JASIN, Jan 13 — The Melaka government has gazetted 35 pig farms in Paya Mengkuang, Masjid Tanah as African Swine Fever (ASF) disease outbreak and control areas. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali said the gazetting was to control the spread....

PETALING JAYA, Jan 13 — Malaysia intends to expedite the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing process with Indonesia in relation to the recruitment of foreign workers for the construction sector, said Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — The Malaysian government announced today that it has received the remittance of US$80 million (RM340.92 million) from the out-of-court settlement related to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) from international audit firm...

KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 13 — Six men have been remanded to facilitate investigations after they were suspected of receiving payment to provide fake Covid-19 vaccination certificates in Terengganu. Terengganu Commercial Crime Investigation Department....

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 13 — The Federal Court has reserved its decision in the appeal brought by National Feedlot Corporation Sdn Bhd (NFCorp) executive chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Salleh Ismail and his company in a defamation suit filed against former...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — The Securities Commission of Malaysia (SC) will be calling up the brother of Tan Sri Azam Baki for an interview over alleged violation of stock trading laws by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — The government has channelled RM20.107 billion to 357,402 employers through the Wage Subsidy Programme (PSU) to maintain the employment of 2,951,245 local workers in an effort to reduce the unemployment rate among Malaysian.....

KUALA LUMPUR,  Jan 13 — ZI Publications Sdn Bhd director Mohd Ezra Mohd Zaid and the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS), as well as five others, have reached an agreement on the assessment of damages for him for wrongful prosecut...

KUCHING, Jan 13 — About 1,500 police personnel in Sarawak are ready to be mobilised in facing floods during this north-east monsoon season. State Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi lsmail said at a news conference here today that all the operations...

BENTONG, Jan 13 — The alignment for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) Project has been finalised, including the route in Selangor involving Section C2 from Gombak to Port Klang, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong. Wee said he had signed....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) has called Tan Sri Azam Baki’s defamation suit against the journalist who first reported about the shares he owns in several public-listed companies as a form of intimidation....

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 13 — The Op Benteng to combat entry of illegal immigrants under the National Task Force (NTF) will end in June this year, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin. He said all new implementations and plans regarding the...

BINTULU, Jan 13 — Police have set up an investigation team to investigate incidents of objects being thrown at moving vehicles here. When contacted, Bintulu police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said the police have received reports on the incidents.....

KUCHING, Jan 13 — Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sri Aman chairman Leon Jimat Donald, who is also a DAP Sarawak committee member, has resigned from the party. Leon, who stood for DAP in Simanggang during the past three state elections, submitted...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng has said that his party will not support amendments to the Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342), which will increase the maximum fine for companies that breach the law to RM500,000. In a.....

JOHOR BARU, Jan 13 — The son of Serbegeth “Shebby” Singh said his family was moved by the messages of appreciation that poured in for his father after news of his death broke last night. Sonuljit Singh, 32, who spoke on behalf of his family,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — Malaysia is currently having government-to-government talks with India, Bangladesh and (Southern) Thailand on bringing more foreign workers into the local plantation industry besides Indonesia, said Minister of Plantation...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — As they head into another year impacted by Covid-19, Malaysians are positive that 2022 will be a better one compared to what they endured in 2021. A recent survey by market analysts Ipsos found that 82 per cent of Malaysians....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — For the sake of the country’s prosperity and survival, all Malaysians must continue to collaborate to protect nature and mitigate the damaging effects of climate change, said the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Na...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 cases recorded a big jump today at 3,684 new infections, a third consecutive day that numbers have hovered above the 3,000-mark. This brings the total number of Covid-19 cases in the country to...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — Toll transactions using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology for private light vehicles (Class 1) will be implemented on the North-South Expressway (PLUS) route from the Juru  toll plaza in Penang to the....

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 13 ― The Penang Hindu Association (PHA) is calling on the authorities to ban the sale of T-shirts and prayer items bearing the images of Hindu deities as Thaipusam draws near. PHA president P. Murugiah said some retail outlets in.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — Tan Sri Azam Baki has been summoned to meet the Parliamentary Special Select Committee (PSC) on Agencies under the Prime Minister’s Department next week to explain his involvement in the recent stock-trading controversy....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has conveyed his condolences to the family of local football legend Serbegeth Singh, who died yesterday. Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah....

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 13 — Penang will continue to implement the mega projects under its Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) despite the various approval and financial challenges faced, said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. The Penang lawmaker said....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — With the Lunar New Year just around the corner and the month of Ramadan not far behind, food shortage worries have snowballed after Malaysian farmers were badly affected by some of the worst floods in the country’s history....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — Some 97.8 per cent of the adult population in the country, or 22,893,234 individuals, have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday. Based on the Health Ministry’s CovidNow portal, 99 ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — The vaccination programme for children aged five to 11 is expected to start soon now that Malaysia’s Drug Control Authority has granted conditional approval for the administration of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to children in.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — Malaysia’s Covid-19 deaths rose by another 15 cases as of midnight, putting the overall tally at 31,738 since the pandemic began. Six of the latest fatalities recorded were people who died before reaching hospitals. The...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (KKMM) is planning to use satellite technology to improve communication systems in the face of disasters, said its Deputy Minister Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin. He said this...