HANOI, March 22 — Malaysia has asked Vietnam to immediately take concrete action to address the issue of Vietnamese fishermen’s encroachment into Malaysian waters. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the issue had become rampant...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 ― With the continued easing of travel restrictions, AirAsia has increased its domestic flight capacity by 156 per cent since October 2021 and by 50 per cent for international flights since the government’s announcement of.....

SEPANG, March 22 — AirAsia is expecting an increase of more than 70 international flight volume per week for the first week of border reopening starting on April 1, 2022. Airasia Malaysia chief executive officer Riad Asmat said the international...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) today highlighted three instances of alleged financial irregularities totalling RM64.11 million by federal ministries, as detailed in the Auditor-General’s (AG) 2020 Report. The...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Five warning sirens will be installed in the federal capital in to provide early warning to city dwellers on the possibility of flash floods, said Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias. He said...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Three non-governmental organisations today called on Putrajaya and the state government to pause and review the recently passed Kelantan Syariah Criminal Code Enactment 2019, which they insist are contrary to...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Recently, MySejahtera has received an update that displays a blue “verified” badge on the check-in screen. While the “blue tick” has caused some excitement on social media, the Mi...

GEORGE TOWN, March 22 — Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) will be submitting its proposed water tariff review along with a three-year business plan to the National Water Services Commission (SPAN) by the end of March.  PBAPP Chief...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Non-compliance with financial management has resulted in issues of irregular payments amounting to RM1.299 billion, loss of public funds of RM11.45 million and a waste of RM8.87 million to the government in 2020....

GEORGE TOWN, March 22 — Deputy Agriculture and Food Industries Ministry (MAFI) minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Hamzah has advised Penang, Kedah and Perak to resolve raw water issues in the northern region amicably for the sake of the people.  He...

GEORGE TOWN, March 22 — Penang is not giving up on its proposed Sungai Perak Raw Water Transfer Scheme (SPRWTS) as a solution to water woes faced by the state and northern Perak.  Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said he has raised the....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Iskandar Puteri MP Lim Kit Siang has accepted and will pay the fine for violating Covid-19 regulations set by the Health Ministry during the DAP annual congress last Sunday, his political secretary Syahredzan Johan said...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Lawyers defending former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak over the alleged misappropriation of more than RM2 billion of 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s (1MDB) funds appear to be going in circles in the trial, High...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — The government has no plans to ban underage marriage, the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry said in a parliamentary reply this week. Instead, the ministry helmed by Datuk Seri Rina Harun, who is from...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — A woman who was unilaterally converted to Islam when she was a child but grew up a Buddhist failed to get the High Court to restore her religious status legally today. High Court judge Datuk Noorin Badaruddin said it was...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Syarie chief judge Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar’s suit over allegations of sexual harassment against Datuk Lokman Noor Adam was settled amicably today with an apology by the former Umno Supreme Council member......

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 ― Pakatan Harapan (PH) is ready to take it to the streets if the anti-party hopping Bill is not tabled and passed within this Parliament sitting. Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) Kota Raja MP Mohamad Sabu said his friends in the....

KOTA KINABALU, March 22 ― The state government will bring a motion to limit the terms of the Chief Minister of up to two terms only to the State Assembly, if the elected representatives were in support of it. Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji....

JOHOR BARU, March 22 — A former president and chief executive officer (CEO) of government-linked company, Johor Corporation (JCorp), claimed trial in the Sessions Court here today for fraudulently investing RM9.47 million about three years ago....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities II Datuk Willie Mongin today lamented that experts of Malaysia's palm oil produce are constantly seeking ways to criticise its endeavours, making it difficult fo...

HANOI, March 22 — Malaysia has recognised Vietnam's Covid-19 vaccination certificate in a bid to boost tourism activities under post-pandemic cooperation between the two countries, said Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The prime minist...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — The authorities are investigating popular actor Zul Ariffin who recently uploaded a “steamy” love scene from a yet-to-be aired show he starred in for alleged violation of network facilities. Communications and...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Bangi MP Ong Kian Ming today urged the government to be more comprehensive in its approach to introducing the upcoming minimum monthly wage of RM1,500, so that smaller firms are not unduly burdened by the jump. In a...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Prosecutors in the US case against former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng Chong Hwa argued in court that his wife created a shell company and an accompanying bank account to help launder millions of dollars stolen from...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — The Health Ministry today reported 17,828 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, a slight decrease from 19,105 cases recorded yesterday. This brings the cumulative infections to 4,010,952 from the time Covid-19...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — A total of 15,507,221 adults or 65.9 per cent of their population in Malaysia have received the Covid-19 booster dose as of yesterday. Based on the CovidNow website, a total of 22,944,111 or 97.5 per cent of the sa...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Kuala Lumpur's level of preparedness to face the effects of the increasingly extreme climate, including floods and landslides, in the next 20 years, is among the issues to be discussed at the Dewan Rakyat sitting today...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — The Malaysian Immigration Department has prepared 970,000 passport books for the renewal of the Malaysian International Passport following the reopening of the country's borders this April 1. Immigration director-gener...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Parti Warisan Sabah and Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) are among the newer parties that have vowed to move on beyond ethno-religious issues, but political analysts were sceptical that the playing field will...

IPOH, March 21 — Police have identified the man who stopped his car before allegedly hitting a cyclist with an iron rod at the traffic light junction at Jalan Seri Manjung-Segari, Manjung. The incident went viral on social media today. Manjung...