Malaysia Malay Mail
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 16:50:03 +0800Legal firm objects to Zaid Ibrahim’s application to seek documents, says not entitled to them
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — Legal firm Zaid Ibrahim & Co (Zico) has objected to the discovery application by former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Mohd Zaid Ibrahim seeking for documents from the law firm, saying that the....
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 16:26:04 +0800Dr Mahathir: Malays’ anger against the Palace boiling up as Emergency goes on
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 20 — The Malays are starting to get angry against the country’s monarch as they have suffered since the ill-advised Emergency decreed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong earlier this year, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad suggested today. The.....
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 16:15:17 +0800King, Queen convey condolences to Tengku Permaisuri Of Selangor
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah today expressed their condolences to the Sultan of Selangor Sultan...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 16:06:10 +0800Father of Tengku Permaisuri Selangor laid to rest
SHAH ALAM, April 20 — The remains of the father of Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor, Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin, Abdul Rahman Baba, who passed away early this morning, were laid to rest at the Shah Alam Royal Mausoleum, Section 5, at 2.45 pm today.....
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 15:35:36 +0800Khairy: 95pc of frontliners have received first Covid jab
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — At least 95 percent of the total 571,000 front-line workers have received the first dose of the vaccine under Phase One of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. Coordinating minister for the programme, Khairy...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 15:28:09 +0800Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases remain above 2,000 mark, Sarawak has most infections
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — The Health Ministry has today reported 2,341 new Covid-19 infections, with the majority of cases detected in Sarawak. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a Twitter update said this brings the...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 15:19:54 +0800Dr Mahathir calls Perikatan govt a ‘dictatorship’, says Malaysia ‘ruled by decree’
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has branded the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration a dictatorship that is ruled by decree, adding on to past criticism against its decision to suspend Parliament and enforce Emergency rule. The.....
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:50:08 +0800Number of p-hailing deaths during MCO misinterpreted, Transport Ministry clarifies
PUTRAJAYA, April 20 — Reports of 1,684 deaths involving p-hailing riders within nine months of the movement control order (MCO) last year had been misinterpreted, the Transport Ministry (MoT) said today. In a po...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:41:09 +0800Najib’s claim Jho Low ‘manipulated’ his bank account to deceive him ‘a cock-and-bull story’, SRC appeal hears
PUTRAJAYA, April 20 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak is the one “playing tricks” to “bury the obvious truth” following claims that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho “manipulated” his personal bank account to deceive him into believing he had...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:27:25 +0800Kota Tinggi school hostel supervisor remanded for allegedly making RM20m false claims in food supply contract
JOHOR BARU, April 20 — A 40-year-old woman hostel supervisor of a school in the Kota Tinggi district was remanded today for six days to assist in investigations into false claims made for a food supply contract worth RM20 million. Magistrate Nur...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:20:13 +0800Kelantan Health Dept: 259 secondary school students tested positive for Covid-19 between April 3-16
KOTA BHARU, April 20 — A total of 259 or 56 per cent out of the 464 individuals who tested positive for Covid-19 in Kelantan between April 3 and 16 were secondary students, according to the State Health director Datuk Dr Zaini Hus...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:13:02 +0800Khairy: 84pc attendance at start of National Immunisation Programme’s second phase
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — The first day of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme’s (PICK) second phase yesterday saw an 84 per cent attendance rate, according to Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. The science, technology and...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:05:58 +0800Report: Investigation paper on Neelofa and PU Riz’s wedding reception back with DPP as cops await further orders
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — The investigation paper on celebrity couple Noor Neelofa Mohd Noor and Haris Ismail, better known as PU Riz, for allegedly violating the standard operating procedures (SOP) of the movement control order (MCO) was...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:00:42 +0800Police dispute transport minister’s claim that two-thirds of motorcycle deaths during MCO are p-hailing riders
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 ― The Royal Malaysia Police’s traffic investigation and enforcement department has issued a statement to clarify on the statistics of motorcycle fatalities involving delivery riders (also known as p-hailing riders). This...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 13:57:11 +0800Rep claims eight out of 10 ventilators given to Sarawak not in functioning order
SIBU, April 20 ― Bukit Assek assemblywoman Irene Chang has claimed that eight out of 10 units of ventilators given to Sarawak on April 13 are not in working and functioning order. In a media statement, she demanded the federal government and...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 13:54:57 +0800National Counselling Policy to address mental health issues in community, says Women’s Ministry
PUTRAJAYA, April 20 ― The National Counselling Policy will be introduced to address the mental health issues in the community by empowering the counselling services, according to the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM). The....
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 13:45:28 +0800MAHB: Cooking video at KLIA just a gimmick (VIDEO)
SEPANG, April 20 ― Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has clarified that the cooking video in an open space at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is just a gimmick or merely a promotional effort by one of its food and beverage...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 13:16:55 +0800Court sets June 16 for decision on lorry driver charged with murdering wife, baby
SHAH ALAM, April 20 ― The High Court today set June 16 for decision of lorry driver Satvender Singh, 35, on a charge of murdering his wife and their infant daughter five years ago. Judge Datuk Mohd Yazid Mustafa fixed the date after heari...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:52:45 +0800SRC appeal: Prosecution says defence scored ‘own goal’ in admitting text messages showing Najib aware of account status
PUTRAJAYA, April 20 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s defence scored an “own goal” when it tendered evidence that effectively contradicted his claim of not knowing his personal bank account’s status in relation to RM42 million of SRC...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:49:35 +0800Freedom index finds journalism blocked in over 130 countries as Malaysia leads decline
PARIS, April 20 — The annual report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Tuesday that journalism was at least partly blocked in nearly three-quarters of the 180 countries surveyed. Its World Press Freedom Index found 73 countries...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:38:51 +0800Dr Adham: Over 450,000 have completed Covid-19 vaccination so far
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — A total of 451,237 individuals have completed two doses of their vaccine shots as of Monday (April 19) under the the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:32:38 +0800Criticising low Covid-19 vaccination rate, Anwar tells Putrajaya to let state governments, firms assist rollout
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged the federal government to accept offers from its state counterparts and private firms to help expedite Malaysia’s Covid-19 vaccination programme. Anwar said while...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:28:51 +0800Undi18 co-founders, cricket farmer among seven Malaysians in Forbes ‘30 under 30 Asia’ for 2021 list
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — Co-founders of the Undi18 movement, Qyira Yusri and Tharma Pillai, are among the millennial and Gen Z leaders chosen by Forbes for its annual “30 under 30 Asia” list. They were listed under the ‘Social Impact’...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 11:50:38 +0800Farmers’ association says raw materials for chicken feed rose by over 40pc since Jan 2020, labour costs up too
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — The Federation of Livestock Farmers' Associations of Malaysia (FLFAM) has claimed that the cost of raw materials used in chicken feed has risen by more than 40 per cent since last year, along with an unspecified increa...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 11:29:44 +0800Father of Tengku Permaisuri Selangor dies
SHAH ALAM, April 20 — The father of Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin, Abdul Rahman Baba, died of old age at 3.40am today. Istana Selangor in a posting on the Selangor Royal Office Instagram and Facebook t...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 11:24:38 +0800Perak Health Dept probing case of students fined RM1,500 for Covid-19 rule breach, says Dr Noor Hisham
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — The Perak Health Department has launched an immediate investigation into the recent fines meted out to several matriculation students in the state. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah thanked the public....
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:46:07 +0800Umno leaders hit back at Bersatu supreme council member for court cluster remarks
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — Kelantan Umno Youth chief Noor Hariri Mohamed Noor has hit out at Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia supreme council member Muhammad Faiz Na’aman over his remarks on certain Umno leaders being a part of the ‘court...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:39:29 +0800Report: Umno likely to decide on fate of support for Perikatan this Sunday
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — The Umno supreme council is likely to decide on a time frame of when the party will end its support for Perikatan Nasional (PN), Utusan Malaysia reported today. According to the report, the Umno supreme council is....
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:18:32 +0800Trio nabbed after two more Raya gambling ads uncovered
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — Two local women and a man were arrested in connection with two more Aidilfitri-themed videos promoting online gambling activities. Dang Wangi district police chief ACP Mohamad Zainal Abdullah, in a statement, said ...
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:11:55 +0800Police to strengthen Malaysia-Thailand border control with CCTV, drone use
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) will strengthen control at the country’s border with the use of technology, such as drones and installation of closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras along the Malaysia...