KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) urged the government to treat migrant workers more humanely in its efforts to curb the Covid-19 pandemic even if they are undocumented. Its president Datuk Dr Subramaniam Muniandy...

SHAH ALAM, June 9 — Selangor is expected to receive its own batches of the Covid-19 vaccine from the end of June, the state’s Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said. Amirudin said the state government’s discussions with the vaccine...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Covid-19 patients occupying beds in the intensive care units (ICU) of government hospitals nationwide have dropped to around 90 per cent today, according to Health Minister Datuk Dr Adham Baba. Dr Adham said for the...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — After meeting several political leaders including Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is expected to chair a Conference of Rulers meeting next Wednesday (June 16). The Palace issued a...

KOTA KINABALU, June 9 — Sabah’s students were ill-equipped to follow the government’s home-based learning programme (PdPR) due to widespread poverty and poor telecommunications infrastructure in the state, said a non-governmental organisation.....

JOHOR BARU, June 9 — The Johor Department of Quarantine and Inspection Services (Maqis) foiled an attempt to smuggle “live” frogs and catfish without an export permit to Singapore at the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex (KSAB) in Tanjung Kupang,...

PUTRAJAYA, June 9 — The Court of Appeal has re-set to September 23 for hearing of the appeals by Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his lawyer, Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, against a High Court’s dismissal of their judicial review applications to...

KOTA BARU, June 9 ― A police officer of the Narcotics Branch from Kota Baru district police headquarters (IPD) was remanded for four days over allegations of raping a woman detainee on Saturday evening (June 5). Kelantan CID chief, ACP Wan...

SHAH ALAM, June 9 — The Selangor state government today announced a RM1.25 million initiative for Covid-19 home assessment tools, in a bid to address the number of brought-in-dead (BID) cases here. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said that.....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Using a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet won’t be enough to handle millions of data on a daily basis, Khairy Jamaluddin told former science, technology and innovation minister Yeo Bee Yin. He said the Covid-19 Immunisation Task....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Those aged 60 and above who have yet to receive their vaccination appointments will be getting one soon, says National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP) Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said almost 60 per cent....

SHAH ALAM, June 9 ― Six employees of a bank were remanded for seven days from today for allegedly soliciting and accepting bribes from applicants of personal loans amounting to RM18 million between 2018 and 2020. The remand order was issued by...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Parti Amanah Negara president Mohamad Sabu arrived at Istana Negara at 3pm today for a scheduled audience with the King. He was seen entering Gate 2 of Istana Negara with his retinue. Earlier at 2pm, DAP secretary-general...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Selangor will receive 25 per cent of all Covid-19 vaccine procurements, said Covid-19 National Immunisation Programme (NIP) coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said the agency had taken note of Selangor Sultan...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — The National Union of Journalists of Peninsular Malaysia (NUJM) today called on all media practitioners who are not vaccinated to refrain from going for any field reporting or coverage in public places. NUJM president Farah.....

GEORGE TOWN, June 9 ― The Penang government will provide three buses to transport Covid-19 patients to quarantine centres in the state that continues to record over 100 cases daily. Infrastructure and Transport Committee chairman Zairil Khir...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Around 100 media practitioners today received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.  Khairy — who is also the coordinating minister for the...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — The number of daily new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia has climbed back up to 6,239, following two days of new cases being below the 6,000 mark, the latest Health Ministry statistics have shown. Selangor alone contributed more...

KOTA BARU, June 9 — The Kelantan Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (JBPM) has managed burials of 262 Covid-19 patients from March 2020 until yesterday, said its director Zainal Madasin. He said from January this year until yesterday alone,...

SHAH ALAM, June 9 — The Selangor government today announced allocations for a new domestic violence hotline, aid for the disabled as well as a one-off monetary aid (khairat kematian) or almsgiving for families of deceased Covid-19 patients in the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 ― Malaysia is expecting deliveries of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines manufactured in Thailand to be delayed, its science minister said today, among several countries to report a holdup with orders from the Thai plant. Science...

SHAH ALAM, June 9 — The Selangor state government today announced a RM551.56 million stimulus package for residents and businesses in the state, under 25 initiatives, themed ‘Pakej Kita Selangor 2.0: Bersama Menuju Kejayaan’. In his address...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng is believed to have arrived at Istana Negara this afternoon, minutes before his audience with the King rumoured to be at 2pm. A white Toyota Vellfire was seen entering the palace gates at...

PASIR MAS, June 9 ― The 8th Battalion of the General Operations Force (PGA8) seized 41 kilogrammes of syabu and 720,000 psychotropic pills worth RM8.6 million in a raid on a house in Kampung Jeram Perdah, here two days ago. Department of Internal.....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Malaysia’s Top Glove Corporation Bhd reported today a 485 per cent jump in third-quarter net profit as the Covid-19 pandemic drove strong demand for gloves. The world’s largest medical glove manufacturer had posted...

KUCHING, June 9 ― Breweries and shops that only sell liquors are not allowed to operate during the current movement control order (MCO), clarified Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. In a...

KUCHING, June 9 ― The police are on the hunt for a Facebook user who allegedly spread fake news regarding Covid-19 vaccines in Sarawak. Kuching police chief Ahsmon Bajah said in a statement the police received a report from a State Disaster...

KUCHING, June 9 ― The Ministry of Education (MoE) must adjust to new norm of thinking during this Covid-19 pandemic, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar James Jemut Masing. Otherwise, he said the education of children in the country will....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said his plea for the Yang di-Pertuan Agong not to extend the current Emergency beyond August 1 was among the main topics during their meeting today. After his audience with Yang...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 ― Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s hour-long audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong today was for their regular discussions ahead of the weekly Cabinet meeting, the Istana Negara said. Aside from Muhyiddin, Yang...