KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) has written to all state governments, ordering local councils to clamp down on operators of nightclubs and pubs that violate Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs)....

KUCHING, Jan 5 — Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg has urged Sarawakians not to gamble on their future but instead make wise decisions in the coming state election. He expressed his belief that Sarawak should have a strong state...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 — Gerakan president Datuk Dominic Lau Hoe Chai today called on all parties to stop pressing Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to hold the 15th general election (GE15) soon. In a statement today, Lau said he was against...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — A group of MPs and former Pakatan Harapan ministers have condemned the calls by Umno leaders for snap elections as irresponsible and appalling. They said now is not the time to be holding snap elections, as the country has...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan today confirmed that he has replaced Tan Sri Annuar Musa as Barisan Nasional (BN) secretary-general. Ahmad, who is also Umno secretary-general, said the appointment, which takes immediate effect, does.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — Umno could discuss its parliamentarians’ positions in the federal government when the party holds its working committee meeting tomorrow, secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said today. Earlier today, the party was...

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 5 — The Penang state government has approved a Childcare Aid Scheme to subsidise childcare fees for the B40 group in Penang. State Social Development and Non-Islamic Religious Affairs Committee chairman Chong Eng said a total of...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) must investigate the cancelled Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project to demonstrate its independence, said DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng. The former minister....

GEORGE TOWN, Jan 5 — The Penang state government is still undecided about what to do with two plots of vacant land next to the Bandar Baru Air Itam Mosque here, said Penang Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abd Rahman. He said the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — Despite the emergence of new Covid-19 clusters after interstate and inter-district travel was permitted, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today said that there are no plans to reintroduce travel restrictions. The senior defence....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak as the then prime minister was the one who ultimately ran the show for 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), which was owned by the government, the company’s former CEO told the court today. Testifying....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — Khairy Jamaluddin said he was prepared to resign from the federal Cabinet if his Umno party orders its lawmakers to withdraw from the government. Earlier today, Umno issued a denial that party president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — Around 43 per cent of Malaysians surveyed by market research firm Ipsos on global threats recently said that humankind will discover ghosts really exist this year, while 34 per cent said this was unlikely. This was the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — The government has confirmed its purchase of 55 freezers worth RM6.7 million to keep the Covid-19 vaccine ordered from US maker Pfizer, Khairy Jamaluddin said today. The science, technology and innovation ministry minister...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — Vaccination against Covid-19 will be voluntary in Malaysia, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said Malaysians must also indicate their willingness to be vaccinated once the vaccines become....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — About eight in 10 Malaysians recently polled by market research firm Ipsos said they were optimistic that 2021 will be a better year for them than 2020, with around three-quarters saying 2020 was a bad year for their family......

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — Umno’s Khairy Jamaluddin emphatically said that there will be no cooperation between his party and DAP or PKR amid speculations that the parties may team up to take down the Bersatu-led federal government.   He said...

KOTA KINABALU, Jan 5 — After years of contention, two controversial projects that have been the bane of several governments is expected to be carried out soon under the new Gabungan Rakyat Sabah government. State Works Minister Datuk Seri Bung...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) today appointed 14 chapter chiefs for each of the state and the Federal Territories, in what it said is a move to strengthen the ruling coalition. PN secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin today....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — The  Malaysia United Democratic Alliance (Muda) has today been served with a letter of demand from Prasarana Malaysia Bhd chairman Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman. In it, the Umno MP demanded Muda apologise publicly....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — The son of Umno Pasir Salak MP Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman gatecrashed a press conference by the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) today, to defend an alleged scandal involving himself and his father. Faizal...

JOHOR BARU, Jan 5 — The Youth wing of Johor Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) wants the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government to explain fully the reasons that led to the termination of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project. Its legal...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — Umno has denied today a report claiming its president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had directed all its MPs to quit the government to place pressure on the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government. “Umno headquarters denies...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — PKR communications director Fahmi Fadzil has today dismissed rumours of an alliance between Pakatan Harapan (PH) component parties and those in the Barisan Nasional (BN), saying the idea was “imagined” by some of the...

PETALING JAYA, Jan 5 — Images of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah making his way through floodwater in Pahang have captured the hearts of Malaysians. The series of photographs posted by Istana...

IPOH, Jan 5 — A lorry driver assistant was today fined RM3,000 after pleading guilty to attempting to bribe a policeman Taiping last June. M. Vivegananta, 26, was charged at the Sessions Court here with offering RM50 to Sergeant Tomeromatamini...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak should be sternly warned to not make attacks over social media against witnesses that will be testifying in court against him, such as Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz. Datuk Seri Gopal...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — Lembah Pantai MP Fahmi Fadzil has called on the government to disclose the names of companies and products related to the smuggling of non-halal frozen meat into the country, dubbed “meat cartel” scandal. He said that due....

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — Tan Sri Annuar Musa has been sacked as the Barisan Nasional (BN) secretary-general in an abrupt shake-up of the coalition. Sources told Malay Mail that his replacement is Datuk Ahmad Maslan who also took over as Umno...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — DAP MP Lim Kit Siang today urged the Cabinet to summon a special sitting of the Dewan Rakyat next week to discuss measures to dial back the country’s rising Covid-19 cases as infections and deaths continue to surge in the...