KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob told government officials to only speak Bahasa Malaysia when representing the country at functions overseas, a news portal reported today. Free Malaysia Today reported the PM,...

BANGKOK, Feb 26 — Malaysia and Thailand have agreed to carry out a feasibility study for a high speed rail (HSR) route between Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the agreement was reached in his meeting...

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 26 — The Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) will be registered to ensure that cooperation between parties that support the current state government can continue to be strengthened. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Hajiji Noor said...

KUCHING, Feb 26 — Longhouse folks should refrain from rearing pigs for the time being, especially in areas that have been declared as African Swine Fever (ASF) affected areas, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. “Do not...

KUCHING, Feb 26 — Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii today urged Citrawarna Keluarga Malaysia 2022 attendees to comply with Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) to prevent the event from turning into an ‘Omicron Festival’. He was...

KUALA KRAI, Feb 26 — Despite the fear that they may contract Covid-19 at the flood relief centres (PPS), flood victims here have complied with instructions issued by the authorities when they were ordered to evacuate to the PPS. A coconut milk...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 ― Eight Malaysians and two foreign national dependents are in the process of escaping Kyiv for Poland’s borders by road, as the Ukraine capital comes under increasing attacks. The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported...

BANGKOK, Feb 26 ― Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob is confident that Malaysia can implement the land Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) by May this year. He said the Health Ministry (MoH) would be studying several proposals on Malaysia’s.....

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 26 — The Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state government is ready to welcome new party Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat (KDM) led by former opposition leader Datuk Peter Anthony into its fold if all the component parties...

JOHOR BARU, Feb 26 — The Johor state election looks set to be intense with 239 candidates contesting, paving the way for multiple-cornered contests in all 56 seats. From the Election Commission’s (EC) nomination list, both the Tiram and Kempas...

JOHOR BARU, Feb 26 — Incumbent Kota Iskandar state assemblyman Dzulkefly Ahmad of Pakatan Harapan (PH) is facing four other candidates in the seat in the Johor state election. The Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) Johor deputy chief, who won th...

BATU PAHAT, Feb 26 ― Johor Umno Liaison secretary Datuk Samsolbari Jamali, who is the incumbent Semarang Assemblyman, is facing three opponents in his bid to defend the seat in the March 12 Johor state election. The former Agriculture, Agro-based.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 ― Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said that Malaysia is currently in an effort to evacuate eight of our nationals and two foreign dependents through the country’s embassy in Kiev, Ukraine due to the Russian...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — Pakatan Harapan’s (PH), Marina Ibrahim will face both Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Barisan Nasional (BN) in her first ever state election. Marina who was the former DAP coordinator for DUN Layang-Layang was given the last...

MUAR, Feb 26 ― Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) deputy president Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub is being challenged by three other candidates in the Simpang Jeram seat in the Johor state election on March 12. Salahuddin, the Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate....

JOHOR BARU, Feb 26 — The hotly-contested Larkin state constituency will see a six-cornered contest involving first-time candidates from the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda), Barisan Nasional (BN), Perikatan Nasional (PN), PKR, Parti...

JOHOR BARU, Feb 26 — With a total of 10 political parties throwing their hats into the ring for the Johor election, the number of candidates fighting for just 56 seats in the state legislative assembly is staggering. The Barisan Nasional (BN) is...

KUALA TERENGGANU, Feb 26 ― The second day of floods in Terengganu saw a steep rise in the number of victims as 2,525 people from 712 families were evacuated this morning compared to 1,237 people from 339 families last night. Twenty-nine more...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — The Health Ministry reported 30,644 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, a slight decrease of 1,426 cases from 32,070 reported previously. This brings the cumulative infections to 3,367,871 from the time Covid-19...

OHOR BARU, Feb 26 ― The nomination process for the Johor state election ended at 10am today. The process, which began at 9am and involved 56 seats, went smoothly and the returning officers in the respective constituencies are expected to announce.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 ― A total of 751,928 individuals or 21.2 per cent of the child population aged between five and 11 years in Malaysia have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for...

BATU PAHAT, Feb 26 ― Umno supreme council member Datuk Mohd Puad Zakarshi is facing a four-way fight in the Rengit seat under the Batu Pahat federal constituency in the Johor state election. Despite a prohibition by the authorities for any form of....

JOHOR BARU, Feb 26 — A 42-year-old journalist was fined RM1,000 today for violating the standard operating procedure (SOP) at the Larkin nomination centre here in conjunction with the Johor state election. Another journalist was let off with a...

TAWAU, Feb 26 ― Sri Tanjong assemblyman Justin Wong opined the possibility of a working alliance between two local parties from Sabah and Sarawak. Commenting on reports that Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) and Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) are in...

LAWAS, Feb 26 ― Three brothers were killed in a fire that occurred at their family’s house in Kampung Seberang Kedai near here last night. According to the Sarawak Fire and Rescue (Bomba) operations centre, it received a distress call on the...

JOHOR BARU, Feb 26 ― Nomination of candidates for the Johor state election commences today at 56 nomination centres which will open at 9am. The process of submitting candidate nomination papers will close one hour after that. As soon as the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 ― As the various federal Opposition parties vie with one another in several seat tussles, the major coalitions of Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) will see them go head-to-head clash in all 56 seats in the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — Russia launched a full-scale military invasion into Ukraine Thursday, after months of escalating tensions between the two nations over two contested areas in the latter’s borders, Donetsk and Luhansk. The US, the UK and...

BANGKOK, Feb 25 — Malaysia and Thailand are committed to continue their close cooperation to realise the bilateral trade target of US$30 billion (RM126 billion) by 2025 for the economic recovery of both countries. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 ― The impact of the 6.1-magnitude earthquake that hit northern Sumatra, Indonesia today had a minimal impact on Malaysia, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) director-general Muhammad Helmi...