KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — DAP Socialist Youth (Dapsy) chief Dr Kelvin Yii today accused Deputy National Unity Minister Wan Ahmad Fayshal Wan Ahmad Kamal of stirring up racially divisive sentiments instead of promoting harmony among communities in...

KUCHING, April 8 — Flight frequency to the major destinations in Sarawak has been increased to 615 flights weekly from 576 previously, said state Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin. In a statement here today, he said the decision was made.....

SHAH ALAM, April 8 — The Selangor government has agreed to a one-year entertainment duty exemption for the entrance fees (tickets) for stage performances by local artistes effective January 1 to December 31, 2022. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin.....

PUTRAJAYA, April 8 — The government will continue providing the subsidy for performing the Haj pilgrimage this year, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Idris Ahmad. The minister, when giving the assurance,....

PUTRAJAYA, April 8 — The number of unemployed persons in Malaysia has declined further by 1.3 per cent to 671,000 in February from 680,400 in January this year, according to the Key Statistics of Labour Force in Malaysia for February 2022....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — Former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi can now travel to perform his umrah after the High Court here today allowed his application for his passport to be released. High Court Judge Datuk Colli...

MERSING, April 8 — Scuba diving and snorkeling activities in the waters of the district here, which were halted immediately yesterday due to the missing foreign divers in Pulau Tokong Sanggol, will be allowed to continue only after a risk...

MERSING, April 8 — Police have yet to complete their investigations into the remaining three missing foreign divers despite their Norwegian instructor who was found off the waters of Pulau Tokong Sanggol here yesterday. Mersing police chief...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — The Pakatan Harapan (PH) presidential council wants Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to give his commitment that the anti-party hopping Bill will be debated in Parliament come April 11. “We also urge the...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — The government has disbursed RM20.64 billion to 357,639 employers through the Wage Subsidy Programme (PSU) as of March 25, 2022, to retain 2.96 million local workers and reduce the unemployment rate among Malaysians...

SHAH ALAM, April 8 — The Selangor government today announced a month’s salary or a minimum RM1,000 as a special Aidilfitri aid for civil servants in the state, to be paid on April 27. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Am...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — The success of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) has ensured that almost 98 per cent of Covid-19 cases suffered only mild symptoms, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.  In a Twitter po...

MERSING, April 8 — The mother of a French diver missing off the coast of Malaysia said Friday she is “hoping for the best” as the search for the teenager and two other Europeans entered a third day. The trio disappeared along with their...

IPOH, April 8 — Perak police arrested a 39-year-old man in Teluk Intan for possessing 4,520.09 grammes of heroin on April 6.  Perak police chief Commissioner of Police (CP) Datuk Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said that the drugs seized was wor...

MERSING, April 8 — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA)-led search and rescue (SAR) team has expanded its operational sector in a bid to find the remaining three foreign divers this morning. “As of this morning, there are no new...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob reportedly said that the owner of news portal Agenda Daily had failed in his duty to verify facts before posting an article that was allegedly defamatory — claiming the prime minister was...

IPOH, April 8 — Perak police chief Datuk Mior Faridalathrash Wahid today said that the police will leave to it Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to investigate the sale of a piece of land initially proposed as the site for an...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — The Health Ministry (MoH) today recorded a mild decrease in new Covid-19 infections with 11,994 cases, compared to yesterday’s 12,105. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the cumulative number of.....

GEORGE TOWN, April 8 — The Penang state government has plans to implement water taxis as part of its Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) but it was unable to do so without approval from the Ministry of Transport (MoT), said city councillor...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — The Malaysian Petrol Station Operators Association has reportedly called on the public to report to the petrol stations if they see foreigners purchasing the RON95 petrol, which is subsidised by the Malaysian government for....

SHAH ALAM, April 8 — The body of a baby boy estimated to be four months old was found in a dumpster at a condominium in Bandar Baru Klang, near here, yesterday. North Klang police chief ACP S. Vijaya Rao said the body was found by...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — A total of 58,780 children aged between five and 11 in Malaysia have completed their Covid-19 vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday. Based on the Covid...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — UCSI University highlighted Malaysia’s transition to an endemic phase, after several students accused the private tertiary education institution of forcing them to attend examinations physically amid the latest wave of...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — Nominations for the 2022 PKR party elections will take place from tomorrow until Sunday involving all divisions nationwide. Party Election Committee (JPP) chairman Zaliha Mustafa said the nomination process will be carried.....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — Telekom Malaysia (TM)’s fibre network expansion to improve the country’s broadband coverage and quality has covered 5.9 million premises as of the first quarter (Q1) of this year, said its chief network officer Mohamed.....

MERSING, April 7 — The search and rescue (SAR) operation to locate three foreign scuba divers who went missing in the waters of Pulau Tokong Sanggol, near here, at noon yesterday, was halted this evening. Mersing Maritime Zone director, Maritime...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — The Ministry of Education (MOE) and Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, Egypt, are in the final stages of amending the existing agreement in an effort to improve the implementation of the Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM) curriculum and...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — Following complaints and grievances from traders, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has decided to remove the fence installed around the Aidilfitri 2022 Bazaar at Lorong Tuanku Abdul Rahman (TAR). Following that, DBKL will...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — The High Court today ruled that the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) had successfully proven its claim in a civil suit against Datuk Raymond Yap Wee Hin, a former deputy chairman of Patimas Computers Bhd (Patimas), for...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 — Former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng Chong Hwa and his wife Lim Hwee Bin have filed a suit against two banks over allegations that they were not allowed direct access to their bank accounts. Ng, 50, who is linked to the...