BUKIT MERTAJAM,  Sept 25 —The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) plans to implement two People’s Housing Projects (PPR) in Penang  under the 12th Malaysia Plan, said its minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican...

JITRA, Sept 25 — A total of 23,487 students who will pursue their degree studies in public universities for the October 2021 intake have been offered the advance financing warrant (WPP) by the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN)....

JOHOR BARU, Sept 25 — Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar today asked the government to expedite its review of the new conditions for the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme that were imposed recently. He raised the matter during an...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — Malaysia continued its small downwards trend of daily Covid-19 cases today with 13,899 reported by the Ministry of Health (MOH). Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in his daily Covid-19 update, said...

BEAUFORT, Sept 25 — The body of a 55-year-old man who went missing after the boat he was on overturned in Sungai Padas, Kampung Kalandos Pangi, Tenom on September 22 was found today. Sabah Fire and Rescue Department operations division assistant...

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 25 — An Indonesian woman, believed to be a victim of forced labour by her employer, was rescued in an operation in Ayer Tawar, Perak on Thursday. According to the Human Resources Ministry, an integrated rescue operation by the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — Community pharmacists are urged to work together with the government, learn from each other, as well as guide Malaysians into the endemic phase as the nation prepares to live with the Covid-19 virus. Health Minister Khairy.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — The Royal Malaysia Police was not actively planning to introduce conditions for the renewal of elderly Malaysians’ driving licences, Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani clarified today. The IGP....

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 25 ― The previous government’s move to terminate the project delivery partner (PDP) for the construction of the Pan Borneo Highway in Sabah without first securing sukuk or bonds has caused difficulties in implementing the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 ― Political parties and candidates should be allowed to spend as much as they can afford for campaigning as long as the source and recipients of the funds were known, said Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir. The Party Pejuang Tanah.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — Welfare association Family Frontiers has challenged the government’s reason for continuing its appeal against the High Court decision granting automatic citizenship to children born abroad to Malaysian mothers with...

SEREMBAN, Sept 25 — The Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry (Mosti) is targeting 5,000 job opportunities through the implementation of various programmes and initiatives next year, said its minister, Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said a...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — The upcoming 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) needs to ensure a robust and action-oriented policy roadmap to build Malaysia back better during and after the pandemic, said researchers at the Research for Social Advancement...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah visited the Malaysian High Commission in Belgrave Square, London on...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — Bangi MP Ong Kian Ming called today for objective discussions on the Finance Ministry’s proposal to require local logistics operators to have 51 per cent Bumiputra ownership. He said the ministry’s decision to postpone.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — A total of 82.5 per cent or 19,311,563 individuals of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday. Based on the Health Ministry’s data on CovidNOW, 93.6 per cent or...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) said its preliminary budget proposals to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) included a breakdown of RM45 billion for Covid-19 and economic recovery as laid out in a bipartisan agreement with the government......

KUCHING, Sept 25 — The Sarawak Gerontology and Geriatrics Society (SGGS) today expressed concern over a proposal by the federal police for senior citizens to undergo a medical check-up and be certified as medically fit before they can renew their.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — RM50,000 in cash and several luxury cars were seized as part of the investigation on three Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officials accused of misappropriating RM25 million. Utusan Malaysia reported today that.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob will table the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) in the Dewan Rakyat at 11.30 am this Monday. Ismail Sabri is scheduled to table the country’s five-year (2021-2025) development...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — The Ministry of Health logged 250 more deaths due to Covid-19 as of midnight, bringing the total number of fatalities from the pandemic here to 24,931. Out of the new deaths logged, 49 cases had been brought in dead. As of.....

SIBU, Sept 25 — About 22,000 adolescents aged between 12 and 15 years old in Sibu division will receive their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK), starting today, said Sibu Divisional Disaster...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) goal of unifying the Opposition via its “big tent” approach was still distant, analysts said after Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) and Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) both snubbed the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — The Health Ministry announced that long Covid-19 patients will undergo medical rehabilitation for extended care. Its minister Khairy Jamaluddin said that the programme will be led by a medical rehabilitation centre that...

LENGGONG, Sept 24 — Perak will establish an interest-free micro-credit loan scheme for traders affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, said Mentri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad. He said the state government was collecting funds and refining the loan...

SIBU, Sept 24 — The Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (JPBB) will implement the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) for teenagers aged between 12 and 15 in the Miri Division simultaneously from tomorrow. Miri JPBB said in a...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — Several lanes will be closed on the route near Bandar Tasik Selatan and Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (in both directions) to facilitate the implementation of crosshead and portal frame construction work along the Middle Ring.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah today visited the Battersea Power Station, Malaysia’s iconic project.....

TAIPING, Sept 24 — A total of 26,208 inspections against employers were conducted at 136,457 premises nationwide as of Wednesday in an effort to ensure the welfare of employees in the country. Deputy Minister of Human Resources Datuk Awang Hashim.....

KOTA BARU, Sept 24 — More nursing homes are needed as the country deals with an ageing population come 2030, Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun said. As such, corporations and private enterprises are...