KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 ― The number of flood evacuees in Kelantan rose, while those in Terengganu dropped slightly as of 2 pm today. In Kelantan, evacuees rose to 8,151 people from 2,626 families compared to 7,625 people from 2,483 families in the.....

JOHOR BARU, March 1 ― Police opened seven investigation papers yesterday in connection with various offences reported in the Johor state election. Johor police state election media spokesman Supt Ibrahim Mat Som said the offences included...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 ― The usage rate of the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) or MyRFID tags has increased 18 per cent since it was introduced in 2017, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the....

KUALA TERENGGANU, March 1 ― The floods in Terengganu claimed a second life when an elderly man was found drowned about 50 metres from the Pasir Gajah Police Station, Chukai at 10.15am today. Kemaman district police chief Supt Hanyan Ramlan said...

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 1 ― Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has given assurance that an amendment to the Constitution in relation to the Anti-Party Hopping Bill will be tabled next week, Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Datuk Seri Anwar...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — The European Union (EU) has urged Malaysia to vote in favour of a draft resolution at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to condemn Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine, which will be put to the test later this week.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun said today he disagreed with the “narrative” that Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Tan Sri Azam Baki had refused to appear before the Parliamentary Select....

IPOH, March 1 ― Six men are in remand for four days from today on suspicion of bribing a Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) officer of between RM500 and RM15,000 a month to obtain free electricity. The remand order was issued by Magistrate Noor Azreen...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — Kelab Shah Alam Selangor clarified today that the ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol on its premises was the decision of the club’s general committee and not the Selangor state secretary. “The decision to deny...

PUTRAJAYA, March 1 — The mother of former minister, the late Tan Sri Jamaludin Mohd Jarjis, today succeeded in her appeal to set aside a conditional stay obtained by her two grandchildren, which among others barred her from disclosing information.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 ― The motion on the election of a Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker to replace Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, which was scheduled for today, has been postponed again. The motion on the postponement was tabled by Deputy Minister in....

PUTRAJAYA, March 1 ― The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today announced its raid on a bitcoin mining syndicate that has hundreds of dens spread across the peninsula. The raid, a joint operation with national power provider Tenaga...

PUTRAJAYA, March 1 ― Tan Sri Azam Baki today confirmed the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is not investigating Datuk Tawfiq Ayman, the husband of former Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz, over allegations...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 ― DAP lawmaker Tony Pua today said that he is only interested in protecting the moral fibre of schools to ensure educational institutions' reputations are not tarnished.  Pua was commenting on Datuk Seri Najib Ra...

CYBERJAYA, March 1 ― The government expects its tax revenue collection to return to pre-pandemic levels by meeting or surpassing the target of RM139 billion this year, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said that to...

IPOH, March 1 ― Ahead of a meeting today with Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, the Perak mentri besar said Perak will see what Penang brings to the table over the proposed Perak Sungai Perak Raw Water Transfer Scheme (SPRWTS). “Yes, ...

PUTRAJAYA, March 1 ― Approximately RM10 million worth of Datuk Rohana Rozhan’s assets have been frozen following investigations into the former Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd CEO over her alleged connection to the 1MDB global financial...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 ― Casual contacts of Covid-19 will not see any change in their status on the MySejahtera, but they will be notified via the application, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. In a post on his Twitter page t...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 ― Speaker Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun today allowed a special motion by Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to discuss the bombshell revelations by Tim Leissner, the former head of Goldman Sachs’s South-east Asia...

KUALA LUMPUR,  March 1 ― The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has given his consent to the 12 laws that were passed during the Second Meeting of the Fourth Session of the 14th Parliament. D...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 ― Malaysian ports are not dealing directly with Ukrainian ports, instead they are trading more with Turkish and Malta 2 ports, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said. He said the direct impact of the Russia-Ukraine...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 ― Former Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner told a US federal court last week that neither he nor his ex-colleague Roger Ng received kickbacks from the third bond they raised for 1MDB worth US$3 billion (RM12.9 billion),...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 ― Pekan MP Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s civil suit to seek RM1.9 million in compensation from the Malaysian government and former attorney general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas for prosecuting him is an abuse of court process, the...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 ― The Singapore Court of Appeal has today reserved a judgement on Malaysian Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, who is on death row for bringing 42.72 grammes (1.5 ounces) of heroin into the republic in 201...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 ― Environment and Water Minister (Kasa) Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man told Parliament today that the Sabah state government did not inform Putrajaya about its controversial Nature Conservation Agreement (NCA), which has...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 ― Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said in Parliament today that no corrupt politician has been spared from the criminal justice system. He conceded that efforts to battle graft remains difficult after Opposition....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 ― Malaysia reported 23,100 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a downtrend from yesterday’s 24,466 cases. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in his latest statement said that 22,802 were local...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 ― Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the “court cluster” label on those from his party with ongoing court cases was created by its political enemies to negatively influence public perception in the March 12....

KUCHING, March 1 ― The Constitution of the State of Sarawak (Amendment) Ordinance 2022 to replace the title ‘chief minister’ with ‘premier’, ‘deputy chief minister’ with ‘deputy premier’, and ‘assistant minister’ with ‘deputy....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 ― Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has accused DAP lawmaker Tony Pua of “assaulting” the Foon Yew High School in Johor, calling it vengeance and a form of intimidation politics, Malaysiakini reported...