SHAH ALAM, Aug 23 — The Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has expressed his gratitude in view of local and foreign investors continuing to choose the state as a place to do business despite the constraints imposed by the prolonged...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy chief commissioner Datuk Seri Shamshun Baharin Mohd Jamil has called on members of the community to walk the talk and have the courage to say no to corruption and report...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — Umno Youth chief Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki today proposed that his party deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan be made finance minister, to aid the government’s welfare efforts for the people. Taking to Facebook,...

YAN, Aug 23 — The body of the sixth victim who was reported missing in the water surge incident in Gunung Jerai was found in an area in Titi Hayun here at 1.30pm today. Yan district police chief DSP Shahnaz Akhtar said the body of Ridwan Poniman,.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — The line-up of ministers in the new Cabinet will only be announced this week after royal assent is obtained, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today. In a brief video clip posted by Astro Awani on Twitter,...

SEREMBAN, Aug 23 — Two Immigration officers who were arrested in an Op Selat blitz last year were fined RM15,000 and RM6,000 each, in default 10 months’ jail, by the Sessions Court here today after they pleaded guilty t...

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Aug 23 — The Johor government has reported a decline in revenue collected from all 16 local councils due to Covid-19 financial assistance since the start of the pandemic, the state assembly was told today. Johor Housing and Local.....

GEORGE TOWN, Aug 23 — Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow wants the federal government to accelerate the vaccination rate for states outside the Klang Valley. He said Penang had applied for an additional 500,000 vaccine doses on August 6 but was...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — Malaysia’s Covid-19 numbers trended downwards for the fourth day in a row as the Health Ministry recorded 17,672 new cases today. A tweet by the Ministry of Health revealed the new figure as daily case numbers dropped for.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — The Covid-19 pandemic is not an acceptable reason for the Malaysian government and the Election Commission (EC) to have delayed a constitutional amendment to allow Malaysians the right to vote once they turn 18, the High...

SUNGAI PETANI, Aug 23 — Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob arrived in Kedah to see for himself the impact of the Gunung Jerai mudflow and floods that wreaked havoc in Kuala Muda and Yan last week. The special aircraft carrying the Prime Minister...

ISKANDAR PUTER, Aug 23 — The Johor government is committed to tackling the issue of unemployment in the state, especially involving youths, graduates and also the passive unemployed amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Johor Investment, Entrepreneur...

IPOH, Aug 23 — Three assemblymen will not be allowed to attend the Perak state legislative assembly, which will reconvene on Wednesday.  Perak Speaker Mohammad Zahir Abdul Khalid said one tested positive for Covid-19 and one more had close...

AMPANG, Aug 23 — Gym owners today urged the Health Ministry to look into whether running open-air gyms is permissible, as many business owners are close to shutting down permanently as they are still not allowed to operate.  Gymnasium...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — Former PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli said Pakatan Harapan (PH) has to focus on penetrating rural areas to secure Malay votes. Online news portal Malaysiakini quoted Rafizi as saying that PH should get politicians who are...

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Aug 23 ― The Johor government will start distributing a total of 8,000 electronic devices, comprising computers and mobile broadband internet, worth RM25 million for home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) sessions in September....

KANGAR, Aug 23 — Thirty per cent of the questions to be raised at the First Meeting of the Fourth Term of the 14th Perlis State Assembly, which will begin tomorrow, revolve around issues and efforts to tackle Covid-19. The opening of the three-day....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — Malaysia critically needs trade-based solutions to ease liquidity constraints brought by Covid-19 pandemic, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) assistant governor Adnan Zaylani Mohamad Zahid. He said the pandemic, which led to...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — Two trade groups today suggested newly minted Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob continue reaching out to his political rivals for a cross-party peace plan to enable the Covid-19 ravaged country to move forward....

JOHOR BARU, Aug 23 — Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar today took issue with the 779 teachers rejecting Covid-19 vaccination, saying the latter’s refusal not only jeopardises their own lives, but that of their families, students and...

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Aug 23 — The Johor government said there have been no reported Covid-19 clusters involving Hari Raya Haji in the state as the standard operating procedures (SOP) for ritual sacrifices were strictly enforced and adhered to. Johor...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — A Sabah Opposition party has proposed the setting up of a Federal-State Council (FSC) to spur economic recovery and health rehabilitation of the people.  United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (Upko) president Datu...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah opened the first meeting for the fourth-term of the 14th Selangor legislative assembly here today with a reminder to elected representatives to work honestly, responsibly and sincerely for their....

JOHOR BARU, Aug 23 — The Johor Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) seized a total of 59,600 ornamental plants worth RM119,200 that were attempted to be smuggled in from China at the Pasir Gudang Port yesterday. The...

SHAH ALAM, Aug 23 — The Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah today said individuals who have completed their Covid-19 vaccination should not be complacent and feel that they are already immune to the virus. The Sultan also urge...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — Some 55.6 per cent of the country’s adult population, or 13,022,246 individuals, have completed both doses of the Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday, according to the Covid-19 Vaccine S...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — Newly-minted Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob should table a confidence vote in Parliament to prove his legitimacy, Dewan Negara Speaker Tan Sri Rais Yatim said today. Utusan Malaysia reported Rais saying the...

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 23 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today started work officially at Perdana Putra here. His arrival at the main block of Perdana Putra, which houses the Prime Minister’s Office, at about 8.25am was greeted....

MIRI, Aug 23 — A deputy prime minister (DPM) II post should be created under the new federal administration to be filled by a Sarawakian MP from Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), said Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP).  “SUPP is of the....

SERIAN, Aug 23 — Most eatery operators interviewed agree with Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC)’s no dine-in directive for a week from yesterday, with some reluctant to open their outlets. Checks at the commercial hubs of Jalan Song,.....