LIPIS, Aug 13 —With the north-east monsoon season looming in under three months, the Rural Development Ministry (KPLB) is ready to mobilise its assets and facilities to help accelerate Covid-19 vaccination programmes in the east coast states. Its.....

KUCHING, Aug 13 — A Magistrates’ Court here today fined a hospital pharmacy manager RM5,000 in default seven months’ jail for falsifying Covid-19 rT-PCR test results to try to return home to Bintulu. Magistrate Zaiton Anuar convicted Vivian...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — The Pakatan Harapan (PH) education committee has called on the Ministry of Education (MOE) to reconsider the decision of reopening schools on September 1. This call was made based on a poll the Opposition coalition had...

MELAKA, Aug 13 — A lawyer pleaded not guilty in the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court here today to two counts of criminal breach of trust (CBT) in property deals involving more than RM1.2 million in 2016 and 2020. Kingsley Wamback, 40, made the plea...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — The Malaysian labour market is expected to recover going into 2022 although at a more moderate pace after witnessing a weaker 2021 outlook, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said. Governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus said this is....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today rejected the attempts of a non-governmental organisation seeking a royal pardon for his corruption crimes. The Pekan MP said he did not have the NGO, Pertubuhan Sahabat Ulul....

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 13 — Controversial lawyer Marcel Jude Joseph was fined seven buffaloes by the Penampang Native Court here for his offensive remarks against the Kadazandusun and Murut (KDM) community in court last June. Kadazandusun Cultural...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — Malaysia is in an unprecedented situation with debate over Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s promise to table a confidence vote in Parliament next month, according to Umno’s Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. The...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — Covid-19 vaccination centres (PPVs) have been urged to quickly inform the police if their centres are overcrowded to enable the police to make the necessary preparations. Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order...

GEORGE TOWN, Aug 13 — The Penang Caring Society Complex will be converted into a Covid-19 High-Risk Treatment Centre, Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said today. High-risk patients are those that fall into Categories Three and Four, based on the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — The Health Ministry recorded 21,468 new Covid-19 cases today. After breaching the 21,000 mark yesterday, today’s statistics pushed the country’s cumulative cases to 1,363,683 since the pandemic arrived last year. Health.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — Youth coalition Sekratariat Solidariti Rakyat (SSR) has accused the government today of intimidating the public after seven of its activists were today investigated by the police under the Sedition Act 1948. SSR, which...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — A Malay group called Pertubuhan Sahabat Ulul Amri Malaysia (Malay for “Friends of the Authorities Association”) reportedly petitioned the Yang di-Pertuan Agong today to pardon convicted former prime mInister Datuk Seri...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad has urged Putrajaya today to invest in a healthcare surveillance system to ensure the Covid-19 pandemic can be managed, as well as to prepare the nation for the next pandemic or endemic. In his...

GEORGE TOWN, Aug 13 — Putrajaya should consider the gradual reopening of certain sub-sectors in the tourism industry such as outdoor tourism attractions and ecotourism sites, Penang exco Yeoh Soon Hin proposed today. The creative economy committee....

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 13 — The Court of Appeal today struck out Dr Zakir Naik’s appeal against a High Court’s decision that allowed former Batu Uban assemblyman S. Raveentharan’s application to transfer the suit filed by the indepe...

KUCHING, Aug 13 — The police have identified the four Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) personnel who were killed in the shooting incident at the RMAF Camp in Kota Samarahan here early today. Samarahan Police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said they were.....

JOHOR BARU, Aug 13 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob was granted an audience with Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar at Istana Pasir Pelangi in the state’s capital here this afternoon. According to Sultan Ibrahim’s...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 ― Financial institutions cannot waive interest payments on loans that will accrue during the ongoing six-month moratorium as there will be serious after-effects for the country’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.....

SEBERANG PERAI, Aug 13 ― The Kepala Batas market has been ordered to close 10 more days until August 22, after 41 traders and workers were confirmed positive for Covid-19. Seberang Perai City Council (MBSP) Mayor Datuk Rozali Mohamud said a total.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 ― The Election Commission (EC) is unable to immediately implement a Constitutional amendment that allows Malaysians aged 18 to become registered voters as there are other concerns that need to be considered, the High Court...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 ― Managing the mental health of Malaysia’s population now is the government’s utmost priority in the fight against Covid-19, according to Health Minister Datuk Dr Adham Baba. He said it is important to come up with proper.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 ― All states are expected to transition at least to Phase Three of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) by November this year, Malaysia’s central bank said today. Three that are currently in Phase Three ― Perlis, Sarawak and...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — The Health Ministry released today a list of 11 brands of Covid-19 self-test kits that have been granted conditional approval for public use. Three brands were first reported to have been approved for public use last month......

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — Malaysia’s second quarter (Q2 2021) gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 16.1 per cent year-on-year after previously shrinking for four consecutive quarters, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) announced today....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — All MPs who are opposed to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and his government should support Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as the next prime minister, Pakatan Harapan (PH) presidential council said today. In a statement,.....

KUCHING, Aug 13 — Four personnel were killed in a shooting incident at the Malaysian Royal Air Force (TUDM) Unit in Kota Samarahan near here this morning. TUDM said the incident happened at the guardhouse of the unit at about 7.15am. “TU...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — Malaysia’s Covid-19 vaccination delivery could be jeopardised further if the government doesn’t iron out the basic logistics issues, Opposition lawmaker Lim Guan Eng said today. The DAP secretary-general also reiterated.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — The long wait for adolescents aged 12 to 17 to get their Covid-19 vaccines ended today. The Ministry of Health (MoH) has signed a letter recommending dispensation of the vaccines for the adolescent age groups from September.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — With overdue rental, salaries, layoffs and salary cuts, many retail outlets in shopping malls are facing a cash flow crisis due to the prolonged Covid-19 lockdown. Because of that, the Malaysian Shopping Malls Association...