KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah said he hopes the peace talks set to take place in Myanmar will go according to plan. Speaking in his first press conference as foreign minister, Saifuddin said he had yet to meet the special...

SHAH ALAM, Sept 1 — The Selangor government has exercised due diligence before arriving at a decision to degazette the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR), according to the state Forestry Department (JPNS). In a statement today, the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah today urged all political parties in the country to stop fighting for power and work together till the next general election. He said the Opposition should listen to the Yang...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 1 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today announced that the Special Covid-19 Aid (BKC) for the hardcore poor, B40 and M40 will be channelled to recipients from September 6. He said the Finance Ministry has been...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Malaysia hasn’t decided its official stance on the Taliban as yet, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah said today. He said the government is still receiving information from Kabul on a daily basis and is in...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — The Federal Court has granted leave to four applicants to challenge the Court of Appeal’s decision to quash a development order for a proposed high-rise project in Taman Rimba Kiara. The unanimous decision was read out by.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — With the clock already ticking on the countdown to the prime minister’s 100-day performance target for his new Cabinet, Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has reminded those in the ruling administration that the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — The new Cabinet’s first meeting chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today focused on the latest situation of Covid-19 in the country. Ismail Sabri in a posting on his Facebook page, also stressed on...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Former members of the National Water Service Commission (SPAN) joined a growing chorus calling on the Selangor government to reverse its degazettement of the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR). Its former chairman...

JOHOR BARU, Sept 1 ― Forest City, the management for Country Garden Malaysia-Singapore Region, has disputed a news report alleging its local manpower has been slashed to a third of what it was in 2019. Commenting on a South China Morning Post...

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 1 — Sandakan, the largest city in Sabah after the state capital Kota Kinabalu, is seeing a sharp influx of Covid-19 cases again. To deal with the high number of cases in Sandakan, the Duchess of Kent Hospital has been forced to....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — The Penang legislative assembly has approved an amendment to the state constitution to allow those aged 18 to contest in elections, with the move receiving bipartisan support. The move to lower the age limit from 21 to 18...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Malaysia’s latest Covid-19 cases went down a little today, registering at 18,762 nationwide. Selangor still has the most infections at 3,711 but the Borneo states appear to be gaining ground. Sabah recorded 2,430 cases...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Business activity slowed down markedly in the first half (H1) of 2021 as the tightening of Covid-19 lockdowns put further strains on the manufacturing sector, according to a biannual industry survey...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Opposition lawmaker Lim Guan Eng hopes new Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin will do better than his predecessor and make decisions quickly for Malaysia’s recovery from the ongoing Covid-19 nightmare. The Bagan MP noted...

SINGAPORE, Sept 1 — The Malaysian High Commission in Singapore will continue monitoring the wellbeing of Malaysians stranded in the island nation, following the border movement restrictions imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic sin...

JOHOR BARU, Sept 1 ― A Nepalese worker was killed after he fell from the roof of a warehouse at a manufacturing factory in Jalan Johor near Pontian, four days ago. Johor Occupational Safety and Health Department (DOSH) director Husdin Che Amat...

TOKYO, Sept 1 ― Malaysia's ace Paralympian Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli could only express his apologies after missing the opportunity to defend his Rio 2016 gold in the men's F20 shot put (physical impairment) event at the Tokyo Paralympic Ga...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today urged the Health Ministry to review its current practice and start hospitalising Covid-19 patients as soon as they display signs of lung infections instead of waiting for their symptoms to...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Malaysia should introduce a law for recall elections to prevent lawmakers from hopping to other parties after they were elected, Umno MP Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said today. Azalina, who was Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today granted an audience to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob for a pre-Cabinet meeting via video conferencing. Istana Ne...

TOKYO, Sept 1 — National swimmer Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli booked his slot in the men’s S5 (physical impairment) freestyle final at the Tokyo Paralympic Games today. Despite starting a bit slow, the 26-year-old managed to pull off an...

IPOH, Sept 1 — Perak Tourism Association (PTA) president Datuk Mohd Odzman Abdul Kadir said authorities and stakeholders should begin promoting the state as a safe travel destination to prepare for the end of the Covid-19 pandemic. He said that...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Political parties and citizens’ groups must work collectively to increase new voter registration heading into the general election, said Bangi lawmaker Ong Kian Ming. The DAP man said only 182,061 from an estimated half a.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Malaysians unhappy with yesterday’s Tokyo Paralympics shot put results have continued to pepper the Facebook page of the local Ukrainian Embassy with taunts today, even after an amelioratory message from its ambassador...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has announced the appointment of Mahadhir Aziz as its new chief executive officer (CEO), effective today. In a statement, MDEC said Mahadhir has a proven track record o...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Water supply to 463 areas which experienced unscheduled water supply disruption following action to stop the operations of the Sungai Semenyih Water Treatment Plant after ...

TOKYO, Sept 1 — Malaysia received bad news when World Para Athletics (WPA) rejected its appeal on the men’s shot put F20 (intellectual impairment) result in Tokyo Paralympic Games, last night. National athlete Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli who...

SHAH ALAM, Sept 1 — Despite being on medical leave for cervical problems, Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi turned up at the High Court here this morning for his corruption trial in connection with the Foreign Visa System (VLN)....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — Country Garden Holdings Co Ltd, the Chinese company in a joint venture with the Johor government to develop Forest City in the state, has reportedly cut its staff in Malaysia to a third of what it was in 2019. Quoting...