KUCHING, Feb 13 — A constitutional amendment seeking to rename the Sarawak chief minister’s post as ‘Premier’ will be proposed at the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting next week. According to a copy of the Constitution of the State of....

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 13 — A payment of RM1,671 each for pilgrims who had to cancel their umrah travel following the month-long temporary postponement, will be made on February 18, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs),...

KUALA NERANG, Feb 13 — A total of 23,775 individuals have benefited from houses built by the Kedah Regional Development Authority (Keda) for the poor in the state since its establishment over 40 years ago. Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) was not interested in the Tanjung Surat, Sri Medan and Semarang seats that PKR has offered to it for the Johor state election, sources said. Instead, they said Muda wanted Kempas,.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — Malaysia today recorded 21,072 additional Covid-19 cases, lower than the 22,802 reported yesterday. The additional cases today bring the total recorded in Malaysia so far to 3,040,235. As of yesterday, there were 2,846,713...

ALOR SETAR, Feb 13 — The government has yet to decide whether to extend or not the subsidy for poultry farmers after June 4, said Agriculture and Food Industries Minister (Mafi) Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee. He said the current subsidy is provided...

KUALA TERENGGANU, Feb 13 — The Sultan of Terengganu, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, today conferred state awards and honours to 24 recipients for 2021. The investiture ceremony was held at Istana Sharqiyyah here and was also attended...

KULAI, Feb 13 — DAP is now in the final stage of naming its remaining candidates for the Johor state election, said state DAP Deputy Chairman Teo Nie Ching. Teo, who is also Johor DAP Election Preparations Committee chair...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob wants radio stations to continue with its role in disseminating the latest information. In conjunction with the World Radio Day today, he expressed confidence that radio, which...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — Opposition lawmaker Lim Guan Eng today questioned the federal government’s priorities in providing financial aid after news reports highlighted claims the ethnic Chinese community in Terengganu were marginalised by the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said he is planning to go to the Middle East for a working visit end of next month and to China in May. Prior to that, the prime minister said he would complete his working visit....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has welcomed the government's initiative to resolve the issue of contract doctors. “It is a good move by the government to create 4,186 permanent positions for medical officers,....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today touted his federal administration as an example of a stable government led by Umno, contrary to the recent assertion by PAS election director Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today gave his assurance that no business will be shuttered even with the latest exponential increase in Covid-19 cases nationwide. He said this includes the Ramadan bazaars —.....

KUCHING, Feb 13 — The federal ministers from Sarawak must push for the restoration or recognition of Sarawak’s status as an autonomous partner within the Federation of Malaysia now that the Federation Constitution has been amended to restore...

KUALA KANGSAR, Feb 13 — A group suspected to be practising deviant teachings in Muallim originated from a neighbouring state, said Perak police chief Mior Faridalathrash Wahid. “There is one group that we identify in Muallim...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — The 15-year-old who recently made headlines in Terengganu for stabbing the baby she birthed requires proper legal and health aid befitting the trauma she underwent, the Children’s Commissioner of the Human Rights...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — The daughter of property tycoon father Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew, Datin Dian Lee Cheng Ling who has been appointed as a member of the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance’s (Muda) central executive committee cannot choose her...

BATU PAHAT, Feb 13 — The Perikatan Nasional (PN) will draft a manifesto for the Johor state election based on the voice of the grassroots, especially young people. PN Deputy Youth chief Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahma...

JOHOR BARU, Feb 13 — The action by a woman who claimed to have been sexually harassed by an incumbent Johor assemblyman in making the “sumpah laknat” (an oath used by Muslims to swear on the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM), which is making its electoral debut in the coming Johor state election, today announced its candidates will undergo an anti-corruption psychometric test. Its deputy president Haniza Mohamed Talha....

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 13 — Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar will undertake working visits to the Czech Republic, Austria and Poland from today to Feb 21. The Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) in a statement today said,&nbs...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Tan Sri Azam Baki said he believes he has made enemies throughout his 37-year career of fighting corruption. He also told local newspaper The Star in an interview published...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching wants the Education Ministry to clarify if SPM students were really asked about their dream wedding as an oral examination question in the 2021 school leaving certificate.  The former deputy...

KUCHING, Feb 13 — The amendments of four articles of the Federal Constitution relating to the rights of Sarawak and Sabah, which were unanimously passed by the Dewan Rakyat on Dec 14, last year are meaningless unless two-thirds of 222...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — A total of 135,478 children aged between five and 11, or 3.8 per cent of the group in Malaysia, have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine as of yesterday, under the National Covi...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — Malaysia recorded another 15 deaths due to Covid-19 as of midnight, which brings the Covid-19 death toll here since the pandemic started to 32,114. The Health Ministry’s CovidNow website showed that five out of the 15...

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 13 — Long-residing foreign nationals in Sabah said they are sceptical about the government’s proposal to issue an “identity card” to them, with many saying they would need to think long and hard before signing up for such.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — The government has agreed to appoint a Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) youth representative as a member of Felda’s board of directors, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today. He said the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) will continue to monitor airline management operations to ensure all risks are mitigated correctly and accordingly. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong, in a Facebook....