JOHOR BARU, March 15 — Newly-elected Machap state assemblyman Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi was today sworn in as the 19th Johor Mentri Besar after a swearing-in ceremony held at Istana Bukit Serene here. The 44-year-old career politician’s appointment.....

KUCHING, March 15 — The parents of missing four-year-old boy Eric Chang Wei Jie have been released on police bail yesterday, said Kuching District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah. He said the caretaker and her husband, however, will be further...

MARANG, March 15 — A 14-year-old boy is in remand for two days until tomorrow in connection with yesterday’s fire at a religious school, Madrasah Al-Huda in Kampung Lubuk Perah, near here. The remand order was issued by Magistrate Nurul Ain...

SHAH ALAM, March 15 — A businessman was fined RM20,000, in default six months’ jail, for failing to report to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) or the police on a bribery transaction involving RM30,000. Judge Rozilah Salleh meted...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s lawyers are hoping to get a retrial of the former prime minister who was convicted of misappropriating RM42 million from SRC International Sdn Bhd. Najib’s lead defence lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — DAP National Publicity Secretary Tony Pua today described former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak as financially illiterate after the latter claimed that the government could redeem 1MDB bonds early to save on...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — Former PKR MP Rafizi Ramli today announced his comeback to active politics. Once seen as PKR’s rising star, Rafizi, who withdrew from active politics in 2019, today said he is returning to the political arena to help his....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — Opposition lawmaker Lim Guan Eng today questioned if the government was so short of money that it cannot inject RM3 billion as seed money for a price stablisation fund to reduce the financial burden on Malaysians. The...

COMMENTARY, March 15 ― This weekend’s Umno assembly is not expected to be a tame affair despite the party-led Barisan Nasional (BN) victory in Johor at the recently-concluded state election. On the agenda will surely be Datuk Seri Hasni Mohammad....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 ― Nine public servants of an enforcement agency were among 10 individuals arrested for alleged drug trafficking, involving syabu, worth RM193,590. Bukit Aman Narcotic Criminal Investigation director Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — The Court of Appeal in a majority decision today found that a woman who was born in a hospital in Kuala Lumpur was abandoned at birth, and declared that she is a Malaysian citizen. The woman, who is due to turn 23 this...

SHAH ALAM, March 15 ― The Auditor-General’s Report (LKAN) 2020 on the Financial Statement of the State Government and State Agencies as well as the Compliance Audit of Selangor State Departments/Agencies for 2020 found that there were improper...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — The Real Estate and Housing Developers Association Malaysia (Rehda) today said that the first half of 2022 (1H 2022) would be subdued for the property sector due to the Covid-19 Omicron breakout, but show higher optimism...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — The Ministry of Finance (MoF), Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Securities Commission (SC) are spearheading collaborations with relevant agencies to formulate a comprehensive legal framework to regulate all consumer...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin today admitted that there is a chronic underinvestment in the nation’s public healthcare system, unlike other middle-high income nations.  He admitted that Malaysia has been...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases continued on a downward trend, with 22,030 infections reported in the last 24 hours. The latest numbers represent a decrease of 505 cases compared to new infections recorded yesterday. With.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent Eric Van Dorn testified that fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, the alleged mastermind of the 1MDB scandal, stole US$1.42 billion (RM5.9 billion) from bond transactions....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — The police have arrested three private medical practitioners alleged to have run a syndicate selling forged Covid-19 vaccination certificates, Sinar Harian reported today. The three were among 45 people caught in an...

COMMENTARY, March 15 — We have certainly read plenty about political careers that have been cut short by extramarital affairs or misconduct, but usually never about a politician, who less than 48 hours ago, led his party to a resounding victory...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — Umno veteran Tan Sri Shahrir Samad has confessed to feeling “ashamed” that his party mate who led the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition to sweep 40 out if 56 seats in the recent Johor election will not become the...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — A recent study by researchers in the United States showing that Covid-19 may raise the risk of diabetes in children has set the alarm bells ringing in medical circles. A team of researchers from the US Centers for....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — The government's preparation for the monsoon transition phase, as well as measures to ensure adequate source of raw materials and agricultural inputs in the country following the Russia-Ukraine confli...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — Have you been wondering why Malaysian mothers had to resort to taking the Malaysian government to court in order to ensure that their overseas-born children could also be Malaysian citizens? The simple answer is that...

SHAH ALAM, March 14 — The authorities or enforcement agencies can impose compounds with the consent of the prosecution in money laundering and corruption cases and the monies will be returned to the public through the Federal Consolidated Fund....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — Malaysia is committed to working closely with Egypt to strengthen bilateral relations between both countries, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said. The prime minister in a Facebook posting underscored this commitment when...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — The Education Ministry (MoE) is reviewing the guidelines and admission procedures for Malaysian children without documents to government and government-aided schools under the ministry. Senior Education Minister Datuk...

MELAKA, March 14 — The Melaka government plans to build an undersea tunnel for a rail system network linking Melaka and Dumai in Indonesia. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali said according to plans, the tunnel would be built across the...

SHAH ALAM, March 14 — The Selangor government recorded a total of 10,783 residential units affected by the floods that hit the state at the end of last year, with the districts of Klang, Kuala Langat, Petaling and Hulu Selangor registering the...

KUCHING, March 14 — The mother of four-year-old Eric Chang Wei Jie, who had allegedly been murdered, broke down and cried at the Muara Tebas Wharf as the second day of the search for her son’s body was being conducted. Previously identified as...

KOTA KINABALU, March 14 — Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal has never recognised Sulu’s claim on Sabah and had in fact issued a statement asking Putrajaya to take the issue of Philippines’ claim seriously, said Parti Warisan (Warisan) Wira chief...