KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — Putrajaya has announced another direct cash aid scheme for Malaysian households dubbed new Bantuan Keluarga Malaysia (BKM) scheme. Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said families with up to three children.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — The government will extend the excise duty imposed on premixed sugary beverages as well as imposing excise duty on all vape and electronic cigarettes products in order to compel Malaysians towards a healthier lifestyle....

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — Putrajaya tabled a RM332.1 billion Budget for 2022 today that focuses on recovery, building resilience and stimulating growth in a country badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. The biggest allocation will go towards education.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — The much anticipated maiden budget of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, is set to address the many pre- and post Covid-19 pandemic hardships via the 3M approach: “Memulih, membina ketahanan, memangkin...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — Budget 2022, as announced by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) today, is worth RM332.1 billion in estimated spending, with RM233.5 billion or 70 per cent of which has been designated for operating expenditure (OE). The MoF’s...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has announced the RM332.1 billion Budget 2022, with federal revenue projected to achieve RM234 billion, or 5.9 per cent more than 2021. This figure has been forecasted to potentially rise to...

PASIR MAS, Oct 29 — Twenty-one puppies, worth RM168,000, believed to be from breeds that are rare in the country were seized by the 9th Battalion of the General Operations Force (GOF9), yesterday. GOF9 commanding officer, Supt Nor Azizan.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — The Federal Court has granted the Malaysian Bar’s application to be an 'amicus curiae' or friend of the court in the appeal proceedings filed by Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his son Datuk Mohd ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) recorded 6,060 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24-hour period. This means today saw a drop of 417 cases from yesterday’s figure of 6,377 infections. Cumulatively, the total number of cases...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — A total of 55,017 Sarawak residents have received their Covid-19 vaccine booster shots as of yesterday, says State Health Department Deputy Director (Public Health) Dr Rosemawati Ariffin. In a statement issued today,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced that the results of a Malaysian study on the efficacy of Ivermectin for high-risk Covid-19 patients will be made known next week. Commenting in a Twitter post, Health Minister...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — Ahead of the tabling of Budget 2022, Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reiterated Pakatan Harapan's (PH) rejection of “off-budget” projects or expenditure that lack transparency. To illustrate his point,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — The Pakatan Harapan (PH) presidential council has finalised seat composition for the upcoming Melaka state election where eight seats will be contested by DAP, nine by Amanah and 11 by PKR. In a press conference today, PH...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin today announced that new information on Covid-19 booster shots for recipients of the AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine will be released soon. “We will be announcing further details soon for AZ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today launched the Yayasan Kebajikan Siswa Keluarga Malaysia foundation which will take on the role of assisting undergraduates in need.  As a start, he...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has announced that Malaysia will be procuring the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to inoculate children aged five to 12 years old. “With FDA panel recommending Pfizer jab for five to...

KOTA KINABALU, Oct 29 — The Sabah Water Services Commission will be established to find long-term sustainable solutions to water supply, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin. The Sabah Works Minister said the fu...

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 29 — Penang has recorded a revenue of RM66.214 million from business events organised in 2020 despite being hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Penang Convention and Exhibition Bureau (PCEB) Chief Executive Officer Ashwin Gunasekeran...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) logged 95 more deaths due to Covid-19 as of midnight, bringing the total number of fatalities from the pandemic here to 28,769. These statistics, taken from MoH’s CovidNow website, include 24...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — Single mother Mawar (not her real name) has to be extra nice to her estranged husband who she describes as controlling and emotionally abusive. In the past, the 40-something Malaysian woman said he tried to control w...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is reviewing all applications, expenditure reports and programmes said to have been implemented by recipients of the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit (Mitra)...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — Umno today decided to continue its cooperation with PAS for the Melaka state election (PRN) on Nov 20. Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said the stand was in line with the resolutions of the party’s General...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 — The federal government could unveil an expansionary budget to jumpstart an economy beset by a pandemic and undo nearly two years worth of damage, with analysts predicting record spending to create more jobs, support key...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — Barisan Nasional (BN) will pay a compound of RM10,000 for violating the standard operating procedures (SOP) of Phase Four of the National Recovery Plan (PPN). Its secretary-general Datuk Seri Zambry Abd Kadir in a statement.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — The Magistrates’ Court today rejected the application by the founder of welfare home Rumah Bonda, Siti Bainun Ahd Razali, to regain custody of one of her adopted children, a three-year-old Indonesian girl. Instead,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said Asean can leverage on Russia’s expertise on digital technologies to help combat cyber crimes. He said this is in view that the perpetrators were capitalising on the...

THE HAGUE, Oct 28 — Lawyers who represent the families of 298 people who died when a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down over Ukraine in 2014, are being intimidated and have been offered protective measures, Dutch broadcaster RTL reported today....

KOTA KINABALU, Oct 28 — Former national shuttler Datuk Lee Chong Wei was chosen to be Sabah’s tourism ambassador as he was popular in China that was one of the state’s biggest target markets prior to the pandemic, said Noredah Othman. The...

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 28 — Polytechnic graduands are always being scouted by employers despite the country being hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, says Higher Education Minister, Datuk Seri Noraini Ahmad. She said based on the Graduands Detection Survey...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — The Dewan Rakyat today passed without amendment the Malaysian Space Board Bill 2020 to establish the Malaysian Space Board. Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) Datuk Ahmad Amzad Hashim, when winding....