KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — The UN refugee agency said today Malaysia should not deport refugees after Reuters reported that it was planning to send 1,200 Myanmar nationals back to their country. Malaysia agreed to return them after the Myanmar...

SHAH ALAM, Feb 12 — The Selangor state government will be opening four transit quarantine centres for Covid-19 patients in Klang, Hulu Langat, Petaling and Sepang as an effort to curb infection in the community. Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk...

KUCHING, Feb 12 — Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg participated in the virtual Chinese New Year Open House organised by the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) today. In his short speech broadcast on SUPP’s...

SHAH ALAM, Feb 12 — The formation of the Selangor Perikatan Nasional (PN) liaison committee is proof of the state PAS’ commitment in realising the PN government’s agenda and maintaining the current government in the spirit of unity of the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — The Year of Golden Ox is celebrated moderately by the Chinese community today by adhering to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) set following the implementation of the movement control order (MCO). Although this...

TAWAU, Feb 12 — A boy was killed after he was hit by a jeep in front of his house in Taman Semarak, here, yesterday. Tawau district police chief ACP Peter Umbuas said the victim, Nuh Muhammad Dzulqarnain Asman, 5, was pronounced dead while...

BATU PAHAT, Feb 12 ― Four suspected armed robbers were shot dead in an exchange of fire with police at Jalan Pagoh-Parit Sulong here early this morning. Johor police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the 3.15am incident occurred when a team....

KOTA BARU,  Feb 12 ― A total of 25 police personnel, including officers, in Kelantan have been confirmed positive with Covid-19, and almost 200 others were instructed to undergo quarantine due to the pandemic. Kelantan Police Chief Datuk.....

KUCHING, Feb 12 ― Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today said Sarawak has its own way to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic situation, instead of merely relying on the decision of the federal government. He said he had requested at the...

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 12 ― Every year for almost two decades, Liew Wai Soon and her whole family would open a stall in Foh Sang during the annual Chinese New Year night market, hawking festive fares like kiu nyuk, a Hakka dish of braised pork belly...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 ― The Ministry of Human Resources’ investigation conducted at the courier company J&T Express’ premises in Perak following a violent package distribution incident, found that it was trigged by extra workload and the...

KUALA LUMPUR,  Feb 12 ― The Malaysian Association of Hotel Owners (MAHO) is seeking the government to allow hotels to take guests for room accommodation and for meetings. Its president, Tan Sri Teo Chiang Hong, in a statement today, also.....

JELI, Feb 12 ― Police have arrested two men and seized 6,600kg of frozen chicken estimated to be worth RM60,500, believed to be smuggled in from a neighbouring country, in Kampung Ayer Lanas, here, yesterday. Jeli district police chief DSP Ahmad...

KUALA TERENGGANU, Feb 12 ― The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in Terengganu has detained a Vietnamese fishing boat for encroaching the country’s waters yesterday. Terengganu MMEA director Captain Muhammad Suffi Mohd Ramli said the.....

KUALA LUMPUR,  Feb 12 ― Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will be the first person to receive the Covid-19 vaccine when the national vaccination programme is implemented in the country later this month. This was confirmed by Science,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — Umno MP Tan Sri Annuar Musa has joined his party colleagues in denying the existence of an alleged secret bank account for Umno, saying he is unaware of such a thing in his 20 years as party supreme council member. He also...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today announced that Malaysia’s Covid-19 infectivity rate, indicated by the basic reproduction number R-naught (R0), has dropped to 0.88 yesterday. This was a 0.02...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 ― Two former ministers in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration has accused the Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s first Cabinet in 2010 of being complicit in hiding the truth behind Yayasan 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)...

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 12 ― The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) has agreed to give consideration for the special approval of moving in and out within the strata scheme during the movement control order (MCO) period. The KPKT, in a...

TAIPING, Feb 12 ― A criminal gang, known as Geng Ah Fatt and which had been impersonating members of the police force to commit armed robberies in Perak and Selangor has been busted through a series of operations in the past two months. District...

SHAH ALAM, Feb 12 ― Former Selangor Deputy Mentri Besar Datuk Abu Sujak Mahmud died yesterday. He was 82. Selangor Umno Liaison Body secretary Datuk Kamaruzzaman Johari said Abu Sujak died of old age at his residence at Section 4 here at about...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 ― Malaysia will deport 1,200 detained Myanmar nationals after the Myanmar military government, which took over in a February 1 coup, offered to send three navy ships to pick them up, officials from both countries and two...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 ― The National TVET Council (MTVET) was set up to improve coordination of the country's technical and vocational education and training (TVET) ecosystem, in an effort to ensure its route as a national agenda, said Higher.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 ― Malaysia will only be safe from the Covid-19 pandemic if the people, including foreign citizens living here, receive the vaccines, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said that even if...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — Amid the raging Covid-19 pandemic and government-enforced regulations to curb the spread of infections, the once lively Chinese New Year (CNY) celebrations which usually feature large gatherings amongst family and friends...

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 12 — The first time Mohd Fakhri Ruzaini saw a lion dance performance, he fell head over heels in love with it. He was just two years old. Four years later, Fakhri who is now a Standard Six student at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Five Nigerians suspected of being involved in love scams and e-commerce (online purchases) fraud were arrested in a raid at Taman Putra Perdana, Puchong, here, on Tuesday. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department....

MELAKA, Feb 11 — A total of 146 cases of non-existent investment fraud schemes involving losses of about RM6.03 million were reported in Melaka last year, said Melaka Commercial Crime Investigation Department (JSJK) head Supt E. Sundra Rajan. He...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Over 17,300 job seekers have secured employment via the national employment portal, MYFutureJobs as of February 9, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan. He said although the movement control order (MCO) is...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Volunteers aged 60 and above are being sought by the Health Ministry (MOH) to participate in phase three clinical trial of the Covid-19 vaccine. The Health Ministry (MOH) through its official social media Facebook and...