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Fri, 10 Jun 2022 16:51:00 +0800
Wisma Putra confirmed bus accident involving 15 Malaysian citizens in Saudi Arabia
PUTRAJAYA, June 10 — The Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) confirmed an accident involving a workers’ bus carrying 15 Malay...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 16:27:00 +0800
Sabah’s Covid-19 infections rise for fifth consecutive day, says state minister
KOTA KINABALU, June 10 — The number of new Covid-19 infections in Sabah is on a upward trend with cases rising for five...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 16:19:00 +0800
Senior minister: Construction industry losing workers to plantations, needs to offer better benefits
BINTULU, June 10 — The construction industry needs to offer employees better benefits in order to retain them, said Seni...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:53:00 +0800
Suaram lauds move to repeal mandatory death penalty, but insists should be abolished
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram), a local human rights watchdog, said today it welcomed Putrajaya’...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:32:00 +0800
Parit Sulong Bersatu division to follow leadership decision for political cooperation in GE15, but will reject DAP
JOHOR BARU, June 10 ― With talk of multi-party political cooperation to defeat the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition fo...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:22:00 +0800
Regional anti-death penalty lobby applauds Putrajaya's first step to abolishing death penalty
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — An Asia-Pacific anti-death penalty group today commended the Malaysian government's decision...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:18:00 +0800
Finance minister: Govt has enough money to continue fuel subsidy amid rising global crude oil prices
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 ― The government still has sufficient funds to continue to provide fuel subsidy to the people d...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:01:00 +0800
Sabah CM says SLS's lawsuit against federal govt show groups' non-partisan stance 
KOTA KINABALU, June 10 ― Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor today said that the state government views the Saba...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:13:00 +0800
Minister: Govt plans to reform criminal justice system, introduce pre-sentencing procedure, Sentencing Council
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — The government will be looking at reforming the nation's criminal justice system, which inclu...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:02:00 +0800
Khir Toyo says he never left Sungai Besar, aims to win seat back for BN
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — Former Selangor mentri besar Mohamad Khir Toyo revealed that he wishes to contest the Sungai...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:01:00 +0800
Institute of Chartered Accountants forecasts Malaysia’s GDP to grow to 7.2pc in 2022
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) is forecast to grow to 7.2 per cent in 2022, driven in p...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 13:58:00 +0800
Ahead of June 22 court decision, 70 Malaysian mothers await govt to recognise their children as citizens, group says
PUTRAJAYA, June 10 — About 70 Malaysian mothers have submitted applications for their children who were born overseas to...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 13:27:00 +0800
Tengku Zafrul: MoF confident GLIC/GLCs will contribute to Malaysia’s sustainability goals
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is confident that both the public and private sectors will play th...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 13:06:00 +0800
AirAsia says has paid back almost all passengers
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — AirAsia Aviation Group Limited (AAAGL), the aviation arm of Capital A group said they have alrea...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:59:00 +0800
Law minister: Govt to abolish mandatory death sentence, conduct more research on replacement punishment 
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — The government has agreed to abolish the mandatory death penalty and substitute sentence at the...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:55:00 +0800
Immigration department forming special team to handle online passport renewal for Klang Valley
PUTRAJAYA, June 10 — The Malaysian Immigration Department is forming a special team to handle only online applications f...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:03:00 +0800
Agong, Permaisuri attend Trooping the Colours ceremony in Putrajaya
PUTRAJAYA, June 10 ― Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:35:00 +0800
National Transplant Resource Centre: Almost all organ donation pledgers do not honour promise
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 ― Almost all who pledge to donate their organs after their deaths, do not honour their commitme...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:42:00 +0800
Khir Toyo: Ahmad Zahid brought Umno out of being 'in the drain'
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is the Umno president who has succeeded in elevating the par...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:20:00 +0800
Report: 1,341 prisoners in limbo over execution moratorium
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — Death row prisoners totalling 1,341 have been living in a state of limbo since 2018 pending r...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:45:00 +0800
Bandar Kuching MP calls on Education Ministry to increase quota for teacher recruitment in Sarawak
KUCHING, June 10 ― More quota must be provided for teacher recruitment, especially for Sarawak, to better address the...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:06:00 +0800
Odour pollution: Three water treatment plants in Selangor at risk of shut down, says state tourism committee chairman
SHAH ALAM, June 10 ― The Selangor Water Management Board (LUAS) has received information about diesel-like odour poll...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:03:00 +0800
Betong has a lot of potential for tourism, says Sarawak deputy premier
BINTULU, June 10 ― Betong Division has a lot of potential to offer for the tourism sector which are waiting to be exp...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 07:59:00 +0800
Miri GP clinics run out of critical medicine
MIRI, June 10 ― The Ministry of Health (MoH) has been asked to make ad-hoc arrangements for its pharmaceutical suppli...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 07:57:00 +0800
PBB party polls unlikely to see race for top posts, says vice president
KUCHING, June 10 ― It is unlikely that Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Sarawak’s top posts will be contested du...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0800
Anticipating challenges aplenty for GE15, DAP’s Anthony Loke says ready to stand his ground in Seremban 
KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — Despite successfully defending the Seremban parliamentary constituency for two consecutive terms...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 22:45:00 +0800
Khairy: Three Covid-19 cases in Malaysia found to be Omicron sub-variants, more transmissible version of original SARS-CoV-2 virus
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Malaysia has detected two BA.5 and one BA.2.12.1 cases, which are Omicron sub-variants. Health M...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 22:06:00 +0800
Rural Development Ministry to meet Kelantan Orang Asli over hydroelectric dam project in Nenggiri
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Deputy Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Mohamad will have a meeting with the Or...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 20:52:00 +0800
Sabah Law Society sues Putrajaya over non-payment of 40pc state revenue rights
KOTA KINABALU, June 9 — The Sabah Law Society (SLS) today filed a suit seeking the retraction of Putrajaya’s decision to...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 20:21:00 +0800
During Zahid Hamidi's trial over visa systems deal, ex-contractor explains Ultra Kirana’s ‘benefits’ from monthly payments in Singapore dollar
SHAH ALAM, June 9 — The reduction in competition was a testament to Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s support of monthly c...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 19:51:00 +0800
Najib’s trial: AmBank official says 1MDB asked to remove PetroSaudi’s name as US$95m beneficiary and to record bank account number only
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — It was 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) that had asked for the company PetroSaudi Internationa...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 19:45:00 +0800
Minister: Govt agrees to set up chicken stockpile to address supply shortage
PUTRAJAYA, June 9 ― The Cabinet, in a meeting yesterday, agreed on the implementation of several short-term measures,...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 19:11:00 +0800
Najib’s trial: Deutsche Bank officer says no sanctions, negative publicity detected when US$110m transferred out in 2011 as 1MDB instructed 
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Deutsche Bank had carried out internal checks on PetroSaudi International Limited and did not fin...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 18:58:00 +0800
Matta: Malaysian tourism sees rebound, arrivals expected to hit five million by year-end
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — The number of foreign tourist arrivals to Malaysia is expected to hit five million by the end of...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 18:03:00 +0800
Rejected Johor voter sues Election Commission with electoral reform group Bersih’s help
JOHOR BARU, June 9 — The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) has assisted a Johor-based voter in filing a su...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 17:55:00 +0800
Foreign minister proposes inclusion of ICRC in Myanmar task force
PUTRAJAYA, June 9 — Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah proposed that the International Committee of the Red...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 17:39:00 +0800
Umno’s Nur Jazlan slams PAS for rejecting early GE, accuses Islamist party of valuing worldly gains more
JOHOR BARU, June 9 — Johor Umno’s outspoken leader Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed today criticised PAS for forgetting its root...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 17:29:00 +0800
Govt to help Pan Borneo Highway contractors facing problems, says works minister
SRI AMAN, June 9 — The government is ready to assist contractors of the Pan Borneo Highway project who are struggling wi...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 17:03:00 +0800
In sharp rebuke, Selangor Sultan schools PAS minister and tells him to attend Bon Odori
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj today issued a statement to rebuke Religious A...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 17:00:00 +0800
Khairy: Medicine shortage not due to panic buying but to Covid-19 Omicron variant and HFMD spike
ALOR SETAR, June 9 — The short supply of medicines especially at certain pharmacies and private health facilities is not...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 16:48:00 +0800
Foreign minister: Five new heads of missions to receive letters of appointment on June 20 
PUTRAJAYA, June 9 — Five new Malaysian heads of missions (Malawakil), among them to Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Japan, w...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 16:15:00 +0800
Hamzah: Bersatu to expand community garden programme to help combat rising food prices
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) today called on the government to take comprehensive mea...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 16:01:00 +0800
Khairy: Being seasonal, HFMD cases expected to decline in two to three weeks 
ALOR SETAR, June 9 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) expects cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) to decline in the...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0800
UM ranks 70th in QS World university 2023 list, other local institutions moving up
KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 — Malaysia's oldest university ranked 70th out of over 1,400 tertiary institutions in the world lat...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 15:41:00 +0800
Opposition’s loss if it rejects big tent; Umno-led BN to become stronger
COMMENTARY, June 9 — Malaysia political scene is no longer about one single united Opposition against an Umno-led Barisa...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 15:00:00 +0800
Zuraida says still waiting to meet PM, willing and ready to continue as minister
AMPANG, June 9 — Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin today confirmed that she has yet to meet Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabr...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:55:00 +0800
Update laws so scam victims can get money back, Sarawak politician tells MPs
KUCHING, June 9 — Malaysia's existing laws on cybercrimes need to be updated for wider protection against scammers, poli...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:21:00 +0800
PBM says Zuraida officially in from today, now president-designate to lead party's GE15 negotiations
AMPANG, June 9 — Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) Larry Sng announced Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Zu...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:20:00 +0800
Perak notched RM6.6b in investments for 2021 despite Covid-19 gloom
IPOH, June 9 — Perak recorded an impressive RM6.6 billion in total investment for 2021 even as Malaysia's economy was sh...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0800
Foreign visa system trial: Zahid pleads not guilty to amended charge
SHAH ALAM, June 9 — Former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today pleaded not guilty to an amended ch...



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