MELAKA, Aug 28 — Two mega vaccination centres (PPVs) at the Hang Jebat Stadium and Jasin Mini Stadium here will begin operations on Monday. State Health and Anti-Drugs Committee chairman Datuk Rahmad Mariman said with the opening of these two mega....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has congratulated and thanked national powerlifting ace Bonnie Bunyau Gustin for contributing the first gold medal for the Malaysian Family at the Tokyo Paralympics. He said in a....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — The Health Ministry has recorded 22,597 new Covid-19 infections nationwide today, a slight increase from yesterday. Yesterday saw 22,070 cases, while Thursday saw 24,599 cases nationwide. As of today, there have been...

KUALA TERENGGANU, Aug 28 — Only about 13 per cent or over 11,000 of the total 91,000 self-employed individuals in Terengganu have registered and contributed under the Self-Employment Social Security Scheme (SKSPS) so far. State Social Security...

KUCHING, Aug 28 — The source of the logjam in Batang Baleh has been identifed as the logging activities area in the headwaters of Sungai Mengiong, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing. In a statement last night, he...

KUCHING, Aug 28 — Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii hopes that the appointment of Khairy Jamaluddin as Malaysia’s Health Minister will spark a ‘fundamental reset’ of the country’s approach in overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement,....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — The passing of former Chief Secretary to the Government (KSN) Tun Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid is a tremendous loss to the country, said former Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Muhyiddin said the late Ahmad Sarji was a...

KOTA BARU, Aug 28 — Newly-minted Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said he did not see the change in his portfolio as a downgrade. The Kota Baru member of Parliament who was Minister in the Prime Minister’s...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — Padang Rengas MP Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz has announced he will retire from politics, after 26 years in the Dewan Rakyat. Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported the former Cabinet minister as saying that he has decided to not....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — The body of former Chief Secretary to the Government (KSN) Tun Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid who died this morning at the age of 82, was laid to rest at the Raudhatul Sakinah Bukit Kiara 2 Muslim Cemetrey at noon today. Hi...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 ― Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has described the late Tun Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid as a patriot and a highly respected civil service administration figure whose deeds would be etched in the country’s history. The Prime...

GEORGE TOWN, Aug 28 ― The Penang state government has urged the Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) to focus on the supply of affordable housing in the state. State Housing, Local Government, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 —  PAS President Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang today said that the party is confident that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s newly announced Cabinet will continue efforts to address the Covid-19....

KUCHING, Aug 28 — Malaysia’s oil palm industry remains resilient during the movement control order (MCO) and the National Recovery Plan (NRP) currently being implemented nationwide as the agriculture sector continues to be one the main...

SIBU, Aug 28 — The Sibu Marine Police have seized 300 illegal logs worth about RM200,000 during the Covid-19 Ops Benteng at Batang Rajang on August 25. In a statement, they said that after acting on information received, a team of officials found.....

KUCHING, Aug 28 — The Kuching District police headquarters denies allegations of no security control at the Kuching South City Council’s One-Stop Covid-19 Centre. Its chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said 16 police personnel including two officers were...

SEREMBAN, Aug 28 — The Orang Asli Development Department (Jakoa) is optimistic that 80 per cent of the Orang Asli in Negri Sembilan will get to receive both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine by end of next month. Its director for Negri Sembilan and...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — The banking industry should waive interest payments during the loan moratorium period since the second quarter of 2021 has indicated a reasonable profit margin for banks, said former finance minister Lim Guan Eng. He said...

TOKYO, Aug 28 — National powerlifting champion Bonnie Bunyau Gustin pulled off an amazing feat when he won the first gold medal for Malaysia on the fourth day of the Tokyo Paralympic Games today. What was more impressive was that the Sarawakian,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have expressed their condolences to the family of former Chief Secretary....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — Public hospitals across the country are facing a critical shortage of medications, including those needed to treat serious Covid-19 cases.  Malaysiakini reported today that drugs and medicines used to treat Covid-19....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — Former chief secretary to the government (KSU) Tun Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid died early this morning. On his Facebook page, current Chief Secretary to the Government (KSN) Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali paid homage to his predecessor,.....

KUCHING, Aug 28 — Santubong MP Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar saw his latest appointment in the federal Cabinet as an opportunity to ensure that rights of fellow Sarawakians be well looked after. The former Minister of Entrepreneur...

KUCHING, Aug 28 — The Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) has received the approval for 15 projects under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP), with the works set to run from next year until 2025. Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang, who is also the...

KUCHING, Aug 28 — State Democratic Action Party (DAP) chairman Chong Chieng Jen has called the new Cabinet line-up a big disappointment. The Stampin MP pointed out: “It is literally old wine in old bottle with only a new bottle cap, not even old....

MIRI, Aug 28 — Sarawak Timber Association (STA) is grateful to Sarawak Forest Department Sarawak (SFD) for confirming that the logjam at Baleh Hydroelectric dam site was caused by the wood debris being pushed into the river by heavy and prolonged.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — Umno last night called for a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to investigate revelations made by former Attorney-General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas on political interference in the judiciary and security matters. This call was...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob predictable Cabinet choices were necessary to prevent another power tussle, analysts said after he unveiled a line-up that featured nearly all the ministers from the previous...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — The Malaysian government issued its condemnation today over the terrorist attack that killed over a hundred people at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan yesterday. The Foreign Ministry also extended....

TOKYO, Aug 27 — Could it be a Super Saturday for Malaysia when our athletes continue their quest to win the country’s first medal at the Tokyo Paralympics? With the Games entering Day Four tomorrow, all eyes will be on national powerlifting...