KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — Malaysia is fully hit by the Covid-19 Omicron variant wave now, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. In a tweet today, he said the number of daily Covid-19 cases is expected to hit 15,000 a day soon. “There are still one....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — The Health Ministry (MoH) today denied it had issued a recommendation that senior citizens should not go out to vote in the Johor election as was spread on social media recently. In the recommendation, senior citizens were...

LENGGONG, Feb 6 — The drop in water level at the Bukit Merah Dam in Bagan Serai, near here, due to the hot and dry weather, is not only affecting the Kerian district’s paddy farmers but its industrial sector too. Perak Mentri Besar, Datuk Seri...

KOTA BARU, Feb 6 — The current standard operating procedures (SOP) for congregational prayers in mosques, surau and madrasah have proven to be effective in curbing the spread of Covid-19, says Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — Traffic on several major highways heading towards the Klang Valley was reported to be slow-moving since this afternoon, with more people returning home after the Chinese New Year holidays. A Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM).....

KUDAT, Feb 6 — Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Hajiji Noor today denied that his relationship with his deputy Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin is strained. The Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) chairman said on the contrary, ties between leaders in the coalition....

KUCHING, Feb 6 — The Omicron variant has now replaced Delta as the dominant circulating Covid-19 variant in Sarawak, said Prof Dr David Perera. The Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM) director...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — MCA has denied issuing a letter containing a list of the seats it will be contesting in the Johor State Election, as had gone viral on social media. Its president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong in a statement today said Barisan...

JOHOR BARU, Feb 6 — It was as if the war siren had been sounded with Johor suddenly waking up to a hive of activities after two days of quiet and joyful Chinese New Year (CNY) celebration. The state has turned lively again with various political...

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 6 — Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) is ready to play its role in strengthening the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) by sharing resources, expertise and equipment, said Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 cases flew past the 10,000-mark today, recording 10,089 cases today.  This is the first time that cases have passed the 10,000-mark, with the last time being October 1 last year when the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued continuous rain warning at the alert level in Rompin, Pahang as well as Mersing and Kota Tinggi in Johor from tomorrow until Tuesday (Feb 8). MetMalaysi...

KOTA BARU, Feb 6 — The government will pay up to 60 per cent of the losses incurred by pilgrims affected by the month-long temporary postponement of umrah travel imposed since Jan 8, said Deputy Minister...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — Pasir Mas MP Ahmad Fadhli Shaari today came to the defence of PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang over remarks made by Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Ahmad Fadhli – who is also PAS Youth Chief –...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — Amanah deputy president Datuk Salahuddin Ayub today questioned a supposed promise by Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang’s to aid Afghanistan, saying that the latter’s pledge seemed premature. According to a report by Free...

KUCHING, Feb 6 — Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii has called on the police to come up with a clearer and better traffic control protocol when it comes to escorting dignitaries (VVIPs) and their entourage. Dr Yii said this is to ensure that the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) reiterated that now is not the right time to increase the cost of doing business and the proposed RM1,500 new minimum wage implementation would derail economi...

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 6 — The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) in Penang will commence tomorrow, said state Agrotechnology and Food Safety, Rural Development and Health Committee chairman Dr Norlela Ariffin. She said for.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has expressed his condolences to the family of a five-year-old Rayan Oram who died on Saturday after being trapped for five days in a well in a village in northern Morocco. Ismail....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is investigating Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) after a document was leaked on social media, which implicated that five of the latter’s executives in financial misconduct. In a...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang today asked the Ministry of Health (MoH) to reveal the number of Omicron and Delta Covid-19 variants from Malaysia’s daily new Covid-19 cases.  In a statement, Lim said that he had spoken ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — A total of 12,307,360 individuals or 52.6 per cent of the adult population in the country have received the Covid-19 booster dose as of yesterday. According to the CovidNow portal, a total of 22,929,020 indiv...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — Malaysia recorded another 14 deaths due to Covid-19 in the past 24-hours, bringing the total number of those who died due to the pandemic here to 32,025. According to the Health Ministry’s CovidNow website, the latest...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — For many, seeing death up close may be an unnerving idea but for 26-year-old Daniya Naidu, it’s just another day in her job as an undertaker. A graduate with a degree in economics from an Australian university, Daniya never....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — The Election Commission (EC) needs to be more aggressive in making announcements through both the mainstream and social media to raise awareness among new voters on their rights and interests in the upcoming Johor state...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 ― A policeman was seriously injured after being hit by a car at a roadblock in Seri Kembangan, Serdang early this morning. Serdang police chief ACP AA Anbalagan said in the incident at about 1.50 am, Lance Corporal Meor Mohd...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 ― The city of Kuala Lumpur must be better prepared to face future challenges as well as ensure that no group is marginalised in line with the principle of the Malaysian Family, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri...

 KOTA KINABALU, Feb 5 ― The trust given by the people to Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) to lead the state government must be valued with its elected representatives working hard to develop the state. As such, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today pledged to build 5,000 council homes for the urban poor, as he vowed to make Kuala Lumpur city “inclusive”, vowing at its 50th anniversary celebration here that he would....

MELAKA, Feb 5 — The Melaka government will foster cooperation with the provinces of Pekanbaru and Dumai in Indonesia to obtain manpower to fill vacancies in the hospitality and health tourism sectors in the state. State Tourism, Heritage and...