KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Hassan Shoukry has positively welcomed his request to vaccinate some 8,000 Malaysian students currently in Egypt with the Covid-19...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — Children over the age of 12 and above can now be registered for Covid-19 vaccination following the recent government’s decision to approve the said age categories. A check with the MySejahtera’s ‘Covid-19...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — As many as 80 per cent of the 9,200 officers and personnel at the Kuala Lumpur contingent police headquarters have received their Covid-19 vaccine shots. Kuala Lumpur deputy police chief, Datuk Yong Lei Choo, said that...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — Malaysia and Egypt have agreed to collaborate in promoting a sustained post Covid-19 pandemic recovery, specifically on vaccine cooperation. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said that an area of interest to.....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — For threatening, slapping and strangling his girlfriend after she refused to cook, a shop assistant was jailed three months by the Magistrate’s Court in Selayang, near here today. Magistrate Nik Fadli Nik Azlan handed...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin today said that the country is expected to hit a 10 per cent national vaccination rate by mid-July. He said that the shift from the first to the second phase of.....

PASIR MAS, June 21 — A gardener was charged in Sessions Court, here, today, with five counts of raping and committing sexual crimes against his step daughter.  The 58-year-old man claimed trial to all th...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — The first doses of the CanSino vaccine from CanSino Biologics Inc, China are scheduled to arrive in the country next month, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said. However, he said that the Covax....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — MAHB workers’ unions have pledged their support for the airport operator’s five-year comprehensive and systematic redevelopment plan for the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (LTSAAS) in ...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — Several Dewan Rakyat senators have expressed their agreement with Dewan Negara President Tan Sri Rais Yatim’s opinion that Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has the authority...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — Bipartisan effort is needed in order for recall elections to be realised in the country, several Opposition MPs said today. The push for recall elections should not be seen as only supported by Opposition groups and parties....

JOHOR BARU, June 21 — Cracks have appeared again in the Johor Baru Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) division after eight Srikandi (Women’s Wing) leaders resigned en masse yesterday, claiming lack of transparency in its leadership. Among.....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — The Special Committee on Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Supply (JKJAV) will meet this week to fine-tune the process of vaccinating children aged 12 and above, with the Comirnaty vaccine produced by Pfizer-BioNTech, Science,...

KOTA KINABALU, June 21 — Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Hajiji Haji Noor is confident that Sabah can achieve the target of 30,000 people vaccinated daily beginning next month. “With the opening of more vaccination administra...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) recorded 4,611 new Covid-19 cases today. This is the second time this month that new infections have dropped below the 5,000-case mark. The state accounting for the most Covid-19 cases i...

GEORGE TOWN, June 21 — A total of 53 suicide cases were reported in Penang between January and May this year, and this has prompted the state Health Department to prioritise mental health issues. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the Penang....

IPOH, June 21 — The Perak government will seek an audience with the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, to present him with the proposed date and obtain his consent for the State Legislative Assembly to reconvene. Speaker Datuk M...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — Close to 100,000 expectant mothers have been given their Covid-19 vaccination appointments, National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said today. During a press conference broadcast...

KOTA KINABALU, June 21 — The police here have arrested the 34-year-old woman in a viral video who was seen berating a policeman after she was pulled over for driving a car with an expired road tax. District police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd....

SEPANG, June 21 — A babysitter was charged in the Sessions Court here today with abusing a 20-month-old girl at a childcare centre (taska) in a hospital in Serdang early this month. However, Nur Fatin Nabila Azmi, 23, pleaded not guilty after the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has urged industries that have not registered for the Public-Private Partnership Industrial Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (Pikas) to do so as soon as possible to...

CAIRO, June 21 — Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and visiting Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein discussed on Sunday the ways to enhance bilateral cooperation, as well as international ...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has submitted a comprehensive and strategic plan for the long-term development of the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SAAS or Subang Airport) to the government.  In a statement....

MIRI, June 21 — Long Kevok, a Penan settlement situated in Baram has been placed under total lockdown after 40 villagers were tested positive for Covid-19. Minister in-charge of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC) Datuk Lee Kim...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — A total of 1,612,974 individuals have received both doses of their Covid-19 vaccine jabs as of yesterday, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said today. Dr Adham, in a Twitter post, said a to...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — The Chai Leng Park Market in Central Seberang Perai was closed for 10 days from yesterday afternoon after 11 traders and workers in the market tested positive for Covid-19. Seberang Perai City Council Mayor Datuk Rozali...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — Kuala Lumpur became the second state after Putrajaya to hit 100 per cent targeted registrations for the Covid-19 vaccine today. According to the website for the Special Committee on Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Supply...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — The government is currently studying the feasibility of lifting several restrictions for fully vaccinated individuals such as possibly allowing them to travel interstate, said National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP).....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — Phase Three of the Covid-19 immunisation program starts today for the Klang Valley in conjunction with the opening of the Bukit Jalil Stadium PPV. The phase covers all remaining adults under 60 years old. If you’ve...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — Malaysia is in talks with Singapore for the island nation to allow its fully vaccinated locals to travel there by recognising their individual inoculation statuses as logged by the MySejahtera application, said National...