KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — Covid-19 is likely to become endemic as mentioned by the World Health Organisation (WHO), and thus a different approach may be required to tackle it, said the prime minister’s special advisor on public health, Tan Sri Dr.....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — A man in his 20s who made death and rape remarks towards a supporter of student activist Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam on Twitter, has been arrested. Putrajaya district police chief Assistant Commissioner A. Asmadi Abdul Aziz...

SHAH ALAM, June 23 — The trial of former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on 40 corruption charges in connection with the Foreign Visa System (VLN), which was postponed following the implementation of movement control order 3.0,....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The World Bank said today Putrajaya needs to give continued financial support to the poor and suggested the government raises its statutory debt limit to spend more to help the vulnerable, as it predicted the pandemic would....

PUTRAJAYA, June 23 — Community credit companies or money lenders registered under the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) are allowed to operate during phase one of the movement control order (MCO) with immediate effect. KPKT said the.....

KOTA BELUD, June 23 — A 13-year-old girl gave birth to a baby on Sunday after she was allegedly raped by her cousin since August last year. Kota Belud police chief Superintendent Sahimi Husin said the girl’s mother was shocked to see her...

PUTRAJAYA, June 23 — A ministry’s assistant division secretary was held by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for allegedly receiving gratification of over RM1 million to help a number of companies secure projects under the....

KUCHING, June 23 — Sarawak will probably be the first in the country to achieve herd immunity against Covid-19 by the end of August, said Minister of Local Government and Housing Dato Sri Dr Sim Kui Hian. The State Disaster Management Committee...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — Negri Sembilan Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun has confirmed the state legislative assembly is due to meet in August. The Star reported him as saying it is scheduled to take place in the first week of that.....

JOHOR BARU, June 23 — An official notice on the reopening of the Johor state legislative assembly scheduled for August 12 will be sent to all of the state’s 56 assemblymen as early as the first week of July. Johor state assembly Speaker Suhaizan....

SHAH ALAM, June 23 — Police arrested seven local individuals including a woman for the offence of attending a birthday celebration at a luxurious condominium in Section 7, here, early yesterday.  Shah Alam district police chief, A...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) is aware of a viral message claiming that a man who has gotten his Covid-19 vaccine had died after eating durian. The Ministry has posted a public service announcement to debunk the message as...

KOTA KINABALU, June 23 — The villagers of Kampung Sonsogon Magandai, a remote village about three hours’ drive on a stretch of unpaved and near impassable roads, may be far from major cities, but they were among the first on the government’s...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The High Court has today dismissed a bid by Datuk Khairuddin Abu Hassan to refer questions of law directly to the Federal Court on his suit questioning Tan Sri Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s legitimacy in advising the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — Klang MP Charles Santiago has decried the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government’s lack of political will to assist community-based businesses, which do not fall under the small-medium enterprise (SME) category, by regulating....

JOHOR BARU, June 23 — The Johor state police said they have crippled a fraud syndicate that masqueraded as a part-time employer of agents for a popular sales app by arresting 22 people in Kota Tinggi here. The suspects, 11 local men and 11 local...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — After two days of new infections in the 4,000 range, daily Covid-19 cases have jumped back up above the 5,000 mark once more. In a Twitter post, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that the Health...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — A recent Ipsos survey found that Malaysia’s sentiments have taken an about-turn when it comes to welcoming refugees to the country, with respondents stating that they supported the government's stand in closing the...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — Padang Rengas MP Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz has admitted that he is the “mastermind” behind the move to obtain signatures for a statutory declaration (SD) from Barisan Nasional (BN) MPs in support of Foreign Minister....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — Industry players in Malaysia spent RM2.89 billion for environmental protection expenditure in 2019, up by seven per cent from the amount spent in 2018. This was largely driven by an 18 per cent growth in capital...

KOTA KINABALU, June 23 — Sabah must get a consistent and adequate supply of vaccines in order to achieve its target of vaccinating 80 per cent of its population this year, said an opposition lawmaker. Tawau MP Datuk Christina Liew said the federal....

GEORGE TOWN, June 23 — A 46-year-old cleaner, who was arrested after a dramatic car chase that saw his vehicle shot at a few times last week, was charged with murder, two counts of drug offences and one count of obstructing civil servants from...

JOHOR BARU, June 23 — Johor’s Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar has given his royal assent for the state legislative assembly to meet on August 12. The sultan has also agreed to officiate the opening of the meeting on that date at Bangunan Sultan...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 ― Malaysia’s economy is projected to grow by 4.5 per cent in 2021 compared to an earlier forecast of 6.0 per cent, amid a dramatic resurgence of the Covid-19 infections beginning mid-April this year, said the World Bank....

SHAH ALAM, June 23 — The Special Covid-19 vaccination programme for Malaysian sailors and port workers specifically in the Klang Valley will begin this Friday (June 25).  The Marine Department of Malaysia (JLM) in a statement today said th...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — Health workers administered another 250,529 Covid-19 vaccine doses yesterday, bringing the total number of individual vaccines to 6,301,727 as of yesterday. According to the Special Committee on Ensuring Access to Covid-19.....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin urged the World Bank today to speak out against global Covid-19 vaccine inequity amid mounting concerns that hoarding among richer economies would widen existing....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — Selangor still recorded the lowest vaccination rate compared to other states within the same 10-day time period, Selangor Taskforce for Covid-19 chairman Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad has said. Taking to Twitter last night,...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — Given the challenging circumstances due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is imperative for the government to have a clear pathway forward, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — Senior Education Minister Datuk Mohd Radzi Md Jidin has offered up public schools to be used as Covid-19 vaccination centres to help the government achieve its vaccination targets. In a report by The Star, he said the...