PUTRAJAYA, March 2 — Twenty-two out of 45 deaths involving recipients of the Covid-19 booster dose that were reported to the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) were found to be unrelated to the vaccine. NPRA director Dr Roshayati...

GEORGE TOWN, March 2 — A descendant of Foo Teng Nyong, the third wife of Kapitan Cina Chung Keng Qwee, is appealing to the Penang state government to protect her 138-year-old grave from demolition. Jeffrey Seow, who is the great grandson of Chung.....

JOHOR BARU, March 2 — Johor DAP chief Liew Chin Tong today “welcomed” former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s campaigning efforts on behalf of Barisan Nasional (BN) for the upcoming state election. In a sarcastic tone, he said it was.....

JOHOR BARU, March 2 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin denied claims made by certain parties that PN’s campaign for the Johor state election was ‘quiet’ compared to the campaign run by Barisan Nasional (BN) were...

KUALA TERENGGANU, March 2 — Ten police stations and 11 General Operations Force (GOF) control posts in Terengganu and Kelantan were damaged by severe floods which hit the states at the tailend of the North-east Monsoon. Deputy Inspector-General of....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Seputeh MP Teresa Kok today said she will cooperate with the police after the Batu Pahat police chief announced a probe against her for alleged threat aimed at the force members, during a speech in Yong Peng, Johor, on...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Devastated! This is the emotional word expressed and shared by Ukrainians living in Malaysia when they were interviewed by Bernama on how they felt over the Russian-Ukraine conflict. For Svitlana, 29, a Marketing Executive.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today suggested the reopening of alleged cases of selective prosecution during the Pakatan Harapan (PH-led) government. He said that if there were cases of selective prosecution...

PUTRAJAYA, March 2 — The Federal Court today has rejected Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s application to vacate the appeal hearing dates on new evidence, in his attempt to set aside his conviction in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case, which is...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The government should continue with the implementation of the minimum wage policy without yielding to the conglomerates’ objections against the proposed minimum wage hike, said opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim......

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Barisan Nasional (BN) must explain why it supports stiffer punishment against people who fail to comply with the Covid-19 regulations, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said today. The Opposition lawmaker was referring to.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has cleared former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin from allegations that he sought political support by offering positions in government-linked firms, which his...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang admitted today that his party’s national publicity secretary Tony Pua had gone overboard on his criticism of the Foon Yew High School’s board of governors when they welcomed convicted former...

JOHOR BARU, March 2 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) would support the revival of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project between Malaysia and Singapore if the coalition were to win the state election.  Its chairman Tan ...

JOHOR BARU, March 2 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) today promised to give 20 cubic metres of free water to low-income earners in Johor if it wins the state election on March 12. At the coalition’s manifesto launch this morning, PN chairman Tan Sri...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) has currently formulated three solutions for shuttlers who wish to step into the professional world, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Datu...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) today declared a 6.10 per cent dividend for conventional savings and 5.65 per cent dividend for Shariah savings in 2021, with a payout of RM50.45 billion and RM6.27 billion respectively....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 ― The Ministry of Health (MoH) will review and update the provision of special allowances for eligible healthcare frontliners who are tasked with managing the Covid-19 pandemic in the country from time to time, said its...

JOHOR BARU, March 2 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin denied that he is being “quiet” compared to the way former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had been campaigning for Barisan Nasional (BN) for the upcoming...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — For most governments in the developed world, the debate around waste management, an issue that has grown more pressing lately, has mostly centred around deterrence — that is to make wasting expensive by raising taxes to...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Pejuang’s international affairs bureau chief Tariq Ismail Mustafa today said that the party is not Malay supremacist in nature, playing up its centrist values and keenness to work with other races in the country. ...

KOTA KINABALU, March 2 — Malaysia is legally obliged to pay up to US$14.9 billion (RM62.6 billion) to the descendents of the defunct Sulu sultanate for violation of a land lease agreement in 1878 awarded by a French arbitration court yesterday,...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The deadline extension for Sinovac recipients aged 18 and above and senior citizens aged 60 and above to obtain their booster dose until March 31 has nothing to do with the Johor state election, said Health...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Amid a spike in Covid-19 cases nationwide and floods in the east coast states, the 2021 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination began smoothly today in accordance with the strict standard operating procedures at 3,382...

KOTA KINABALU, March 2 — The Health Ministry reported 25,854 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, an increase from 23,100 cases the day before. The latest number brings the total cases in the country to 3,468,590 cumulatively.  Th...

JOHOR BARU, March 2 — The 2021 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) candidates who were tested positive for Covid-19 and currently undergoing quarantine will be sitting for the examination at the second session in April. Senior Minister of...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Johor Umno deputy chief Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed has owned up to being the person who arranged for convicted former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s visit to a Johor school to campaign for the Barisan Nasional (BN)....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — More flood victims were evacuated to relief centres (PPS) in Terengganu and Kelantan, bringing the total number of evacuees in both states to 26,447 people as at 8am today. In Terengganu, the number of flood victims...

SIBU, March 2 — Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) is hoping that the Education Ministry (MoE) could review the decision of requiring all Primary 6 pupils from aided Chinese primary schools (SJKCs) and Tamil schools to attain Mastery Level (TP) 4 to TP6....

MIRI, March 2 — Swift action by police saw three men arrested less than 24 hours after they allegedly robbed and ran away with RM300 cash from a shop in Pujut Corner on Sunday. District police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said prior to the arrest, two....