KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — Selangor Public Health, Unity, Women and Family Development Committee chairman Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud has again refuted numbers from the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP) and asserted how there are only about...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will unveil the Economic Recovery and People’s Protection Package (Pemulih) at 5pm today. According to a poster shared on his Facebook account, the announcement will be aired on...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — Covid-19 clusters linked to factories are not the biggest contributor of new cases in the country during the June 1 to June 23 period or over three weeks of the total lockdown phase, the Ministry of International Trade and.....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — The Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) is preparing 160 of its officers in hospitals nationwide with psychospiritual, guidance and ‘ilaj syarie (Islamic treatment) skills to deal with depression cases....

JOHOR BARU, June 28 — The Johor police have arrested 51 suspected bookies involved in football betting on the Euro 2020 championship, following 40 raids in the state over the last two weeks. It was learnt that the illegal betting not only involved....

KOTA KINABALU, June 28 — Sabah is planning to set up a trade and tourism office in Singapore to promote business potential between these two regions. Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said the state has had a long history of trade...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — There will be no increase in basic electricity tariff for the July 1 to December 31 period as the government has agreed to fund the rebate of two sen/kWh involving an allocation of RM493 million, said Energy and Natural...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — The Royal Malaysian Navy confirmed one of its Fennec helicopters had to make an emergency landing at the Lumut naval base in Perak today. In a statement, the Western Fleet Command Headquarters’ strategic communications...

SHAH ALAM, June 28 — Amidst a worrying Covid-19 situation in the country, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali today stressed that it was unfair to single out workplaces as the main contributor of new infections......

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — Some 5,218 new confirmed Covid-19 infections were detected in the country over the last 24 hours, making it the sixth day straight the figure has stayed above 5,000. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah...

BUKIT MERTAJAM, June 28 — Police arrested 12 men and seized 4.75 million sticks of smuggled white cigarettes worth RM7.8 million in a series of raids in Bukit Mertajam here two days ago. Penang police chief Datuk Sahabudin Abd Manan said acting on....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — Loan moratorium for all micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), B40 as well as M40 households, while targeted for other individuals for at least three months or 50 per cent loan payment reduction for six months...

KOTA BARU, June 28 — Police have recorded the statement of a cafe owner in Kalai, Jeli, about 108 km from here, in connection with investigations into alleged breach of Covid-19 prevention standard operating procedure (SO...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — Malaysia’s total trade grew by 26 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM867.4 billion in the first five months of 2021, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) said. Trade surplus surged by 1...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28  — A total of 7,395,905 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered to the people nationwide as of yesterday (June 27) compared to 7,226,949 doses the previous day, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. ...

KOTA KINABALU, June 28 — Sabah will be opening up more sectors in its recovery phase such as dine-in at restaurants, eateries and hotels starting tomorrow. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said in a statement that as part of the state’s...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — Doctors working on a contract basis with the Health Ministry are not seeking to mount a political fight with the planned “hartal” or strike on July 1, but are simply desperate for job security and help as their pathways....

KUCHING, June 28 — Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Masing today suggested that the federal government adopts the “jab first, register later” approach currently used in rural Sarawak as a means to contain the spread of Covid-19 in...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — Cyber security should become the priority of every nation, especially on matters underlying economic and national security, said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The Prime Minister said it as such, it has become one of the...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin has dispelled claims that Selangor lacked Covid-19 vaccines to last a week at current usage, after a state official alleged online that some...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — Bangi MP Ong Kian Ming has recommended that more sectors of the economy be allowed to open up in a safe and responsible manner, so that the collapse of businesses in Malaysia due to the ongoing lockdown can be avoided. He...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — Local cartoonist Saari Sulong, better known as Aie, died at 4am today due to kidney complications, according to fellow artist Ibrahim Anon. The Ujang cartoonist posted on Facebook that Aie, 43, died at home in Kampung...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — Umno has officially decided to postpone its internal election until 2023 and Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will remain the party president until that time, said supreme council member Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman....

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — The Malaysian Pharmacists Society (MPS) has joined the Malaysian Medical Association’s call to review and revamp the contract system for healthcare workers, dubbing the existing one as “inhumane”. Its president Amrahi....

SINGAPORE, June 28 — In this series, TODAY’s journalists meet the people behind the headlines. In this instalment, senior journalist Wong Pei Ting speaks to Tony Fernandes, the chief executive officer of AirAsia Group, which in March launched a.....

MIRI, June 28 — A farmer from Sungai Asap in Belaga never thought that an ordinary trip to the jungle at Sungai Parop ended up with the discovery of two Rafflesia flowers. Kujan Lusat, 65, from Uma Badeng at Sungai Asap stumbled upon the plant,...

KUCHING, June 28 — Sarawak Business Federation has appealed to the state government to draw on their financial reserve, if necessary, to spend on aid measures for hard-battered businesses. “A lot of businesses are struggling to make ends meet...

KLANG, June 28 — A line of people are in front of Yap Kee, a kopitiam in downtown Klang, waiting patiently for their turn to choose which dishes — golden fried chicken or fish, vegetables, type of curry gravy — they want for their takeaway...

PUTRAJAYA, June 27 — The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) will ensure that the community credit sector or licensed money lenders comply with the provisions under the Moneylenders Act 1951 (Act 400). In a statement today, KPKT said...

IPOH, June 27 — Police have called up several individuals, including a legendary singer, to give their statements in connection to several viral images that appeared to feature people violating standard operating procedures at a social gathering...