Malaysia Malay Mail
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 17:45:06 +0800WWF-Malaysia, Sabah Forestry Dept sign MoU to enhance forest conservation practices in the state
KOTA KINABALU, Dec 10 — The state government, through the Sabah Forestry Department (SFD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia (WWF-Malaysia) to enhance inclusive conservation practices in Sabah,.....
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 17:42:04 +0800Sabah NRD: Issuance of 3,200 birth certs delayed due to shortage of paper
KOTA KINABALU, Dec 10 — Sabah National Registration Department (NRD) has today apologised for a delay in issuing birth certificates due to a shortage of special printing paper, which has been out of stock since early October, causing some 3,200...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 17:27:04 +0800MMC Gamuda accuses Tony Pua of ‘misrepresenting truth’ in allegations against MRT2 project
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — Engineering consortium MMC Gamuda Sdn Bhd has shot back at allegations made by Damansara MP Tony Pua in the second part of his response to former two-time prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. In a statement, Gamuda...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:57:09 +0800Penang Shariah Judiciary Dept implements anti-corruption system to curb corrupt practices
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 10 — The Penang Shariah Judiciary Department (JKSNPP) implements the Anti-Corruption Management System (SPAR) MS ISO 37001: 2016 as an anti-corruption standard to increase the level of governance integrity. JKSNPP Syarie Chief...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:49:37 +0800In Kuching, High Court rules in PSB president’s favour, no malice found in statement on Petronas SST
KUCHING, Dec 10 — The High Court here has ruled in favour of Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) president Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh in a defamation suit brought against him by the Sarawak government. Judicial Commissioner Christopher Chin said the...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:42:52 +0800MoH slaps organiser of govt’s ‘100-Day Aspirasi Keluarga Malaysia’ event with RM1,000 fine
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — The organiser of Putrajaya’s “100-Day Aspirasi Keluarga Malaysia” event at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) has been slapped with a RM1,000 fine, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said. The event, which saw scant.....
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:40:46 +0800Foreign minister: New international order of big powers, tech and pharma setups must be avoided
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — A new post pandemic international order that is going to be controlled by big powers, and big tech and pharma setups must be avoided, says Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah. He said while the Covid-19...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:32:05 +0800Sabah deputy CM wants border scouts revived after reports of possible Sulu invasion
KOTA KINABALU, Dec 10 — Following reports of another potential intrusion by Southern Philippine militia into Sabah, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Jeffrey Kitingan has revived his call for Sabah to have its own border scouts to shore up the...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:28:21 +0800Sarawak polls: PBB women’s wing deputy chief says firmly behind incumbent Razaili in Beting Maro, denies sponsoring ex-pol sec
KUCHING, Dec 10 — Batang Lupar MP Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim has denied that she is supporting, let alone sponsoring, her former political secretary, Safiudin Matsah, who is contesting the Beting Maro seat as an Independent candidate in the...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:04:39 +0800Covid-19: SOP non-compliance suspected cause of industry cluster in Kulim, says Kedah health director
ALOR SETAR, Dec 10 — Failure to comply with the set workplace standard operating procedure (SOP) is suspected to have caused Covid-19 infection among factory workers in the Padang Meha sub-district, Padang Serai, Kulim and their family members....
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 15:06:12 +0800Johor MB: Investment agencies should simplify procedures to attract investors to state
JOHOR BARU, Dec 10 — In an effort to attract new investments, the Johor government called on the relevant agencies to simplify the process and also procedures for investors who are keen to invest in the state. Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:57:50 +0800GPS chief whip slams Pakatan, DAP for stoking racial tensions every time Sarawak goes to polls
KUCHING, Dec 10 — Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) chief whip Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof today slammed Pakatan Harapan and DAP for playing up racial and religious sentiments when it was election time in Sarawak. He said their propaganda this time round....
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:47:20 +0800Health Ministry reports 5,058 new Covid-19 cases
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — Malaysia reported another 5,058 Covid-19 cases in the country today. This is the third consecutive day that Malaysia has reported over 5,000 cases in a day. As of today, the total number of Covid-19 cases recorded in the...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:33:38 +0800Pahang assembly passes Bill to lower eligible age of election candidates to 18
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — The state legislative assembly today passed the Pahang Government Constitution (Amendment) Enactment 2021 to lower the eligible age of electoral candidates for state seats from 21 to 18. Th...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:18:55 +0800Police bust lucrative JB online gambling syndicate
JOHOR BARU, Dec 10 — Police crippled a 24-hour online gambling syndicate’s centre with the arrest of five Indonesian men during a raid at a house in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah here yesterday. Johor police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the....
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:14:31 +0800World has high expectations of Malaysia’s role in UN Human Rights Council, says foreign minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 ― The international community has high expectations on Malaysia to make good of its pledges and commitments that it made when elected to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council for the 2022-2024 term, says Foreign...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:05:31 +0800Penang exco: Lowering of age limit for state assemblyman candidates takes effect on Dec 9
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 10 — The Penang State Constitution (Amendment) Enactment 2021 on the reduction of the age limit for state assemblyman (Adun) candidates from 21 years to 18 years has been gazetted and came into effect on December 9, 2021. State...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:02:25 +0800Kit Siang tells PM to apologise over crowds in excess of SOPs at Putrajaya’s 100-day fest
KUALA LUMPUR, DEC 10 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob must apologise for not stopping the apparent violations of the Covid-19 standard operating procedures at the government’s 100-day Aspirasi Keluarga Malaysia event yesterday,...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 13:15:29 +0800Perak state govt to give 80pc discount on lease premium for last owners on new village land, says MB
IPOH, Dec 10 ― The state government is set to give an 80 per cent discount on the premium of leasehold land in 160 new villages that have existed since the emergency era in the 1950s. Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad said the discount....
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:15:21 +0800Outrage online as videos emerge of school bullies using fellow student as punching bag
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — A series of videos have been leaked online showing a group of students at an unnamed school using a schoolmate to practice their kicks and punches. Angered by the videos, some Internet users have taken stills from the videos....
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:13:49 +0800Perak MB tables RM1.1b for state Budget 2022
IPOH, Dec 10 — Perak has allocated RM1.1 billion for expenditures next year, Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad said today when tabling the state Budget 2022. Saarani said RM302.0 million has been allocated for development expenditure and...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 11:25:45 +0800Kampung Baru land acquisition inquiry halted till 2022 for further compensation talks
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — The land acquisition inquiry for Kampung Baru here has been postponed to next year for continued compensation negotiations between the developer, land owners, and unit owners of the Sungai Baru PKNS flats. In a statement...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 10:59:43 +0800Rosmah’s bribery trial halted as MySejahtera status still orange, Najib confirmed as her final witness
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s corruption trial before the High Court could not go on today, as the wife of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak still has a MySejahtera status that is “orange” in colour. This...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:52:17 +0800After crowd at Putrajaya’s 100-day fest, HR minister to dispute Thaipusam procession ban
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said he would ask the prime minister to review the prohibition of chariot processions during Thaipusam in January, after thousands attended the government’s 100-day Aspirasi Keluarga Malaysia event.....
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:48:15 +0800Malaysia records another 41 deaths due to Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — Forty-one more people died in Malaysia from Covid-19, according to the Health Ministry's latest data at midnight. With this, the country's cumulative deaths from Covid-19 were 30,787. According to the CovidNow websi...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:32:11 +0800‘Keluarga Malaysia’ benefits in Budget 2022 include single parent families. Here’s how
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — A slew of Budget 2022 initiatives worth RM8.2 billion has been allocated for Bantuan Keluarga Malaysia to help families in need with parents receiving assistance as well. These initiatives are expected to benefit some 9.6...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:52:43 +0800Cops tracking down quartet for allegedly mocking disabled folk
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — The police are tracking down two women and two men believed to be involved in two separate videos mocking Persons with Disabilities (PwD), which have gone viral on social media since yesterday. Sentul District Police chief...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:48:57 +0800Import of frozen chicken temporary measure to stabilise prices, says minister
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 10 — The government’s move to import frozen chicken is a temporary measure to stabilise prices at the retail level, said Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi....
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:45:38 +0800IRB has collected over RM100b in revenue since 2011, says CEO
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 10 — The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has collected more than RM100 billion in revenue from 2011 to date, said its chief executive officer Datuk Mohd Nizom Sairi. He said the collection was a very outstanding achievement...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:42:19 +0800HR minister orders probe into allegations of forced labour at ATA IMS
PUCHONG, Dec 10 — The Ministry of Human Resources has instructed the Department of Manpower (JTK) to investigate a recent report of alleged forced labour among employees of electronic manufacturing service provider ATA IMS Bhd. Its...