KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — Prices of Gardenia breads will remain the same as there will be no price hike beginning June 1.  As such, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Deputy Minister Datuk Rosol Wahid said there is no need ...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — The business community supports the government’s decision to implement the first phase of total lockdown on social and economic sectors nationwide for 14 days starting June 1. At the same time, th...

KOTA BARU, May 29 — The decision as to whether the government will continue sending pilgrims for haj season this year will be made in a Cabinet meeting, to be held in the near future, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — Prasarana Malaysia Berhad has called on passengers involved in Monday’s LRT accident here to contact it to facilitate the payment of aid to the victims. Prasarana said that as at&nbsp...

PUTRAJAYA, May 29 — There will be 800 roadblocks mounted nationwide once the total lockdown is enforced on June 1 compared to 600 currently, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said.  He said 70,000...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — A large-scale disinfection exercise will be carried out for two days beginning today at 284 locations nationwide following a sharp increase in new Covid-19 cases over the past few days.  Ho...

GEORGE TOWN, May 29 — The Penang government has allocated around RM3 million for mass Covid-19 screening in targeted community groups involving 40 state constituencies. State Housing, Local Government and Town and Country Planning Committe...

GUA MUSANG, May 29 —  A total of 50 individuals from the Orang Asli from the Batek tribe in Kampung Aring 5 have registered for the Covid-19 vaccination as of today. Village head Raina Anjang said the manual registration process for the...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — Seeing many vehicles on several major roads in the Klang Valley today has alarmed Health Director General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Wondering where everyone was heading to when the government raised alarms over the...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — New Covid-19 cases soared to 9,020 new infections confirmed over the last 24 hours, setting yet another unwanted daily record.  Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a tweet showed how Selangor.....

SEPANG, May 29 — The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) has disposed of about 330 birds of various species as they were detected positive for the Avian Influenza (bird flu) virus. MAQIS in a statement today said the...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — Terengganu’s once green zone status is fast disappearing and the state's Health Department director has pointed the blame squarely on ignorant Malaysians who violated the movement control order (MCO) during the Hari Ra...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 ― The United States is investigating Malaysian glove makers Hartalega Holdings and a unit of Supermax Corp over allegations of forced labour, the Edge Weekly reported today. The Edge cited two letters sent by US Customs and...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 ― The rental for traders at the Pasar Harian Selayang wet market here will be waived until the end of the year to ease their financial burden, said Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa. He said this would benefit...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amiruddin Shari today said that Khairy Jamaluddin, the minister in charge of coordinating the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP), has invited him to discuss a possible...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 ― The government’s decision to impose full lockdown is a bitter pill for employers to swallow but it is necessary to flatten the rising trend of Covid-19 daily infections that reached a record high of 8,290 yesterday, said...

JOHOR BARU, May 29 — A total of 10 individuals, involving two families, were detained for their suspected participation in a rioting incident at the Kempas People’s Housing Project (PPR) here. Johor Baru district police chief ACP Rupiah Abd...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng calls for the government to formulate a new RM45 billion financial aid package for Malaysia’s third movement control order (MCO 3.0) He said that The financial aid package should also...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — The Pakatan Harapan Cost of Living Committee has called on the government to ensure seven aid measures are in place following their decision to place Malaysia under Phase 1 of a “total lockdown” beginning June 1.&nbsp...

KUCHING, May 29 — The movement control order (MCO) throughout the state of Sarawak comes into force today until June 11. According to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) issued by the National Security Council (MKN), people in the state are...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — Tan Sri Tommy Thomas has expressed confidence that Malaysian youths aged 18 could vote by the time the 15th general election (GE15) is held, believing that such a nationwide poll would likely only happen near the end of the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 ― The national Covid-19 infectivity rate, measured as R0 or Rt, has gone up to 1.15 after dipping for the past five days, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah posted early this morning.   Kadar...

KOTA KINABALU, May 29 — The number of flood evacuees in Beaufort remained at 88 people from 22 families this morning. The Sabah State Disaster Management Committee in a statement today said all the evacuees are still at the Dewan DSP Mohd Dun...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — Supporters of Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said they are confident the Bagan Serai incumbent will be fielded to defend his seat at the upcoming general election, amid rumours of Armada head Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — Former attorney general (AG) Tan Sri Tommy Thomas has said he was glad that his successor Tan Sri Idrus Harun had maintained the same teams of prosecutors for trials related to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)...

JOHOR BARU, May 29 — Johor Pakatan Harapan (PH) called on the federal government to urgently provide immediate financial and economic assistance for Malaysians, following its decision for a nationwide “total lockdown.” Johor PH said the...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — Selangor’s free mass Covid-19 screenings were a constructive step in combating the pandemic, said health experts who recommended the tactic as a critical accompaniment to other steps such as lockdowns. Since launching the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — Tan Sri Tommy Thomas today said he would have advised the government to swiftly start efforts to secure Covid-19 vaccine supplies if he were still the attorney general and Pakatan Harapan still the government in March to May....

SEREMBAN, May 28 — Another 59 vaccination centres (PPVs) in Negri Sembilan are expected to begin operations by next month, said Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun. He said the opening of these additional PPVs was to facilitate the vaccination....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — Many small-medium enterprises exhausted their savings during previous movement control orders and were unlikely to survive without urgent government assistance for the “total lockdown” starting next week, said an...