KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — Daily Covid-19 numbers rose above the 3,000-case mark again today, with Selangor accounting for over one in three new infections, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah announced today. The Ministry of Health....

LABUAN, May 2 — Labuan has managed to maintain the status of zero cases of indigenous human malaria since 2017, said its Health Department director, Dr Ismuni Bohari. He said that the status had been successfully maintained throughout 2018 until...

SINGAPORE, May 2 — Malaysia and Singapore today agreed on the procedures and entry requirements for Death and Critically Ill Emergency Visits (DCEV) between the two countries amid stricter border measures. The arrangement will be implemented from.....

SINGAPORE, May 2 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyidin Yassin’s official visit to Singapore which was initially scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed to later this year, according to Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — All 268,000 slots for the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines have been taken up in just over three hours after the registration was opened to the public at 12pm today. “All AZ slots are booked,” Minister of Science, Technology....

BATU PAHAT, May 2 — DAP deputy chairman Gobind Singh Deo today called for a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to investigate various allegations of political interference within the police force that was recently made by outgoing Inspector-General....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — Malaysia reported its first case of the B.1.617.1 variant that experts believe to be a highly contagious strain of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, Berita Harian reported today. Public health authorities detected the...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — Malaysia is expected to receive another million doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine this month after the vaccine’s voluntary application went live earlier today. Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy...

JOHOR BARU, May 2 — The dangerous attitude of taking the standard operating procedures (SOPs) lightly and behaving as though the Covid-19 pandemic is already over will only burden the country’s healthcare facilities, said Sultan...

BATU PAHAT, May 2 — The upcoming 15th General Election (GE15) will see a clash between three former ruling coalitions that once led the country, namely Perikatan Nasional (PN), Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Harapan (PH), incumbent Johor DAP...

KEPALA BATAS, May 2 — The police have intensified mobile roadblocks at four rat trail locations near the Kedah border to prevent inter-state travel, especially with several districts in the state currently under the movement control order....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — Within seconds of the application for the AstraZeneca vaccine opening at noon today, the slots disappeared.  Either they have all been taken up or a technical glitch is preventing people in the Klang Valley and Selang...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — The intensive care unit in all major hospitals in the Klang Valley are almost overwhelmed by severe Covid-19 cases with the occupancy rate reaching 90 per cent this morning, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — Former inspector-general of police (IGP) Tan Sri Musa Hassan has claimed that politicians interfered with police affairs even during his tenure, and the culture has continued till today.  Utusan Malaysia reported that...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — Iskandar Puteri MP Lim Kit Siang asked today that Malaysians speak up to demand an inquiry into the shocking allegation of prison inmates who had their private parts pepper-sprayed during quarantine. The revelation again...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — Family members of 22 ethnic Indian men detained under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (Sosma) in 2019 pleaded for mercy and demanded justice for their kin whom they said were assaulted and tortured while in the...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — The Ministry of Education (MOE) has set four travel methods for students from boarding schools, Form Six Colleges (KTE) and Vocational Colleges (KV) to return home for the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations. The MOE, in a...

ALOR SETAR, May 1 — The Kedah government has been urged to allow Ramadan and Aidilfitri bazaars in five districts which have been placed under the movement control order (MCO) to continue their operations. The chairman of the Kedah branch of the...

LABUAN, May 1 — The anti-vaccine campaign involves only a small number of religious teachers and constant efforts are being made to address the issue, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Ahmad Marzuk Shaary (Religious...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — The Ministry of Health said today the situation for hospitals in the Klang Valley is reaching a critical stage, as five hospitals in the Klang Valley have passed their 70 per cent capacity for Covid-19 patients. Health...

KUCHING, May 1 — A total of 445 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Sarawak today, bringing the total number of infections in the state to 31,104, according to the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). It said in a statement today 60 per...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — Kepong Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia chief has challenged outgoing Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador to contest in the 15th general election for the Larut Parliamentary seat. Datuk Norizan Ali said.....

PUTRAJAYA, May 1 — The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM) wants the offenders responsible for the death of a nine-month-old baby boy on Tuesday to receive the appropriate harsh punishment. Its minister, Datuk Seri Rina...

SHAH ALAM, May 1 — An Indonesian man was killed while three others suffered minor injuries when two crude oil tanks caught fire at the Emery Oleochemicals plant in Telok Panglima Garang Industrial area today. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department...

KOTA KINABALU, May 1 — This year’s Kaamatan Festival which is held online in accordance with the new normal to curb the spread of Covid-19 was launched today by Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Jeffrey Kitingan. Themed ‘Kaamatan Aiso Wolit...

JOHOR BARU, May 1 — Nearly 40 schools in Johor have been ordered closed in stages since last month after the detection of Covid-19 positive cases among the staff and students. State Education, Information, Heritage and Culture Committee chairman...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — The police confirmed today that it will be calling up around 90 participants of a physically-distanced sit-in protest yesterday in front of the Parliament where participants broke their fast together for Ramadan. Bukit Aman...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) will be enforced in Kampung Bergosong in Tawau, Sabah from tomorrow until May 15 following a spike in Covid-19 cases in the village, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk...

JOHOR BARU, May 1 — High-risk individuals and those who have come into close contact with Covid-19 patients are asked not to visit any Ramadan bazaar to prevent the transmission of Covid-19 at the bazaar sites. Johor Baru mayor Datuk Adib Azhari...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has described the spread of Covid-19 in the country as becoming critical again and every individual is required to continue complying with the standard operating...