JOHOR BARU, March 5 — The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) is committed to ensuring that Malaysia can achieve a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 5.8 per cent this year as projected by the World Bank. Senior Minister cum...

MERSING, March 5 — The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) is prepared for its personnel to cast their votes in early voting in the Johor state election on Tuesday. Senior Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said so far, he has not received.....

KOTA KINABALU, March 5 — The Sabah office of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today arrested 19 contractors on suspicion of having been involved in submitting falsified bank statements worth about RM49 million to the state Education....

JOHOR BARU, March 5 – After only penning open letters to voters, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad went to Kluang on Thursday to help the Parti Pejuang Tanah Air’s (Pejuang) campaign in the Johor state election, despite being advised by doctors about...

SERIAN, March 5 — Sarawak is prepared to set aside additional funds to ensure success of the Sarawak-Sabah Link Road (SSLR) and the TransBorneo Highway projects. According to Premier of Sarawak Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg, the matter would...

JOHOR BARU, March 5 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said Malaysia’s borders would be allowed to re-open in full very soon. During the launch of his ‘Keluarga Malaysia Aspirations Tour’ at Plaza Angsana here, Ismail Sabri...

JOHOR BARU, March 3 — A Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) candidate for the upcoming Johor state election said Johoreans needed a future government that was trustworthy and free from any political baggage that will undermine stability. The...

COMMENTARY, March 5 ― Just one week back, a total of 239 candidates from various political parties were accepted by the Election Commission to contest a total of 56 state seats in the Johor state election. Since then, the political temperature in.....

TANAH MERAH, March 5 — The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) needs an additional allocation for the maintenance of Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) assets used during the operations to help flood victims. Deputy Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ikmal Hisham...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng today questioned Johor Umno deputy chief Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed’s logic on bringing in Datuk Seri Najib Razak to campaign on behalf of MCA candidates in Johor.  In a statement,...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — Malaysia is expected to receiving its first shipment of the Covid-19 oral antiviral treatment, Paxlovid by Pfizer, in two weeks, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said for the first phase of the procurement,...

GEORGE TOWN, March 5 ― The current standard operating procedure (SOP) for congregational prayers in mosques and surau in Penang is also applicable for Tarawih prayers during Ramadan. Penang Islamic Religious Council president Datuk Ir Ahmad...

JOHOR BARU, March 5 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today hit back at Umno leaders for criticising the coalition’s manifesto of offering free 20 cubic metres of water to Johor’s lower-income or B40 group should they....

JOHOR BARU, March 5 — Minister of International Trade and Industries Datuk Seri Azmin Ali today denied claims that the 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s (1MDB) debts did not affect the administration. He said that during Perikatan Nasional’s (PN)....

GEORGE TOWN, March 5 — The Penang heritage council will be documenting the 138-year-old gravesite of Foo Teng Nyong with recommendations to preserve it. Penang heritage commissioner Rosli Nor said he has discussed with the Penang Island City...

PUTRAJAYA, March 5 ― New air Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTLs) involving Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia will begin on March 15, 2022 as part of joint efforts to reopen international borders. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said fully...

JOHOR BARU, March 5 ― Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today outlined four directions that need to be given attention to in the development of the country's landscape. The four directions, among others, involve efforts to streamli...

GEORGE TOWN, March 5 — The oldest gurdwara in the country, Wadda Gurdwara Sahib, in Penang will soon be listed as a national heritage site, Penang heritage commissioner Rosli Nor said today. He said an application to the national heritage...

MIRI, March 5 ― Nine investigation papers involving Macau scam with losses of RM789,220 have been recorded here this year here. According to Miri police chief, ACP Hakemal Hawari, five cases had been charged in the court here. “The Commercial...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 ― Malaysia strongly urges all parties to urgently de-escalate hostilities in the Russia-Ukraine conflict to prevent further loss of innocent lives and devastation, as it is also seriously concerned over the escalation of the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 ― The number of flood victims in the two east coast states in the peninsula continues to show a declining trend with only 3,408 people at the relief centres (PPS) as at 8am today. In Kelantan, the number of flood evacuees has....

KUCHING, March 5 ― Sarawak has achieved 52.8 per cent inoculation rate for children within a month after the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Kids (PICKids) began, said state Health deputy director (Public Health) Dr Rosemawati...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — Malaysia has slid down from its previous best-ever ranking at the 10th spot in January, and has now hit the 67th spot in February amid the wave of new cases driven by the Omicron variant, the latest Nikkei Covid-19 Recovery....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — New Covid-19 infections in Malaysia continue to rise as 33,209 more cases were recorded over the past 24 hours. However, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that the percentage of severe...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 ― A total of 974,355 individuals or 27.4 per cent of children aged between five and 11 years in Malaysia have received their first dose of vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as...

ALOR SETAR, March 5 ― Three men who lost their way while hiking in Gunung Keriang near here today have been found safe by rescuers. Kedah Fire and Rescue Department Zone 1 chief Wan Mohd Hamizi Wan Mohd Zin said the three were found at 11.33pm...

JOHOR BARU, March 5 — As a fledgling party, the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) certainly shook up the country’s political scene when its leaders confirmed their intention to contest in the Johor state election under its own banner......

JOHOR BARU, March 4 — To address issues of vaccine hesitancy among school children and parents, more briefing sessions providing scientific information and data from the Ministry of Health (MOH) should be organised by the authorities. National...

KOTA TINGGI, March 4 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has given a clear indication of the future of the Muafakat Nasional (MN) coalition when he said that the political cooperation between Umno and PAS should be kept “in a fold...

BATU PAHAT, March 4 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) today launched the “Tawaran Tindakan PH Johor” (PH Action Offers) which contains three main thrusts, namely rebuilding the people’s economy, ensuring the wellbeing of the people and creating a...