JOHOR BARU, Aug 22 — The Tunku Mahkota of Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim today summoned the Johor Education Department (JPNJ) director and 779 teachers rejecting Covid-19 vaccination to have an audience with him as soon as possible. “I will...

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 22 — Without an official clocking in ceremony, newly sworn in Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob gets down to work at Perdana Putra today. Several of Prime Minister’s aides and officials from the Prime Minister’s...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — Malaysia recorded a dip in Covid-19 cases with 19,807 new infections reported in the past 24 hours. The last time the country recorded below 20,000 mark was on August 17 where 19,631 cases were reported. Health...

KUCHING, Aug 22 — Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) today said it is on high alert to assess and manage the potential impact of floating timber debris washed down from upstream by strong river currents and accumulating at the diversion tunnels inlet...

YAN, Aug 22 — The police have advised volunteers providing help to flood victims here to always adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for Phase One of the National Recovery Plan (PPN). Deputy Inspector-Genera...

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Aug 22 ― A total of 16 Covid-19 cases, involving the virulent Delta variant, which caused a rapid spread among industrial workers was detected in Johor last week. Johor Health and Environment Committee chairman R. Vidyananthan...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — Bersatu deputy president Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu has asserted that new Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s administration is a Perikatan Nasional (PN) government.  He insisted on this as the major...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — More than 12,000 Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) personnel are ready to be deployed in flood-prone areas following the start of the monsoon season. JBPM director-general Datuk S...

PADANG BESAR, Aug 22 — A drug trafficking couple who are allegedly part of the ‘Wa Syndicate’ was arrested after police found drugs buried close to their house, here. Padang Besar district police chief, Supt ...

KUCHING, Aug 22 — Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Masing today blamed irresponsible timber companies for causing a massive logjam along Baleh River in Kapit Division.  He called for a stop to the renewing of licences of these companies...

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Aug 22 ― Johor’s economy is projected to grow between 3 to 5 per cent for this year based on updated national projections by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) which was between 3 to 4 per cent, said Datuk Hasni Mohammad. The Johor...

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Aug 22 ― The Johor government today revealed that a total of 779 teachers in the state are reported to have declined and rejected the Covid-19 vaccine shots. Johor Education, Information, Heritage and Culture chairman Mazlan...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — The 29 Covid-19 vaccination centres (PPV) in Selangor that are expected to shut down should remain open as all residents in the state have yet to receive both doses, Selayang MP William Leong Jee Keen said today. Leong urged....

SINGAPORE, Aug 22 — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today congratulated Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob on his appointment as the ninth Prime Minister of Malaysia. In a statement today, Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Af...

KUCHING, Aug 22 — Democratic Action Party (DAP) veteran parliamentarian leader Lim Kit Siang has laid out four major tasks for Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who was sworn in as Malaysia’s ninth prime minister yesterday. The Iskandar Puteri MP,....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — A total of 54.3 per cent of the country’s adult population, or 12,718,701 individuals, have completed both doses of the Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday, according to the Covid-19 Vaccine Supp...

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Aug 22 ― The Johor government has announced an additional allocation totalling RM11.1 million for all assemblymen and state constituency special coordination committees as part of its efforts to aid those affected by the Covid-19.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh has called for new Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to create a new ministry specifically to look after the needs of the children in the country as soon as possible. The DAP lawmaker said....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — Walk-in vaccination at the Bukit Jalil vaccination centre (PPV) has been discontinued and replaced with an appointment-based method, Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) said in a statement today. The national task force.....

KUCHING, Aug 22 — Over 84 per cent of the eligible individuals for Covid-19 vaccination in Sarawak have been fully vaccinated as of yesterday, said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). Based on an SDMC’s infographics posted on...

KAMPAR, Aug 22 — Nine foreign workers and a local employer were arrested for infringing the standard operating procedures (SOP) under Phase Two of the National Recovery Plan yesterday. Kampar district police chief Supt Hasron Nazri Hashim....

IPOH, Aug 22 — The number of evacuees in two flood-affected districts in the state increased this morning with 222 people being placed in three relief centres, compared to 186 people ye...

KUCHING, Aug 22 — Ninety-nine per cent of the Covid-19 cases in Sarawak will recover thanks to the state’s high vaccination rate, said State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Sri Dr Sim Kui Hian. The Local Government and Housing....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — Health director general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has said the decision to stop administering vaccines at private clinics was done contrary to his advice.  In a tweet last night, he said that he had proposed to...

SIBU, Aug 22 — Assistant Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research Dr Annuar Rapaee urges the people to continue to be vigilant especially now that the Delta variant has already been detected here. During his Facebook live stream...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — Police seized drugs worth over RM100,000 and arrested four men in a series of raids under ‘Ops Limestone’ carried out in the Klang Valley yesterday. Kuala Lumpur Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department chief, ACP...

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 22 — Late last month, 29-year-old waitress Bibi* received her vaccine appointment on the MySejahtera app.  She was ecstatic at first, but after sharing the news with her friends and relatives, the initial excite...

JAKARTA, Aug 21 — Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) sent a congratulatory message to Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob after he was sworn in as Malaysia’s ninth prime minister by the King Saturday. The message was sent via Jokowi’s...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — More than 500 residents from two villages around Inanam and Tuaran, Sabah have benefitted from the Covid-19 Vaccination Outreach Programme and satellite Internet service, ‘SurFi-bah!’. The programme implemented at the...

BAGAN SERAI, Aug 21 — A special RM800,000 allocation is urgently needed to repair a bund at the flood mitigation project near Sungai Sama Gagah, Kerian, which was damaged following the floods that hit the area yesterday. Perak Infrastructure,...