SINGAPORE, May 17 — Malaysia’s air passenger traffic this year is forecast to increase between 197 per cent and 347 per cent year-on-year (YoY), representing between 32.6 million and 49 million passengers, according to Transport Minister Datuk...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak as the finance minister and prime minister previously was also the one providing advice to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), as 1MDB’s board of advisers — which he was chairing — had yet to be....

SHAH ALAM, May 17 ― Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s handwritten minutes to former home minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to proceed with Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd’s contract extension approval for the government’s Foreign Visa....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 ― The government has been told to put in efforts to curb and prevent elements of racial politics in the country from spreading. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah said this was because the elements such as hate...

MELAKA, May 17 — Despite the sharp increase in hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases in Melaka, the state government will only close all nurseries and kindergartens if it receives a directive from the Health Ministry. State Women Affairs,...

SAN FRANCISCO, May 16 — Ferrotec (USA) Corporation has committed to invest more than RM500 million in new investment in Malaysia to set up its first manufacturing facility in Souheast Asia. Spanning 8.13-hectare that will include ...

PETALING JAYA, May 17 — Television personality Awal Ashaari was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with committing mischief by damaging a boom gate belonging to the management of a residential area in Damansara last month. Awal, whose.....

IPOH, May 17 — The High Court here will deliver its ruling on June 29 on Paul Yong’s rape case, who was accused of raping his former Indonesian maid in 2019. Judge Datuk Abdul Wahab Mohamed set the date for the decision on the rape case after...

KOTA BARU, May 17 ― Air Kelantan Sdn Bhd (AKSB) has refuted allegations made by Save Kelantan chairman Datuk Husam Musa against the water utility company and the state Works, Infrastructure, Transport and Utilities Committee chairman Datuk Azami...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 ― Former two-time prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today labelled Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi a “compulsive liar” and that he is ready to meet the latter in court over a defamation suit filed by the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — Malaysia has recorded 31,661 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) — 15 times the amount that was recorded within the same period last year. Last year, the country only recorded 2,121 in the same epidemiology week...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 ― The High Court has fixed August 1, 2022 to decide on the leave application in the judicial review sought by Hindu mother Loh Siew Hong in challenging the unilateral conversion of her children to Islam without her consent....

KUCHING, May 17 — Sarawak Governor Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud today urged the federal government to intensify its monitoring mechanism and enforcement within the country’s territorial boundary. He said this will ensure public safety and border...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 ― PAS vice-president Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar said that the Malay-Muslim unity agenda is the reason the Islamist party will continue to defend its relationship with Umno through the Muafakat Nasional (MN) pact. Malay...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 ― Malaysia is worried that benchmark standards keep on changing and are difficult to comply with, especially for smallholders, as it continues to address sustainability aspects and corrects the negative perception and...

MERSING, May 17 ― The Region Two Marine Police Force arrested a group of Vietnamese fishermen and seized a trawler, fishing equipment and catch worth a total of RM1.6 million after they were found illegally fishing in Johor’s eastern waters. The....

SEBERANG PERAI, May 17 — Leading international express service provider, DHL Express, opened a new RM13 million facility in Batu Kawan here today as part of its expansion in Penang. The new Prai service centre, which is five times the size of its.....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 ― A total of 1,697 new Covid-19 cases were reported yesterday, which saw a significant drop in the figure compared to the day before. Yesterday, Malaysia recorded a slight decrease in Covid-19 positive cases by registering...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 ― A total of 1,063,569 children aged five to 11 or 30 per cent of the child population in Malaysia have completed their vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday....

KUCHING, May 17 ― Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) president Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh is seeking answers from several ministries in the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) which starts sitting today. The state Opposition leader said in a statement he is...

KUCHING, May 17 ― Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) has touched base with members of the Undi18 and is therefore confident that majority of the new young voters would be rooting for the party. When stating this at Raia Hotel here on Sunday,...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 ― Continuous heavy rain since the afternoon has triggered flash floods in several locations in three states; however, only one relief centre (PPS) was opened last night. The locations are Kuala Kubu Baru in Selangor; Nilai,...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — With the reopening of all economic activities, e-hailing riders who mostly provide food delivery services are reporting a downtrend in demand. Persatuan Penghantar P-Hailing Malaysia (loosely translated to Malaysian...

JOHOR BARU, May 16 — Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi has hit out at the opposition in Johor for accusing the state government of not being transparent and effective in the distribution of the 10 kilogrammes (kg) of rice aid to the people of the....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today departed to visit the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at Mushrif Place, Abu Dhabi at around....

SEREMBAN, May 16 — A woman was injured on the neck when she was hit by fragments from a wall after a Perodua Myvi car was believed to have crashed into the barrier on the fourth floor of the car park at the Terminal One Bus Stop, here today....

BUKIT MERTAJAM, May 16 — Police have identified the five individuals believed to have been involved in the murder of a man near a food court in Kampung Baru here two days ago. Seberang Perai Tengah district police chief ACP Shafee Abd Samad said...

IPOH, May 16 — The Perak state government has received the proposal for the construction of a highway from Gopeng to Kuala Kangsar to bypass Menora Tunnel on the North-South Expressway to reduce the rate of accidents in the state. Perak Mentri...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — There was some tension at the PKR Bayan Baru branch in Penang as party members voted in the 2022 PKR party elections due to arguments between supporters there today. However, the situation was brought under control within a.....

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — The National Union of Journalists of Peninsular Malaysia (NUJM) has called for authorities to take action against any party who assaults journalists in the field to prevent the same misconduct from happening again. This came....