KUCHING, Dec 3 — The four-party Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition today announced the names of its 82 candidates for the 82 seats in the coming 12th state election with a few surprises. Nearly 30 per cent of the candidates, or 24 people, are.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Regional and multilateral trade agreements are critical in driving economic recovery and sustainable growth, as well as providing the foundation for greater cohesion in trade, particularly in pushing for post-crisis growth....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — The police today cordoned off a large section of civilian sidewalk in front of Sogo Kuala Lumpur shopping mall here ahead of a planned protest this evening. The cordoned-off area is often used to stage numerous public...

KOTA KINABALU, Dec 3 — The Sabah government today tabled a surplus state Budget of RM110.68 million for 2022. It proposed RM4.596 billion on state expenditure as it estimates revenue to roll in at RM4.707 billion. Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri...

KUCHING, Dec 3 — PKR today announced the names of 27 candidates who will represent the party in the Sarawak state election slated on December 18. Sarawak PKR Leadership Council secretary Joshua Jabeng said after much consideration, the party...

KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 3 — The number of flood victims in Terengganu continues to increase, totalling 135 people from 44 families at 4pm today, from 45 people, involving 10 families in the morning. A statement released by the Terengganu Disaster...

GEORGE TOWN, Dec 3 — The Penang government accumulated reserves amounting to RM1.82 billion for 2020 after spending a large allocation on helping those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the state government spent....

SEREMBAN, Dec 3 — Thirty-one students and three lecturers at the Negri Sembilan Matriculation College (KMNS) in Kuala Pilah, near here, were tested positive for Covid-19. Kuala Pilah Security and Disaster Management Committee chairman Mohd Faizal.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Kampung Batu Puteh of Sabah’s Lower Kinabatangan River was awarded the inaugural Best Tourism Village Award by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) in Madrid, Spain yesterday. The official announcement and.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — The country’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) performance was good in 2020 despite navigating the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the third series of the SDG Indicators Report released by the Department of Statistics...

KUCHING, Dec 3 — A total of 5,522 members of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), including officers,  will be on duty on nomination day and throughout the 12th Sarawak state election campaign period up to polling day. Sarawak Police...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Malaysia recorded 5,551 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, slightly lower compared to yesterday’s 5,806 cases, according to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.  This brought the cumulative...

SIMPANG PULAI, Dec 3 — Jalan Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands will be closed at least a week for authorities to clear the soil and debris from the road, said Perak Public Works Department (PWD) deputy director Hamdan Ali. He said that the road...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The government is considering making vaccine booster doses a requirement for certain groups of people for them to qualify as fully vaccinated against Covid-19.  Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said discussions are.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP) for the Sarawak election will be presented soon to the Election Commission (EC), said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. The minister said these will also take into account the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the Malaysia-Singapore Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) will remain open despite the detection of the Omicron Covid-19 variant in both countries. In a press conference today, Khairy said the....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s application to allow new evidence to be adduced in his appeal over his 12 years’ jail sentence and a fine of RM210 million for misappropriating RM42 million SRC International Sdn Bhd.....

SIMPANG PULAI, Dec 3 — Apart from two drivers, rescuers have not found any indication that there could be other victims buried beneath the rubble of the landslide that happened on Jalan Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands yesterday. Perak Fire...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Public health officials have detected the first case of the Omicron Covid-19 variant in the country, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin announced today. He said the index case was confirmed after a series of tests conducted on....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — The Home Ministry has approved the acquisition of 2,040 high tech body cameras to be worn by policemen in 85 locations in the country. However, the exact type and cost of the equipment has yet to be finalised, the ministry...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — The 79th National Land Council Meeting (MTN), held yesterday, agreed with the enforcement actions and solutions made on the illegal land occupation in the Permanent Forest Reserves (HSK) in Peninsular Malaysia, said.....

SIBU, Dec 3 — The Ministry of Education (MOE) will work out a plan to help transfer Sarawakians teaching in the Peninsula back to the state. Its deputy minister Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon admitted it was not easy to do that, due the vacancy...

MIRI, Dec 3 — Sarawak Democratic Action Party (DAP) secretary Alan Ling has handed over a list of 17 social media accounts he believes to be fake and used by political cybertroopers to conduct smear campaigns, to the Malaysian Communications and...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Concerned about English language proficiency in the state, the Sarawak government implemented teaching and learning of Science and Mathematics in 1,048 primary schools starting 2020. “The Sarawak government through Ministry....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — A total of 22,707,144 individuals or 97 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday. Based on the Health Ministry’s CovidNow portal, 98.4 per cent of the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Forty-seven more people died in Malaysia from Covid-19, according to the Health Ministry’s latest data updated at midnight. With this, the country’s cumulative deaths from Covid-19 rose to 30,521. According to the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — The estimated operating expenditure nine ministries in the 2022 Budget was approved at the committee level during the Dewan Rakyat sitting this week. It involved Energy and Natural Resources Ministry; Youth and Sports...

IPOH, Dec 3 — The lorry driver who was killed in the landslide at Km 27.10 Jalan Simpang Pulai-Blue Valley here, had always shared stories of landslides in Cameron Highlands to raise the awareness of others but little did he...

IPOH, Dec 3 — Police have confirmed the deaths of two men buried under the landslide at the Kilometre 35 along Jalan Simpang Pulai-Cameron Highlands. The victims were identified as Muhammad Hafiz Hamdi, 31, from Tanjung Piandang in Kerian, who was....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued a ban against travellers from 26 countries which were identified as having reported the spread of the Omicron variant from joining the Langkawi Tourism Bubble (GPL). Health...