GEORGE TOWN, March 18 — The Penang government will make payments to recipients of the i-Sejahtera programme who have yet to receive the assistance under Phase 2, starting at the end of April. State Welfare, Caring Society and Environment Committee....

KUANTAN, March 18 — The Sessions Court today sentenced a former magistrate to a total of 58 years in prison and a fine of RM1.05 million, in default 72 months’ jail, after finding him guilty of six counts of soliciting and accepting bribes from.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — The message that Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi conveyed in his policy speech at the party general assembly today was clear and ‘full of diplomacy’, according to Tan Sri Annuar Musa. The Ketereh Umno...

PUTRAJAYA, March 18 — Datuk Hakimah Mohd Yusoff has created history by becoming the first woman to be appointed as Director-General of the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim). Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 ― To protect the sovereignty and interests of Malaysia, the government has filed an application in the Court of Arbitration in Paris to cancel the Final Award in relation to claims by purported descendants of the Sulu...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — Khairy Jamaluddin today said that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob would have the final call on whether to dissolve Parliament. In a press conference during the 2021 annual general assembly, Khairy who is also....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — The effect and level of public health stability after the opening of the country’s borders would only be measured through the rate of admission into intensive care units, said Health...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — The fatality rate due to Covid-19 among the elderly especially those who have yet to complete their vaccination or receive their booster shot, is way higher than other age groups, said Health...

GEORGE TOWN, March 18 — Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has called on the government to respond to the new normal of digitalisation by amending laws to make such practices legal. He said the government should consider amending laws and rules...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 ― The government is expected to collect more than RM1 billion in windfall profit tax levy (WPL) in 2022 based on the projected average crude palm oil (CPO) price of RM4,250 per tonne and production 19 million tonnes....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today said that Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) promise of bringing reform agenda to the table while the coalition was in the driving seat of the country’s administration, was mere...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 ― Malaysia went into its first lockdown two years ago today. Shops, offices, airports, our borders... everything closed. Our photographers went all over the city to show us what was happening throughout the lockdowns,...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 ― Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi opened his party’s 2021 annual general assembly by declaring Umno as battle-ready and has emerged from the ordeal of 2018’s humiliating defeat stronger, as he urged members to prepare for.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 ― Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi once praised DAP and its members for the lack of defections throughout its political existence, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said. In an exclusive interview with...

GEORGE TOWN, March 18 — The Penang state government has the right to wait till 2023 before dissolving the state legislative assembly to pave the way for state elections, Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said today. The lawmaker said there was...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — Bangi MP Ong Kian Ming today suggested for a Key Performance Index (KPI) to be set for the implementation of 5G rollout by the Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB). He said now that DNB can continue to focus on the 5G rollout...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 ― Malaysia logged another 27,004 new Covid-19 infections over the past 24 hours, a slight reduction of 1,294 cases from yesterday’s 28,298. This brings the total number of Covid-19 cases recorded in the country ever closer....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — PKR organising secretary Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad today said that DAP secretary general Lim Guan Eng should abstain from making comments on PKR’s incoming party elections.  In a series of tweets, he said that Lim shou...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — A total of 15,425,524 individuals or 65.6 per cent of the adult population in the country have received the Covid-19 booster dose, as of yesterday. Based on the CovidNow website, a total of 22,940,801 or 97.5 per cent of...

 KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement comes into force for Malaysia today, paving the way for the country to integrate into the world’s largest free trade agreement (FTA) that...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — Umno veteran Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has asked the Election Commission (EC) to take control of all political funds to be used for election campaigns to ensure better monitoring of where the monies are being...

KUCHING, March 18 — There is no guarantee that changing of voters’ addresses to facilitate postal voting would not be abused, said Datuk Nelson Balang Rining. The Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) secretary-general was reacting to Election...

MIRI, March 18 — A body woman who went missing while fishing at Sungai Telong in Batu Niah on Wednesday was found yesterday afternoon. Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Batu Niah station chief Rary Benjie said the deceased, Demit Chagai, 43, is...

SIBU, March 18 — Batu Lintang assemblyman See Chee How has called for judicial intervention to compel the Election Commission (EC) to make regulatory and procedural provisions to allow East Malaysians residing in the peninsula to be registered as.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — The third week of the Dewan Rakyat session concluded with the house approving the motion of thanks on the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s royal address when opening the First Meeting of the Fifth Session of the 14th Parliament...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 ― All eyes will be trained on the 2021 Umno General Assembly today, and after two years, it will be held face-to-face. Last year’s assembly was held in hybrid form, while it was not held in the previous year following the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 ― Two years ago today, Malaysia went into its first lockdown. Shops, offices, airports, our borders... everything closed. We were told to stay home. To shelter in place. Our photographers went all over the city to chronicle.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 ― It’s the year 2022, and Malaysian mothers are still finding it more difficult to get their children born in foreign countries recognised as Malaysian citizens, while Malaysian fathers don’t seem to face similar...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — The Umno Supreme Council (MT) met tonight to discuss the motions to be debated at Umno 2021 General Assembly tomorrow. Speaking to reporters after the special MT meeting chaired by Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — The Ministry of Education (MoE) today announced several improvements on the implementation of sports and co-curricular activities under the School Management and Operation Guidelines 3.0. The MoE said in a statement...