MELAKA, Nov 16 — Police have arrested a man who was caught pulling out flags and stripping away buntings of political parties contesting in the Melaka election at a junction of Jalan Taman Melaka Perdana, Alor Gajah here last night. Melaka police.....

JELEBU, Nov 16 — The Prisons Department will build 19 drug clusters, a special placement in prison that uses a drug rehabilitation programme management model, to resolve the issue of overcrowding in prisons in the country. Deputy Commissioner...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — Ischaemic heart disease remained the principal cause of death in Malaysia in 2020 with 18,515 recorded out of the total of 109,155 medically-certified deaths reported. Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the....

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — The Ministry of Finance (MoF) today said that there are 3.6 million Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributors who only have less than RM1,000 in their accounts. In a parliamentary written reply to Pandan MP Datuk Seri Dr...

JASIN, Nov 16 — Former Bemban assemblyman, Datuk Ng Choon Koon is determined to return contesting on an independent ticket to continue his efforts to serve the community which he was the elected representative for one term. The former lawyer aged.....

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 16 — The National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) has approved the shelf life extension for two Covid-19 vaccines, namely “CoronaVac Suspension for Injection Covid-19 Vaccine (Vero Cell), Inactivated” (CoronaVac) and...

KUALA LUMPUR, November 16 — Gerakan president Datuk Dominic Lau has reportedly said that his party will meet with Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor to discuss the cessation of licences for number forecast lottery operators in...

ALOR GAJAH, Nov 16 — Solving the perennial flood problem in the Durian Tunggal constituency is among the priorities of Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Zahari Abd Kalil if he is given the mandate in the Melaka state election on November 20. The...

LAHAD DATU, Nov 16 — The Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom) has urged the federal and state governments to look into its urgent need of additional assets to enhance security in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone). ESSCom Commander Datuk....

ALOR GAJAH, Nov 16 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate for Lendu state seat Muhammad Asri Ibrahim today lodged a police report claiming that his agent was not allowed to enter the early voting centre at the Masjid T...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — The country’s air defence capability through the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Base in Labuan will be enhanced with the plan to replace long-range air defence radar which is to be sponsored by the government of the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has yet to get final approval from the Selangor state government for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project. Its minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said however he is convinced that both...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan today warned that banning legal gambling or number forecast shops would only lead to illegal ones mushrooming. The Tapah MP, during his Budget 2022 winding-up speech, also said....

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong today insisted that the Subang Airport will not be taken over by private entities. However, he said that the airport handler, Malaysia Airport Holdings Berhad (MAHB) will be allowed....

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) logged 5,413 new Covid-19 cases over the last 24 hours. The latest numbers represent an increase of 270 cases compared to new infections recorded yesterday. This brings the total number of...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today conferred the Panglima Jasa Negara (PJN) award which carries the title ‘Datuk’ on Malaysian legendary squash player Nicol Ann.....

MELAKA, Nov 16 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) has its own way of approaching voters in the Melaka state election and does not have to follow the methods used by other contesting parties, said its election director, Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali. He said....

KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 16 — A total of 6,565 divorce cases involving Muslims have been recorded in Terengganu from 2020 to October this year. State Human Development, Dakwah and Information Committee chairman Mohd Nor Hamzah said the number...

IPOH, Nov 16 — The High Court will pronounce its judgment on Tronoh assemblyman Paul Yong who is accused of raping his former Indonesian maid two years ago, on December 7.  Judge Datuk Abdul Wahab Mohamed set the date for decision after...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — A debt of US$3 billion that a 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) subsidiary took on was never used for its original intended purpose of funding a joint venture, but was instead used for unrelated purposes such as payments...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali will finish his term as a chief minister should Barisan Nasional (BN) win the Melaka state election, the coalition’s deputy chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said. In an Utusan Malaysia report,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — Construction for the Rapid Transit System Link (RTS Link) Project Between Johor Baru and Singapore is ongoing as scheduled and on track for its January 2027 launch following two slight hiccups, Mass Rapid Transit Corporation....

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 16 — The hearing of former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng's corruption case involving the construction of an undersea tunnel and paired road project in Penang, will remain in the Sessions Court. This follow...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani today said that police escorts for former prime ministers will only be terminated for those facing criminal charges after their court appeals have been fully...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — Now-fugitive Low Taek Jho had in a 2013 email instructed then prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak on what to say in a meeting with 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s (1MDB) auditor KPMG, and had even told the prime minister.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — Amendments to the Whistleblowers Protection Act 2010 (Act 711) are being studied and evaluated by the government, and will be tabled to the Cabinet next month, said Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. The minister in the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 —  Phase One of the MRT Putrajaya Line (MRT2), originally scheduled to start operations this month, has been delayed to the second quarter of 2022, following a minor setback during trial operations carried out since Ap...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — Grab Holdings Inc said it experiencing disruptions to its ride-hailing service across South-east Asia, Bloomberg reported today. The Singapore-based company apologised for the “inconvenience” after customers from at...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — The Health Ministry is expected to make a decision later today on whether or not to allow walk-ins as an option for Covid-19 booster shots. However, its minister Khairy Jamaluddin told reporters that the likelihood for...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — A research by Employment Hero, a complete people, payroll and benefits solution for small to medium-sized businesses, has revealed that 72 per cent of young Malaysian employees are considering leaving the country for better.....