qing Ming is one of the most...