IPOH, August 17 — The timestamps in the closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage from a Sierra Meru Desa Park guard post and a fast-food restaurant in Meru Raya here used in Paul Yong’s rape case are not accurate, a policeman told the High Court....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim described an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong as fruitful and centred on how to rebuild the nation via a new political landscape. Speaking to reporters after a two-hour audience with the...

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 17 — Sabah today hit a new state record in daily Covid-19 cases at 2,103, an increase of 375 from yesterday’s cases. Sabah Covid-19 spokesman Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said that most of the cases were from close contact...

SHAH ALAM, Aug 17 — The number of daily admissions of Covid-19 patients for treatment at Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR), Klang has dropped by over 50 per cent since last week. HTAR director Dr Zulkarnain Mohd Rawi said previously, the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — Malaysia detected 19,631 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a very slight decrease from yesterday’s 19,740. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a tweet that the new cases today brings the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) is willing to support Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as the next prime minister, but only if the Pakatan Harapan (PH) chief already has a certain “magic number” to be able to form government,...

KUCHING, Aug 17 — Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu (PBB) vice-president Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah stressed today that whoever is appointed to be the new prime minister must be mindful of the special rights of Sarawak and Sabah as enshrined in.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — A former CEO of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) today said he did not approach the prosecution after having been named in news reports as one of the individuals being sued by 1MDB in a multi-billion lawsuit, but...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — Ahead of scheduled audiences with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at 2pm today, political party leaders have started arriving at Istana Negara here.   The first few vehicles that arrived at Gate 2 of the Palace were carryi...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — Tech giants Facebook and Google have just announced Apricot, a new subsea cable that will boost connectivity in the Asia Pacific region. The 12,000km long submarine cable will connect Japan, Taiwan, Guam, the Philippines,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 ― Istana Negara today is once again in the spotlight as political party leaders are expected to have an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. According to sources,...

GEORGE TOWN, Aug 17 ― Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow gave an assurance today that the state’s Covid-19 vaccination will not be disrupted by political changes in Putrajaya. He said the state Pakatan Harapan government will continue to...

KOTA BARU, Aug 17 ― The Kelantan state legislative assembly sitting will still go ahead as scheduled from August 23 to 25, said state assembly Speaker Datuk Abdullah Ya'kub. When contacted, Abdullah said the position of the state government wa...

GEORGE TOWN, Aug 17 ― Nearly all of the economic sectors in Penang have been allowed to restart operations today even though the state hasn’t quite reached the 50 per cent full Covid-19 vaccination target yet. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — A total of 28,312,631 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP) as of yesterday (Aug 16), according to the Special Committee for Ensuring Access to Covid-19...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — Launched in June this year, TNBtemujanji — an online appointment booking service for Kedai Tenaga — has already made 4,600 appointments. Right now, it services 117 out of 123 Kedai Tenaga outlets all over Peninsular...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — All MPs have until 4pm tomorrow to submit in writing to Istana Negara their candidate for the next prime minister. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun issued a notice this morning instructing the MPs to do so,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is said to have 35 signed statutory declarations (SD) from MPs ahead of an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to determine who will be the next....

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 17 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has made a pledge that even though he is no longer the prime minister, the tagline Kerajaan Prihatin (Caring Government) will stay with him and his friends from the previous Perikatan Government. “The....

KUCHING, Aug 17 — State Health director Datuk Dr Mohamed Sapian Mohamed has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic in Sarawak could get worse should Sarawakians fail to do their part in stopping the spread of the virus. In a statement yesterday, he...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — The Malaysian Islamic Economic Development Foundation (Yapeim) has announced the appointment of Mohd Ridzal Mohd Sheriff as its director-general, effective Aug 13. Yapeim, in a statement today, said Mohd Ridzal was.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — Further political instability and power grab among leaders is set to continue as the country scrambles to appoint a new prime minister following the resignation of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, said research firm Fitch...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob will struggle for the support of Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s faction to be prime minister as he will be seen as a vehicle for rival Bersatu, according to political experts.....

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 16 — Sabah recorded 1,728 new Covid-19 cases today, with one new cluster detected in Lahad Datu, bringing the total number of infections in the state to 106,830. Sabah Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — Former ministers from Sabah and Sarawak in the Perikatan Nasional government today expressed their gratitude to Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for the opportunity to serve the people especially when the country is battling against....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 —Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said his 18-month tenure as finance minister was the biggest honour and privilege for him to serve the country. “I did my job to the best of my ability and history shall be the better...

MELAKA, Aug 16 — The Lot 11 Tangga Batu Industrial cluster became the highest contributor of new daily Covid-19 cases in the state today, recording 636 cases or 56.8 per cent of the 1,120 positive cases. Melaka Health and Anti-Drug Committee...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — The leaders of Malaysia’s main parties are understood to have been summoned to the Istana Negara for an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong tomorrow. According to an Opposition source, the audience will be to discuss...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — Umno was considering several candidates to replace Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as the prime minister today, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said to cast doubt over Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s rumoured selection for the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — A new prime minister must to appointed fast following the resignation of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as Malaysia’s eighth prime minister so as not to derail the tabling of the 2022 Budget but to take place as scheduled. Assoc....