Malaysia Malay Mail
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:55:52 +0800Kelantan sees up to 30pc increase in Covid-19 cases involving children at two quarantine centres, says director
KOTA BARU, Aug 4 ― The Covid-19 infection among children in Kelantan is worrying after the state registered patient increase of between 25 and 30 per cent at the Covid-19 Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centre (PKRC) in Kota Baru district since.....
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:42:00 +0800Opposition MPs: Impossible for Muhyiddin to still have majority support in Dewan Rakyat
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — Opposition MPs have disputed Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s insistence that he still possessed majority support in Parliament, saying this was “impossible” as some backbenchers have publicly rejected him. In.....
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:32:01 +0800Sarawak introduces three measures to help business sector hit hard by Covid-19
KUCHING, Aug 4 — Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today outlined three measures to help the business sector during the National Recovery Plan (NRP) under the Bantuan Khas Sarawakku Sayang 7.0 (BKSS 7.0) special aid package.....
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:28:54 +0800Kelantan cops say no proof ambush attack at Narathiwat originated from Malaysia
KOTA BARU, Aug 4 ― Kelantan police today denied allegations that the attack on the Ranger Company Combat Operations Post in Tak Bai, Narathiwat, Thailand, early yesterday morning, was carried out from the Sungai Golok river bank on the Malaysian...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:23:28 +0800PM Muhyiddin chairs Cabinet meeting at Perdana Putra
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 4 ― After making the special announcement on the country’s political front, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin proceeded to chair the weekly Cabinet meeting at Perdana Putra. He arrived at the complex at 12.10pm after having.....
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:19:21 +0800Pejuang denies signing statutory declaration in support of PM Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) today denied signing a statutory declaration (SD) in support of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The party also said it is not engaged in negotiations with any parties to pledge...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:01:20 +0800Cycling: Azizulhasni, Shah Firdaus off to good start in men’s sprint at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO, Aug 4 ― National track cycling ace Mohd Azizulhasni Awang and Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom got off to a good start in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as they both progressed to the 1/32 Finals of the men’s sprint event today. Azizulhasni clocked.....
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:37:50 +0800Man charged with sexual assault, rape of 10-year-old girl at Johor welfare home
JOHOR BARU, Aug 4 — A general worker at a welfare home pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to four counts of physical sexual assault and rape of a 10-year-old inmate. Sai Kim Kok, 42, made the plea before judge Wan Mohd Norisham...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:33:19 +0800Warisan says will never support Perikatan, tells PM to reconvene Parliament now
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 4 — There is no need for the prime minister to wait until next month for Parliament to reconvene and table his motion of confidence, Parti Warisan Sabah said today. Its president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal said that Parliament...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:30:13 +0800Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases hover round 20,000-mark today with record 19,819 infections
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — Malaysia today reported a new all-time high for the most Covid-19 daily infections in 24 hours, with the Health Ministry recording 19,819 cases. Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brings the...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:27:06 +0800Report: DPM’s office says no separate address by Ismail Sabri this afternoon as rumoured
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — There will be no special announcement by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today as rumoured earlier, a government official has confirmed. In a report by Utusan Malaysia, the official attached to Ismail’s....
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:07:49 +0800Two Sabah Umno MPs expected to join in retracting support for Perikatan
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 4 — Two Sabah Umno MPs are expected to join the list of lawmakers from their party in withdrawing their support for Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government. Sources told Malay Mail that....
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:50:11 +0800MySejahtera removes Pharma2u as recommended site for Covid-19 self-test kits, says to get them from pharmacies
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — The MySejahtera app has now stopped directing Malaysians who want to buy Covid-19 self-test kits to a little-known e-commerce platform known as Pharma2u, and is instead asking them to buy them from pharmacies and health...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:35:27 +0800On social media, MPs clamour for PM Muhyiddin to prove majority now instead of Sept
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — Several MPs across the political divide have taken to social media to demand Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin initiate an immediate vote of confidence in his Perikatan Nasional (PN) government after his audience with...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:26:24 +0800Foreign worker charged with attempting to bribe MMEA officer in Kedah
ALOR SETAR, Aug 4 — Rohingya labourer pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to a charge with offering bribe of RM7,000 to a Maritime enforcement officer. Noor Kalam Soyut Alam, 26, made the plea before Judge Harmi Thamri...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:22:05 +0800Warisan denies circular claiming en bloc support for Perikatan govt
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 4 — Parti Warisan Sabah today denied a circular that its MPs are fully backing the Perikatan Nasional (PN) federal government led by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin amid an ongoing political turmoil. Its...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 13:47:59 +0800Court finds Nigerian man guilty of murdering Serdang Hospital chief nurse two years ago, allows stay of sentence pending appeal
SHAH ALAM, Aug 4 ― The High Court here today ordered a Nigerian man to be sent to the gallows to be hanged after finding him guilty of murdering Serdang Hospital chief nurse two years ago. Judge Datuk Ab Karim Ab Rahman handed down the sentence on....
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 13:32:27 +0800Covid-19 vaccination: FT Islamic council targets 7,500 recipients through mobile PPV
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 ― The Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP) is targeting 7,500 recipients to be vaccinated following the launch of its mobile vaccination centre (PPV) which starts operating from today until September 12. Its...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 13:21:49 +0800Muhyiddin denies ‘treason’ against Agong, says won’t kowtow to demands for interference in criminal court cases
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 ― Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today lambasted certain unnamed political leaders, alleging they had triggered a political tumult within the government for their own personal gain. In a special address today,...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 13:07:35 +0800Umno info chief insists Muhyiddin has lost majority, says Agong will decide what’s next for Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — What happens next now to the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government is solely dependent on the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Umno information chief Shahril Hamdan said today. Shahril echoed his party president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 13:04:55 +0800Muhyiddin to table vote of confidence in Parliament next month, says still has backing as PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today announced that a confidence vote will be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat when it convenes in September, while insisting that he still has the required majority support from lawmakers...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 12:32:45 +0800Asean MPs call for Malaysia’s Parliament to reconvene
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — The Asean Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) today urged Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to convene a full Parliament session as soon as possible. The call followed Umno’s pullout from the Perikatan...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 12:17:40 +0800Perak DAP says will let Pakatan decide on Umno cooperation within state
IPOH, Aug 4 — Perak DAP chairman Nga Kor Ming said that he will leave it to the Pakatan Harapan (PH) presidential council to decide whether the party will work together with Umno should the current Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration fall...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 12:07:30 +0800PM, DPM expected to hold separate public addresses today amid political turmoil
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will hold a public address at 12.30pm today, as the country is thrown into another political conundrum following the withdrawal of support by Umno from the ruling coalition. The address....
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 11:46:09 +0800Klang hospital shoots down claims patients made to sit on floor
SHAH ALAM, Aug 4 — Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR) Klang has denied claims that the patients in the hospital had to sit on the floor using cardboards. Hospital director Dr Zulkarnain Mohd Rawi in a statement posted on the HTAR Facebo...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 11:31:14 +0800Call for vote of confidence now or resign after Umno’s support withdrawn, Bersih 2.0 tells PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin must seek a vote of confidence in the Dewan Rakyat or resign following the withdrawal of government support from several Umno MPs yesterday, the electoral reform activist Bersih 2.0...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 11:25:56 +0800Citing Malaysians' mental wellbeing, film exhibitors urge govt to reopen cinemas to those fully vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — The Malaysian Association of Film Exhibitors (MAFE) hopes the government will allow those who have been fully vaccinated to enter cinemas soon as part of the perks promised by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in the...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 10:56:49 +0800PM leaves KL residence after Armed Forces chief arrives at PMO, AG now at Istana Negara (VIDEO)
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was seen exiting his Bukit Damansara residence at 10:49 am this morning, state news agency Bernama reported. Earlier this morning, a motorcade ferrying Armed Forces chief Genera...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 10:34:00 +0800Umno MP claims ‘two or three’ Cabinet members want to resign after late night meeting with DPM
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — No Cabinet member has resigned, contrary to news reports and rumours, according to Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin. However, the Padang Besar MP said “two or three” have expressed.....
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 10:26:55 +0800Perak Umno urges party’s MPs to withdraw support for Perikatan, Muhyiddin
IPOH, Aug 4 — Perak Umno has urged its MPs to withdraw their support from the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government in accordance with the decision made by the party’s supreme council members. The chapter’s chief Datuk Mohd Zolkalfly Harun said...