SARIKEI,  Feb 10 — A ship captain was rescued, while his two friend are still missing after the ship, which was carrying heavy machinery, capsized in Sungai Serdeng near here shortly before midnight yesterday. Sibu Fire and Rescue station....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Various indicators are clearly showing that the country is on an excellent track towards recovery from the health and economic crisis that began two years ago, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. For example,....

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 10 — A businesswoman who splashed acid on two woman will have to serve 16 years in jail after she lost her appeal to have her jail term run concurrently. The Court of Appeal three-member bench led by Justice Datuk Yaacob Md Sam,...

SEBERANG PERAI, Feb 10 — The Cabinet or the Special Committee to Address Covid-19 will discuss the proposed reopening of Malaysia’s borders before a decision is reached, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein. He said the issue of....

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 10 — A special card will be created and issued to foreign nationals residing for long in Sabah including their children, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin. Describing this suggestion made by the Sabah government as good,....

JOHOR BARU, Feb 10 ― Entrepreneur Datin Dian Lee Cheng Ling hopes her involvement in politics is not overshadowed by her father, property tycoon Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew. “Every time I want to do something, not only now but my whole life, people will....

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 10 ― Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin today confirmed that former Bangladesh High Commissioner, Mohammed Khairuzzaman, is currently detained by the authorities. Without disclosing what offence Mohammed Khairuzzaman was...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — The Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia (Samenta) today urged the Human Resources Ministry to focus on reforming the country’s labour laws to keep up with the gig economy and the reality of a post-pandemic....

KUCHING, Feb 10 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) will administer Covid-19 vaccinations in schools throughout the country from Monday under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids), said Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali. The...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) said today it plans to field two candidates in the upcoming Johor state election. PBM information head Zakaria Abdul Hamid said the party’s supreme council had agreed that the candidates will...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 ― The Malaysian Meteorology Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a warning of severe continuous rain in Pahang and Johor until tomorrow. MetMalaysia, in a statement, stated that severe continuous heavy rain is expected to occur....

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 10 ― Malaysia is ready to work with the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) to address human trafficking, especially for forced labour, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan. Saravanan in a statement here...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has reportedly been asked to disclose his assets, with an estimated value of US$681 million (RM2.85 billion), to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and Global Diversified Investment....

JOHOR BARU, Feb 10 — Johor Parti Amanah Negara‘s offer of the Puteri Wangsa state seat to the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) has triggered dissatisfaction and frustration among party members, the state PKR’s wing chief Napsiah...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 cases reached another milestone this year, with 19,090 new infections recorded over the past 24 hour. The last time Malaysia reached past the 19,000-mark was on September 12, 2021, with...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — A democracy index report by London-based financial journal The Economist has revealed Malaysia as recording the highest score among Asean countries. Despite being grouped in “flawed democracy” among other countries like.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — The Pahang government has threatened to file a defamation suit against environmentalist Datin Shariffa Sabrina Syed Akil if she fails to apologise publicly for several statements critical of the state’s logging policy,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — A total of 25 people have been arrested nationwide in connection with cheating cases involving the sale of fake Covid-19 vaccination certificates, said Bukit Aman police. Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CC...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng today accused the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner of lying over the anti-graft agency’s investigation into several MPs who had switched political parties....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Convicted former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has claimed that the civil action to freeze his assets was due to the upcoming Johor state election, insinuating Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as the party responsible for...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 ― Body temperature check is no longer compulsory at Ministry of Education (MoE) educational institution premises effective tomorrow, the MoE said in a statement today. However, all teachers, implementation team members (AKP),.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 ― The Immigration Department has detained a former Bangladeshi envoy to Malaysia who has been residing here as a refugee for years, the country's news outlet The Daily Star reported. Mohamed Khairuzzaman, a former army maj...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — The Pakatan Harapan (PH) presidential council today urged the government to postpone the Johor state election due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases. “To ensure that this increase is not used as a political instrument.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Malaysian Health Coalition (MHC) urged the government to come up with a plan to combat the surge of Covid-19 cases due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant. In a statement today, the coalition of 26 health...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — A police report has been lodged against anti-corruption activist Lalitha Kunaratnam, who wrote about Tan Sri Azam Baki’s share acquisition in two public-listed companies last year, for allegedly lying to the court. News...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Malaysia United Democratic Alliance (Muda) said today it is suspending the information chief for its Kedah chapter after a now-deleted Facebook post attacking its allies Pakatan Harapan (PH) and PKR. Its national information....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Satirist and graphic artist Fahmi Reza has claimed trial to a charge at the Sessions Court here today, for allegedly making an “obscene” social media post with the intent to insult a person. It is understood that...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — A total of 62,809 children aged between five and 11 years, or 1.7 per cent of their population in the country, have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine as of yesterday. They were given the vaccine under...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — DAP lawmaker Lim Kit Siang urged the Health Ministry (MoH) to set up a special committee comprising public health experts to bring down the number of fatalities due to Covid-19. The Iskandar Puteri MP said that despite the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Nine more people have died in Malaysia from Covid-19, according to the Health Ministry’s latest data updated at midnight, putting the country’s overall fatalities at 32,065. Four of the latest deaths were recorded before....