PETALING JAYA, Feb 13 — KSI Strategic Institute economic adviser and political analyst Hoo Ke Ping passed away this morning due to a heart attack. The veteran political observer died at 9am at his house in Kuala Lumpur. Pertubuhan Intelektual...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — A police report report has been lodged over the spread of two videos on social media allegedly defaming Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob violating the standard operating procedure (SOP) of...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 ― All training activities at the Police Training Centres (Pulapol) nationwide have been temporarily halted as positive Covid-19 cases have been detected among police trainees, said Bukit Aman Management Department director...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 ― An independent public policy research and advocacy organisation commended the government for its recent decision to include foreign nationals residing in Malaysia into the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. Founder...

SIBU, Feb 13 ― The closure of Sibu Central Market, initially scheduled to end tomorrow will be extended until February 19 following the increase in Covid-19 positive cases there. Sibu Municipal Council (MPS) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh said...

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 13 ― All counter-related services at the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) offices in Pahang will resume on February 15. In a statement today, the IRB said the tax services, Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat and stamp duty counters would operate...

KOTA KINABALU,  Feb 13 ― The curfew in the waters off seven districts in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone), which ends today, has been extended until March 1. Sabah police commissioner Datuk Hazani Ghazali said the curfew covers th...

LANGKAWI, Feb 13 ― The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in Kedah and Perlis has successfully foiled drug smuggling activities with a total seizure amounted to RM15.5 million last year. Kedah and Perlis MMEA director Maritime First...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 ― Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Khairy Jamaluddin has revealed that the registration for Covid-19 vaccines will begin in March 2021. The Covid-19 vaccines will be administered voluntarily and Malaysians will.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 ― The reopening of gyms and fitness centres during the movement control order has been welcomed today by the Coalition of Fitness Industry Owners and Operators in Malaysia, a loose group of private gym owners and operators. In....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 ― Malaysia’s Covid-19 infectivity rate has slightly gone up at 0.91 based on basic reproduction number R-naught (R0) as the indicator, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Compared to a day before,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — Parti Amanah Negara’s strategic director Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad said Pakatan Harapan (PH) is ready to offer Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad the role of “mentor minister” or “senior minister” if he still wishes to...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 ― The All Party Parliamentary Group Malaysia for the Reform of All Places of Detention (APPGM) has called for the country to reconstruct the current prison system into a rehabilitative one to better manage drug offenders. In...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 ― Two men who tried to return to their hometown in conjunction with the Chinese New Year holiday by taking an express bus without the permission of the authorities were each fined RM1,000 after being detained by the police at.....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 ― The Pahang State Forestry Department has foiled two cases of illegal logging of various species worth more than RM404,000 in Temerloh and Bentong within a week, Berita Harian reported today. The report quoted the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — Excited fitness enthusiasts and gym operators heaved a huge sigh of relief on the first day of gym reopening yesterday, at the sight of a familiar environment, albeit stricter rules enforced by the government. At the Anytime....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — Two new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have been detected in Sarawak, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a post on his official Facebook page, Dr Noor Hisham said, however, there was currently....

TAMPIN, Feb 12 — The police have detained a man in connection with the suspected abuse and subsequent death of his four-year-old stepdaughter on February 1. Tampin district police chief, Supt Anuwal Ab Wahab said the 30-year-old man was arrested...

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 12 — District police chief ACP Mohd Fadzil Ali has denied allegations that he was involved in a prayer ceremony held in the Precinct 8 residential area today. He said the house owner that hosted the event had in fact been slapped...

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 12 —The Ministry of Education (MOE) will introduce a special terrestrial Education TV channel known as DidikTV KPM starting Feb 17. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will be launching the Education TV channel at 8 am on the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — The Covid-19 pandemic has posed a huge challenge to the government and people, but Malaysia has the capacity to rise again, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. In a brief message in conjunction with the Chinese New Year open...

TAWAU, Feb 12 — Police arrested a couple in Kampung Kausing here, last night, after they were believed to have neglected their eight-month-old baby girl, causing injuries to the child. Tawau district police chief ACP Peter Umbuas said that the...

PEKAN, Feb 12 — Concerned with the plight of flood victims who have lost their homes, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has agreed to provide assistance to build new houses for them. His Majesty...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — Another 13 new workplace clusters have been detected across seven states today. Johor led the way with five such clusters followed by two in Perak and Selangor, one in Kuala Lumpur, Kedah, Melaka and Kelantan while the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — The retail prices of RON95 and RON97 petrol will be higher by three sen per litre, respectively, while the retail price of diesel will be higher by four sen per litre for the period of February 13 to 19. The Finance...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — Several localities in Batu Gajah, Perak and Besut, Terengganu will be placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) for 14 days starting Sunday (February 14), following a surge in Covid-19 cases in the areas....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — The online guilty plea system for traffic offences (e-PG) will be expanded to the Magistrates Court 13 (Traffic) at the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex from February 15 until February 19. According to a statement from the Office....

KUCHING, Feb 12 — As many as 83 new Covid-19 infections were recorded in Sarawak today, bringing the total number of cases to 6,273 to date in the state. The Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee in a statement also said, there were two new.....

SEREMBAN, Feb 12 — The Special Meeting of the Muzakarah Committee of the National Council on Islamic Religious Affairs will discuss the guidelines for taking vaccines during the month of Ramadan for Muslims. Minister in the Prime Minister’s...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — Malaysia added another 3,318 new Covid-19 cases today bringing the total number of active cases to 51,579. The Ministry of Health (MoH) said out of the total, seven cases were imported while the rest were from local...