BACHOK, March 6 — A total of 345 firearms are used by Road Transport Department (RTD) officers nationwide while on duty currently, said its director-general Datuk Zailani Hashim. He said the use of firearms among RTD personnel was especially...

JOHOR BARU, March 6 — The police said they will not permit any debates to be held throughout the Johor state election campaigning period, purportedly to prevent disrupting the peace in the state. State police chief Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said...

PONTIAN, March 6 — High rental has led to the Health Ministry’s decision to shut down operations of all Covid-19 mega vaccination centres (PPV) from March 16, its minister Khairy Jamaluddin said. He said the ministry found that these centres,...

MUAR, March 6 — Many Malaysians still love Muafakat Nasional (MN) on the basis of the cooperation and unification brought about by the political cooperation, says Ketereh Umno division head Tan Sri Annuar Musa. According to him, the Malay...

PUTRAJAYA, March 6 — Children aged five to 11 will be offered the CoronaVac vaccine produced by Sinovac, if parents object to them receiving the Comirnaty vaccine due to growing concerns over mRNA vaccines. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor...

PONTIAN, March 6 — The Health Ministry (MoH) has recommended to the Election Commission (EC) to give flexibility for those giving “ceramah” (political talks) in the campaign for the Johor state election to not have to wear the face mask when...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The people of Johor are less interested in political stability and more on having their socio-economic needs met, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng asserted today. After a week of campaigning for Pakatan Harapan (PH) in...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Malaysian students in the Russian Federation facing difficulties with regard to banking and financial transactions or in need of consular assistance should contact the Malaysian Embassy in Moscow. The Malay...

JOHOR BARU, March 6 — The Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) party has vacated the premises meant for entrepreneurs used as the party’s operations centre for the Johor state election as ordered by PIJ Holdings Sdn Bhd following...

PONTIAN, March 6 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today launched the “Jamin Kerja Keluarga Malaysia” (Malaysian Family Employment Guarantee) Career Carnival here which offers more than 5,000 job vacancies. The career carnival...

JOHOR BARU, March 6 — Johor police are investigating the organiser of a federal government programme for alleged violations in Covid-19 rules after a video clip showing people dancing close to each other went viral. State police chief Datuk...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Malaysian Bar president AG Kalidas is wondering why the government hasn’t made an announcement on the Attorney General (AG) when the current one’s two-year contract expires today. Speaking to Free Malaysia Today (FMT),.....

KUCHING, March 6 — Non-Sarawakians have no right to tell Sarawak what the word ‘Premier’, which replaces the title of ‘chief minister’, should be translated as in Chinese, said Kuching South Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng. “Other people...

PONTIAN, March 6 — Four community colleges in Johor will have permanent campuses as approved in the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP), said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said the community colleges involved are Kolej Komuniti Bandar...

KOTA BARU, March 6 — The number of flood evacuees in Kelantan continues to show a declining trend with 1,337 people from 382 families still at the relief centres (PPS) at noon, compared with 1,437 people (414 families) this morning. Based on the...

PONTIAN, March 6 — The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) has been asked to formulate a new policy on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said that MOHE and related...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Malaysia reported 33,406 more new Covid-19 infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative cases to 3,595,172.  Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 13,157 of the newest cases fall...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Halfway into the 14-day campaign period for the Johor state election, four of the 239 election candidates have tested positive for Covid-19. Who are they? And how are they reaching out to voters despite being unable...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) today urged the authorities to take a serious look at the Covid-19 SOPs in place for the Johor state election, especially during campaigning. Its party election director Haniza Mohd Talha said...

KOTA KINABALU, March 6 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar will be briefing Perikatan Nasional (PN) component parties on the proposed anti-hopping law on Tuesday, said Datuk...

KUANTAN, March 6 — A student of a public university claimed to have lost RM42,500 which was allegedly used to buy video game currency which was advertised on Instagram. Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd...

SEREMBAN, March 6 — Almost 40 houses in Kampung Simpang Durian, Kampung Mentaus and Kampung Jerang in Jelebu near here were hit by flash floods following heavy rain last night. Negri Sembilan Malaysian Civil Defence Force...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The much-touted debate between MCA’s Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong and DAP’s Lim Guan Eng amid the ongoing Johor election is off after police denied approval for the event. The debate was scheduled for 2pm today but has been.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Umno does not see the DAP as its enemy, Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan of the Malay national party said. The Umno deputy president told Mingguan Malaysia that it is DAP that is hostile towards his party. He accused DAP of being...

PAGOH, March 6 — “Whoever is elected, don’t forget us Orang Asli here.” This what what Ayu bin Enn, an Orang Asli village chief, wanted to convey to the new Johor state administration that will be formed after the upcoming J...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — A total of 1,003,227 children aged between five and 11 years or 28.3 per cent of the child population in the age group in Malaysia have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) will conduct integrity testing to evaluate the level of integrity or compliance of its officers and personnel working in the field especially involving hot spot...

KOTA BARU, March 6 — The number of flood evacuees in Kelantan continues to decrease with only 1,437 people from 414 families still at five relief centres (PPS) at 8am today, compared with 1,879 people, involving 544 families, last night......

MUAR, March 6 — Minister of International Trade and Industries Datuk Seri Azmin Ali has challenged Datuk Seri Najib Razak to a debate on Federal Land Development Authority (Felda). Azmin issued the challenge to Najib during a Perikatan Nasional...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — All Malaysians including students in Russia are safe as the overall situation in the country is calm and peaceful, according to the Malaysian Embassy in Moscow. The embassy, in a statement...