BUKIT MERTAJAM, April 20 — Perak assemblyman, VR Terence Naidu, was today charged in the Bukit Mertajam Magistrates’ Court with drug use, which took place in January this year. Terence Naidu, 54, pleaded not guilty to the charge under Section 15....

IPOH, April 20 — The security and system of the Langkap Immigration Detention Depot will be tightened as a precautionary measure following the breakout by Rohingya refugees from the Sungai Bakap Temporary immigration Depot near Bandar Baharu,...

KOTA KINABALU, April 20 — Parti Warisan (Warisan) is currently focused on strengthening itself before considering about cooperation with other parties, said its president Datuk Seri Panglima Shafie Apdal. “We have to strengthen our party first,.....

ALOR SETAR, April 20 ― The Kedah Police have launched operations dubbed Op Kesan to track down the remaining 171 Rohingya detainees who are still on the loose after escaping from the Sungai Bakap Immigration Detention Depot near Bandar Baharu at...

KUALA TERENGGANU, April 20 ― PAS vice president Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar today denied allegations of a plot to topple Barisan Nasional (BN) involving PAS’ top leaders and other parties following the circulation of documents believed to...

KOTA KINABALU, April 20 ― The operating theatre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital 1 (QEH1) here has been forced closed till tomorrow until its electricity supply is stable again. Sabah Health director Dr Rose Nani Mudin said that 28 elective...

IPOH, April 20 — Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad reminded the state Immigration Department to take precautionary measures at the Langkap Detention Depot here following the mass breakout at a detention centre in Sungai Bakap, Penang...

KOTA KINABALU, April 20 — All Sabah Bersatu divisions have been asked to reach out to Undi-18 voters so that their voices are heard and translated into votes for the party in the upcoming 15th General Election (GE15). Undi18 refers to the lowering....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — Audit firm KPMG was adamant about meeting then prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in 2013 to resolve the auditors’ concerns about 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s (1MDB) purported overseas investment of US$2.318...

JOHOR BARU, April 20 — Four senior lawyers, appointed by Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, were allowed by the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court to keep a watching brief in the trial of Rumah Bonda welfare home founder Siti Bainun Ahd...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will head PKR for at least one more election cycle as part of a succession plan, the party’s communications director Fahmi Fadzil said. In a report by Free Malaysia Today (FMT), Fahmi sai...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — The Indonesian government is reportedly reviewing a 16-year-old labour-related memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Malaysia, following the signing of a new deal to protect its people working as domestic workers here...

NIBONG TEBAL, April 20 — Six of the 528 Rohingya detainees who escaped from the Sungai Bakap Immigration Detention Depot died on the spot after being hit by vehicles while crossing the southbound North-South Expressway near Jawi early toda...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — The remaining four of the 16 Malaysians who claimed to be victims of a job scam syndicate in Cambodia arrived safely in the country at 4.35pm yesterday from Phnom Penh. The Foreign Ministry said the four were unable to...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — A 25-year-old stateless woman who was born in Sabah failed to get the High Court to approve her application to be recognised as a Malaysian citizen today, after trying for almost a decade. However, High Court judge Datuk...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — In response to former Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusoff’s statement regarding anti-party hopping laws, de facto law minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the former must understand the...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — Immigration director-general Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud today confirmed 528 detainees had broken out of a temporary detention centre in Sungai Bakap, Penang earlier this morning. He said the incident happened at...

JOHOR BARU, April 20 — A construction company owner and a port hub’s general manager have been arrested by anti-graft officials for investigation into false claims made for the supply and installation of cabins in Johor. The Johor chapte...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — The Health Ministry (MoH) announced that 6,069 new daily Covid-19 cases were reported yesterday. This represents a significant drop from the previous day’s 7,140 new infections and continues a downward trend that began...

GEORGE TOWN, April 20 — The proposed renaming of St Paul’s Hill to Bukit Melaka will not affect the joint Unesco site listing of Melaka and George Town, said Penang Heritage Commissioner Rosli Nor. He said the United Nations Educational,...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — A total of 487,728 children aged five to 11 or 13.7 per cent of the child population in the country have been fully vaccinated under the Covid-19 National Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids)&...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — Cycling enthusiasts and athletes have called attention to the issue of basikal lajak or children drag-racing modified bicycles on public roads, highlighting the dangers behind what some see as a harmless pastime akin to...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — Three foreign men and a local man were arrested for allegedly operating a fraudulent outsourcing syndicate to make a profit of RM2 million from the government’s Labour Recalibration Programme (RTK). Immigration...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) has set aside a total of RM300,000, including gift vouchers worth RM200,000, for the promotion of the Malaysia Sales Programme (PJM) 2022 Jom Shop Raya @ Jalan...

ALOR SETAR, April 19 — A company manager lost more than RM1.2 million to a Macau Scam syndicate after she was duped by a person posing as an insurance agent. Kedah Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Elias Omar said the...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah will personally call a few foreign ministers whom he thinks could play an active role in convincing the Israeli authorities to stop their aggression on Palestinians,....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) has never endorsed any product or food that can replace medicines including insulin to treat diabetes and control blood sugar levels. This was following the action of a Facebook page,...

PUTRAJAYA, April 19 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today breaks his fast with members of Umno Supreme Council and the leadership of three party wings at his official residence in Seri Perdana here. Among those present were Umno...

JOHOR BARU, April 19 — The Johor State Housing Development Corporation (PKPJ) will make the implementation of the Housing Development Board (HDB) Singapore development concept as its benchmark in providing comprehensive affordable housing...

JOHOR BARU, April 19 — Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim has made three proposals to the government to prevent the recurrence of abuse cases, like the one involving Down Syndrome teenager Bella. Tunku Ismail, through a meeting with...