KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Tanjung Karang MP Tan Sri Noh Omar has denied that he was backingTan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to remain as prime minister, after the former’s name was listed as among 31 Barisan Nasional lawmakers who did so. In a press...

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 6 ― The Agrofood Industry Vaccination Programme (AiVAC) will be implemented soon to cater to farmers, breeders and fishermen, said Agriculture and Food Industries (Mafi) Minister Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee. He said AiVAC aims to...

TOKYO, Aug 6 ― With only one medal in the bag, so far, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics already at the tail end, the national contingent could do with a touch of magic from track cycling ace Datuk Azizulhasni Awang tomorrow. In fact, Malaysian fans...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today thanked the deputy prime minister and other Barisan Nasional (BN) MPs for backing his federal administration. Muhyiddin also thanked them for agreeing that his legitimacy to remain as the prime.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 ― The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on household income and made more people poorer, according to a study conducted by the Department of Statistics. The Covid-19 impact study on household income in Malaysia for....

JOHOR BARU, Aug 6 ― Johor’s recently introduced paid vaccination programme through the Johor Vaccine-Immunisation Programme (JVIP) is aimed at accelerating the state's vaccination rate as well as its economic recovery, said Datuk Hasni Moham...

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 6 ― After a week of recording four-digit cases, Sabah today recorded its highest number of Covid 19 cases yet. Sabah Covid-19 spokesman Datuk Masidi Manjun said that the state recorded 1,291 cases today, up from yesterday’s...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 ― Covid-19 daily infections in the last 24 hours hit a record of 20,889 cases according to data released by  Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Selangor still tops the list with 8,792 cases followe...

JOHOR BARU, Aug 6 — Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad said he will use the coming state assembly sitting to determine the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government’s legitimacy. He said the state assembly sitting on August 12 was the most...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — A former factory supervisor in Singapore who was previously charged with spreading false news on a policeman who purportedly died after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine, was charged in the Sessions Court here again toda...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — The i-Sinar and i-Citra programmes, which aim to provide affected members with supplemental income to cater for their subsistence needs amidst the present crisis, is not heavily impacting the Employees’ Provident...

MUAR, Aug 6 — The Government will evaluate and refine existing strategies in the fight against Covid-19 to determine if they are still effective in tackling the surge in daily cases, which has now breached the 20...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Pakatan Harapan Youth chief Shazni Munir Mohd Ithnin has died from Covid-19, his fellow politicians confirmed today. PKR communications director Fahmi Fadzil on Twitter said he had received the sad news about Shazni....

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 6 ― Sabah’s state-owned utility company Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) signed a deal to buy electricity from neighbouring Sarawak for the next 15 years. The chief minister’s department announced that Sabah would be...

MUAR, Aug 6 ― Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today said that the tabling of a motion of confidence for prime minister is normal and that he is ready and neither scared nor worried to face it and prove that he still has the majority support of the MPs at....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Many Malaysians laid off in the pandemic are struggling to find new work and do not see their situation improving until economic sectors are allowed to fully reopen. They say finding a suitable job is hard even as the...

KUCHING, Aug 6 ― Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg said Sarawak is willing to share its surplus renewable energy resources from its hydro-electric power plants with its Borneo neighbours. He said this can be done through robust...

SHAH ALAM, Aug 6 ― The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has denied claims that a RM80 bribe had to be paid to the doorman to enter the Midlands Convention Centre vaccination centre (PPV), here. In a statement today the MACC said the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 ― Health Ministry secretary-general Datuk Mohd Shafiq Abdullah said the ministry has filled up to 95 per cent of permanent positions in the Klang Valley. At a press conference this morning, he said the ministry has also asked...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 ― A total of 31 Barisan Nasional (BN) MPs declared their support for the sitting government until the Parliament reconvenes to decide Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s majority. Leading the pack, Deputy Prime Minister....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 ― The major surge of Covid-19 cases in the country this past month is due to the relaxation of the movement control order 3.0 (MCO 3.0), said Deputy Health director-general Datuk Dr Chong Chee Kheong. At a press conference...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 ― Selangor Health Department director Datuk Dr Sha'ari Ngadiman today said that the manufacturing sector is the biggest contributor to active Covid-19 clusters in the state at 54 per cent. In a press conference, he added th...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng questioned how the appointment of Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu as a special adviser to the prime minister helps in the country’s fight against Covid-19. “This is a complete waste of...

KUCHING, Aug 6 ― Ninety per cent of individuals eligible for Covid-19 vaccination across Sarawak are expected to be fully vaccinated by the end of this month, said Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. The State Disaster Management Committee advisor said...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 ― A total of 23,161,255 vaccine doses have been administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PIC) as of yesterday. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba, through an infographic shared on his Twitter, said....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor called Tony Pua’s allegations that all Umno kleptocrats will be free from criminal charges if an Umno member becomes prime minister “a heavy and unfair claim.” The former Federal...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 ― The US Justice Department (DoJ) said today it has repatriated an additional US$452 million (RM1.9 billion) in misappropriated 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) funds to the Malaysian government. This brings the total...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Umno supreme council member Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani has called for disciplinary action to be taken against party MPs who have not withdrawn support for Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and the Perikatan Nasional.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 ― Umno President Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said he foresees a repeat of “frogs” jumping to other parties over the next few weeks if Dewan Rakyat is not reconvened as soon as possible. In a Facebook post, Zahid was...

KUCHING, Aug 6 ― The federal government, through the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry, must immediately look into subsidising and controlling the price of the Covid-19 self-test kit to make it affordable and accessible to the mass...