KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — Telekom Malaysia Bhd’s (TM) global and wholesale arm TM Wholesale and global digital ecosystem enabler Tata Communications have joined forces to offer stable, high-speed, and reliable connectivity in the Asean region and...

SEREMBAN, Sept 7 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) through the Negri Sembilan Health Department (JKNS) has spent RM593,474 to bear the cost of outsourcing non-Covid-19 patients to private hospitals in the state since last May. State Health,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — Former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi cannot be held legally responsible for the use of RM1.3 million of charitable foundation Yayasan Akalbudi’s funds to pay for the credit card bills of his and his...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — Perak and Kedah have exceeded their intensive care capacity for severely ill Covid-19 patients in the two states. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said on Twitter that intensive care unit (ICU)...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — The High Court here today dismissed an originating summons filed by PKR President Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to challenge implementation of the National Security Council (NSC) Act 2016. Lawyer J. Leela, representing...

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Sept 7 — Eighteen Covid-19 deaths involving pregnant women have been reported in Johor as of yesterday. Johor Health and Environment Committee chairman R. Vidyananthan said the state government viewed the matter seriously. He said....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — Malaysia added another 18,574 Covid-19 cases, taking the country’s cumulative total to 1,880,734 since the start of the pandemic. Sarawak again led with 3,200 cases, followed by Selangor (2,407 cases), Johor (2,174 cases),....

SEMPORNA, Sept 7 — The decision on Covid-19 vaccination for students will be finalised at the coordination meeting involving the Health Ministry and Education Ministry scheduled for Thursday. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said as soon ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng has called on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to directly lead efforts against the Covid-19 pandemic and inject RM45 billion into the economy. In a statement today, Lim also...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong gave his consent for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to forego a confidence vote in Parliament, de facto Law Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said today. Prior to...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — De facto law minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said today the Attorney General’s Chambers has no plan to appeal against the High Court ruling directing Putrajaya to implement the lowered voting age of 18...

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Sept 7 — Johor's unemployment rate fell to 3.8 per cent in the second quarter of this year, from 4.6 per cent in the same period last year. Johor Investment, Entrepreneur Development, Cooperatives and Human Resources Committee...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) had “difficulties” procuring the necessary documents government auditors needed for audit of the firm in 2015 as the police had seized these, the High Court was told today. During...

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 7 — Malaysians who are 18-years-old and above in Penang will be able to walk into any of the 10 Covid-19 vaccination centres (PPV) in the state to be vaccinated without prior appointment from tomorrow. Penang Chief Minister Chow.....

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Sept 7 — The Johor government expects a shelter for the homeless community in the state capital to be completed by the middle of next year, state executive councillor Zaiton Ismail said today. Speaking at the state legislative...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — Malaysia’s official stand on Taliban fighters’ takeover of Afghanistan will be decided at the weekly Cabinet meeting this Friday, said Foreign minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah. Saifuddin said Malaysia is engaging with...

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 7 — Penang state executive councillor Jagdeep Singh Deo today called on new Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin to consider making it mandatory for every Malaysian to register for Covid-19 vaccination. The local government, housing....

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Sept 7 ― A total of 1,585 marriages between Muslim couples in Johor ended in divorce between March and July this year, state executive councillor Tosrin Jarvanthi said today. Tosrin, who is in charge of Islamic affairs in the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — Former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was honestly mistakenly in his thought that money from charity Yayasan Akalbudi — which he is a trustee of — could be used for other purposes such as personal...

JOHOR BARU, Sept 7 — Johor DAP’s Dr Boo Cheng Hau urged the Health Ministry not to refuse hospital admission for Category Three Covid-19 patients showing mild symptoms. The Opposition politician said doing so may cause their condition to worsen.....

IPOH, Sept 7 — The six-year-old autistic boy who was reported missing from his home at Lorong Jaya, Taman Kinta Baru, Gopeng near here yesterday, was found drowned in a mining pool, 80 meters from the house, today. Kampar police chief Supt...

JOHOR BARU, Sept 7 — The Johor government is hoping to turn three focus areas in the state which have achieved the Covid-19 vaccination rate of more than 80 per cent into destinations under the tourism bubble programme. S...

SEBERANG PERAI, Sept 7 — A cow herder, who admitted to two drug offences, was charged with the murder of a 40-year-old woman at the Butterworth Magistrate’s Court here today. M. Kirubakaran was charged with the murder of Lee Ling Tee sometime...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — All Malaysians in Guinea are reported to be safe following the political instability in the country after the military staged a coup, seizing power from president Alpha Condé, on Sunday. The Malays...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — Malaysia is putting a priority on rebuilding its economy and placing the country on a stronger footing with a more competitive economy, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (E...

SIBU, Sept 7 — A total of 101 out of 121 homeless people registered for the Homeless Community Vaccination Programme in Sarawak have received at least the first dose of the vaccine, with 42 of them having completed the vaccination...

KUCHING, Sept 7 — The Sarawak government should heed public calls for a total lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the state, the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) Sarawak secretary Andrew Lo said today in response to the state...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — Almost all adults in the Klang Valley region who were eligible to be vaccinated have completed both doses of their vaccination, according to the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV) In an update....

PENAMPANG, Sept 7 — Four family members, comprising three men and a woman, were burnt to death in a house fire  in Taman Hungap caught fire early today. Sabah Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Misran Bisara said the department ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — In the wake of the arrest and jailing of a serial paedophile who operated under the radar for 14 years in Sarawak, lawmakers and civil societies have called for greater empowerment of law enforcement agencies tasked with...