KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — The families of more than 30 death row inmates are hopeful that this year they will get some form of cheer should the Malaysian government decide to abolish the death penalty. This comes amid Putrajaya’s promise to study...

PASIR PUTEH, Feb 21 — The Agriculture and Food Industry Ministry (MAFI) is conducting a survey to help around 500 watermelon farmers around Bachok and Pasir Puteh districts who suffered losses after their crops were flooded following heavy rain...

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 21 — Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow welcomed the more cautious approach taken by the Health Ministry in the reopening of the country’s borders. The Penang lawmaker said it is understandable that Health Minister Khairy...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Human rights group Pusat Komas today said that it found the topics of race and religion made up a huge percentage of the three main coalition’s communication strategies during the Melaka polls last November. Pusat Komas...

KLANG, Feb 21 — The Selangor government will work with the Malaysian Space Agency (MYSA) to obtain the latest satellite observation data to detect areas with the potential to become illegal dumpsites. State Local Government, Public Transport and...

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 21 — Penang will finally be able to continue discussions with Perak over its proposed Perak Sungai Perak Raw Water Transfer Scheme (SPRWTS). Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said both state governments have set March 1 to meet.....

KUCHING, Feb 21 — Sarawak aims to attain sustainable growth and prosperity by becoming a South-east Asian powerhouse to provide the region with affordable and reliable renewable energy, says Chief Minister Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg. “This...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Registration under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) has now exceeded one million individuals which is 28 per cent of children aged between five and 11 after three weeks of implementation,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) will not contest any Johor state seats that Opposition parties are defending, Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman said. In an event today, the Muda president said the party will instead.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — The Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) announced it will field vice president Lim Wei Jiet, co-founder Nurafiqah M. Zulkifli, and the party’s state chief Azrol Rahani in the Johor seats of Tenang, Bukit Kepong and....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Perlis Mufti Datuk Mohd Asri Zainul today said he expected the High Court decision giving Hindu mother Loh Siew Hong physical custody of her Muslim children, but would find legal options to maintain their unilateral...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — The RM40 billion Semarak Niaga Keluarga Malaysia (Semarak Niaga) initiative, which was launched today, to help the business sector bounce back is a testament to the Ministry of Finance’s (MoF) response in ensuring ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — The Ministry of Human Resources has received 111,807 applications for foreign workers since it was opened last Feb 15 until yesterday, said its minister, Datuk Seri M. Saravanan. He said of the total, 77,848...

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 21 — The Education Ministry (MoE) has yet to decide on the implementation of the Form Three Assessment (PT3) examination for the 2022 session, said Senior Education Minister Datuk Radzi Jidin. He said the MoE was looking into the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — DAP Leader Lim Kit Siang said his birthday wish is for Johor voters to be able to discern truth from lies come the state election on March 12. The Iskandar Puteri MP, who turned 81 yesterday, said he and DAP have faced many.....

KUCHING, Feb 21 — Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas has urged the rural community not to hunt for wild boars to help curb the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Sarawak. The Second Minister for Finance and New Economy said...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 cases dropped slightly in the last 24 hours to 26,832 but the number of deaths remained high at 37, amid a new wave of infections fuelled by the more contagious Omicron variant. The Health...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Seventy-nine percent of the 191 deaths due to complications of Covid-19 infection among pregnant women last year comprised those who did not receive the vaccine injection. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — The RM40 billion Semarak Niaga Keluarga Malaysia programme launched today will increase the business sector’s access to financing, especially for the micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the info...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Hindu mother Loh Siew Hong can now finally reunite with her children after the High Court today granted her a writ of habeas corpus for an immediate release of her three children from alleged unlawful detention. In...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Since the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) began on February 3, the state of Kelantan has had the lowest reception rate with just 8 per cent of children, or 21,900, registered to get...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — A total of  513,393 of 14.5 per cent of Malaysia’ child population aged between five and 11 years have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — A nine-judge panel at the Federal Court today unanimously declared that the Selangor state legislative assembly has no authority to make an enactment giving the Shariah courts the power to carry out judicial reviews of...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Ah, cryptocurrency. The fun, volatile new wave of technology with a dark underbelly full of climate controversies and scams. According to Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief Datuk Seri Abd Jalil Hassan,.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — “Every time a festive period rolls around, it is the same thing. For one reason or another, there will always be a shortage of chicken. Honestly, many chicken vendors are fed up with it, but this is our bread and butter....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — Police have confirmed that a local detainee suffered from sudden death at the Seri Alam district police headquarters (IPD) lock-up in Johor Baru yesterday. Bukit Aman Integrity and Standards Compliance Department (JIPS)...

SEREMBAN, Feb 20 — About 30 houses involving more than 130 residents in Gemas near here were damaged due to heavy rains and storms in the district this afternoon. Gemas fire and rescue station chief Mohd Farid Abu Bakar said the incident, which...

JOHOR BARU, Feb 20 —The Federal government has allocated RM150 million over a three-year period for the Johor state government to implement the myBAS services through the Stage Bus Service Transformation Programme (SBST) aimed at improving bus...

TAPAH, Feb 20 — Allegations that certain Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) members had lied about when they joined the party to enable them to run for party posts during Bersatu’s party last election are baseless and politically...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — The sweet and historic success of the national men’s team in lifting the Badminton Asia Team Championships (BATC) 2022 trophy has also attracted the attention of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who...