KUALA TERENGGANU, July 29 — Losing their beloved father and sister to Covid-19 in a span of a week is such a great ordeal for Azenira Ali and her family. Azenira, 37, from Felda Neram 2, Cheneh in Kemaman said all this while, she only read about...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today that his party Umno is requesting for both Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and de facto law minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan to resign. He also reiterated that its MPs...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — Four Bangladeshi workers were hurt when the steel beam scaffolding of the MRT 3 bridge that is under construction near the Premier Hotel in Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Klang gave way earlier today. One worker is still trapped...

KOTA BARU, July 29 — The sharp rise in daily Covid-19 positive cases again in Kelantan, which on average involves community or sporadic infections, has placed the state in a dire situation, said State Local Government, Housing and Health Committee....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — Following the detection of two Covid-19 cases, Parliament will go into immediate lockdown with everyone present including staff, media and lawmakers barred from leaving the premises until mass swab tests are completed....

JOHOR BARU, July 29 — Bait Al-Amanah chairman and Umno veteran Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad said any enactment of recall election laws against party hopping must start at the parliamentary stage or national level first. He added that such a move...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — Rights group Liberty Shared has asked United States customs authorities to investigate the Malaysian operations of American tyre maker Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co over accusations of abusive labour practices, the group...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah announced that Malaysia registered 17,170 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total in the country to 1,078,646. This is the second...

GEORGE TOWN, July 29 — The Batu Lanchang Market was ordered to close from today after seven traders in the market were confirmed positive for Covid-19. According to the Penang Island City Council (MBPP), a total of 68 individuals classified as...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — Three parliamentarians have said it is necessary for evidence to be produced through data and science via clinical studies, before any drug or medication can be safely used to treat ailments. Kuala Selangor MP Datuk Seri...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — Today’s Parliament sitting, which was intended to discuss the efforts and initiatives taken by the Ministry of Finance, has been delayed twice following a statement from Istana Negara earlier today. At 2.30pm, Deputy...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — Members of the media have been flocking to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s residence in Bukit Damansara here since 1pm following the statement issued by Istana Negara regarding the revo...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — The Malaysian Pharmacists Society (MPS) and the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) have urged those engaging in the illegal sale of the drug Ivermectin to cease their activities immediately, as it could negatively impact...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — Several Opposition federal lawmakers raised concern today about the recent spate of police investigations against protest organisers and a member of the press, calling the move an infringement of the right to free...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 ― The Dewan Rakyat adjourned its special meeting to 2.30pm today following a 15-minute break from 12.30pm as an uproar ensued after the MPs learned of an Istana Negara statement on the government-announced July 21 revocation.....

KANGAR, July 29 ― A total of 37.7 per cent of the adult population aged 18 and above in Perlis have completed both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, as of yesterday (July 28). Perlis State Secretary Azman Mohd Yusof said the state is expected to...

GEORGE TOWN, July 29 — Penang has achieved a 51.1 per cent first-dose Covid-19 vaccination rate as of 11.59pm on July 28, said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. He said the state has managed to speed up its vaccination rate for the state's....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 ― The total of RM40.7 billion losses last year from the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector as a result of a nationwide strict lockdown order imposed by the government to tackle the Covid-19 issue were by far...

KUCHING, July 29 ― The ‘life’ of the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) was extended during the Emergency period of seven months, said former Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. The Entrepreneur Development and...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 ― The government will table a motion to increase the country’s statutory debt limit from 60 per cent as a ratio of the economy during the next parliamentary meeting, said Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — DAP today said its leaders met with Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob yesterday afternoon to hand over the political party’s policy paper on preparing Malaysia to live together with Covid-19. DAP...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — Parliamentarians broke out in arguments today as news spread of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s statement that he has yet to provide royal assent for the revocation of the Emergency Ordinances. Opposition Leader Datuk Seri...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today said that he was “deeply saddened” by de facto law minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan’s assertion in Parliament that the.....

IPOH, July 29 — The Sessions Court here fined a construction company RM35,000 in default of four months’ imprisonment, after its representative pleaded guilty on its behalf to negligence in the accidental death of a Bangladeshi worker. Rantau...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — Applicants of the i-Citra withdrawal scheme under the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will receive their payments starting next Tuesday, Minister of Finance Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz announced today. “God...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — Requests by Opposition lawmakers for Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun to exercise his right and extend the current special Parliament sitting was shot down by the latter today on the grounds it was beyond his...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — Seventy-five per cent of Malaysians believe, like their counterparts in other countries, that the current system is rigged against them, a recent survey has found. The survey by market analysts Ipsos also found that...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — The Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV) today said that a total of 552,701 Covid-19 vaccines were administered nationwide yesterday. This is a slight decrease from the 553,871 shots delivered.....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik booked their spot in the Olympic men’s doubles semi-finals with a scintillating straight sets win over favourites and World No. 1 pair Marcus Fernaldi Gideon-Kevin Sanjaya from Indonesia. The duo...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has advised junior contract doctors to take up the government’s recent offer to extend their contracts as a short-term measure, while a permanent solution is drafted. On July 23,...