GEORGE TOWN, Jan 8 — The preparation to celebrate Thaipusam on Jan 18 in Penang is being carried out on a moderate scale following the Covid-19 and spread of the Omicron variant. Nattukottai Chettiar Temple trustee Dr A. Narayanan said the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has directed Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to appoint an independent surveyor and submit a full report on the project development site at the flood retention pond in Taman...

PITAS, Jan 8 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today handed over Bantuan Wang Ihsan (BWI) of RM1,000 and food baskets to flood victims in this district at Dewan Masyarakat Majlis Daerah Pitas here. Ismail Sabri, who was accompanied...

JOHOR BARU, Jan 8 — A total of 31 schools in the state which are being used as flood relief centres (PPS) or still inundated in water will not be reopened for the third term of the schooling session which begins tomorrow. Speaking to reporters...

IPOH, Jan 8 — Malaysia today recorded 3,251 new Covid-19 cases as the country’s daily infections remained over the 3,000 mark for fourth consecutive day straight. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brings the total....

IPOH, Jan 8 — Six members of the Anti-Corruption Advisory Board (ACAB) today clarified that a recent statement by chairman Tan Sri Abu Zahar Ujang on Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Tan Sri Azam Baki was his personal point of...

KOTA MARUDU, Jan 8 ― All quarters should give space to the authorities to thoroughly investigate allegations on share purchase involving Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki, said Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 ― The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) is seeking ways to help  general practitioners (GP) whose clinics were destroyed by the recent floods, with the majority of them located in Klang and Taman Sri Muda, Selangor. I...

BUTTERWORTH, Jan 8 ― The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) in Penang has identified the cause of the short supply of subsidised packet cooking oil in the state following the discovery of item being abused by irresponsible...

KUCHING, Jan 8 — Sarawak port managements must be prepared to modernise, innovate and adopt new technologies, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He said with Sarawak hoping to become a high income society by 2030, the ports....

IPOH, Jan 8 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng today criticised Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob for his silence on the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner’s stock trading scandal Lim said that retaining....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 ― The Bantuan Keluarga Malaysia (Malaysian Family Assistance or BKM) programme is expected to benefit more than 9.6 million recipients in 2022 with an allocation of RM8.2 billion, said Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul.....

TANJUNG MALIM, Jan 8 ― The Education Ministry (KPM) is committed to implement Orang Asli Education Transformation programme via the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013 - 2025 to ensure they receive quality and relevant education in line with current....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 ― Some 1,800 service centres and workshops have so far registered to participate in the Keluarga Malaysia Automotive Discount Voucher initiative aimed at helping flood victims, Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul...

SHAH ALAM, Jan 8 — Taman Sri Muda in Section 25 here is almost fully cleaned up, with the exception of some drains and alleyways, according to Shah Alam mayor Datuk Zamani Ahmad Mansor. “Actually, it is already 100 per cent, except now, it is...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 ― Syed Saddiq, member of Parliament for Muar and also the youngest person to be appointed as minister, has announced a collection of NFTs with his face on them, collaborating with NFT4HOPE. He’s also probably the first...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 ― The Health Ministry (MoH) has banned three cosmetic products found to contain mercury, a scheduled poison. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the public should not buy or use these three products ―....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 ― The flood in Negri Sembilan has completely receded with the last temporary relief centre (PPS) closed yesterday and the number of flood evacuees in Johor and Pahang dropped while the situation in Melaka was unchanged. In...

SHAH ALAM, Jan 8 — Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said today that the state government will hold a retreat in February to discuss what can be done to mitigate floods in the state, to avoid the December flood emergency from...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 ― The vaccination rate for the adult population in Malaysia is close to 100 per cent, with a total of 22,878,955 individuals or 97.7 per cent having completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday. Based on the Health...

KANGAR, Jan 8 ― The crime index in Perlis fell 11.56 per cent to 436 cases in 2021 compared with 493 cases the year before. Perlis police contingent headquarters CID chief Supt Sarih Salleh said from 436 cases, 286 cases were resolved which is...

NEW YORK, Jan 8 ― A US judge yesterday said a former Goldman Sachs banker charged in the 1MDB Malaysian sovereign wealth fund scandal will be tried in early February, expressing confidence the Omicron coronavirus variant will not upend the trial......

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 — Malaysia recorded 16 more deaths due to Covid-19 as of midnight, including two who were brought in dead (BID). Based on the Health Ministry's CovidNow data, the total number of Covid-19 deaths in Malaysia so far is 31,644...

SIBU, Jan 8 ― The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) team in Sibu would hold discussion over the proposed traffic flow study to be submitted to the state Ministry of Transport, said Bukit Assek assemblyman Joseph Chieng. He pointed out the study as...

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 8 ― Support from the Kadazan Dusun Murut (KDM) community for Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) is still strong, said its President Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal. The leaders of the party’s KDM bureau are still with the party, he said,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 ― Malaysia’s healthcare system is better prepared for the impending wave of Omicron infections but vaccination and booster doses remain the most reliable way to prevent severe cases from overwhelming the country’s medical...

GUA MUSANG, Jan 7 — An Orang Asli man was mauled to death by a tiger in an incident at Kampung Sau near Pos Bihai, here this morning. Gua Musang district police chief Supt Sik Choon Foo said the victim was identified as Anek Bin Along, 59. Police.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 — Shah Alam MP Khalid Abd Samad’s allegation that no meeting was held between the developer and landowners of Kampung Sungai Baru, Kampung Baru, here with Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim is not true,...

SEGAMAT, Jan 7 — A 63-year-old man became the first drowning victim of the Johor floods, after he was found dead by a search-and-rescue (SAR) team in Kampung Serakek here today. The victim, identified as Gan Ai Boon, was found at 5.40pm. He was...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 — An e-hailing driver was killed after he was set upon by six individuals near an entertainment centre in Kepong recently, police said. Sentul district police chief ACP Beh Eng Lai said the 28-year-old man died on December 30...