KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Movie buffs might have to wait several more days to enjoy watching latest films in theatres as both Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC) and TGV Cinemas (TGV) have decided not to open for business tomorrow despite the government’s.....

IPOH, Sept 8 — A 61-year-old man boldly entered the Gopeng Police Station with a machete and a sickle this morning and went amok on the road a short while later before being apprehended. Perak police chief commissioner Datuk Mior Faridalathrash...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Pontian MP and Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan has reportedly been nominated by the government as its sole candidate for the deputy Dewan Rakyat Speaker position. Malaysiakini reported Padang Rengas MP Datuk...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 9 — Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today said that another 19,733 Covid-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, a bump up from yesterday’s 18,574. This also brings the total number of cases...

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 8 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) will continue working closely with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) to develop more medical technologies as the country heads towards the endemic phase of Covid-19. Health.....

JOHOR BARU, Sept 8 — The Youth and Sports Ministry will propose measures such as reopening gyms nationwide during the coming Cabinet meeting, said Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu. The minister said other suggestions include other outdoor sporting...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Foreign Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah said health diplomacy would be a priority for Malaysia. “That is why I have been toying with the idea of health diplomacy is something of great importance for now. We.....

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 8 — The Penang government may apply for a judicial review against the Appeal Board’s decision earlier today that cancelled approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of its ambitious sea reclamation to build three...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s legal team was not trying to use his former secretary as a “scapegoat” for his use of charity Yayasan Akalbudi’s funds for his and his wife’s credit card bills, his lawyers said in...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Malaysia is currently on track in ratifying the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), pending a detailed and clear mandate from the Cabinet, said the Ministry of International Trade...

MELAKA, Sept 7 — A former assistant administrative officer at the Melaka Islamic Religious Department (JAIM) has been remanded for five days from today to facilitate investigations into the allegation of having embezzled over RM195,000 in the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah will be talking to Asean Special Envoy to Myanmar Erywan Mohd Yusof regarding Myanmar shadow government’s call for a revolt against the ruling military junta. He said the Malaysian....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Several medical associations have urged the government to provide Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to healthcare workers to mitigate the possibility of waning protection over time. In a joint statement today, the associations.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 ― Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi could not have committed criminal breach of trust over the use of charitable foundation Yayasan Akalbudi’s funds to make a RM1.3 million “donation” to the police’s football team, as this....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 ― The Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS) has proposed that sports premises such as fields and gyms be given relaxation to operate, said its Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu. He hoped that the Ministry of Health (MoH) led....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 ― The economic reform agenda, moving forward, has to look different and even consider unorthodox ideas given the unusual pandemic situation, to ensure the nation strides confidently into the future, said Finance Minister Datuk....

KUCHING, Sept 8 ― Sarawakians do not have to be unduly worried about the high number of Covid-19 cases in the state over the past three days, Chief Minister Datuk Abang Johari Openg said today. He pointed out that 99 per cent of the total people...

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 8 ― The Appeal Board under the Environmental Quality (Appeal Board) Regulations 2003 has set aside the environmental impact assessment (EIA) approval for the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) today. The Appeal Board has allowed the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 ― MIC is ready to hold party elections for the 2021-2024 term this year and will proceed when approval is given by the government, said secretary-general Datuk M. Asojan. He said the party had already carried out part of the...

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 8 ― The first day that the Penang government started its walk-in Covid-19 vaccination for Malaysians saw hundreds of non-citizens turning up instead. At the Pesta site in Sungai Nibong ― one of the selected Covid-19 vaccination....

MIRI, Sept 8 — The flood evacuation centre (PPS) at SMK Telang Usan is currently housing 19 victims. When contacted, Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) officer in charge Capt (PA) Usman Harto said the two latest victims were evacuated from Kampung...

KUCHING, Sept 8 — Secondary schoolers from SMK Sri Matang here were the first adolescents aged 15 to 16 in Sarawak to receive the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine today. The first batch of students from the school numbered 374. Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — A total of 20,814,413 individuals or 88.9 per cent of the adult population in Malaysia have received at least their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine as of yesterday, according to the Special Committee for Ensuring Access...

JOHOR BARU, Sept 8 — The Johor Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) managed to prevent an attempt to smuggle in 1,000 live centipedes at the Stulang Laut Ferry Terminal here last Monday. It was learnt that the predatory.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun must clarify the absence of a confidence vote for the prime minister as well as the motion for him to vacate his position as the Dewan Rakyat speaker, Opposition lawmaker Lim Guan Eng said today. The....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — DAP’s Lim Kit Siang said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin should direct the hospitalisation of Category Three Covid-19 patients including those with comorbidities towards field hospitals to reduce overcrowding at public...

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 8 — The government will discontinue walk-in Covid-19 vaccinations for the Klang Valley after September 15, Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said. The minister of science, technology and innovation said that after the date, residents will...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — The High Court today issued a warning against comments made in a sub judice manner about former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s ongoing criminal trial, after his daughter Datuk Nurulhidayah Ahmad...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s selection to chair the government’s National Recovery Council (NRC) was Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s prerogative, Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — The hearing for the corruption trial of former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng today was vacated as he was in quarantine due to close contact with a Covid-19 patient. Lim’s lawyer, Gobind Singh Deo, told the Sessions...