KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — A study conducted by a local university research centre shows that the public may be slowly gaining confidence in the government’s ability to handle the Covid-19 pandemic. The UCSI Poll Research Centre conducted four...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) wants the misunderstanding about the waqf (endowment) funds being only for Muslims to be corrected. Its president, Adnan Mat said the concept...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — The police has recommended to the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) for local celebrity Neelofa and her televangelist husband PU Riz to be fined for allegedly breaking Covid-19 restrictions with their March 27 wedding, a....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — Ten schools in the Titiwangsa parliamentary constituency which were badly damaged in yesterday’s storm will be repaired soonest possible. Its Member of Parliament, Datuk Seri Rina Harun said immediate repairs to these...

KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April — MRT Corp said today the third “circle” line will double up as a game-changing project for the construction industry and urban development, with massive infrastructure plans that would include affordable housing and...

KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April — The Health Ministry recorded 1,767 new Covid-19 cases today, bringing the total number of cases recorded locally since the beginning of the pandemic to 363,940 cases. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah....

KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April — The Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) will continue to monitor and carry out enforcement on Muslims who do not respect the Ramadan month, including eating in public places, although the...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — SJK (C) Puay Chai 2 will be shutting temporarily, in stages starting today, following a Covid-19 outbreak at the school. This comes as a relief for students’ parents, the school’s Parent Teacher Association chairman...

KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April — About 500 staff of the Health Ministry will be mobilised to Sarawak to help contain the increase in Covid-19 cases in the state, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba today. He said the staff would include doctors,....

KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April — DAP national organising secretary Anthony Loke has said that it is the responsibility of party leadership to convince its representatives of the party's direction. Commenting on Ronnie Liu’s “Chinese dilution”...

PUTRAJAYA, April 13 — The High Court was incorrect in saying Datuk Seri Najib Razak must be held accountable for abuse of power using a criminal standard in the misappropriation of RM42 million SRC International Sdn Bhd, the Court of Appeal heard.....

KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April — Vilifying legal plastic recyclers in the country along with illegal operators will hurt legitimate businesses and undermine environmental conservation efforts here, said two plastics associations. The Malaysian Plastics...

KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April — A total of 409,784 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...

KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April — Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has assured the public that Malaysia will have enough Covid-19 vaccines to cover 80 per cent of the population by October. He also shared a graph from the...

KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April — Sungai Pelek assemblyman Ronnie Liu was insulting DAP with his inference that it must “out-Chinese” the rival MCA, Damansara MP Tony Pua said. Responding to reports of Liu saying DAP should not sacrifice its Chinese...

KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April — The spread of the Covid-19 outbreak in the country has indirectly helped reduce terrorism threats in the country, says Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter Terrorism Division (E8) principal assistant director...

KUALA LUMPUR, 13 April — Six students tested positive for Covid-19 recently at SJK (C) Puay Chai 2, a primary school in the upper-middle class neighbourhood of Bandar Utama, Selangor. Its Parent Teacher Association chairman Loh Tian Hong told...

KUALA LUMPUR, 12 April — DAP MP Hannah Yeoh has slammed her party’s central committee member Ronnie Liu for the latter’s racial remarks that she said painted DAP in a bad light. The Segambut MP said that Liu’s views that DAP should not...

KOTA BARU, April 12 — Preparation to turn the Madinah Ramadan site in the compound of the Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium into a Low Risk Covid-19 Treatment and Quarantine Centre (PKRC) is 10 per cent completed. State Health Department (JKNK) director,....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 — Muslims in the country should be grateful that most mosques and surau have been opened gradually for obligatory daily congregational prayers, Friday prayers, tarawih prayers and educational sessions during Ramadan this...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah decreed for Muslims in the country to seek the blessings of Ramadan to further strengthen their takwa (faith), as well as increase their...

PUTRAJAYA, April 12 — The Immigration Department confirmed today that all foreigners with expired social visit passes would need to leave the country before or on April 21. Referring to news reports about the matter, Immigration director-general...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 — Muslims in Malaysia will begin the fasting month of Ramadan tomorrow (April 13), the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal Tan Sri Syed Danial Syed Ahmad announced tonight. He said the date was set by the decree of the Yang...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the Jawi script is part of the country’s identity which should not only be safeguarded but empowered as a catalyst for unity through arts and heritage. In this regard, he said....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 — The public is reminded, in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, not to be complacent during Ramadan especially through social activities such as visiting the homes of friends and relatives as well as travelling interstate or...

BAGAN SERAI, April 12 — The Health Ministry will not be administering vaccine shots at night throughout the month of Ramadan, says Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali. Instead, the vaccine shots will be given as usual till evening...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 — Anti-corruption movement Rasuah Busters has started a virtual campaign dubbed “Malaysia 100 Million Steps Against Corruption” in the spirit of creating awareness against graft in the country. Event organiser and...

TAIPING, April 12 — Malayan tigers will go extinct in the next five to 10 years if no drastic action is taken to address its population decline, said Taiping Zoo and Night Safari director Dr Kevin Lazarus. He said, therefore, breeding conservation....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin reportedly said the federal government’s coffers have been significantly thinned out to prop up the economy and help Malaysians in the Covid era. News portal Malaysiakini reported the prime...

PUTRAJAYA, April 12 — Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s legal team was asked to keep up its promise of wrapping up its submissions in the hearing of the former premier’s appeal in the RM42 million SRC International Sdn Bhd’s case by noon,...