KUCHING, Aug 21 — Sarawak is now finalising preparations to vaccinate those adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old to protect them from Covid-19, said deputy chief minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas today. The Sarawak Disaster Management...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — Klang MP Charles Santiago has said that an estimated 35 per cent of his constituency’s adult population remain unvaccinated despite claims by the government that a majority of those aged 18 and above in the Klang Valley...

MELAKA, Aug 21 — Melaka residents who have completed two doses of Covid-19 vaccination are allowed to dine-in effective today. The decision was announced by the state National Security Council (MKN) in a statement on its official Facebook page...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 ― After a new record high of 23,564 daily Covid-19 cases yesterday, Malaysia registered a slight dip to 22,262 today. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said Selangor still tops the list with 7,011 cases,.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been sworn in as Malaysia’s ninth prime minister today, to lead Umno back into the driving seat of the country after his party helped engineer the fall of a government forged from a...

KUCHING, Aug 21 ― People from other states can enter Sarawak provided they have proof that they have completed their two doses of Covid-19 vaccination, with the second dose administered at least 14 days prior, said the State Disaster Management...

ALOR SETAR, Aug 21 ― The Sultan of Kedah, Al Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah, today expressed his sadness over the flash floods due to the water surge phenomenon in the Gunung Jerai area on Wednesday. Comptroller of the Kedah...

KUCHING, Aug 21 ― Former Sabah chief minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal said he had communicated with “a few” members of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) to get their support for him to be a prime minister candidate representing East Malaysia....

SHAH ALAM, Aug 21 ― The Magistrate’s Court here today issued an order for another government department engineer to be in remand for five days for alleged corruption. The order was issued by Magistrate’s Court assistant registrar Raden Farah...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 ― Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has called on the new government to postpone reopening schools, citing concerns about the runaway daily rate of positive Covid-19 cases. The two-time former prime minister has proposed children remain....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 ― More people are being evacuated to relief centres in Perak and Kedah due to the floods in both states since last Wednesday. In Perak, the floods affected three districts, with the number of evacuees having increased to 149...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 ― The police have erected barricades across numerous roads in the capital here together with officers present at certain roadblocks, even as the youth-led rally dubbed #Lawan originally scheduled today was already called off...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 ― The 10-kilometre travel limit previously imposed for the purpose of movement control for states under Phase One of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) has been removed by the National Security Council (NSC). In the NSC’s...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — The owner of the Rumah Bonda welfare home will reportedly take legal action against those who accused her of child abuse to describe her involvement with a 13-year-old child with Down syndrome. Lawyer Nur Aminahtul Mardiah...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — Local rapper Caprice has reportedly claimed that the police have made him feel unsafe in Jordan and afraid to return to his home country, following a dispute involving popular preacher Ebit Lew and a Gaza-based Malaysian...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 ― The National Security Council (NSC) has released the latest standard operating procedures (SOP) for dine-ins, following the announcement on additional social and economic freedoms for states under Phase One of the National...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 ― Some 38 per cent of the country’s population, or 12,408,803 individuals, have completed both doses of the Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday, according to the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 ― Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged for the coalition’s leaders, members and supporters to accept the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s decision to appoint Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob as Prime...

MIRI, Aug 21 ― Politics should be set aside and the appointment of Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob as prime minister by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong must be respected. SUPP secretary-general Datuk Sebastian Ting said everyone across the political...

KUCHING, Aug 21 ― The Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Tun Abang Openg received two courtesy calls at his office at Wisma Bapa Malaysia in Petra Jaya yesterday. The first courtesy call from Association of Bumiputera...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 ― Unlike past coalitions that led the country, the two most recent ones ― Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional (PN) ― collapsed within a span of two years due to shifts in political loyalties and a numbers game after MPs....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — Former minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin said she would be willing to visit Afghanistan to guide the Taliban on women’s rights and empowerment. Saying the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan would undeniably lead to...

KUCHING, Aug 20 — Sabahan leaders in the Perikatan Nasional alliance have welcomed Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakub as Malaysia’s ninth Prime Minister, expressing confidence that he will be able to foster good federal-state relations. Parti...

KUCHING, Aug 20 — Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) secretary-general Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi today said he believes that Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has the ability to perform his tasks with excellence as the new prime minister. He said...

YAN, Aug 20 — The third day of the search and rescue (SAR) operation for the two people reported missing in Wednesday’s massive floods here ended today without any success. Yan district police chief DSP Shahnaz Akhtar Haji said....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob met with Umno federal lawmakers at a hotel in the city tonight, ahead of his swearing in as the new prime minister tomorrow. Among those seen at the hotel was Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin, who...

ALOR SETAR, Aug 20 — The incident in the Gunung Jerai area that resulted in mudslides and floods on Wednesday was not caused by the water surge phenomenon but is attributed to a debris flow incident which is a common occurrence in mountain...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — The LRT Ampang/Sri Petaling line is experiencing a service disruption from LRT Sentul Timur Station to LRT PWTC Station due to a track intrusion incident by a trespasser at around 4.45pm today.  Rapid KL, in a statem...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — Nine localities in Sabah and three in Pahang will be placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) from Sunday to Sept 4, said National Security Council (NSC) director-general (security) Datuk Rodzi Md Saad...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has requested Interpol’s help to locate rapper Ariz Ramli or better known as Caprice and Cinta Gaza Malaysia chief executive officer Muhammad Nadir Al-Nuri Kamaruz...