KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — A social media post describing Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal as dining at a restaurant during a visit yesterday was inaccurate, the operator said today. Don’s Warong operations director....

PUTRAJAYA, May 18 — Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah today described the Inland Revenue Board’s (IRB) suit against him for alleged tax arrears of some RM9.41 million (RM9,414,708.32) over a period of five years as a move that was...

GEORGE TOWN, May 18 — Penang and Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang (PBAPP) will support Kedah to seek federal compensation for legally protecting and properly conserving Ulu Muda. In a statement today, PBAPP chief executive officer Datuk Jaseni.....

KUANTAN, MAY 18 — A woman pleaded not guilty in the Magistrates’ Court here today to a charge with using the title “Datuk Seri Bakti Setia Temasek”, which is an unrecognised foreign award. Sabariah Hashim, 45, was charged with using the...

JOHOR BARU, May 18 — The Johor police have issued 20 fines worth a total of RM42,000 for various violations of the standard operating procedure (SOP) under the movement control order (MCO) in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilfitri from May 13 to...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — DAP seeks to postpone its National Congress, scheduled for June 20, and the remaining State Ordinary Conventions to another date following the current Covid-19 situation. Its&n...

JOHOR BARU, May 18 — Police have arrested another seven people yesterday in connection with the flash mob protest in Parit Raja, Batu Pahat last week, bringing the total arrest to 27 individuals. Johor police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — Several shopping mall and retail advocate groups have lambasted Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba for supposedly “stigmatising” shopping centres as potential Covid-19 hotspots based on the Hotspot Identification...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — A total of 4,865 new Covid-19 cases have been detected in the country by the Health Ministry in the last 24 hours. In a tweet, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham broke down the number of cases by states, with...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — Selangor state government has announced that employers who wish to procure Covid-19 vaccines for their staff can now register their interest through the former’s SELangkah application. However, the state government has yet....

JOHOR BARU, May 18 — Johor police have seized more than RM4.5 million worth of crystal methamphetamine (syabu) after the arrest of five suspects in Muar last week. It is understood that the seized drugs, weighing a total of 125.78kg, were to be...

KOTA KINABALU, May 18 — The police here have shot dead five people believed to be Abu Sayyaf members, including sub leader Mabar Binda, who was on the Philippines government’s ‘Wanted’ list for violent crimes in the southern part of the...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — The police said they are investigating a Hari Raya celebration video featuring the family of a “local celebrity” and will be calling up the family members for questioning, amid furore against controversial entrepreneur...

KOTA KINABALU, May 18 — The Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom) has submitted a proposal to the government for an additional battalion of the General Operations Force (PGA) in Lahad Datu, as well as a VAT69 commando troop and a Special...

ISKANDAR PUTERI, May 18 — A 37-year-old food stall operator is worried for his family’s safety and well-being after a “scammer” threatened him by demanding that he settle a debt of RM12,000 which has already been settled. The victim Ng Chen.....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — Former finance minister Lim Guan Eng has urged the government to extend the House Ownership Campaign (HOC) for the rest of the year to help the property sector recover from the fallout wrought by Covid-19. The DAP leader...

KUCHING, May 18 — The Sarawak Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (Sarawak CITF) has agreed to let the AstraZeneca vaccine be used in the state on a voluntary first-come, first-served basis and by appointment, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas....

KUALA TERENGGANU, May 18 — The Gong Badak campus of Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) in Kuala Nerus has been ordered to close for 14 days until May 30 after 16 Covid-19 positive cases were detected at the campus. Terengganu Health....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — Former human resources minister M. Kulasegaran has urged the government to investigate claims that some firms fake employment data to gain funds meant to incentivise hiring disbursed under the Penjana programme. The Penjana.....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — Despite critics’ claim of no substantial data on sexual harassment and rape culture in local schools, a safe space platform calling itself Save The Schools MY have managed to collect at least 270 stories so far from...

GEORGE TOWN, May 18 — The Penang state Health Department will be taking an outreach approach to administer the Covid-19 vaccination to residents in 49 registered old folks’ homes in the state, said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. The Penang....

MELAKA, May 18 — The number of flood evacuees in Melaka increased to 554 people, involving 128 families, as at 8am today, from 321 yesterday. Melaka Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) director Lt Colonel Cuthbert John Martin Quadra said a total...

GEORGE TOWN, May 18 — Penang state exco Chong Eng has called for the procurement of the Covid-19 vaccine to be decentralised to speed up the rate of vaccination in the country. The DAP Women’s wing chairman said the Health Ministry should allow.....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) has called for the referral of non-Covid-19 cases to private hospitals to be expedited, as this would allow government hospitals to focus on treating Covid-19 patients....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is reportedly monitoring several international social media platforms, for their perceived bias in covering Israel violence against Palestinians. Communications and...

KOTA KINABALU, May 18 — The number of evacuees due to the floods in Beaufort and Tenom increased to 72 people as at  8am today from to 59  yesterday.  According to a statement from the Sabah State Disaster Management Comm...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — Kedah Special Branch (Intelligence and Operations) deputy chief ACP Abd Ghafar Ibrahim is among 12 senior police officers involved in a transfer exercise, effective June 21.  Inspector Gene...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — Parents and educators have urged the Education Ministry to come up with a long term plan to ensure schooling students do not get left behind in their studies. Those polled stressed on the importance of this as it has become.....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — The government will cooperate with local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in delivering humanitarian aid to Palestinians, to ensure the donations collected reach the right beneficiaries and use the right channels....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — Malaysia today stood in solidarity, praying for the safety and well-being of the Palestinian people facing oppression from Israel’s Zionist regime. The special “Solat Hajat” prayers were held after the Magrib prayer...