AYER HITAM, April 1 — The Transport Ministry (MOT) has received 191,293 Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) applications for the entry of private vehicles from Singapore from January to March 31 this year in anticipation of the reopening of the...

JAKARTA, April 1 — Developments at the Malaysia-Indonesia border areas will be intensified following the opening of Indonesia’s new capital city, Nusantara. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the areas that need to be developed,.....

KUCHING, April 1 — Sarawak is maintaining its previous target of attracting 1.2 million tourists and visitors this year. State Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister, Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the target was based.....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) will double its monitoring efforts on the prices of goods and food sold at Ramadan bazaars nationwide throughout the fasting month. Its minister Datuk Seri...

PUTRAJAYA, April 1 — Muslims in the country have been reminded always to adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for Covid-19 prevention when performing congregational prayers without physical distancing at mosques and surau. Minister...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had in September 2009 told the 1Malaysia Development Board (1MDB) board of directors to approve a new joint venture that would eventually see the company pump in US$1 billion...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — The Home Ministry (KDN)  proposed that the motion to extend the effective period of  Subsection 4 (5) of the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma), which expires on July 31,&nbs...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — Malaysia expects to attract two million international tourist arrivals this year with RM8.6 billion in tourism receipts following the reopening of the country’s borders, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Min...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — The High Court here today ordered former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to file his statement of defence on the US$1.18 billion suit filed by SRC International Sdn Bhd (SRC). Lawyer Lisa Yong, representin...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution will be the third candidate to vie for the PKR deputy presidency to make the race for the coveted post a multi-cornered contest. Saifuddin, the party’s current secretary-general, was reported....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — Now-fugitive Low Taek Jho was spotted in Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s office well before the latter became prime minister in April 2009, former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) board of directors’ chairman Tan Sri Mohd...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 ― The public has been reminded that the country is only in a transition phase to endemic and has not yet entered the endemic phase, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In this regard, Dr Noor Hisham.....

JAKARTA, April 1 ― Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob witnessed today the signing of an agreement to improve protection for migrant workers following a meeting between the leaders in...

GEORGE TOWN, April 1 — Penang MCA secretary Yeoh Chin Kah today said the party is confident there will be a swing in support towards Barisan Nasional (BN) during the 15th general election, especially from young voters “These are fresh voters...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — Parti Pejuang Tanah Air chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today said that Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin wants his help to regain the prime minister’s post.  Dr Mahathir...

SINGAPORE, April 1 — More than 11,000 travellers have crossed the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints as of 7am on Friday (April 1) since land borders reopened between Singapore and Malaysia last night. Queues of pedestrians and vehicles had formed at.....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — Malaysia recorded 18,253 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, an increase of 3,345 compared to yesterday. With this latest figure, the total number of cases recorded since the start of the pandemic in the countr...

SEPANG, April 1 — A Saudi Airlines aircraft from Jeddah, Arab Saudi was the first international flight to land at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) following the reopening of the country’s borders today. The...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — A total of 310 children aged between five and 11 years have completed two doses of the Covid-19 vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children  (PICKids) as of yesterda...

JAKARTA, April 1 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob arrived here Friday morning for a brief working visit. The special aircraft carrying the Prime Minister landed at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport at 7am Indones...

SINGAPORE, April 1 — The Causeway was roaring back to life. The family members of Mr Ganesan Narayanan on the other side were in for a surprise. The 37-year-old technician had planned to return to Kulai in Johor Baru, Malaysia early next week but.....

JOHOR BARU, April 1 — What an emotional moment it was for the many Malaysians gathered here as they patiently waited for the reopening of the Johor Causeway, which has been described as the busiest land crossing in the world, at midnight. Two...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — A little over two years ago on March 18, 2020, Malaysia closed its borders. Like so many other countries around the world, this national lockdown was an attempt to halt the spread of Covid-19 into the country. Today, as...

SHAH ALAM, March 31 — Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) has lodged a police report after its “chronological report” regarding a case of its contract lecturer berating a B40 student went viral on social media. UiTM vice-chancellor Prof Datuk...

JAKARTA, March 31 — The Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean), Kamsiah Kamaruddin had passed away peacefully at 7pm (local time) at Hospital Siloam Semanggi, Jakarta. The cause of death was due....

KOTA KINABALU, March 31 — Mosques and surau in Sabah will be allowed to operate at full capacity to perform congregational prayers without physical contact between the congregation effective tomorrow. Sabah State Mufti Datuk Bungsu Aziz Jaafar...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — The High Court here today fixed April 15 to deliver its decision on P2 Asset Management Sdn Bhd’s application to amend its statement of claim in its suit against Entomo Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Revolusi Asia Sdn Bhd and MYSJ...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Highway users going through the Sultan Iskandar Building (Johor Causeway) and Tanjung Kupang (Linkedua Highway) toll plazas must still tap their Touch ‘n Go card on the scanner at the toll booth to enable PLUS Malaysia...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — As an effort to widen access and expedite the rate of vaccination, ProtectHealth Corporation Sdn Bhd is cooperating with related non-governmental organisations for its Home Vaccination programme for people with...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — The verdict on former Sabah Minister of infrastructure Development, Datuk Peter Anthony, over a charge of forging a letter on contract work for maintenance and service of the mechanical and electrical system (M&E) o...