KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Former finance minister Lim Guan Eng wants the Perikatan Nasional (PN) to disclose if it is providing any financial assistance for Malaysians affected by the latest curbs under the third movement control order (MCO) since...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — The High Court has set July 29 to hear an appeal by former Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu’s son, Ahmad Saiful Islam Mohamad, to set aside his conviction and eight months jail for drug abuse. Lawyer Nasar Khan, representing.....

KUCHING, May 24 — The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has revised its operating hours for all of its offices and counters nationwide to between 8.30am and 2pm, effective tomorrow until further notice. Such revision is in connection with the...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa was forced to delete a tweet after being called out for sharing misinformation on two Covid-19 graphs. Lawyer and political secretary to DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang, Syahredzan.....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Lawyers representing Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today described their client a victim of ‘selective prosecution’ and rejected outright the prosecution’s opening statement after Zahid’s Foreign Visa System (VLN)...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — The Election Commission (EC) must ensure that Parliament’s decision to lower the voting age of Malaysians to 18 takes legal effect by July 2021 as promised in September 2019, instead of “backtracking” on the assurance.....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Nearly 10,000 residents in Kelantan, a sizeable portion aged 60 and above, failed to appear for their vaccinations as of yesterday, said state Health Department director Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin Berita Harian reported him as...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Malaysia registered 6,509 new Covid-19 cases today, bringing the country’s cumulative figure to 518,600 since the virus arrived in Malaysia early last year. In a series of tweets, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said that the authorities will conduct random checks at popular retail outlets to ensure shoppers abide by the two-hour shopping limit. However,.....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is disappointed by the failure of social media platform providers to take swift action on reports pertaining to fake accounts submitted by the...

KUCHING, May 24 — The ritual of bathing the Buddha will not be allowed on Wesak Day as the standard operating procedures (SOP) are tightened to curb Covid-19 infections, said State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) and Unit for Other Religions.....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Two Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers who were detained under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) and believed to be linked to the Nicky Gang organised crime syndicat...

PUTRAJAYA, May 24 — The temporary closure of a chicken processing factory in Melaka due to the spread of Covid-19 among its workers has not affected the chicken supply in the market. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (K...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Celebrity entrepreneur Noor Neelofa Mohd Noor has given her statement on allegations she violated standard operating procedures (SOP) for wearing a niqab without a face mask underneath during a court appearance in Seremban...

TENOM, May 24 — Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Hajiji Noor assured that the state government will provide assistance to victims pending assessment of damages incurred to their properties and crops during the flood here. “I came here to see for...

MIRI, May 24 — Eatery operators and workers here are allowed to eat in the premises on the condition they produce the necessary documentation to prove they are owners or employees there. In a statement today, the Miri City Council (MCC) said a...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Postponing the amendments to the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities (Amendment) 2019 (Act 446) goes against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s decree, claimed National Union of Bank Employees (Nube)...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — A coalition of media NGOs and organisations has urged the government to stop harassing journalists and the press for merely carrying out their duties. Consisting of the Centre for Independent Journalism, Gerakan Media...

SHAH ALAM, May 24 — Former home minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi took advantage of his position to reap monetary benefits for himself, prosecutors in Zahid’s Foreign Visa System (VLN) corruption trial told the High Court today.  In...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — It is “totally impractical” to order shopping malls to impose a two-hour rule on their customers, as it is simply impossible to keep track of the movement of each and every patron, the Malaysia Shopping Malls Association....

KUANTAN, May 24 — The lorry spotted carrying huge pieces of logs which went viral on social media yesterday has a valid document to do so, according to the Pahang Forestry Department (JPNP). In a statement today,...

GEORGE TOWN, May 24 — Penang’s water supply operator has proposed a water tariff review and a public consultation exercise on the proposal is now on Penang Water Supply Corporation’s (PBAPP) website. The public consultation exercise, conducted....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) trial was postponed today, as he is on sick leave following eye surgery last Thursday. Najib’s lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah this morning informed...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Health director-general Tan Sri Noor Hisham Abdullah said that the Covid-19 basic reproduction number (R0) was 1.21 yesterday nationwide, the highest so far this year. Dr Noor Hisham in a Twitter posting revealed that the R0....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Medical personnel, who are assisting the Covid-19 vaccination effort under ProtectHealth Malaysia, are now required to show recipients the syringe filled with their Covid-19 vaccine prior to inoculation. The directive was...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Pharmaniaga Bhd has revealed that the Sabah businessman who claimed that he wanted to purchase two million doses of the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for Penang never contacted the company. Pharmaniaga Bhd is the exclusive...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — In the fight to curb the spread of Covid-19, constant revisions are being made to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the ongoing movement control order (MCO). Thus, it comes as no surprise that the newest and...

KOTA KINABALU, May 24 — The Sabah government today decided to tighten the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to prevent Covid-19 infection in shopping malls, supermarkets, grocery stores and other retail outlets, starting Tuesday (May 25). State....

GEORGE TOWN, May 23 — The Penang government has asked people aged 60 and above in the state to register to receive the second round of the AstraZeneca vaccine opt-in for senior citizens that opened at noon today. Penang Health, Agriculture and...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — Budget 2022 to be tabled by the government later this year will focus on helping the people, especially in tackling the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. “If we have the money,....