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Sat, 26 Mar 2022 16:12:32 +0800
DAP to decide Guan Eng’s fate in party only after court verdict, says veep
KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — Lim Guan Eng’s chairmanship in DAP will only be decided after the court has announced its verdict on his ongoing corruption trial. DAP vice-president Chow Kon Yeow said that Lim’s position will not change for the time.....

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 15:20:49 +0800
Mask on, don't smoke, Perlis Health Dept tells sports carnival visitors
KANGAR, March 26 — The Perlis Health Department (JKNP) has advised visitors to the ‘Keluarga Malaysia’ (Malaysian Family) Aspirations Tour Programme (AKM) Perlis at the Tuanku Syed Putra Sports Complex to always adhere to the Covid-19 standard....

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 15:17:35 +0800
Committee urges Putrajaya to address issues on substandard equipment, lack of manpower at Sibu Hospital
SIBU, March 26 — The Sibu Hospital Action Committee is urging the federal government to give due attention to the hospital over its poor state of medical equipment and lack of manpower. According to Dr Annuar Rapaee, who heads this committee, Sibu....

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 15:01:51 +0800
Who’s who in the new Johor state exco
JOHOR BARU, March 26 — Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi today announced the portfolios for his new state executive council after earlier obtaining the consent from the Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar. He explained that the...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 14:45:12 +0800
Selangor MTPN awards Consumer’s Choice Award to 66 firms
KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — A total of 66 companies out of 213 nominees have been recognised with the Consumer’s Choice Award (CCA) for providing the best services in their respective industries amid the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. The...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 14:21:10 +0800
Why was a Sarawakian not appointed as the new state police commissioner, asks PBK president
KUCHING, March 26 — Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) president Voon Lee Shan today questioned why a Sarawakian was not appointed state police commissioner in a recent promotions exercise. He said only two Sarawakians, Tan Sri Hamdan Sirat and Datuk...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 13:55:07 +0800
Transport minister: Malaysia proposes new air services pact with Uruguay
KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 ― The signing of a new air services agreement between Malaysia and Uruguay was among matters proposed by Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong to Uruguay's Transport and Works Minister José Luis Falero. Wee said he...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 13:06:16 +0800
Guan Eng says to win GE15, Pakatan must address livelihood issues and low voter turnout
KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 ― DAP national chairman Lim Guan Eng said Pakatan Harapan (PH) needs to prioritise issues of livelihood and figure out how to get voters to come out and vote for them ahead of the next general election. The Bagan MP said in.....

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 12:59:18 +0800
Two Sabah assemblymen join Warisan two months after leaving DAP
KOTA KINABALU, March 26 ― Sri Tanjung assemblyman Justin Wong and his counterpart in Elopura Calvin Chong today joined Parti Warisan (Warisan). Both Wong and Chong resigned from Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sabah on January 20, 2022. According to....

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 12:33:59 +0800
Johor Ruler tells newly-sworn in exco to be diligent, not time for 'honeymoon'
JOHOR BARU, March 26 ― Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar today reminded all 10 newly appointed members of the state executive council that they have no time to take it easy after taking their oath of public office. He stressed that public...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 12:06:59 +0800
‘Corrupt’ Najib not welcome in Penang, state Chinese chamber chief says a day after his visit
KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 ― The Penang Chinese business community will never welcome or invite “corrupt” politicians to the state or any of its events, its spokesman Hong Yeam Wah said today. The Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce (PCCC)...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 11:42:31 +0800
Ten Johor assemblymen sworn in as state executive council members
JOHOR BARU, March 26 ― All 10 Johor assemblymen today took their oaths of office after being appointed as members of the state executive council at the Balai Mengadap in Istana Bukit Serene here today. The ceremony was performed before Johor Ruler....

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 11:14:42 +0800
Malaysia logs 21,839 new Covid-19 cases, 52 deaths
KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — The country’s new Covid-19 infections continued to hover in the five digit range as the Health Ministry recorded 21,839 fresh cases in the past 24 hours. This raises the cumulative number of cases in Malaysia to...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 11:08:33 +0800
Will Putrajaya bail out GLC Sapura?
KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — With Malaysia still under the cloud of the 1MDB financial scandal, the government has to make another tough decision on whether or not to bail out heavily indebted oil-and-gas company Sapura Energy Bhd which is facing...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 10:26:37 +0800
Warisan to get two more Sabah lawmakers?
KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 ― Two independent Sabah state lawmakers who quit DAP last January are expected to join Parti Warisan in Kota Kinabalu today. They are Sri Tanjong assemblyman Justin Wong and Elopura assemblyman Calvin Chong. Both resigned...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 09:59:08 +0800
Report: Selangor MB promises to regazette before Raya, set aside land for Orang Asli
KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 ― Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari has given his word to regazette the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR) as a forest reserve before Hari Raya Aidilfitri this year. He promised that the regazettement...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 09:31:50 +0800
CovidNow: Over 36pc of children in Malaysia given Covid-19 vaccine as of yesterday
KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 ― A total of 1,293,762 children aged five to 11 or 36.4 per cent of the child population in Malaysia have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids).....

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 09:04:59 +0800
Cops nab two men for blocking ambulance carrying patient in Klang
SHAH ALAM, March 26 ― Police arrested two men for deliberately obstructing an ambulance that was taking a patient to hospital yesterday. South Klang district police chief ACP Cha Hoong Fong said the two suspects were arrested by a team from the...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 08:59:12 +0800
Malaysian doctor volunteers at centre sheltering Ukrainian refugees in Poland
KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 ― Dr Muruga Raj Rajathurai was visiting Warsaw, Poland, early this month when he unhesitatingly answered a call of duty to serve as a medical volunteer at a centre sheltering Ukrainian refugees in the city. The Malaysian...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 06:50:09 +0800
Sabah’s tourism players ready to go, but lack of SOPs hamper running start
KOTA KINABALU, March 26 — Sindy, a 35-year-old tour guide, has been extremely busy over the last two weeks since it was announced that the country would open its borders to international travellers again. His boss had tasked him with getting her...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 23:52:54 +0800
Sabah Pakatan to sue finance minister over 40pc tax revenue remarks
KOTA KINABALU, March 25 — Sabah Pakatan Harapan (PH Sabah) has expressed dissatisfaction with the response of Federal Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz in the Dewan Rakyat stating that the 40 per cent federal revenue allocation formula in.....

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 23:52:42 +0800
Rename Sabah govt as GRS-BN, says Bung Moktar
KOTA KINABALU, March 25 — Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin wants the state government to be referred to as the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah-Barisan Nasional (GRS-BN) government. This is because BN is part of the state...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:41:36 +0800
Gerakan to remain with Perikatan for any election, says party president
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — Gerakan today reiterated that it will remain with Perikatan Nasional (PN) to face all the challenges in any election, said party president Datuk Dominic Lau Hoe Chai in a statement. He said the party would also adapt to...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:11:35 +0800
AirAsia reminds guests to adhere to SOP for international travellers when Malaysia reopens
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — AirAsia Group is reminding guests to adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for international travellers entering Malaysia, following the latest announcement of #ReopeningSafely by the Malaysian government. In.....

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:00:05 +0800
Singer-composer suspected of cultivating ganja plants in Petaling Jaya remanded for seven days
PETALING JAYA, March 25 — A singer-composer who was detained on suspicion of cultivating and processing ganja plants during a raid at a condominium yesterday, has been remanded for seven days starting today. Petaling Jaya district police chief ACP....

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 21:35:15 +0800
Covid-19: ProtectHealth offers home vaccination for the elderly with transport woes
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — ProtectHealth Corporation Sdn Bhd (ProtectHealth) will provide home vaccination services to senior citizens who cannot go to vaccination centres due to transportation problems. Its chief executive officer, Datuk Anas Alam.....

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 21:27:58 +0800
Bukit Aman announces transfers, promotions of 10 senior officers
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department director Datuk Hazani Ghazali is among 10 senior police officers involved in a transfer and promotion exercise effective April 25. Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM)...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 21:14:00 +0800
Khairy: Govt to make installation of automated external defibrillator devices at public facilities mandatory by 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — The government has made it mandatory for the installation of automated external defibrillator (AED) devices in public facilities by 2025, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. An AED is a medical device to analyse the...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 21:11:39 +0800
Thai man allegedly involved in trafficking Rohingya to Malaysia arrested near Bangkok after seven years
BANGKOK, March 25 — Thai police arrested a local man wanted in connection with alleged trafficking of Rohingya to Malaysia. Bangkok Post reported that the 54-year-old man from Sadao district of the southern province of Songkhla was arrested in...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 20:54:30 +0800
Saudia to provide Haj charter flights for Malaysian pilgrims for three years
KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — The Saudi Arabia flag carrier Saudia Airlines has signed an acceptance of the offer from Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) to provide Haj charter flights to Malaysian pilgrims for the next three years. The acceptance of the offer...



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