KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the support of his coalition’s 54 MPs came with the condition that Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob cannot appoint any ministers who have criminal charges...

SHAH ALAM, Aug 19 — The High Court here today sentenced to death a lorry driver after he was found guilty of murdering his wife and seven-month-old daughter five years ago. Judge Datuk Mohd Yazid Mustafa passed the sentence on Satvender Singh, 35,....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — A total of 114 MPs have given their support in statutory declarations (SDs) to Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to be Malaysia’s next prime minister, according to Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. The Pontian MP...

IPOH, Aug 19 — The Perak state legislature will resume its sitting next Tuesday as scheduled even as Covid-19 cases nationwide soared to a new record today. Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad also disclosed today that one assemblyman has yet....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases soared to 22,948 barely a day after it set a new record. The Health Ministry recorded 22,242 new cases yesterday. South-east Asia’s third largest economy has chalked up 1,489,460 cumulative...

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 19 — The Court of Appeal today upheld a former lorry driver’s jail sentence of 26 years for sexually assaulting his three underage daughters two years ago. However, the three-member bench led by Justice Datuk Abdul Karim.....

IPOH, Aug 19 — Restaurant operators in Perak can now buy Covid-19 vaccines for their workers from the state-owned investment firm Majuperak Holdings Berhad. Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad said the vaccines are available for sale through.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — Federal police today confirmed that preacher Ustaz Ebit Lew gave his statement to facilitate investigations into allegations of sexual harassment. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigations Department director Commissioner Datuk...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — Umno veteran Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad today said that it is now up to the Umno MPs under Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to prove that the new government is more effective than the previous two governments. He...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — The vape e-liquids manufacturing industry in Malaysia is one of the largest in the world and can contribute significantly to the country's income, a local industry leader said. In a statement today, Rustam Affendi Ismadi...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — Caretaker Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has arrived at the main gate of Istana Negara for an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong today. He is believed to be the last MP summoned today for the King to reconfirm.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — The High Court today has disallowed the Malaysian government’s bid to stay the proceedings of a lawsuit by several Malaysian mothers who want their children born abroad to automatically become Malaysian citizens. The...

IPOH, Aug 19 — Perak hospitals can still accommodate Covid-19 patients, Mentri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad said today amid a surge of over 1,000 new cases in the state. He rubbished claims that hospitals in the state have been pushed beyond their.....

ALOR SETAR, Aug 19 — The Kedah government has declared Yan and Kuala Muda districts as Level 1 Disaster areas based on the National Security Council (NSC) Directive No. 20. In this regard, Mentri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor...

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 19 — The First Meeting of the Second Term of the 16th Sabah state assembly (DUN), which was supposed to convene for three days from Aug 24, has now been postponed to Sept 21-23. The postponement was announced by...

GEORGE TOWN, Aug 19 ― Two civil society groups are calling for an independent public inquiry to be held into the flash floods and landslides at Gunung Jerai, Yan in Kedah. Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM)...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 ― Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob arrived at Istana Negara in a chartered bus at 1.16pm. Barisan Nasional’s sole candidate to be the next prime minister was with Kinabatangan MP Datuk Seri Bung Mokhtar Radin, Kota Tinggi MP...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 ― Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) lawmakers including Jeli MP Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed and Sri Gading MP Datuk Shahruddin Md Salleh arrived at Istana Negara to reconfirm their support for Barisan Nasional’s (BN)...

ALOR SETAR, Aug 19 ― The search and rescue operation (SAR) for four victims still missing after a water surge incident in Yan, about 40 kilometres from here, continued today at 8.30am. Kedah Malaysia Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — Umno lawmakers were seen leaving Istana Negara after an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to reconfirm their support for Barisan Nasional’s candidate for prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.  Datuk....

GEORGE TOWN, Aug 19 — Five families evacuated in South Seberang Perai due to floods last night are still at relief centres, Penang state executive councillor Phee Boon Poh said today. He explained that they were unable to return to their homes...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — Malaysia will continue to be plagued by instability if the next prime minister can only garner the support of 115 MPs, a little more than the minimum number needed for a simple majority in Parliament, according to political.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — Malaysia is on track to achieve the targets set under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Program (NIP), with 50.2 per cent or 11,743,096 of the country's adult population fully vaccina...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — Two separate buses ferrying lawmakers from Umno and political rivals Bersatu have arrived at Istana Negara for their scheduled audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to determine support for the next Malaysian prime...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — With two possible candidates for Malaysia’s next prime minister, DAP’s Lim Kit Siang today suggested that the one not picked for the top job be made the deputy in a unity government. The Iskandar Puteri MP said this...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — Attorney General Tan Sri Idrus Harun was the first to arrive at Istana Negara at 9.24am ahead of federal lawmakers expected to reconfirm their support for Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — 1MDB trial judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah was not pleased when former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak failed to turn up at the High Court for the scheduled hearing this morning. The 1MDB trial was scheduled to start at....

ALOR SETAR, Aug 19 — Fourteen Covid-19 patients with mild symptoms and 45 close contacts undergoing home quarantine in Yan were among those evacuated after their houses were inundated following the upstream rush of water at the waterfall a...

KUCHING, Aug 19 — The remains of the late Aircraftman Nesly Nabau, 27, who was killed during a shooting incident in Kota Samarahan last Friday were laid to rest at the Nirvana Memorial Park at 9.15am yesterday. About 50 people, including family...

KUCHING, Aug 19 — Two men were arrested by police yesterday after a food packet being delivered to Kampung Baru, Kota Samarahan — currently under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) — was found to have drugs hidden inside. Samarahan...