SHAH ALAM, Dec 31 — A total of RM6 million from the initial allocation of RM10 million has been spent by the Selangor government to manage post-flood waste in the state so far, said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. He said an allocation...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob is scheduled to deliver his 2022 New Year message over national television at 9pm today. According to a poster uploaded on his official Facebook account today, the special...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 — Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) will give a waiver on the January 2022 water bill for domestic account users (tariff code 10) in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur who were affected by the recent floods. Air Selangor, in a...

BUKIT MERTAJAM, Dec 31 — Consumers will be able to purchase four basic food items – chicken, eggs, sawi (choy sum) and kacang panjang (long beans) – at a lower price starting tomorrow until Feb 4. Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 ― Fuelled by Delta and Omicron variants, Covid-19 cases are feared to trigger new deadly wave of infections in 2022. World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned the Omicron and Delta.....

KUCHING, Dec 31 ― Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) hopes to work with local-based Opposition parties to deny Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) a landslide victory in the next parliamentary election, said Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh. The PSB president said the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 — The Health Ministry recorded 3,573 new Covid-19 infections on the last day of 2021 today. The cases dipped slightly over the past 24 hours, compared to the 3,997 new infections logged yesterday. Health director-general Tan...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 — The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac) has once again agreed to extend the licence fee exemption period for tourism operators and tour guides who applied for renewal from Jan 1 to June 30, 2...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 — The Opposition Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition today called on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to give a full explanation in Parliament on his government’s delayed response to the recent catastrophic floods...

JOHOR BARU, Dec 31 ― Johor police have placed 4,309 personnel in a state of readiness for possible flood relief work in the state, which is expected to be hit by continuous rain today. Johor police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said they...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 ― Worried that they could be displaced by the planned expansion of the Jalan Yew-Sungai Besi overhead bridge, traders at one of the capital city’s oldest markets today rallied behind an action committee formed to protest...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 ― Police patrols will be intensified in popular New Year countdown spots nationwide tonight to ensure the public continues to abide by the standard operating procedures (SOP) under the National Recovery Plan. Inspector-General....

KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 31 ― Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) today denied claims that a video of strong water currents that had gone viral on social media was recorded at Kenyir Lake. In a statement, TNB confirmed that the incident occurred at Sungai...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 ― The recent High Court ruling on vernacular schools was crucial in preserving the legitimate rights of non-Malays within the social contract that gave independence and eventually led to the formation of Malaysia, DAP...

JELI, Dec 31 ― Good coordination between all agencies in the Jeli District Disaster Management Committee (JPBD) has facilitated a smooth evacuation process of flood victims to temporary relief centres (PPS) since yesterday. Minister in the Prime...

JOHOR BARU, Dec 31 ― The investigation papers on “Long Tiger”, the Rohingya man who has been recaptured after his escape from custody, are almost completed, said Johor police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay. “The investigation papers are....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 ― Three men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a man in Jalan Ampang here on Tuesday. Kuala Lumpur Criminal Investigation Department chief SAC Saiful Annuar Yusoff said two men, aged 28 and 32, were arrested...

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Dec 31 ― Brunei's Prime Minister's Office announced yesterday that the temporary suspension of cross-border activities between Brunei and Malaysia will be extended for another 15 days, reported Xinhua. The temporary s...

KUCHING, Dec 31 ― Stampin MP Chong Chieng Jen calls on the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) to improve its efficiency in registering business trade licenses. Chong said he, together with Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii, paid a visit to the LHDN...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 ― The government has agreed that Sarawak and Kelantan be allowed to transition to Phase Four of the National Recovery Plan (PPN) on Monday, said Senior Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein. He said this decision...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 ― A total of 22,855,374 individuals or 97.6 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday. Based on the Health Ministry’s data on the CovidNow portal, 23,148,776...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 — Dangerously high levels of rain were expected in almost all areas on the east coast of peninsular Malaysia, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) warned this morning. The department issued a red alert for...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 ― Kelantan and Terengganu continue to record an increase in evacuees while the number continues to drop in Pahang last night. In Kelantan, the number of evacuees increased to 1,186 people from 350 families as of 9pm yesterday.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 — Thirty-four more people have died in Malaysia from Covid-19, according to the Health Ministry’s (MoH) latest data updated at midnight. With this, the country’s cumulative deaths from Covid-19 stand at 31,462. According...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 ― The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) was established in 1951 to help workers save for retirement. In supporting those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and the movement control order, EPF had for the first time in 2020 allowed....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 32 — What a year it has been. Internationally, the Covid-19 pandemic continued to dominate headlines and front pages — from anti-mask ‘Karens’ going viral on social media to the emergence of a newer, deadlier strain of the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 — The Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) has forecast that floods will occur in stages in 10 districts in Pahang from 1am today (December 31), following the danger (red) level continuous rain warning issued by the...

SEREMBAN, Dec 30 — The Negri Sembilan government has allocated RM39.6 million involving 88 projects for the purpose of repairing infrastructure affected by floods in the state, said Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun. He said it included 27...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 — The decision to implement Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOP) by the book for the 15th Melaka state election was not an attempt to jeopardise or weaken Umno, said Khairy Jamaluddin. The health minister stressed that....

JOHOR BARU, Dec 30 — Johor will be the first state for MCA to be evaluated for the party to face the 15th general election (GE15), said MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong. Wee, who is also Ayer Hitam MP, said his party chose Johor as the...