KOTA KINABALU, Feb 9 — Amidst confusion over whether a controversial carbon trading deal in Sabah is going ahead, the state Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) has clarified that the signed agreement was not enforceable as due diligence was still.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 ― Recent statements signalling the market on a potential price increase by certain influential groups of enterprises are unnecessary and can cause fear and panic amongst consumers, said the Malaysia Competition Commission...

SIBU, Feb 9 ― A Covid-19 Quarantine and Treatment Centre (PKRC) is being erected at the Sibu Hospital grounds to treat high-risk cases in Sibu Division following the sharp increase in cases since a few days ago. The Sibu Division Disaster...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 ― The Malaysia United Democratic Alliance (Muda) will contest in at least six seats in the Johor state election next month, after reaching an agreement with Pakatan Harapan’s Amanah and DAP. In a joint statement, Muda...

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 9 ― Two government agency officials and two company owners have been remanded for six days to assist in an investigation into soliciting and receiving bribes for a road slope maintenance project worth RM300 million. According to a...

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 9 ― The legal action involving a developer, KAJ Development Sdn Bhd and the Melaka government over the termination of the Melaka Gateway coastal reclamation project will likely be resolved out of court. The matter was told to...

KUCHING, Feb 9 ― Sarawak medical tourism industry is set to benefit from the reopening of the international borders proposed by next month as the industry could look forward to regaining revenues that it enjoyed before the Covid-19 pandemic. State....

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 9 — A man residing in Lahad Datu pleaded guilty to making a false police report that a group of armed men had breached Sabah’s borders last week, causing widespread panic. The man, a 42-year-old foreign national known as Ben,.....

KOTA KINABALU Feb 9 — Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Jafry Arifin has welcomed the federal government’s proposal to reopen Malaysia’s borders to tourists, but said this must come with clear standard operating procedures.....

JOHOR BARU, Feb 9 — Despite being a relatively new political party, Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) is confident that it has what it takes to make an impression in the upcoming Johor state election on March 12. Johor Pejuang Leadership Council...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 ― Revenue for the services sector in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021 grew by 5.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM460 billion with an annual value amounting to RM1.7 trillion, according to the Department of Statistics...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 ― Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade recorded the highest monthly sales value amounting to RM120.5 billion in December, with annual sales recording a four per cent growth to reach RM1.3 trillion in 2021 compared with the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 ― Despite facing a surge of new infections due to Omicron, Malaysia’s healthcare system currently remains under control as 99 per cent of new daily cases had either mild or no symptoms. Alth...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 ― Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has prayed for the swift recovery of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin who was tested positive for Covid-19. In his tweet, Ismail Sabri also prayed for the chairman of the National...

KUALA TERENGGANU, Feb 9 — A 15-year-old girl has been remanded for seven days from today, to facilitate investigation into a case involving the death of a newborn baby boy, believed to have been stabbed in Kemaman yesterday. The remand order was...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — The Health Ministry (MoH) recorded 17,134 new Covid-19 cases today, continuing a streak of increasing daily cases over the past week. Today’s number is over 3,000 more than yesterday’s 13,944. Health director-general Tan.....

JOHOR BARU, Feb 9 — The Election Commission (EC) is targeting a 70 per cent voter turnout for the upcoming Johor state election. EC chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh said the percentage target is based on the total of 2.597 million eligible voters....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Maxis Bhd is currently in talks with the regulators and the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia to determine the rollout of its 5G network to consumers. Chief executive officer (CEO) Gokhan Ogut said the...

GEORGE TOWN,  Feb 9 ― Three individuals, including an assistant to a special officer, are in remand for four days from today for allegedly having submitted false claims, involving more than RM80,000, for programmes involving hawkers. The.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 ― Telekom Malaysia Berhad’s headquarters building Menara TM has been put on the market for an undisclosed price today. An advertisement sighted on StarBiz today said Menara TM’s sale is being conducted via expression of...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has not been able to find conclusive evidence to charge lawmakers accused of taking bribes to switch parties, its chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki was quoted as saying. Azam....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — DAP’s Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching today said that the government’s resources spent on the National Recovery Council (NRC) would go down the drain if its suggestions continued to be ignored. Commenting on NRC chairman Tan Sri...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Rock-bottom wages and poor treatment of migrant workers will hurt the economic development and growth at the macro level for Malaysia, two foreign diplomats said today. In a joint opinion piece published in the New Straits...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — National Recovery Council (NRC) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today said that he has tested positive for Covid-19, and will be undergoing self-quarantine at his home in accordance with Health Ministry (MoH) regulations....

JOHOR BARU, Feb 9 — The Election Commission (EC) has set March 12 as polling day for the 15th Johor state election. Nomination day is February 26 and early polling will be held on March 8. This was announced by EC chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Some 53.9 per cent of the adult population in Malaysia, or 12,616,238 individuals, have received the Covid-19 booster dose as of yesterday. Based on the CovidNow portal, a total of 22,931,979 individuals, or ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — The proposed reopening of Malaysia’s international borders by March without mandatory quarantine will encourage more medical tourists in the country, said Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM). Welcoming National....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — The Health Ministry today declared another 13 people dead due to Covid-19, bringing the national death toll to 32,056. According to the ministry’s CovidNow portal, yesterday’s recorded deaths included three people who...

SHAH ALAM, Feb 9 — The public has been reminded not to conduct open burning activities in the current hot and dry weather as the country is experiencing the second phase of the Northeast Monsoon until mid-March. The Depar...

SHAH ALAM, Feb 9 — Police arrested two men and two women who are believed to be involved in selling fake sick leave certificates around Shah Alam yesterday. Selangor Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief ACP Azman Ali sa...