TAWAU, April 6 — The Sabah government has allocated RM18.2 million to help fire victims in Tawau and Semporna to rebuild their homes, as well as infrastructure, that were damaged in the incident last March 17 and in 2015, respectively. Chief...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — Some 4.7 million vehicles are expected to hit the roads nationwide in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilfitri next month, said Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) director Datuk Mat Kasim Karim.....

JOHOR BARU, April 6 — Many people are still confused about the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) and Autopass application process, which needed to be done before entering Singapore using private vehicles, following the reopening of the Malaysia-Singapore....

SEREMBAN, April 6 — Some 4,050 state civil servants in Negri Sembilan will receive special financial aid (BKK) of half month’s salary or a minimum RM1,000 in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilfitri in May. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun.....

SHAH ALAM, April 6 —Diabetics are three to four times more likely than others to have severe Covid-19 symptoms, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said diabetes has been in our community for a long time and as such, there is a need to...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — Police security control duties along the country’s border areas will continue despite the termination of Op Benteng this June. Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department director, Datuk Seri Hazani Ghazali...

IPOH, April 6 — The decision to halt planning approval for the development of a piece of land, which was sold to a third party, after its initial proposal as the site for an airport, in Seri Iskandar, Tronoh, falls under the local government, said....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — The Malaysian higher education sector continues to improve globally in the annual ranking of universities in Asia by global higher education analysts QS Quacquarelli Symonds. According to the 12th edition of the QS World.....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — The Special Parliamentary Select Committee (PSSC) on Health, Science and Innovation said it had appointed a panel of external experts to advise it ahead of its series of proceedings to scrutinise the proposed Tobacco and...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — The High Court here today set April 27 to hear an inter-parte application for an injunction by Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in his defamation suit against  former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyidd...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — As the 15th general election (GE15) looms ever closer, the Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) supreme council has given “a full mandate” to its president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to explore the possibility of...

SEREMBAN,  April 6 ― The Sessions Court here today sentenced a Road Transport Department (RTD) officer to 14 days’ jail and fined RM17,500, in default three months’ jail, for corruption. Judge Rushan Lutfi Mohamed handed down the sente...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 ― Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today called on the public to remain vigilant against the spread of Covid-19 in the transition to the endemic phase by continuing to wear a face mask to prevent...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — Former Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli has urged his party colleagues to push for a law that would regulate the use of public funds to bail out companies. Under the law, firms that require government support will have to meet...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — Former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) director Tan Sri Ismee Ismail said he had the impression that then prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak wanted the company to carry out a new joint venture deal that would later...

IPOH, April 6 — Perak Public Accounts Committee (PAC) members urged its chairman Datuk Mohd Tarmizi Idris to hold a meeting to investigate the sale of a piece of land proposed for the development of an international airport in Seri Iskandar,...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — The toll restructuring exercise executed by the government was not a Pakatan Harapan (PH) policy, as the plan already existed during the Barisan Nasional (BN) era, Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said. In a...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — The Health Ministry (MoH) today recorded a spike in new Covid-19 infections, which rose to 12,017, compared to yesterday’s 10,002. The cumulative number of Covid-19 infections in the country is now at 4,268,486, said the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — A total of 33,621 children aged between five and 11 years in Malaysia have completed two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme For Children (PICKids) as of yesterd...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli today claimed that Bersatu’s strategy to stereotype Malays as weak and in need of a protector — similar to Umno — would only backfire on them. In an interview with Malaysiakini, Rafizi.....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — It’s actually been a while since my last visit to a Ramadan bazaar, or as Rory insists, a “PARAM“. And it’s all due to the Covid-19 pandemic changing how we buy food during fasting month. However, there are a couple....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) will open investigations into a Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight that was forced to return to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) while en route to Tawau on April 3. In a.....

NEW YORK, April 6 — A US jury began deliberations on Tuesday in the trial of a former Goldman Sachs banker accused of helping loot billions of dollars from Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund. Prosecutors say Roger Ng, Goldman’s former top...

JOHOR BARU, April 6 — Businesses such as sundry shops, convenience stores, eateries and even car wash outlets within the city had expected a large influx of Singaporean visitors last weekend after the Causeway finally reopened on Friday. ....

KOTA KINABALU, April 5 — The Sabah government has issued the latest standard operating procedures (SOP) and guidelines for non-Muslim houses of worship today effective this Saturday (April 9), in line with the country entering the transition to...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The head of the department is responsible for taking action on any order, especially instruction on salary deduction that is decided by the Syariah Court against civil servants under their supervision, specifically in terms....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The Education Ministry (MOE) has never received a complete application from the board of governors of Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) Khai Chee in Segambut over the construction of an additional school building on...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — Motorists could stand to save RM5 billion from the government’s proposal to restructure four toll concessions, said a Gamuda executive who hailed the proposition as a win for both the people and the government. Its deputy....

ALOR GAJAH, April 5 — A total of 5,087 Melaka civil servants will receive financial aid in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilfitri in May. Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali said the financial assistance was decided in Melaka Budget...

PUTRAJAYA, April 5 — The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) will not hesitate to investigate and review prices if many complaints rail against a premises or stall, said its minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. He said....