KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — Like many developed and developing nations of the world, Malaysia too is heading towards an ageing society, with 15 per cent of the population expected to be 60 and above by 2030. This scenario is actually an inevitable...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani, who will assume the post of Inspector-General of Police (IGP) effective tomorrow, wants the leadership of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) to continue to resolve the team’s unfinished...

PUTRAJAYA, May 3 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will only get a global sum of RM600,000 in general and aggravated damages instead of RM1.1 million in his defamation suit against TV3 for linking him to the Lahad Datu intrusion in Sabah in 2013. This...

PUTRAJAYA, May 3 — Three media non-governmental organisations (NGOs) — the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), Gerakan Media Merdeka and National Union of Journalists (NUJ) Peninsular Malaysia, today handed over a memorandum to...

KOTA KINABALU, May 3 — Concerned with the fungal infection afflicting the shark population on Sipadan, Sabah Parks with the help of University Malaysia Sabah dispatched a team to capture sharks for a study on the matter. Sabah Parks director...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — Retiring Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador said today he would identify a prominent figure with a “Datuk Seri” title for alleged abuse of power. In a brief statement to Astro Awani, Hamid alleged....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — Malaysia is expected to receive a further 258,570 vaccine doses from Pfizer-BioNTech this week, National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP) coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin said today. In a joint press conference...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — The government today defended Malaysia’s current vaccination rates, attributing it to incoming shipments of vaccine supplies and not due to possible vaccine hoarding. Dispelling claims of low vaccination rates amongst the...

PUTRAJAYA, May 3 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) is in talks with the Defence Ministry on the setting up of field hospitals in Kelantan and Sarawak, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said there was a need to set up the field...

KOTA BHARU, May 3 — Kelantan State Assembly Speaker Datuk Abdullah Ya'kub today declared the Melor state seat vacant following the death of its incumbent Dr Md Yusnan Yusof on April 30. Abdullah made the declaration after receiving Md...

PETALING JAYA, May 3 — PKR secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said former Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador’s call for the Malaysia Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) to probe “jumping” politicians must....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — Upon finding out that the accreditation for the course they had taken has been revoked by the Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA), two student representatives from the LimKokWing University of Creative Technology (LUCT)...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 —  The government will continue with the distribution of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on a voluntary basis in the future given the success of its first opt-in application rollout yesterday, National Covid-19...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 —  DAP’s Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh will be filing a fresh defamation suit against former Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan over his remarks in a January 2020 forum, after the defamation suit she had alread...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican today ordered the National Sports Council (NSC) to look into allegations of mental abuse after the sibling of a national athlete took to social media to expose....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — Malaysia has proposed for more collaboration with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Pavilion at the rescheduled Expo 2020 Dubai, which will now run from Oct 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. ...

GEORGE TOWN, May 3 — Penang has submitted a risk assessment report and summary of Covid-19 cases in the state to the Health Ministry for consideration as the federal government mulls implementing movement control order (MCO) in several states....

KUCHING, May 3 — Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) president Voon Lee Shan today called for a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to be set up to investigate the allegations of interference in the police force by politicians. He said the outgoing...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — The High Court today fixed July 22 to hear two separate applications by Bersih 2.0 and civil society organisations as well as two PKR lawmakers on whether they can refer constitutional questions linked to the Emergency to the....

PUTRAJAYA, May 3 — Only cargo flights were permitted to and from India since April 28, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. He said since that date Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) passenger flights from and to ...

IPOH, May 3 — Tourism industry players from Penang, Kedah, Perlis and Perak government agencies as well as several media members have been ordered to undergo a swab test and quarantine after a man who attended the Wow Cuti programme held here from....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — The police should not bow down to the whims and fancies of politicians or leaders in prominent positions, former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today. The MP for Langkawi said Malaysians have it embedded in our...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today said that the Perikatan Nasional government is more interested in being popular, instead of working towards improving the country’s economy that has been hamstrung by...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador bowed out as Inspector-General of Police today, handing over the reins of the nation’s top cop to Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani at the Bukit Aman Senior Officers’ Mess here...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s trial at the High Court over the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) involving over RM2 billion and the Court of Appeal hearing for his SRC International Sdn Bhd case involving RM42 million has been....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 — A recent survey found that most Malaysians think the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government has done a good job pushing forward Islamic policies in the country. However, fewer Malaysians credit PAS — a PN component party —...

JASIN, May 2 — Solidarity and mutual trust are the strength of the Umno-PAS relationship in Muafakat Nasional (MN) in Melaka. Melaka Umno Liaison Committee chairman Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh said both parties also planned to strengthen the...

JITRA, May 2 — The National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) is in the final stages of completing its strategic plan which is expected to be launched in early June. Its chairman, Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan said the plan contained several...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has appealed to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to delay the review of minimum wages which is due in February 2022. In a statement today, MEF president Datuk Syed Hussain Syed.....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — The government is working hard to resolve issues related to Covid-19 which has far more devastating impacts on the country than the financial crisis in 1998 and 2008. Bersatu deputy president Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu...