KOTA KINABALU, May 17 — Vaccine receivers scheduled to receive their Covid-19 vaccine today complained of poor coordination at vaccination centres which led to overcrowding and long waits. Receivers, most of which comprised senior citizens, were...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — The police said today it will call up the organiser of Persatuan Pengguna Semboyan Malaysia for holding a demonstration in front of the US Embassy here to protest the unprovoked aggression by Israel against Palestine. Wangsa....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — The state of Selangor may be placed under a full-blown movement control order (MCO) if Covid-19 cases continue to rise, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. Dr Adham said, however, this would depend on the current.....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — A total of 733,237 individuals have completed both doses of the vaccine under the first phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme as of yesterday. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said they were among the....

PUTRAJAYA, May 17 — The Social Welfare Department (JKM) has submitted a list of individuals under its care to the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry (Mosti) to be considered for the phase two of the National Covid-19 Immunisation...

PUTRAJAYA, May 17 — The Health Ministry (MOH) is concerned about the possibility of family gatherings taking place at shopping complexes during the Aidilfitri celebrations this year, as these activities could trigger a crisis in the transmission...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — Former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) CEO Mohd Hazem Abd Rahman today cited now-fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho and then prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to justify his signing off in 2013 on agreements and other....

BESUT, May 17 — Police have opened an investigation paper on the former Jabi state assemblyman Mohd Iskandar Jaafar for allegedly organising an open house on the first day of Hari Raya Aidilfitri last Thursday. Besut district police chief Supt...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — The Health Ministry announced today 4,446 new Covid-19 infections for the past 24-hour mark, driving the total cumulative cases to 474,556 since the pandemic hit Malaysia. On the state level, Health Director-General Tan Sri.....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — A week after the Aidilfitri holiday, learning continues for schoolchildren today with the home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) sessions for group B schools. The group B schools (in Perlis, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Negeri.....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — The Association of Family Support & Welfare Selangor & Kuala Lumpur (Family Frontiers) said today it is appalled and disappointed by Putrajaya’s attempts to overturn the Kuala Lumpur High Court ruling in the...

SEBERANG PERAI, May 17 — The hawker and pork section of the Bagan Ajam market here will remain closed until May 27 after eight more Covid-19 positive cases were confirmed at the area. Seberang Perai City Council (MBSP) Mayor Datuk Rozali Mohamud...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Khairy Jamaluddin today clarified that the current available data shows that only the Pfizer-BioNTech is suitable for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. This, however, does...

GEORGE TOWN, May 17 — The Jalan Jelutong wet market was immediately closed from today onwards after four traders were tested positive for Covid-19. Penang Island City Council (MBPP) Mayor Datuk Yew Tung Seang said the market was closed until...

KUCHING, May 17 — An Opposition MP today urged the Election Commission (EC) to come up with the necessary reforms to ensure a safer election process and implement it even before the upcoming Sarawak state election. DAP’s Bandar Kuching MP Dr...

SEBERANG PERAI, May 17 — The Penang state government today said it welcomes the setting up of field intensive care units (ICU) by the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) to treat critical Covid-19 patients at the Kepala Batas Hospital.  State exc...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — The government will open the second round of AstraZeneca vaccine for registration for those above the age of 60 starting May 23, announced Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Khairy Jamaluddin today.  The...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — With strict social distancing and mask-wearing observed, around 30 people gathered at the Xiao En Centre in Jalan Kuari, Cheras, to pay their final respects to Malay Mail editor-in-chief Datuk Wong Sai Wan before his...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — The majority of travellers who caused the traffic jam at the Gombak toll gate last night till early this morning had travel permits, Gombak district police chief ACP Arifai Tarawe confirmed today. Arifai said the police have....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah congratulated Malaysian student Pavit Coran for emerging as the champion of the English Speaking Union (ESU) International Public Speakin...

SEBERANG PERAI, May 17 — The Seberang Perai City Council (MBSP) has set up barbed wire at six wet market complexes to ensure that the public only use the designated entrance and exits of the complexes, said the MBSP Mayor Datuk Rozali Mohamud. He.....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has filed a suit against lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah for alleged tax arrears of some RM9.41 million (RM9,414,708.32) over a period of five years. In its lawsuit filed at the Kuala...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — Putrajaya must take steps to increase the rate of Covid-19 testing and vaccination as Malaysia’s infectivity rate continues to rise despite a renewed movement control order (MCO), a group of Pakatan Harapan (PH) MPs have...

PETALING JAYA, May 17 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s inner circles have reportedly warned him and several Cabinet ministers on rising public discontent, with the need for better communication to reverse rising tension amongst the...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — A local Tamil film director was fined RM10,000 for violating the standard operating procedure (SOP) of the movement control order (MCO) by conducting outdoor filming activities at Jeti Penambang 2, Bukit Pelandok, ne...

SHAH ALAM, May 17 — Several mosques and surau in Selangor were found to have violated the movement control order (MCO) standard operating procedures (SOP), said State Islamic Religious Department (Jais) director&...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — A message that has gone viral on social media stating that applications for the AstraZeneca vaccine is open to all in Malaysia is fake, said the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JK...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — Malaysia is already slightly more than halfway into its nationwide Emergency which started on January 11 and is scheduled to end on August 1, a period where Parliament has been suspended and is unable to carry out its usual.....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — All national security agencies have stepped up various aspects of security measures to maintain public order of Malaysians, including Palestinians who are in the country, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin today......

KOTA KINABALU, May 16 — Sabah will reintroduce all inter-district travel beginning May 27 to June 3, state Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said. Masidi, who is also the state Covid-19 spokesman, said only movements...