KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 ― Yang Dipertua Negeri Sarawak Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud today received his instrument of appointment to continue his service for another two years from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah....

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 28 ― A Malaysian who is studying at the University of Lviv in Ukraine is safe, said the Ministry of Higher Education (KPT). It said in a statement that the student was with other Malaysians at the Malaysian Embassy in Warsaw, Poland....

JOHOR BARU, Feb 28 ― The Johor government is striving to move into the Covid-19 endemic phase by increasing the vaccination rate of its population, including among children aged between five and 12, said Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohamad. He said...

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 28 — More than 20,000 tourism operators registered under the Tourism Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac) will be able to put in their applications for 2022 special assistance with an allocation of RM85 million from tomorrow until...

LABUAN, Feb 28 ― Children below the age of 12 are starting to form a large proportion of Covid-19 cases in Labuan, said its Health Department director, Dr Ismuni Bohari. He said, as at February 27, a total of 54 children below the age of 12 are...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — Malaysia’s employment market charted an average salary growth of 3.2 per cent year-on-year, with education/training and accounting/finance specialisations having the highest salary increase rates, according to JobStreet...

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 28 — The Human Resources Ministry has proposed the implementation of eWages as a salary monitoring system for foreign workers, said its minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan. “The eWages initiative will be implemented soon to monitor...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — The Malaysian army has set six areas of focus to be implemented this year to achieve the mandate and aspirations laid out by the highest command of the Malaysian Armed Forces. The six focus areas are personnel wellbeing and.....

JOHOR BARU, Feb 28 — A total of 42 candidates from Parti Pejuang Tanah Air contesting in the upcoming Johor state election will today undergo an anti-corruption psychometric test. Pejuang is the first political party to make it compulsory for...

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 28 — Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Hajiji Noor had directed the Sabah police to heighten security surveillance in the run-up to the presidential election of the neighbouring country, the Philippines. Hajiji said he wanted the...

PETALING JAYA, Feb 28 — PKR’s Hassan Abdul Karim has called on party president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to disregard criticism by Parti Pejuang Tanah Air for allegedly not doing more to unite the Opposition bloc. Responding to remarks by...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — The Russia-Ukraine conflict will definitely affect efforts to speed up the global economic recovery, including that of Malaysia, Senior Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said. He said.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — The number of flood victims in Terengganu and Kelantan continued to increase to 22,450 people at 234 temporary relief centres as of this afternoon compared with 19,626 at 225 relief centres this morning. In Terengganu, the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — Only the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) can comment on matters regarding the decision to drop drug-linked charges against a local tycoon’s son, as the police were involved only at the investigation stage, Bukit Aman...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — DAP’s MP for Damansara Tony Pua today criticised the Foon Yew High School for inviting former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to speak at one of the school’s branches in Johor Baru last week. In a Facebook post...

SIBU, Feb 28 — There are no major corruption cases happening in Sarawak, said Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki. “Sarawak should be proud because it is not the state with the highest corruption.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — The Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) said the compound issued to one of its Johor state election candidates by health authorities for ‘fist bumping’ outside a nomination centre was not reasonable. The party...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — Calling it due time, several women’s advocacy groups called for the Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Women and Children Affairs and Social Development to urgently review the Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill 2021.&nb...

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 28 — A total of 407,097 candidates will be sitting for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2021 written examinations starting this Wednesday (March 2) until March 29, said the Ministry of Education (MOE). In a statem...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) said former inspector-general of police (IGP) Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador has no right to make comments on the alleged existence of “cartels” within the police force as he....

PETALING JAYA, Feb 28 — The Malaysian army today receives six MD530G light scout/attack helicopters to boost its readiness and capability. Army chief, General Tan Sri Zamrose Mohd Zain said all the helicopters would be equipped with 7.62.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — Nine Malaysians and their two dependants who were evacuated from Kyiv in Ukraine to Poland are now on their way to Kuala Lumpur and are expected to arrive here tomorrow, Prime Minister Datu...

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 28 — Climbers on Mount Kinabalu were given a surprise this morning when snow fell over the tallest peak in South East Asia. One of the witnesses of the phenomenon was a Via Ferrata trainer, Hajiri Sulumin, 47, who recorded a...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — AirAsia has announced there will be a limited counter check-in service at airports in Malaysia from 1st April 2022. This is done to accelerate full migration to contactless self-check-in but counter...

SHAH ALAM, Feb 28 — The Selangor government stresses that the decision to allow only individuals who have taken the booster dose to perform the Friday prayer is based on the consent of the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah. State...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — The federal government may face a tremendous amount of litigation and compensation costs reaching billions of ringgit should it decide to swap out the current Single Wholesale Model (SWN) model for the proposed Dual...

COMMENTARY, Feb 28 — Three days in, most of the parties vying for seats in the state election still seem to be searching for the “soul” of their campaign. Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) has yet to stick to one main issue that can...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — In his opening address at the fifth session of the 14th Parliament, the King called for labour law reforms as the employment world has changed. Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah viewed seriously the issues of corruption in Malaysia. His Majesty said it was important for the issues to be addressed in a bid to build a...

JOHOR BARU, Feb 28 — At one morning engagement session between young people and a political party here recently, a university student stood up and asked a burning question to kick off the event. Identifying herself as only Bella, the young woman...