KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 ― All the sultans who attended a special Conference of Rulers meeting on the new prime minister today have departed from the Istana Negara. First to leave was Terengganu's Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, with trumpets sounding...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 ― The Health Ministry has recorded 23,564 new Covid-19 cases today, making it the highest number of daily cases in Malaysia so far. Its director-general Tan Sri Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor remains the state with the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 ― The Malaysian government has failed for the second time in its attempt to quash a lawsuit by several Malaysian mothers seeking for their children born abroad to automatically become Malaysian citizens. This follows a Court...

SHAH ALAM, Aug 20 ― The opening ceremony of the First Meeting of the Fourth Session of the 14th Selangor State Legislative Assembly next Monday (Aug 23) will be held briefly and in strict compliance with the standard oper...

BUTTERWORTH, Aug 20 ― The Road Transport Department (RTD) has opened its drive-through counter service to facilitate its customers to renew their licences. Its director Adenan Md Isa said the service was made available from today until Sept 30 in.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — Bersatu Mersing MP Datuk Abd Latiff Ahmad has criticised media reports which claimed that Perikatan Nasional (PN) MPs’ support for Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri as the prime minister is conditional.  He said these report...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — The Malay Rulers have begun arriving at Istana Negara today, ahead of a meeting to discuss the country’s political situation, including who should be appointed as the next prime minister. Kedah’s Sultan Sallehuddin...

SANDAKAN, Aug 20 — The two Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members shot dead at an oil palm plantation in Pulau Timbang here at the break of dawn this morning had planned to kidnap oil palm plantation owners for ransom, according to Sabah Police...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — A Penang official told the Sessions Court today that representatives from Chinese developer Beijing Urban Construction Group (BUCG) should not have been included in the Penang government’s meetings for the proposed...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 ― Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today expressed his sadness over the Gunung Jerai mudflow in Yan, Kedah, which had so far claimed four lives. Comptroller of the Royal Household.....

SEPANG, Aug 20 ― Malaysia today received the first batch of the China-made single-dose CanSino Covid-19 vaccine to boost the momentum of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK), especially in rural areas. A total of 200,000 doses of...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 ― Malaysia's King Al-Sultan Abdullah is expected to announce the appointment of the country's new prime minister following a meeting with other royal rulers today. The conference of royals, comprising the Southeast As...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 ― Police confirmed having conducted a search at the residence of celebrity preacher Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew, or better known as Ustaz Ebit Lew, yesterday. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Abd...

KUCHING, Aug 20 ― Nearly 60 per cent of the 291 Covid-19 cases reported in Kuching Division yesterday were fully vaccinated individuals, said State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. “While 172 of the total.....

ALOR SETAR, Aug 20 ― The Kedah government will channel cash assistance of RM500 to each family affected by the flash floods due to the water surge phenomenon in the Gunung Jerai area last Wednesday. Kedah Mentri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Noor, in a....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — The police has confirmed that attendees of last night’s candlelight vigil in remembrance of those dead from Covid-19 are investigated for alleged assembly without notice and breaching Covid-19 restrictions. In a statement,....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — Umno had twice offered Gua Musang MP Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah the chance to stand as its prime ministerial candidate before nominating its vice-president Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, according to a source. Citing an...

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 20 — Malaysian Security Forces shot dead two Abu Sayyaf militants in Pulau Timbang, Sandakan, early this morning. The shooting incident is said to have happened around 5am with both security forces and suspects exchanging shots.....

BINTULU, Aug 20 ― The new Cabinet needs both the government and the Opposition to work together in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and save the economy, said Democratic Action Party (DAP) Bintulu branch publicity secretary Chiew Chan Yew......

MIRI, Aug 20 ― The Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC) has set several conditions as a guide to the police in approving inter-district travel to the public in this division. Among others, inter-district travel in Miri is only...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 ― Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob is eligible to become Malaysia’s ninth prime minister based on his experience in managing the country in hard times, said party secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan......

KUCHING, Aug 20 ― The Congress Union of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) Sarawak agrees that face-to-face Teaching and Learning (PdP) should be postponed to October. Its chairman Omar Bahrein Unin expressed his support due to...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s picks for the Cabinet lineup, if he becomes the prime minister as expected, will be his first and likely most difficult hurdle to keep his volatile coalition intact until the 15th general...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — Malaysians fully vaccinated against Covid-19 may be prevented from entering Hong Kong starting tomorrow after the special administrative region put the country among 25 that it considered “high risk”. Malaysiakini...

JOHOR BARU, Aug 19 ― The Johor government is optimistic that the state can achieve 100 per cent full vaccination of its adult population by October, following an increase in its vaccination rate, said Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad....

TAIPING, Aug 19 — Two of the three Covid-19 patients who fled from the Covid-19 Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centre (PKRC) at the Taiping Rakan Muda Complex in Kamunting were found today. Taiping District Police chief ACP Osman Mamat said the....

SHAH ALAM, Aug 19 — Selangor will loan a total of 500,000 doses of vaccine  which were purchased for the Selangor Vaccine  programme (Selvax) to the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) for states experiencing a spike in cases....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — The water surge incident in Yan yesterday was mainly due to the extreme and high intensity of rainfall over the mountain stream and the peak area of Gunung Jerai, according to Malaysian Meteorological Department...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — Retail businesses along with those dealing with food and beverages must remain vigilant when reopening for physical sales, the Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia (Samenta) advised today. In a statement,...

YAN, Aug 19 — Thirteen employees of The Jerai Hill Resort in Gunung Jerai who were stranded after the route at the foot of the mountain was cut off by a landslide yesterday evening, have safely descended from the mountain peak this evening. Yan...