KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — The final report to review the laws on the sovereignty of Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge, being prepared by the Special Task Force (STF), will be tabled soon. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — A civil servant was arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) last Friday on suspicion of soliciting and accepting bribe of about RM100,000. According to a source, the man, in his 30s, was believed to...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — The Cabinet has agreed to implement mandatory fortification of iron and folic acid into wheat flour in packs of 25 kilogrammes (kg) and below, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said. Fortification is the process of adding.....

PUTRAJAYA, April 26 — A former Master Chef Malaysia 2012 finalist, Etiqah Siti Noorashikeen Mohd Sulong, who is facing a murder charge, was allowed to be released on bail by the Court of Appeal here today pending transfer of her case to the High...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Mopeds, electronic scooters and other micro mobility devices are not allowed on public roads with immediate effect, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said today. He said these devices are banned as they pose a...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — The Court of Appeal in Putrajaya has set May 11 for case management of an appeal by the female clerk who was sentenced to six years’ jail and RM6,000 fine for reckless driving which resulted in the death&nbsp...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Former finance minister Lim Guan Eng has now called for a RM5 billion seed money for his proposed price stabilisation fund, after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned of stagflationary risk in Asia. He had...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — The demand for inbound travel to Malaysia has hit 83 per cent of what it was in 2019, according to a Google report that showed the travel industry in South-east Asia has been booming since the fourth quarter of last year......

KOTA TINGGI, April 26 — A misunderstanding over RM4,000 saw a 38-year-old lorry driver sentenced to 15 years in jail and eight strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here today for injuring his family, including his wife, in a machete attack on....

RANAU, April 26 ― Tremors from the 3.7-magnitude earthquake which struck Kundasang, Sabah, at 9.28am today, were not only felt by residents in the district, but also by climbers on Mount Kinabalu. Mountain guide Joeythine Musin, 29, said he and a.....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 ― Canadian Travis Lee Theberg was fined RM800 by the Magistrate’s Court here today after pleading guilty to refusing to wear a face mask and making a lewd gesture towards the employees who reprimanded him at a mall here...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — DAP’s Wong Hon Wai today urged Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin to engage all MPs before tabling in Parliament his proposals to legislate hemp and ketum for medical use. The Bukit Bendera MP claimed that federal...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has shared some festive cheer for West Malaysia folks by announcing free and discounted tolls on 30 highways in conjunction with the upcoming Raya festival. If you’re planning a road...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) today “strongly condemned” the jail sentence meted out to Petaling Jaya MP Maria Chin Abdullah over her criticism of the Shariah legal system. In a statement today, the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — The Health Ministry recorded 2,478 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours — the second lowest number of infections in a single day for this year. The last time new infections were in this range was on January 17 when...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — Both Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim and Environment and Water Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man must explain why residents in the national capital face recurring flash floods in spite of...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — British tycoon Richard Branson on Tuesday urged Singapore to spare the life of a mentally disabled Malaysian facing execution, telling AFP the death penalty was a “horrible blotch” on the city-state’s reputation....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — A total of 736,114 children aged between five and 11 years or 20.7 per cent of the population in this age group have completed their vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme ...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — With Hari Raya Puasa only a week away, Segambut MP Hannah Yeoh today asked Putrajaya to provide residents in the national capital hit by yesterday’s flash floods with at least RM1,000 cash assistance each. The Opposition....

KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 — As most employers prepare for the implementation of the new minimum wage of RM1,500 come May 1, uncertainty remains on whether small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will be able to shoulder the increased cost. The new...

IPOH, April 25 — The statement by Perak Opposition leader Abdul Aziz Bari that questioned the credibility of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and claims that it had constraints regarding the sale of the Seri Iskandar land was...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — Some Acts and procedures need to be amended if the government wants to allow the cultivation of ketum and hemp in the country, says Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin...

ALOR GAJAH, April 25 — The re-participation of all groups of bumiputeras in the medium, small and micro enterprises (SME) in the economic sector is among the focus of the National Recovery Plan (PPN) 2.0. National Recovery Council (MPN) chairman...

KOTA KINABALU, April 25 — The Sabah government today issued new guidelines for the entry of international travellers into the state via air, land or sea route in line with the standard operating procedures (SOP) set by the Health Ministry (MOH)....

PUTRAJAYA, April 25 — The Guidelines for School Management and Operation 4.0 will be announced after the Health Ministry’s (MOH) announcement on the easing of standard operating procedures (SOP), Senior Education Minister Datuk Mohd Radzi Md...

SINGAPORE, April 25 — About 300 people held a candlelight vigil at a Singapore park today to protest against the planned hanging of a Malaysian convicted of drug smuggling whom activists say should be spared because he has an intellectual...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) has reminded 14,306 prospective Haj pilgrims to quickly respond to the Haj offer letter within seven days from the date the offer letter was issued. TH  Haj executive director Datuk Seri Sy...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will call up individuals involved in cosmetics entrepreneur Datuk Seri Aliff Syukri Kamarzaman’s controversial Aidilfitri video clip. Communications and...

PUTRAJAYA, April 25 — Former Chief Secretary to the Government (KSN), Tan Sri Ali Hamsa, was laid to rest at the Precinct 20 Muslim Cemetery, here at 2.45pm today. Earlier, the funeral prayers were performed by 500 congregants at the Tuanku Mizan.....

KAJANG, April 25 — The Ministry of Education (MOE) will be issuing guidelines to teachers on ‘live’ streaming on social media when conducting teaching and learning in the classrooms. Senior Education Minister Datuk Mohd Radzi Md Jidin said...