PUTRAJAYA, Sept 19 — The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia Ulangan (SPMU) 2021 will be conducted from Sept 21 to 23 with 8,077 candidates registered to sit for the examination. The Examination Board (LP) in a statement today said 1,568 examination...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — Malaysia recorded 14,954 new Covid-19 infections over the past 24 hours, dipping below the 15,000-case mark since July 26. Malaysia last recorded 14,516 cases on July 26. The new cases were 594 fewer than yesterday’s...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) will discuss penalties for government staff refusing to get vaccinated against Covid-19, Health Ministry Khairy Jamaluddin said today. During the Kedah Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF)...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has forecast heavy rain in some parts of Sabah and Labuan from tomorrow to Tuesday. Met Malaysia director-general Muhammad Helmi Abdullah, in a statement issued today,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — Over 500 people in Kedah were found to have violated their home quarantine, with 18 per cent found to have checked in at supermarkets using the MySejahtera application, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said. He sai...

SEPANG, Sept 19 — Seventy per cent or 8,895 out of the 12,545 employees of taska (nurseries) registered with the Social Welfare Department (JKM) nationwide have completed their Covid-19 vaccination, said Women, Family and Community Development...

JOHOR BARU, Sept 19 — A total of 1,665 posts in the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM), involving various ranks, will be filled soon to further enhance the department’s preparedness in rescue operations. Deputy Housing ...

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 19 --Private employment agencies that are registered with the Ministry of Human Resources are advised not to make any statements or advertisements that mislead employers on entry of foreign maids into the country. Human Resources...

JOHOR BARU, Sept 19 — Only about 1.8 per cent of the adult population remains to be vaccinated against Covid-19 for Malaysia to achieve the 80 per cent herd immunity for adults, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — The Malaysian government has agreed to the administration of Covid-19 booster shots for high-risk groups after 80 per cent of the country’s population have been fully vaccinated, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri...

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 19 — Australia will send its officials to Malaysia to provide further clarification and understanding on the security partnership involving the country, the United Kingdom and the United States, known with the acronym AUKUS, said...

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 19 — Former Kunak assemblyman Datuk Nilwan Kabang died of Covid-19 early this morning. The 71-year-old Sabah Umno deputy Information chief breathed his last at 3.45am at the Gleneagles Hospital. Sabah Deputy Chief Minister...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — Illegal house renovation has been identified as among the causes of the landslide incident at Jalan Kemensah Heights here, last Friday, said Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan. Takiyuddin,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — The public must remain vigilant and continue to adhere to standard operating procedures (SOP) when the government reopens more sectors once the nation enters the endemic phase, Finance Minister Ten...

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 19 — There is a need for more field hospitals to be set up in Penang to accommodate the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the state, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said today. The Member of Parliament for Bagan s...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has not ruled out seeking re-election to parliament within the next two years, he told Reuters in an interview, despite a corruption conviction that would block him...

GUA MUSANG, Sept 19 — Kelantan is expected to move to Phase Three of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) at the end of this month or early October at the latest, as more people become fully vaccinated again...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — The relaxation to allow operation of kindergartens from last Friday includes all private kindergartens and kindergartens at private schools, international schools and expatriate schools that are registered with the Ministry....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — Both the Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional coalitions have only themselves to blame for the collapse of their respective governments, Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today. Ahmad...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — The government’s proposal to raise the ceiling cap for the Covid-19 Fund and the statutory debt limit is aimed at supporting the people and businesses during the reopening of the economy...

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 19 — Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and approved EIA report are required for any development or land clearing in an area with slope greater than or equal to 25 degrees, but less than 35 degrees, said Department of...

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 19 — All parties, including politicians, have been asked to check the facts before commenting on the RM18.24 million disaster management allocation announced recently by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Y...

KANGAR, Sept 19 — Perlis is allowing all mosques to be fully opened from Wednesday (Sept 22) with strict adherence to the standard operating procedures (SOP). Raja Muda of Perlis Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Pu...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — Critics who removed Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as the prime minister using the “kerajaan gagal (failed government)” movement could now try to pressure his successor, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, according to Datuk Seri....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — A total of 18,295,014 individuals or 78.2 per cent of the adult population in the country have been fully vaccinated as of yesterday, according to the Special Committee on Ensuring Access ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — The Health Ministry has reported another 324 deaths related to Covid-19 as of midnight yesterday, bringing the country’s human losses from the disease to 23,067 lives. According to the ministry’s COVIDNOW site, the new.....

KUCHING, Sept 19 — Authorities in the state are urged not to rush Sarawak from the pandemic to endemic stage in light of the increasing number of Covid-19 positive cases. In making this appeal yesterday, Parti Sarawak Bersatu’s (PSB) potential...

SIBU, Sept 19 — A follow-up study on some 1,500 Covid-19 patients under categories 1 and 2 here, is being conducted to ascertain the percentage of patients who fell into categories 3 to 5 later, said Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee...

KUCHING, Sept 19 — A 60-year-old man from Taman Matang Jaya lost RM48,340 of his savings to scammers on Sept 6. Padawan deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw said the victim received a message saying that he had spent RM2,639.10 on Shopee using a gold...

SIBU, Sept 19 – The Consultative Committee on Malaysia Agreement (MA63) helmed by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government have negotiated the return of the state’s autonomy, conducted...