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Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:40:35 +0800
Aide denies Dr Mahathir backing Perikatan, says attended ministry’s event as Langkawi MP
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 18 — An aide to former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has denied allegations that the latter supports the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government by appearing at an event held Ministry of Rural Development. On Twitter, Malek...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:35:01 +0800
Suhakam holds engagement session to allay worries on TNB’s Gua Musang dam project
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) is always open to hold discussions and engagements with stakeholders in all its development projects. According to a statement by the electricity utility company today, an engagement session...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:23:04 +0800
Communications Ministry wants media to be given priority in phase two of Covid-19 vaccination
PUTRAJAYA, April 18 — The Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM) has submitted an application for media practitioners to be given priority in phase two of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said.....

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:11:48 +0800
Malaysia records over 2,000 new Covid-19 cases for fourth consecutive day, Sarawak has most infections
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — The Health Ministry has today reported 2,195 new Covid-19 infections, marking the fourth day in a row that cases have breached the 2,000 mark. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in an update said this.....

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:41:37 +0800
Kelantan records highest Covid-19 infectivity rate at 1.32
SHAH ALAM, April 18 — Kelantan today records the highest Covid-19 infectivity rate (Rt) or R-nought (R0) in the country, at 1.32, compared with the national rate of 1.19. Mentri Besar, Datuk Ahmad Yakob said that this was...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:21:38 +0800
Police to seize property of employer who assaulted bodyguards for fasting during Ramadan
SHAH ALAM, April 18 — Police are taking steps to confiscate the property illegally acquired by a man who allegedly assaulted his two bodyguards for fasting, said Selangor police chief Datuk Arjunaidi Mohamed. He said apart from th...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 14:54:44 +0800
Why can’t MPs meet in Parliament if pasar malam can reopen, Guan Eng asks Putrajaya
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng has called for the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government to lift the suspension of Parliament, citing the ineffectiveness of the state of Emergency proclaimed in January to curb the Covid-19....

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 14:40:15 +0800
State govt to fund Sarawak-Sabah Link Road project, says deputy chief minister
KUCHING, April 18 — Sarawak deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Masing today stressed that the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government is using its own funds to construct the Sarawak-Sabah Link Road (SSLR) project that was approved by the previous....

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 14:35:03 +0800
Baru Bian says trio of bridge projects scrapped to prioritise development of Sarawak-Sabah Link Road
KUCHING, April 18 — Selangau MP Baru Bian has defended himself by dismissing claims that he had cancelled three bridge projects in Sarawak when he was the works minister under the former Pakatan Harapan (PH) government.  “It has come to ...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 14:04:43 +0800
Businessman remanded over probe into bodyguards who were beaten for fasting in Klang
KLANG, April 18 — The Klang Magistrate’s Court here has issued a five-day remand order on an employer who beat up his two personal bodyguards for fasting starting today. The remand order on the 44-year-old suspect was issued by....

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 13:53:14 +0800
439,286 individuals completed two-dose Covid-19 vaccination, says health minister
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — A total of 439,286 individuals have received both doses of their vaccine, in the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme as at yesterday, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said that,...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 13:48:53 +0800
Three killed after car crashes into tree
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Three men were killed when the car they were travelling in crashed into a tree in Jalan Klang Lama here today. Police identified the dead as car driver G. Sharvinath, 21, and his friends J. Jordan Jackson, 19, and D....

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:45:57 +0800
Shut the door on banks like Citigroup that abandon Malaysia, says Nube
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Citigroup Inc has reneged on many promises while reaping hefty profits from years of operating in Malaysia, and as such, should never be allowed to return to operate in the country, said National Union of Bank Employees...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:25:13 +0800
Domestic Trade Ministry keeping close eye on poultry prices in Negri Sembilan
SEREMBAN, April 18 — The Negri Sembilan Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) has identified the chicken suppliers and traders who raise the prices for chicken which affected consumers. Subsequently, two notices were issue...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:19:10 +0800
MCO: Educational institutions in seven districts in Kelantan ordered to close
KOTA BHARU, April 18 — The Kelantan Education Department has ordered all schools and educational institutions in seven districts placed under the movement control order (MCO) to be closed from today until April 24. Its director Zulkernai Fauzi...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 10:19:27 +0800
Fisherman lands whopping 161kg grouper in Miri
MIRI, April 18 — A fisherman landed a huge catch weighing a whopping 161kg during a fishing trip to waters off Kuala Baram last Thursday. The giant grouper was caught in his trawling net and was hauled up to the boat with help from friends on...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 10:15:41 +0800
Kit Siang to Dr Adham: ‘Stop semantics game’ and tackle spike in Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases head-on
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang has questioned the logic behind Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba’s statement that a fourth Covid-19 wave will not happen in Malaysia unless the current third-wave numbers hit zero. He...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 09:29:30 +0800
Nearly 74pc of employers failed to provide proper housing for workers, says deputy minister
ALOR SETAR, April 18 — A total of 10,961 or 73.9 per cent of employers were found not complying with the Workers' Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446) in inspections conducted by the Labour Department (JTK) fr...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 08:08:20 +0800
Baru Bian: Children from mixed–nativity marriages should be recognised as Sarawak natives
KUCHING, April 18 — Children who are born to parents of mixed marriages between a non-native person and a native of Sarawak should be recognised as natives, said Selangau MP Baru Bian. In supporting the recent calls made by Rurum Kelabit...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 08:01:00 +0800
Penang cop killed in bike crash during pursuit of suspect
GEORGE TOWN, April 18 — A constable from the Dato Keramat Police Station Muhammad Iqbal Mazlan was killed in a crash while chasing a suspect at Jalan Utama here, early yesterday morning. Timur Laut district police chief A...

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 07:57:11 +0800
Bukit Aman: Majority of terrorist sympathisers to undergo rehabilitation
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — A majority of terrorist groups’ supporters who were found guilty were not only sentenced to prison but would also undergo rehabilitation, said Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter Terrorism Division (E8) principal.....

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 06:00:31 +0800
Malaysia’s most infamous criminal in the 80s: He was not ‘botak’ and his surname was not Chin
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Do you remember Botak Chin? The answer usually exposes a Malaysian’s age. In the 1980s, it was a convenient name parents commandeered to warn children how bad decisions can lead to a life of crime and expectedly, misery.....

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 23:53:45 +0800
Bukit Aman: Ex-inspector circulated viral list of police personnel names out of revenge
KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — A former police officer has been arrested on suspicion of being involved in the circulation of a list of police personnel names alleged to be colluding with various organised crime syndicates. The 33-year-old male suspect.....

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 23:39:38 +0800
SDMC investigating cause of Sarawak school Covid-19 cluster, stern action if SOP negligence found
KUCHING, Apr 17 — The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will investigate the emergence of a new Covid-19 cluster and stern action will be taken should any evidence of negligence of complying with the standard operating procedures (SOP) is....

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 22:48:23 +0800
N. Sembilan bazaars will face three-day closure for flouting SOP, says MB
SEREMBAN, April 17 — Ramadan bazaars in the state found to have violated the standard operating procedures (SOP) set to curb the Covid-19 outbreak, will face a three-day closure, said Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun....

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 22:28:49 +0800
Viral list of police personnel names not linked to Nicky Gang case, says Ayob Khan
JOHOR BAHRU, April 17 — The list of police personnel alleged to be involved in various organised crime syndicates as viraled on social media, has nothing to do with the ‘Nicky Gang’ case, said Johor police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay......

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 21:16:19 +0800
Domestic Trade Ministry issues notices following rise in chicken prices during Ramadan
KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — Authorities in several states have begun taking stern action following the drastic rise of chicken prices at markets since the start of Ramadan. Several non-governmental organisations have also urged the authorities to...

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 21:04:41 +0800
EMCO in several areas in Sarawak, Kelantan, Sabah from tomorrow, says Ismail Sabri
KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) will be enforced in several areas in Sarawak, Kelantan and Sabah starting tomorrow until May 1, said Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. In a statement on...

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 20:20:05 +0800
Police seeking mastermind behind two Raya ads promoting gambling
KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — Police are tracking down a man believed to be the mastermind behind the production of two Hari Raya Aidilfitri-themed advertisements promoting online gambling. Loh Kee Hoe, 35, who has a Kuala Lumpur address, is wanted for....

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 20:02:38 +0800
Uggah: SDMC has submitted list of schools to be closed due to Covid-19 to MoE
KUCHING, Apr 17 — The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has submitted to the Ministry of Education (MoE) a list of schools to be closed due to the Covid-19 infections in these schools, said SDMC chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas...



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